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…
There is a frequently used acronym in the military that can also serve as a good reminder for photographers before they go out shooting. The acronym is RTB which means “return to base”. Come back to where you started; come back home. Metaphorically we need to return to base before we use our camera; something…
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…
Receiving good feedback on your photography can be invaluable. It can give you insight in to how others see your photography. Because of our emotional attachment to our images, we can become “blind” to issues with our photography. I’ve seen numerous instances where once the photographer was made aware of issues they become immediately obvious…
I had this crazy idea (yeah, I get those a lot) to create a photo dealing with personal data breaches. I had seen a number of photos with dispersion or explosion effects and wanted to incorporate that in my photo. This photo involved a variety of different aspects including: layers and layer masking, greenscreen, Photoshop…
As Christmas is soon upon us I thought I’d give you a present of this bit of doggerel in a feeble attempt to wish you Merry Christmas! Yes, I know, I’ve been hunkered down way to long, it’s started to affect my brain. So with the profoundest of apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, I give…
Sad to say, but needing to know how to handle a pseudo-insult that photographers get frequently is just part of the job description. In Part 1 we discussed how to handle the “You must have a really good camera.” pseudo-insult. The second most common one is much subtler and really doesn’t sound very offensive until…
Whether you’re an experienced photographer or a “newbie” sooner or later someone will make a comment about your photography that you may think is, well, rather insulting. I’m not talking about criticism which is about what I don’t like and most importantly why I don’t like it. I am talking about an insult; something that…
If you’re like me you’ve spent a lot of time watching Amazon Prime and Netflix while hunkered down during the pandemic. Well I have one more for you to add to your list. It’s the film Campesino and it’s on Amazon Prime. It’s a documentary about Carl Oelerich, a skycap at the Salt Lake City…
