Photo Discussion are posts telling the story of the photo. Why I did what I did and general thoughts regarding the image including my feelings and intent.
This photo is about “Abstract Contrasts In Line, Shape, Form and Tonality”. It is also about unexpected results and how you deal with them as it isn’t the photo I envisioned. I’m a believer in planning your shots but I also believe that you have to be flexible enough to recognize unexpected results as a…
I like to try new things, to experiment. It seems I have a low boredom threshold. I like to think of this as a blessing. Maybe it’s a curse. I do know that it is why I’ve never deliberately developed a photography “style”. Oh, I may have a style, but I’ve never intentionally tried to…
This isn’t the picture I intended to get the day I visited Galveston Island. My intent was to photograph Stewart’s Mansion and old abandoned mansion. It is a 8,200 square foot Spanish colonial mansion built in 1926 complete with beautiful woodwork and inlaid tiles from what I could see in photos. Most notable thing the…
This photo always brings fond memories back for me. They are not for the Chicago theater even though it’s a Chicago cultural icon. They aren’t for what it took to get the shot. Rather, it is about the fond memories for Chicago and John Prine. Back in November, 2016 my wife and I were in…
When I decided to start blogging about photography and my images, I wasn’t sure where to start. And then I remembered the old cliché “Start at the beginning”. So here goes. This photo represents a number of “firsts” for me. It was first photo that I thought had the potential to be something worthwhile when…
