In honor of the quickly approaching New Year, we’ve been reflecting on ShoreBread’s articles from the past year. 2012 was a great year for ShoreBread; we published more than 600 original articles, taken more than 2,000 photos, and our readership has quadrupled. We’ve covered a lot of different topics, current events, local happenings, and met some fantastic and inspiring individuals. Now, it’s time to highlight the best ShoreBread during … READ MORE
There is no time more fitting to say Thank You and to Wish you a Happy Holiday Season. Thank you for following and reading ShoreBread. It's because of you that we continue to grow each year. Our warmest thoughts and best wishes are with you. May your holidays and New Year be filled with happiness! -The Entire ShoreBread Staff Enjoy the following photos while spending the … READ MORE
Lighting is one of the most important elements of any photography. Understanding the color, direction, amount of, and quality of light is vital to getting a fantastic photo during short, dramatic sunsets found on the East Coast during the days just before winter solstice. Ocean City, MD photographer, Joey D. Smith, took advantage of a perfect sunset recently. Photographers often refer to the hour immediately before the projected … READ MORE
Ping Pong Summer is a coming-of-age comedy centered on a summer vacation to Ocean City, MD in 1985, ping-pong, and hip-hop. The cast of the film includes stars like Susan Sarandon, Lea Thomson and John Hannah. In order to be a realistic coming-of-age story, most of the teenage leads are non-professional actors. The idea was to find typical teenagers so that they could accurately portray, by sheer personal experience, … READ MORE
Ocean City during the ‘off-season’ is really quite comparable to a ghost town. Only a few cars are seen cruising down Coastal Highway at any given time; all occupied by a lone local headed to or from work or home. The parking lots of Ocean City’s most notable hotels are deserted. The beach is cold; the water is a deep shade of grey and mimics the color of the … READ MORE
Alternate Perception. What’s your reaction? Do you take the two words side-by-side as they are? Do you even question what an ‘alternate perception’ might be? Do you assume it’s self-explanatory? Or do you break it down by definition? Alternate: (Adjective) To alternate or do first one thing, then the other. Perception: (Noun) The act of apprehending via the mind or cognition; understanding immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation. Photography … READ MORE
Remember the last article I wrote for ShoreBread? I had removed all the color from a bayside sunset. Naturally, this go-round I decided to enhance the color of a sunrise over the ocean. I was on an assignment for my full time, 9 to 5, job. The task was to photograph an OC hotel during the best lighting: right around the time the sun comes up. Coincidentally, early morning sunrises fall far … READ MORE
One of the only things I can recall from a film class I took back in school is the lesson the professor gave using Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho as the example. To be more specific – the infamous stabbing scene. You know, the one that has the shrieky music, the woman in the shower, chocolate syrup for blood? While watching the film during the class, the sound was kept on. … READ MORE
It’s that time of year again folks. All around you, things that were once bright and bustling appear dark and surprisingly desolate. That time of year when the sun hangs low in the afternoon sky and the world around you starts to take on a slightly grayish hue. To some, this is known as autumn, referred to as fall by some — around here, it’s known as the end … READ MORE
This photo was taken Saturday night, August 25th, 2012, from my porch on 14th street, bayside, and if you couldn’t tell, it was during a thunderstorm. Now that the big question has been answered, here comes the real story… Every winter, the only thing I look forward to (other than not being cold and miserable), is those fleeting few days in April and May when the weather isn’t quite … READ MORE