For the beauty of the blue hour…
So many people get caught up in the golden hour. It is easy to shoot in because the light is so bright and brilliant. With high-ISO capabilities comes a little…
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…
And now to teach all the things…
Many times people have asked me: “Why does your black and white look so different?” Okay, honestly, because I don’t use “black and white.” And, I don’t use Photoshop. I…
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…
What to do with old cameras…
Now that the conquest of the digital camera has thoroughly pushed film into the realm of “enthusiast” and “artsy” it is fascinating to see what happens when you expose photography…