FOG
Fog is fun. It has softness and mystery. Fun to photograph in, terrible to drive in. It was also a mystery when to expect fog. Sometimes I could guess, like …
DISTRACTION CURE
“The only cure for distraction is attention.” Pico Iyer (and a camera focuses our attention)
DO YOU LIKE ME?
We like being liked. And like liking. The beauty of liking on social media is that there isn’t a don’t like button. If you don’t like me, I’ll never know.
DON’T LIKE
Often we photograph things we don’t like. The world is full of photos of things that are not good. There is an urge to visually point at such things and …
SEEING THINGS
There is a Talmudic saying that says, “We do not see things as they are.” What do we see? Is this a warning sign? A piece of art? Or a …
ATTENTION FATIGUE
Attention gets tired. Not just when we are suffering through a boring lecture or listening to a rambling relative but pretty much all day, every day. Wikipedia has some nice …
CLOSET SPACE
Sometimes you get to work under less than perfect conditions. You go where they put you and do your best…
SECOND LOOK
Sometimes I find I like some photos better the second time I see them, especially other people’s photos. At first glance my eye and brain do a quick scan to …
AFTER THE RAIN
Heavy rains are becoming common. Really heavy rains. Often they seem to come at night and we see evidence in the morning. It’s a sign of our climate. The evidence …
NOTHING TO SEE
Photography is 90% inspiration. We photograph what moves us. Those things that catch our eye, our attention. Things we think we can “do” something with. When we are moved, we …