a good quote
Shameless appropriation of a quote found on facebook... [gn_quote style="1"]If you climb to the top of Everest, and take a shitty photo - it's still a shitty photo. Doesn't matter…
Photography is named right
As a companion piece, and proof of my split personality, I would like to say photography is really more like drawing. While a photographer can start with an existing scene,…
Photography is named wrong
The word "Photography", as many people know is from Greek roots basically meaning light writing or light painting{{1}} However I think the art should be called "Photoandrias{{2}}" meaning "light sculpture" When…
Portraiture
I have been asked to help a friend start and run a portrait studio. First and foremost of course is attracting clients, but we also need to figure out the…
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…
Street Photography
No, I do not call myself a street photographer. I am usually a fairly contemplative photographer. I study an image for a while before I take the final image. Street photography, and related photojournalism, tend to be a much more reactive process. You may see an image starting to come together, so you anticipate when all the elements work, and take the photo. Sometimes things work out as planned, sometimes they don’t (and sometimes things go in a different direction that is even better than you planned…)
To Photoshop or not to Photoshop…
A friend sent me a link to an interesting article, with the message "To Photoshop, or not to Photoshop." and I agree with the author of the original article, the…
Print Vs. Screen
Computers have affected photography in many ways. The most obvious is probably digital cameras. Film has been relegated to a small niche item. We can use programs like Photoshop or…
Portraiture
Yesterday I was asked to represent Academy of Learning College{{1}} for the graduation ceremony for the latest HCA (Health Care Assistant) grads. Since it was known that I am also…
… And another photo
from my drive yesterday. I have done the retouching for this image in Lightroom on my laptop. Of course the screen of the laptop is not the best, so I…