Frank Kapusta Photography

"Images for Lasting Memories"

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Finally…

A very mild winter for our Upstate New York Community is vast under statement for this year!  According to our local TV weather station, we have only had a total of 14″ of snow all season.  Although I am very grateful for the obvious reasons of a cheaper heating season and not having to shovel or plow snow, it has been challenging to get out and chase the light, when there is no light, no shadows, or no contrast.  The limited number of days where the sun and blue skies appeared together I was otherwise engaged indoors. Every vigilant throughout the week and always armed with my “briefcase camera”, my first Nikon (D5100 and a 35mm f/1.8 lens), I make it a point to get out every Sunday morning with my tripod and gear in search of that perfect image.  Too often I end up just driving around the spots that I scoped out during the seek and come home with a clean memory card.   Scored today!  I was able to capture some nice images for my prime lens project and even exercised the super wide angle.  I have loaded a three image series today and will look to update the rest throughout the week.

Launch Date

I first  started to bring my photography into the public eye by adding Frank Kapusta Photography (FKP) to my professional profile in LinkedIn by creating a new work experience and adding a couple of images.  The response from my contacts was incredible.  I have always resisted Facebook, but understand that it is an important media tool to promote your business.  Once again, the response was incredible with the number of friends, likes and comments growing daily.

Finally, I took the plunge into the world wide web and decided to build this site. After much research, I headed to Word Press and used their quick set up.  After reviewing the free setup, I went right to a premium package as it included a registered “.com” domain.  After scrolling through the free templates and I did move up and purchased a template. Then came the build process and this is where the frustration levels started to rise.  My recommendation to anyone starting out would be to go through Word Press support.  Their support is very good and the more I worked with it the easier it got.  After working on this for a couple of hours a day for a week, my comfort level is much better.  With the basic menu and pages in place, I am happy to go public with this website.  I anticipate the expansion of the menu and pages to include additional categories into the portfolio and adding a “my gear” list to be ongoing.

So, follow me on my journey through the lens.