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 miles of my studio so this is a great chance to get out and collect images. Covered bridges are locally common but rare in other …
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 are attracted to their own kind. So are we. We are hardwired to respond when we see other humans. This is what makes photos of …
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 want to drive forward while looking into the rearview mirror (it’s not the direction you are going) but it is fun to look back sometimes …
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 an impact we have or will want to have will vary. Maybe we want to fly under the radar or to be famous and influential. …
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 how it makes you feel. I may see differently than you but if I can frame a collection of things in my viewfinder, have them …
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 it gets recorded and processed. Now it’s outside in another place other than your brain. How far does it go? It depends on how far …
“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 for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds – even those we love. Because we see things so …
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.) When we are in big groups bustling around, we are less likely to be bothered by a camera. Everyone has a cell phone and is …
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. (At least most of us can’t.) Photography is all about timing and framing, getting that perfectly composed shot at just the right moment. And how …
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 life time photographer, the late Walter Chandoah, used the term to describe a collection of clippings of published that have made the cut and been …