BRIDGES AND FOLIAGE
I scheduled an outing called Covered Bridges and Foliage (covered-bridges-and-foliage) for October 20th to coincide with the predicted peak color of autumn. There are six covered bridges within a few …
Photography
PHOTOGRAPHING STRANGERS
Dogs are constantly sniffing about, investigating their world and often will go on the run if given the opportunity. What are they looking for? Other dogs. Dogs are social and …
PERSONAL HISTORY
We are all stepping through life and leaving footprints, some we remember, many we forget. And then the footprints fade away, never disappearing entirely but certainly less noticeable. You never …
YOUR LEGACY
Everyday we leave a trail, footprints. We leave an imprint on the world. Often it is localized to the world around us and sometimes it reaches farther. How much of …
SEEING DIFFERENTLY
There is no possibility that any two people can see anything the same way. Different perspectives, different personal histories, different neural networks. So what makes a good photo? It is …
PUTTING IT OUT THERE
Photographing is an internal activity. It is all inside your head. You are the only one seeing what you are seeing and how you are seeing it. It’s internal until …
INVISIBLE
“The more often we see the things around us – even the beautiful and wonderful things – the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take …
PHOTOGRAPHING AT THE FAIR
Parades, festivals, concerts, fairs, any public gathering, even if it’s just rush hour, is an opportunity to photograph humans. (We are such interesting creatures with our habits, customs and rituals.) …
ENOUGH?
Sometimes we take too many pictures. Sometimes, but that’s not a problem. Extraneous shots can always be deleted but you can’t add photos of something you photographed in the past. …
WHATSA SWIPE FILE AND WHY BOTHER?
Wikipedia describes a swipe file as a collection of tested and proven advertising and sales letters. The idea is you can replicated these for future success. My wise friend and …