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Since 1998 CFLP.com, the online division of Chip Feise Location Photography, has provided "digital" photographic content for world wide publication.

Starting in 1998, CFLP.com pioneered the showcasing of corporate, philanthropic and other special events on the web using digital cameras for image capture and web publication for global display. Please read my "about" section then have a look around my site as numerous samples of my work are displayed.

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"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying all the wrong remedies"- Groucho Marx

Welcome to Washington DC...Maybe?

"So sorry... we are closed thanks to President Obama's sequestration. You can't even visit the White House!"

"Save your tourist dollars & try us again next year?"

Fair Ride Flip-Flops

05.19.13: Summertime activities in the U.S. include visiting local county/state fairs. Fair rides especially photographed at dusk/night make excellent images that can be "Flip-Flopped" like crazy to create cool abstracts. Above are examples of "Flip-Flops" using images of a standard Fair ride...the Ferris Wheel. This summer be a creator not a couch potato.

Air & Space Museum-Dulles Annex Abstract 2

05.18.13: Architectural subjects make great starting points for creating "Flip-Flop" images! You can create basic "Flip-Flops" or you can flip-flop the original "Flip-Flop" as shown below. There is no limit as to what you can achieve with the "Flip-Flop" technique. Think of using this technique to create large abstract wall art for your corporate clients.

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Thank You for Visiting CFLP in 2013...

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Flip Flop Key Bridge

05.14.13: A segment of a famous Washington DC bridge is given the "Flip-Flop" treatment to yield an interesting image. The original image was captured with Nikon D1 digital camera many years ago. You should not overlook using "older" digital captures for your Flip-Flop creations.

CD Colors-Wow!

05.14.13: If you take a standard CD disk and light it from the back with a strong directional light (spotlight) the result will be a rainbow of saturated colors across the face of the disk. Try it sometime as its cool to see how the colors change just by moving the beam of light from left to right behind the disk.

Flip-Flop Spring Flowers

05.04.13: Flip-flops using Spring flowers as the subject. The original images were captured with a "ancient" Nikon CoolPix E100 digital camera. Remember...the digital camera used to capture the images is not as important as to how you enhance and flip-flop the images in Photoshop to create the final image. Mega imagination beats Mega Pixels!

Polar Spring Flowers

05.03.13: Here is another example of taking a digital image file and applying the "polarization" technique to it. The original image was captured with an "ancient" Nikon CoolPix E100 digital camera.

Imagination + PhotoShop = WOW!

05.03.13: You can create a "WOW" shot from an image using just your imagination and any version of Photoshop. The example above was created using an image that Dan Rosenstein* captured for Z Burger*. The tools, Layers and 3 "Lighting Effects"...Blue Omni, Default Omni, & Triple Spotlight were used in Photoshop 7 to create the final image.

Remember your imagination is the best "software" you can have!

Flip-Flop Man Hole Cover

04.24.13: Here is another example of flip-flopping an image on a blank canvas in Photoshop, using "Layers" to create the final composition. The above image started off as a simple shot of a man hole cover captured in late afternoon. This type of image might make interesting wall art for industrial clients.

(Nikon D2H + 12-24mmf4 AFD Nikkor ISO200)

Spray Paint Magic

04.20.13: Always be on the look out for interesting "spray paint-art". The above "Sad Devil-Happy Devil" artwork was found on a side support wall of Key Bridge along the tow path of the C&O Canal in the Georgetown section of Washington DC. The color & contrast were slightly enhanced using Photoshop. If you live in a major city like New York there should be plenty of this type of artwork to shoot.

(Nikon D2H + 12-24mmf4 AFD Nikkor ISO 200)

Flip-Flop Statues

04.20.13: Take a single capture, flip-flop it around on a new canvas using "layers" in Photoshop then flatten the image and you create the image above. Try making your own "Flip-Flops!"

(Nikon D2H + 12-24mmf4 AFD Nikkor ISO 200)

Polar Parade Balloon

04.20.13: The original balloon image was captured during the 2013 National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade* in Washington DC and then "polarized" using the CFLP technique.

(Nikon D2H + 12-24mmf4 AFD Nikkor ISO200)

Try A Different Point of View...

04.15.13: Don't always be one of the "pack" photographers when covering celebrities-VIPs. Look for a different point of view! The standard "safe" shot is nice to have but...why did you get into the biz? Of course after the celebs/VIPs and their handlers see your efforts you might become a marked "target"? Don't worry such is the life of a paparazzo. Remember F8 and watch out for the right hook!

