POWER OF ATTENTION
Mindfulness has become a pop buzzword but it’s principles are valid. Being mindful means paying attention to what you want to pay attention to rather than having your mind wander …
Photography
IS IT ART?
A question people love to debate. Something is art or not based on your interpretation of the word rather than the thing you are questioning. Photography can be very technical …
UNDO
The most wonderful software command there is. It allows us to be bold. To try new stuff. To take chances and make mistakes.
PERSONAL HISTORY
Yesterday is history. Whatever happened, whatever you did contributed to who you are now. Some of us sometimes bask or wallow in the past. Others forget about it and move …
EQUIPMENT
Can we ever have enough equipment? Our equipment venders say no (of course). There is always a better lens, a better camera, a new do-dad to get. Why not? That’s …
255 SHADES OF GRAY
Sounds like an interesting title for a book. (But I think it’s been done). Years ago Ansel Adams conveniently subdivided the exposure range for film into 10 segments called zones. …
10000 Hours
There is a popular notion that says that if you want to master something you need to practice it for 10,000 hours. After thousands of hours of focused, deliberate practice …
ANALOG
Photography is analog whether you are using a digital camera or not. We’re creatures. We’re analog, defined as “relating to or represented by a continuously variable physical quantity such as …
PURPOSE
The real purpose of personal photography is to feel good. Reaching for a shot is a pure moment.
GOING MIRRORLESS?
The DSLR is the digital version of the 35 mm film SLR which itself was a big improvement over rangefinder cameras when they came out. Before SLRs, 35mm and medium …