Nothing wrong with returning…
Now in Athens… I was here a few months ago, only a few days into the semester. The students were just getting adjusted to everything. Now, they are only a…
Editing the background…
So, I learned early on in photography that backgrounds are a significant part of the photograph. It is basic Photo 101 stuff to talk about “mergers” and distracting backgrounds. Now,…
Natural beauty…
This is a Leica fanboy post. Normal readers: avert your eyes. I was really sorry to burst my own bubble. It rather ruined the mystique of the idea that I…
To a year behind…
The year 2013 will be the first since 1987 to have no duplicate digits. Just saying… But 2012 was a pretty good year, double digits and all. It really was.…
Climbing back out…
The area around Mount Organise and Carice is a bowl of land. There are hills, but it is generally a plateau up around 1000 meters above sea level. To escape…
Pressed upon you…
In my mind, it is difficult to separate art from learning. There is an art to learning. And every time I attempt to create some sort of art, I end…
You just never know…
The best way to learn to read a clock is to be able to tell what time it is without looking at the hands: look through it. Never expect to…
Variety never gets old….
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” ~Confucious I was told early on by my mentor Jeff Montgomery, the only…
A third of a day…
Teaching a class on the “Rule of Thirds” bothers me slightly. Why? Because I break the “rule” more than I follow it. I teach my students the “Suggestion of Thirds” to…
Some are days of plenty…
Some days go by without making very many images. Professionally, that is. I attempt to make at least a few images every day – I have for two years now,…
And now to teach things…
Simple principles, really. If you are not aware, I am teaching a university class these days. Photography, of course, the only thing for which I’d be remotely qualified. These are…