P.S. If your a "feminist" don't bother e-mailing me about the above image. I am already doing time in the dog house.

(Nikon D2H+12-24mmf4 AFD Nikkor + SB800 ISO200)

2013 National Cherry Blossom Parade Celebrities

Mýa

2013 Miss America Mallory Hagan Joshua Morgan-Grand Marshall

The Washington Wizards Girls

2013 Japan & U.S. Cherry Blossom Queens

Coco Jones Elliott Yamin

04.13.13: Above is a small selection of "celebrities" who appeared in today's 2013 National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade*. They included international star and GRAMMY* winner Mýa*, The Washington Redskins Wide Receiver Joshua Morgan*, 2013 Miss America Mallory Hagan*, Disney's Coco Jones* and American Idol's Elliott Yamin*. Of course there were many other VIPs who attended including the red hot Washington Wizards Girls* & the Japanese and U.S. Cherry Blossom Queens*.

Hello Westat...

04.12.13: Web stats have indicated that many of you have been visiting the 2009 Picnic web pages so the direct link has been posted above. Enjoy & hope all is well with you!

Million Dollar Baby!

04.07.13: Arlington County* (Virginia, USA) has a new "million dollar" bus stop. WOW! Can you imagine spending 1 million dollars to build a bus stop? In this lingering recession and sequester, who has the money to do that?

Although the structure looks 21st Century, it won't even keep the rain from falling on you. County officials had planned on building more of these million dollar babies until the press got involved and taxpayers screamed "foul". Maybe it would have been better if they blew 1 million on their 2013 county fair and hired superstar Rapper PSY* so the fair would have some "Gangnam Style". It would be the coolest fair in the universe!

(Nikon D2H + 12-24mmf4 AFD Nikkor ISO200)

"Sexy San Francisco"

04.06.13: In the good ole days before computers & Photoshop we use to sandwich pieces of film together to create an image. The combo image was then re-shot with a duping camera to yield the final image.

The above image was created to illustrate the editorial concept that San Francisco was the birthplace of topless dancing in the 1960's. Carol Doda* was the first and she performed at the Condor Club* in the North Beach section of SF.

(Nikon F3HP + various lenses + Kodachrome 64 film)

Happy Easter... 2013 AD

Remember your "roots" this Easter Sunday!

2013 Guest Artist Series

Lee Greenwood

03.10.13: Country music legend and GRAMMY* winner Lee Greenwood* performed some of his many memorable songs along with the multi talented United States Air Force Band* & Singing Sergeants* this afternoon at DAR Constitution Hall* in Washington DC.

Selection after selection was greeted with standing ovations from the enthusiastic audience. No wonder, as Lee has been twice awarded CMA's Male Vocalist of the Year*, CMA's Song of the Year* and a Grammy* during his long career. What a great concert to end the 2013 Guest Artist Series*!

More pics here...

Polar Cloud Eclipse

02.24.13: Here is another example of taking a digital image file from the "retro" Nikon E100 digital camera and applying the "Polar Coordinates" filter to it then using "Layers" in Photoshop to create a "glow" around the polar image. Again imagination trumps mega-pixels.

2013 Guest Artist Series

The Rogues

02.24.13: International Celtic Band superstars, The Rogues* along with the highly acclaimed United States Air Force Band* electrified the house at DAR Constitution Hall* in Washington DC this afternoon. Mixing the worlds of Celtic, rock, folk, pop, and classical music, The Rogues* have been in constant demand all over the world. Just this year (2013) they will be touring Asia and Europe. Their latest album "3LBS. of RAGE"* has already been called the best Celtic Rock CD recorded this year. Check it out!

More pics here...

2013 Guest Artist Series

Melina León Paquito D'Rivera

02.10.13: Superstar Latin singer & actress Melina León* together with eleven time GRAMMY* winner Paquito D'Rivera* performed a spectacular set this afternoon with the multi talented U.S. Air Force's Airmen Of Note* and Concert Band* at DAR Constitution Hall* in Washington DC. The stratospheric energy level generated by the performers had the audience dancing in the aisles by concerts end. Wow!

This was the first concert in the 2013 Guest Artist Series* which is held every year by the United States Air Force Band* in Washington DC. The concerts are free to the public and feature both national and international superstar artists. Held on select Sundays, these concerts start at 3pm.

More pics here...

Teleports

01.26.13: Here is an example of image creation using photography, imagination plus a few simple tools from Photoshop to create the final image. Using this type of workflow the question becomes, are you a photographer in the traditional sense or an image creator using photography as one of many tools to achieve your final goal.

