General interest items cover aspects of photography that don’t readily fit in one of the other named categories. It is something of a “catch-all” category.
Certain images, the one that got away, stick in our memory forever. I’m talking about those perfect once-in-a-lifetime photo ops that we just missed or irretrievably screwed up. They’re a lost opportunity that haunts us as we wonder, “If only …”. The more we think about these images, the more significant they become. We would…
A photo road trip can be a lot of fun. This is especially true if you travelling with photographer friends who share similar interests. Finding unexpected photo opps is always a joy. However, there is another joy to be found. Taking photos means you get out of your car and walk around. It also means…
There may be a great learning resource near you hiding in plain sight. I’m talking about your local art museum. I believe that you can learn a lot by studying other photographer’s work. So, if you are going to study photographs you might as well study great ones. Luckily, there’s a place you can go…
Talent is an elusive thing. We are in awe of and envy people who have talent. We all wish we had it. It is viewed as a “gift”; some innate property that the talented were fortunate enough to be born with. Although we all have different talents and degrees of talent there is perhaps an…
If we want to engage people with our photography we need to “Give them something to think about”. It means we want them to feel something; good or bad. We want them to have an emotional reaction. That’s what I’ve always believed is the purpose of art. For me, this is true for photography as…
We should all KISS more often, don’t you think? After all, who doesn’t like a good kiss? Wait a minute! Get your mind out of the gutter, that’s not what I mean. I’m referring to the acronym KISS; the famous KISS principle. The acronym stands for “Keep it simple, stupid“. It tells us we should…
“A Visit From St. Clickolas” was my Christmas present to you last year. It was a wee bit of doggerel in a feeble attempt to wish you Merry Christmas! You’d think I learned my lessons after all the requests to to never do that again. Well what can I say? I’ve decided to update if…
I recently led a photo deconstruction discussion about altered reality photography at one of the local camera clubs. It got me thinking about how altered reality photography can make you more creative in all of your photography efforts. This creativity boost clearly comes from trying new things but more importantly if comes from learning new…
I haven’t posted in quite a while as my wife and I were on a 12 day, 3,800 mile road trip. The road trip took us from Houston up to Minnesota then over to stops in Wisconsin before going to Ohio and then back home to Texas. It was a long road trip to visit…
