• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer

Kept Light Photography

Photography and Writing by A. Cemal Ekin

  • Home
  • Articles
    • All Articles
    • List of Topics
    • Genre ยป
      • Abstract
      • Architecture
      • Infrared
      • Landscape
      • Nature
      • Still Life
      • Travel
      • Rhode Island
      • Neighborhood
    • Color Management
    • Computer
    • Ballet
    • Exhibits & Publications
    • Family Photographs
    • Gear
    • Lightroom
    • Photographers
    • Photography
    • Photoshop
    • WordPress
  • Portfolios
    • About Portfolios
    • Exhibits, Ballet, Publications
    • Selected Bodies of Work
  • Purchase
  • Achievements
  • Workshops
    • Digital Printing Workflow
    • Private Sessions
    • Speaking
  • About
    • Kept Light
    • A. Cemal Ekin
    • Subscribe to Updates
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
Covid-19 Portraits #1

Covid-19

This is their brain, upside down

Upside Down

February 6, 2021 by A. Cemal Ekin

Our lives have turned upside down in many ways. The recent attempts in Rhode Island to deliver the Covid-19 vaccine are adding new chapters to the saga. Now, private companies have added to the display of highly questionable logic. Well, the same subject, but this time there will be a dozen images as a tribute …

Read moreUpside Down
Vaccinate Warwick

Who’s On First

February 3, 2021 by A. Cemal Ekin

Covid-19 vaccinations have been a source of concern, to say the least. This is true at all levels of the government, from the federal down to the city. We all know there is a shortage of vaccine. Now, we are also wondering if there is also a shortage of intellect and determination. A while ago, …

Read moreWho’s On First
Covid-19 Portraits #1

Covid-19 Portraits

January 5, 2021 by A. Cemal Ekin

For an upcoming virtual meeting, I needed a photograph of Jan and me. Although I could have set up something indoors, the camera on the tripod, and taken photographs that way, I thought they would be more meaningful if they also conveyed the situation we face. I asked Jim if he would take our photographs …

Read moreCovid-19 Portraits
Fall Colors #47

Moving Fall Colors

November 12, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

Yes, it can be habit-forming! Once you start moving your camera during a slow-shutter exposure and see the emerging colors and shapes, you will want to do it again. And, again, … Of course, the colorful leaves on the trees and on the ground also attract the attention of the camera as it tries to …

Read moreMoving Fall Colors
Dripping Fall Colors

Colors of Fall

October 25, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

Fall is here. I think! In many ways, it has been a late and slow arrival. The temperatures have been very comfortable, even uncomfortably warm at times. Some rain and, of course, the virus collectively limited our outings to rare car drives and more frequent walks in the neighborhood. That last bit is far more …

Read moreColors of Fall
Fall Foliage Abstract

Early Fall 2020

October 6, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

The long hot summer started to fade around mid-August. The temperature dropped, lower humidity, more breeze in the air made a few more short walks possible for me. I enjoyed looking in all directions, including up and down to see interesting subjects, from a dove (or a pigeon, I cannot tell them apart) sitting high …

Read moreEarly Fall 2020
Cortaderia selloana (Pampass grass)

July 2020

July 31, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

July is ending today. It has been a very hot and humid month. Our discipline in maintaining social distance and wearing our masks whenever we outside continue. It has become quite habitual, we keep busy at home and masks are an extension of us now. The weather has not allowed me to go out even …

Read moreJuly 2020
Tree trunks pretending to be an elephant

Serenity Now!

June 6, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

In an old Seinfeld episode, George’s father Frank was advised to say “serenity now” every time he got mad at something to keep his blood pressure down. The mantra was meant to control his outrage. These days, it seems we need to say it, and say it often as we watch the killing of a …

Read moreSerenity Now!
Festival Ballet Providence Virtual Gala

Virtual Gala – Festival Ballet Providence

May 26, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

The nature and magnitude of hardship these days show up in different forms and ways. We are staying home, wearing masks, losing jobs, losing loved ones, losing lives, getting bored, dealing with the kids, educating the kids, and facing a myriad of other challenges every day. In the arts community, especially those in the performing …

Read moreVirtual Gala – Festival Ballet Providence
An optical illusion, It is actually a 90-degree corner. You can nail the angle!

Simple Things – 2

May 7, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

In the previous post, I pointed out a few Lightroom tips that may make working in it a little more comfortable. Let me continue with a few more tips and time sinks. Lightroom Calibration Panel I wrote an article on creating a camera profile for different lighting conditions using a ColorChecker Passport. It may still …

Read moreSimple Things – 2
Simple Things

Simple Things – 1

May 5, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

Sometimes we overlook the simple things that may be right in front of us because we get used to them. But there is no real reason to stay that way, especially if there are easy ways to make them fit our way of doing things. In this mixed bag post, I will share a few …

Read moreSimple Things – 1
The days after the Coronavirus are behind these

Outings Under Covid-19

April 27, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

Although we stay home most of the time, even I venture outside on occasion when the weather is good. Last week, I took a short walk in the neighborhood, and on Saturday I took Jan for a ride around town, the weather was truly spring-like. I thought the busy traffic circles in Apponaug district would …

Read moreOutings Under Covid-19
Flatten the Curve - All curves are connected

Walks in the Days of Coronavirus

April 6, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

Not frequently but when the weather is nice I continue to take my short walks and continue photographing the neighborhood. The last two times I even put my mask on. Due to the shortage of masks, we don’t throw them away. I spray the inside and the outside with alcohol to sanitize them, mine and …

Read moreWalks in the Days of Coronavirus
This is Kept Light

More To Keep You Busy

March 25, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

In the last article, I offered a few technology tools that you can try at least to pass time. I also hoped that some may indeed be useful in your daily work. Today, I am going to add a few more. Keep in Touch Many years ago, I subscribed to a video phone service called …

Read moreMore To Keep You Busy
Tree roots fighting with concrete

Keep Busy

March 23, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

Life in the Days of Corona We have been home for quite a while now with the exception of going to the local CVS to pick up our prescriptions. Jan continues to take Karma for walks several times a day if the weather permits. But in any case, they walk at least two or three …

Read moreKeep Busy

Raise The Bridge, Stay Home

March 18, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

Social distancing has become a new way of life, yet many don’t seem to observe the simple rule. That may be due to the insufficient explanation of the reason for social distancing and staying home. The reason is simple, the rule is not mainly to protect each of us from catching the virus, hope nobody …

Read moreRaise The Bridge, Stay Home

New Post Updates

Consider subscribing to new post updates, you can unsubscribe instantly anytime you want. You will only receive a short e-mail when a new post is published.

Visit Subscribe Page

Privacy Policy

The Privacy Policy mainly addresses the concerns that may be related to the platform and its technology. We do not collect or share any information about the visitors.

Copyright Information

All photographs and writing are:
© 2020 A. Cemal Ekin · Kept Light Photography. All rights reserved. No work may be used for any purpose without prior written permission.

Contact me for more information.

Copyright © 2021 · A. Cemal Ekin · All Rights Reserved