Some critics may claim that this is not "real Photography" shot by a photographer but manipulated graphics created by a graphic artist. But I say perhaps we should change the title "Photographer" to "Image Creator" now that we are over 15 years into digital capture. What do you think?

BTW...the above image started as a digital capture of window blinds using a Nikon CoolPix E100 camera.

Conceptual Photography 101

01.22.13: So an art director calls you up and asks you to create an image depicting conflict within a group. She wants the final image to be bold, graphic and have only a couple of strong colors. And...she wants you to use ordinary kitchen utensils. WOW its time for some imagination & conceptual photography!

Far fetched for an assignment? No, not at all coming from an Advertising Agency. So you decide to use forks as the subject. You carefully arrange them on a piece of translucent white Plexiglas placing a strobe head underneath the Plexiglas with a blue gel partially covering the strobe head. You expose the image so the forks are silhouettes.

You then import the image into Photoshop and add the red glow. Voile a conceptual image of "conflict within a group" is created.

Below is another conceptual image created in 2004 to depict the concept of "the individual."

Conceptual photography is the doorway to imagination. Try it sometime!

Film Still Works !

01.19.13: Film is dead...doesn't work anymore...yeah right? I guess that is why I still see many shooters with film cameras. The above image was shot with an "ancient" Hasselblad 500 CM equipped with a Carl Zeiss CF 120 Planer lens and ISO 100 Fujichrome RDP II film. Like the digi boys say now a days...film don't work no more.

(Please note that the original 21/4 X 21/4 transparency was converted to digital using a Nikon D2H camera.)

Retro Digital is Cool !

01.19.13: Using "retro" digital cameras is not only cool but fun as well. And in my opinion they can still be used for professional work depending on the assignment and where the image will be published.

The stain glass window was captured with a Canon G10*. A Nikon CoolPix 950* digital camera captured the wall relief statue, and the Kodak DC120* digital camera was used to create the panoramic image of the US Capitol.

The Canon G10* was a 10MP camera, the Nikon CoolPix 950* a 2MP camera, and the Kodak DC120* used a CCD chip rated at about 1MP. For web publication these camera's images look very good to great.

There are a lot of used "retro" digital cameras out there with most being dirt cheap to buy. The reason to buy and use them is the same reason many photographers have bought both Diana* and Holga* film cameras. The "retro" digital cameras may give your images a look that the latest 18-36MP cameras cannot. And ...it is fun to see how far you can "push" their capabilities in order to create cool images. Just scroll down this page to see how well the Nikon CoolPix E100* worked out.

In the U.S. many of these cameras can be found at yard sales, flea markets, EBAY*,and on Craigslist*. So get out there and try one of them out! You may just discover a whole lot of creativity.

Sunrise on Lake ?

01.13.13: You might think that I captured an incredible sunrise at a lake but actually I shot this sunrise on an urban street using foreground bushes to hide traffic with my Nikon CoolPix E100 digital camera. I then imported the image into Photoshop 7, darkened it a bit then created the above image using my "flip-flop" technique and Photoshop's "Layers." The message here is use your imagination. You don't need the latest software or digital camera to create "WoW" images. And...yes those were the colors of the sunrise as the color of the image was not enhanced in Photoshop.

Oliver Mtukudzi...The Godfather of Afropop!

01.12.13: Washington DC has seen & loved the "Godfather of Soul"...James Brown*, the "Godfather of Go Go"...Chuck Brown* and once again the "Godfather of Afropop"...Oliver Mtukudzi* who was in town performing this past Jan 11 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center* with Black Spirits*. It is interesting to note that Oliver is the #1 recording artist/songwriter in Zimbabwe and has performed his "Tuku Music" all over the world. If you get a chance to see him live then do it!

Winter Ice Abstract

12/10/12: Now that many areas of the US are experiencing freezing temperatures, be on the look out for ice bubbles on parking lot surfaces. Macro shots make cool abstracts. And... asphalt makes for a darker background than does concrete. Hence the ice bubbles look better. For safety, make sure you are not in the way of moving vehicles.

(Nikon D1with 60mmf2.8 AFD Micro Nikkor ISO 200)

Cyber Aliens - 2 Heads

11/23/12: The above image was formed in my imagination when I saw a "Head Statute " in an eye doctor's office, back in 2003.

