Hi, my name is Mike and I’m an introvert. Why do we feel compelled to proclaim being an introvert as if it is something we should strive to overcome? It used to be that being introverted was admired. Being a person of “quiet strength” or “thoughtful leader” or a “deep thinker” were once compliments. Now,…
Please join me on Vero. Vero is a relatively new social media platform that I’ve just started using. Its tagline is “True Social” indicating is tries to be social media as we always thought it should be. This get’s back to the original concept of social media before all the hype, ads and the never…
Knowing when to stop editing your photos is a common issue in photography. We want our photo to be the best it can be. We want everyone to like it (an impossible goal). So, we keep tweaking and editing the photo trying all kinds of options. We’re in constant pursuit of that impossible goal of…
AI “art” is a popular topic in the world of photography and painting. AI (artificial intelligence) is also getting a lot of attention in the news media. Photography and art sites are being flooded with AI “art” pretending to be photos or paintings. This is because it is a fast and easy track to likes…
There is a Great Divide in the world of photography. It’s a divide that commonly separates photographers in to two camps with a smaller third camp of those that try to live in both worlds. This divide frustrates both photographers and viewers and is the source of a lot of debate and argument. This divide…
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…
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…
This week I got a good reminder on the importance of perseverance and patience in photography. This wasn’t a new lesson but one I was happy to re-visit nonetheless. A useful reminder is something we all need occasionally to help keep bad habits from slowly tarnish our photography skills. You may have noticed that I…
Last week the Stony Brook Camera Club (SBCC) meeting included the Image of the Year competition. I was interested to find out what this was about and figured I would be able to at least see some great photos. Since I am a newbie to SBCC, I had no idea how photos were entered for…
