Where Do You Find the “Great” Shots?
Where do you find the “great” shots? It’s a question I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. Earlier in my career I thought that you had to go to a great location to get a great shot. You know; Death Valley, the wilds of Africa or the mountains of New Zealand. These are beautiful locations… continue reading
Do You Manipulate Your Images?
When people learn that my images are created digitally they often ask “do you manipulate your images?” To which I enthusiastically answer “Yes!” Everything I do starting with how I frame the image, expose and process it, is intended to manipulate that image into alignment with my vision. Rarely, if ever, do I try to… continue reading
I just read a quote that really struck a chord with me. I wondered what wise old sage had said it; perhaps one of the grand masters of photography or maybe an artist living a Monk-like life? No, these wise words come from the mouth of a mere babe, an NYU student. “True artists pick… continue reading
Photographic Celibacy – Not Studying Other Photographer’s Work
Some of you are familiar with my admittedly odd practice of not studying other photographer’s work. It’s something I’ve been doing for about 2 years now and it’s always been met with curiosity, dismay and sometimes even a little hostility. I mentioned it again in the last blog and it was suggested by my… continue reading
I will think of myself as an artist, not as a photographer. I will develop my own Vision, not copy the Vision of others. I will work on seeing with my Vision and not with my eyes. I will avoid studying the work of other photographers. I will not let the opinions of others affect… continue reading
What If You Were To Shoot 1000 Hoops A Day?
I just returned from a trip to Florida where I was hoping to get into a creative groove. However, once there I found that I was so out of “practice” that it took me several days just to get back up to speed. It reminded me of a recent experience. My daughter was upset because… continue reading
= Did I lose something? It was there before, but now it’s gone. Where did it go? Will it be back? Two years ago I stood in the lobby of a hotel in Akron, Ohio and looked up. I saw saw a ceiling lamp, but it was more than that, it appeared to me as… continue reading
My Visit to the Northern California Coast
I recently visited the Northern California coast. Part of me wanted to photograph there because so many of my photographic heroes have, and yet another part of me said: “What can I create that is better or different than what they have done?” For me the answer was to go, to enjoy the beauty, to… continue reading
The Images I Create, Look Nothing Like the Images I Shot
This week I was speaking to a High School photography student about how the images I create, look nothing like the images I shot. When I photograph something, I have a vision of what the final image will look like and I work to bring the captured image in line with that vision. My art… continue reading
What inspires you? What gets your creative juices flowing or just gets you out the door?