I went ahead using a digital camera with on camera flash to capture it. Back at the computer I decided I needed a keyboard for the background so I shot mine with color-gelled flashes. I then combined the 2 images and tweaked the final result using PhotoShop 7. Thus the image "Cyber Aliens" was created.

Its great to own the latest mega-pixel cameras, computers and software but without imagination what can you achieve?

Lake of Clouds

09/23/12: A dramatic sunset captured with the Nikon CoolPix E100, in a friends backyard, is turned into a cool abstract using my simple "flip-flop" technique. You don't need a bunch of expensive software to create your vision. Older versions of the latest software work just fine thank you. Save your money and spend it on a vacation!

Fall Leaf #1

09/22/12: Captured with a Nikon CoolPix E100, a sign of the coming Fall season rests quietly on a rain soaked background (BMW engine cover). Remember your eye and how you see the world is more important than camera mega pixels, computer power, or imaging software.

Polar Clouds #3

(Nikon D2H + 12-24mm f4 AFD Nikkor ISO 200)

Polar Navy Memorial

The above image started as a photo of the unique buildings - plaza - fountains that make up the Navy Memorial in Washington DC. The CFLP polarization process was then applied to that image.

(Nikon D2H + 12-24mm f4 AFD Nikkor ISO 200)

Engine Company 2

09/09/12: Its cool to see a DC Fire House show their pride in being located in the "Chinatown" section of Washington DC. Bravo to Engine Company 2!

Air & Space Museum - Dulles Annex Abstract

09/03/12: The above image is another example of using layers in Photoshop to create a cool looking abstract. See the "Zipper Abstract" below for an explanation of the flip-flop technique.

The Road To Heaven

The above photo was created from the image of the clouds below by using the polarizing technique and the "lens flare" filter in PhotoShop. The human imagination is the greatest tool you have to use!

Polar Fair Food Booth

Again this image started as a digital file from the Nikon CoolPix E100 digital camera.

Polar Metro

08/25/12: Here is a polarized view of the interior of a Metro rail car. The initial image was captured with the Nikon CoolPix E100 digital camera.

Polar Sunrise by Nikon CoolPix E100

08/18/12: The above photo was captured by an "ancent" Nikon CoolPix E100 digital camera then the file was processed using PhotoShop (7) and CFLP's polarization process. Old technology can still be used to create new cool images!

Polar Dragons

08/13/12: Here is an amusement ride captured normally at the 2012 Arlington County Fair and then "Polarized" to match what my imagination dreamed up. Of course PhotoShop was used in this image's creation. To learn about the "Polarization" of images scroll down this page & click on the "Polar Projects" banner.

(Nikon D2H + 12-24mmf4 AFD Nikkor ISO200)

Zipper Abstract

08/13/12: Creating interesting images can be as easy as using "Layers" in PhotoShop, flipping the same image around on a white background, flatting the layers, then cropping the final image to remove any white boarders. Hence the image above of a amusement ride called the Zipper. The only question is if the image looks better as a horizontal or vertical. Remember imagination trumps mega pixels every time.

(Nikon D2H + 12-24mmF4 AFD Nikkor ISO200)

Retro Digital...The Nikon Cool Pix 100 (E100)

08/12/12: The Nikon CoolPix 100 (E100) digital camera was Nikon's first digital camera and was a whopping 0.3 Mega pixels. The camera was built around a PCMA card with internal memory storage. On "Fine" mode one could capture 20 images and 40 images were possible in "Normal" mode. All images measure 512 X 480 pixels which makes them just ok for web display. So in this day of 12-36MP cameras why would anyone want to bother with this camera?

That is the question I wanted to answer so I took one to cover the 2012 Arlington County Fair (Arlington Virginia). Overall the camera produces images that need skilled Photoshop editing to look good. And it certainly does have shooting limitations. But, the camera is fun to shoot and has a "retro digital" cool factor. Plus the limited number of images you can capture will hopefully make you select & frame your subjects more carefully.

The only major downside is that you need a computer that takes a PCMA card. Thank goodness I still have my 1998 Compaq laptop with Windows 95 as it has 2 PCMA slots so downloading files from the camera is not a problem.

So if you are ever at a yard sale and see this camera or any other early digital camera for sale I would recommend you buy it and see what you can accomplish with it. And remember...imagination is more important than mega pixels.

RIP...Chuck Brown "The Godfather of Go-Go"

05/18/12: This past week Chuck Brown* the Godfather of Go Go* music passed away in Baltimore Maryland (USA). Chuck is pictured above wearing his trademark "CHUCK" belt buckle while performing in 2002. Chuck was an original artist who brought his high energy sound to the global stage. As the creator of Go-Go music he is already being missed by legions of fans as well as musicians from around the world. RIP !

