dpanphoto
dpanphoto
David Pan
This is dpanphoto, my photography website where I share daily photos and human art. sometimes nonsense :-)
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2026-07-06Hello!At the end of the fireworks show, the wind picked up. Embers up in the sky were being dragged by the wind, but it was the storm's time for attention.As I was packing up, I pressed the shutter one last time to show a...
2026-07-05Hello!I photographed the July 4 fireworks at night with a long exposure. Some fireworks gave sparkles of a golden color, and others lit up the night sky with big embers of yellow and blue.Whether the fireworks were timed at the...
2026-07-04Hello!The Fourth of July means a lot to my country, but until I photograph some fireworks at night (or some classic American barbecue?), I can't really say much without breaking the photography blog format.I'm completing my...
2026-07-03Hello! Short article today after yesterday's ramble.This is just some props that I had lying around: a deck of cards, a cardboard box, some paper, and a printer. And a flashlight. I set the cards at the perfect position to stay...
2026-07-02Hello!I'm writing this after watching Kimberly Clark's fight against excessive consumer culture. She produced a guide to stop shopping addiction — with a theme song! This five-video long series on overconsumption is amazing....
2026-07-01Hello!I photographed the Patrouille de France in the skies above Baltimore, a city in the US. Eight military aircraft left colored trails of smoke of red, white, and blue as part of various celebrations around the US.I was...
2026-06-30Hello! This is still from the same photowalk in the park under a rainy sky. I'll keep the article short.Pro tip: typing into a search engine "anatomy of a ..." shows the technical words describing those unknown or unfamiliar...
2026-06-29Hello! I'm getting into the weeds of camera fundamentals and physics.I was talking with my friend who lent me this camera regarding the focus customization of it in real-world use after my comment a few days ago.The camera...
2026-06-28Hello! While sorting through my digital pile of files and folders, I found these old images from a New York City photoshoot.With professional gear that I borrowed for this event, I pointed the camera and got in close to a model...
2026-06-27Hello! First, a technical note: I'm using tags now. I've always organized my photos and articles behind the scenes, but I think I'm ready to let readers see the chaos of my photography sorted a different way. Linked at the...
2026-06-26Hello!I borrowed a friend's camera to test the "microscope mode" on this leaf. It worked out better than I expected; I can see the individual dots on the leaf, and capture the small raindrops.While on my rainy photowalk...
2026-06-25Hello! This is not my camera!Using a compact fixed-lens camera borrowed from a friend, I captured the underside of my blue umbrella at close distance. The black stretchers reflect the green of the grass floor below as the rainy...
2026-06-24Hello! This is now the oldest photo I've uploaded to the website.This is from my offline 2025 series, and I've talked about why I don't like looking at my past work. At least this time, I got creative with motion blur.It seems...
2026-06-23Back at the car show...Hello! First, a technical note: I've blocked AI bots from scraping this website. The arms race will continue, but hopefully I can be sure that humans are the only ones reading this.For the past week, I've...
2026-06-22Hello! First, a technical note: I've enabled personalized RSS links. I'm not sure exactly how they work yet, but if you'd like to receive articles a week before the rest of the internet without email inbox clutter, sign up and...