Chicken and Egg
For much of my career, my day job has been in retail. Often in photography stores, but retail none the less. I like interacting with people. I enjoy back and…
Street Photography
I have been watching some pretty funny photography videos by a company called DigitalRevTV, but mixed in with the humour is some salient photographic advice and inspiration. On that note,…
More than I can chew…
I was asked to do a talk on cell phone photography. Great idea, but while I was testing the concept, I kept hitting obstacles that prevented me from getting the…
An interesting video for artists
I came across this video about selling artwork at craft shows. Lots of information, lots of pointers, well presented. Worth watching for any artist or aspiring artist...
More Stock images
I am finding that putting up a stock photo site could easily become a full time position. So far I only have about 25 images up, but I am trying…
Scam
So my phone rings... "Hello" Lots of background noise. It sounds like they are calling from a busy street market. "Hello, I can barely hear you..." "Is this Klughammer Alan?"…
Smartphone Photography
I was recently asked to give a talk on photographing jewelry with a cellphone camera. This has become an interesting exercise in exploring the limitations of small cameras! Cellphone cameras{{1}} …
Naming photos
I have a problem naming my photographs. Part of that is the fact that I am not a real word smith, part is because I find many names kind of…
Clouds
Yes Clouds are cool. They are primal and are great to meditate to. And every once and a while they reveal themselves....
Street Photography
I don't consider myself a street photographer, but every once and a while, I do get something... I was touring an open house at Rock Bay Square with some friends,…