Marie Osmond 2012

04/14/12: Superstar Marie Osmond*, surrounded by fans, media and paparazzi, relaxes in her horse drawn carriage while waiting to make an appearance in the 2012 National Cherry Blossom Parade* in Washington DC.

Marie served as one of several honorary marshals at this year's parade.

(Nikon D2H +12-24mm f4 AFD Nikkor + SB800 @ ISO200)

2012 National Cherry Blossom Parade Celebrities

04/14/12: Celebrities were more plentiful than cherry blossoms at this year's parade. Below is a sampling of who attended.

Marie Osmond

Katie Couric & Debbie Gibson

Kristi Yamaguchi

Alex Trebek

Alison Starling & Leon Harris of ABC - WJLA TV 7

Ronald McDonald & Laura Kaeppeler - Miss America 2012

R&B Legends...Joe Blunt, Joe Coleman, & Glenn Leonard

Miss Rodeo Virginia 2012 - Lindsey Harper

2012 Japan & U.S. Cherry Blossom Queens

(All photos Nikon D2H+12-24mm f4 AFD Nikkor+SB800 ISO200)

"Imagination is more important than knowledge" - Albert Einstein*

You don't need more mega pixels-higher ISO-tons of image software, built in HD video, etc in order to produce cool images! You just need to use your imagination. Ever heard of that?? Camera manufactures and software engineers hope not otherwise they couldn't sell you all the junk they do.

The above images were captured by the "ancient" Nikon Cool Pix 100 digital camera which was introduced over 10 years ago. The images were edited in a "dinosaur" version of PhotoShop 7 running on an old Sony Vaio computer with OS of Windows XP. Imagination trumps everything else every time.

Doc Severinsen

11/18/11: Performing with the multi talented Airmen of Note* (premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force), legendary trumpeter Doc Severinsen* played to a SRO house at Lisner Auditorium - George Washington University* in Washington DC. As you may remember, Doc was the bandleader for The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson * for all thirty years (1962-1992). Currently, Doc's calendar is booked solid as he and his band travel extensively showcasing his talents on the trumpet.

The Dixie Cups*

07/11: The Dixie Cups*, a Pop girl trio from New Orleans whose 1964 smash hit..."Chapel of Love"* sold over a million records, performed to enthusiastic crowds during the second week of the 2011 Smithsonian Folk Life Festival* in Washington DC. The Dixie Cups* today, as pictured above LtoR, are Rosa Lee Hawkins*, Athelgra Neville*, and Barbara Ann Hawkins*. Both Rosa Lee and Barbara Ann are original members and sisters too.

(Nikon D2H 60mmf2.8 Micro Nikkor ISO 800)

"Love Is like a Heat Wave"...Miss Martha Reeves !

07/01/11: This evening, world renown superstar of R&B/POP music, Miss Martha Reeves*, performed a thrilling set of her most famous hits (Heat Wave - No Where To Run - Dancing In The Streets) to a SRO crowd at the 2011 Smithsonian Folk life Festival* in Washington DC. What a spectacular performance it was!

And if that wasn't cool enough, performing earlier on the very same stage was legendary Funk Brothers* guitarist...Eddie Willis Jr*.

US Capitol to Washington Monument...Polarized!

The above "Polar Project" started as a 180 panorama whose individual frames were captured with a Kodak 14NX digital camera. A mirror combo was created on a white canvas to which the Polar Coordinates filter in Photoshop was applied. To see more examples of Polar Projects, click on the Polar Projects banner below.

Click on the banner above to see all the images captured during & after both historical blizzards.

"Edgewood To The Edge Of The World"

Washington DC's largest art mural was created. Click on the pano above to view the artists that created it !

                                                                            World War II Memorial-Washington DC

                 ©2006 CFLP

                          A Nikon D1 with 20mmf2.8 Nikkor was used to shoot vertical images that were stitched together in PhotoShop TM. The color was intensified by" CFLP Channel Painting".



                                    Digital Capture + Human Imagination = Future Zone

                                      Mirror Combos...bizarre images using the Nikon Cool Pix 100 camera.



                                                                     United We Stand Now And Forever !

                                                      ©Sept 12, 2001 Chip Feise/CFLP

                                                                                                                          (Nikon D1/20mmf2.8 Nikkor ISO800)

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