Category Archives: Light

Notes to Myself — For Photography and Living — John Neel

… if we just pause and look all around us we can find things in our everyday existence that are truly beautiful.

New SONY SDK Enables Remote Control Applications

Press release as announced by SONY: New SDK Enables Remote Control of Sony Cameras for a Variety of Professional and Commercial Applications   SAN DIEGO – Feb 11, 2020 – Sony…

Breaking the rules – Rules are only rules!

Breaking the rules – Rules are only rules! Rules when followed absolutely completely restrict creativity. Personally, I do not want restrictions to interfere with my creative endeavors. In order to…

New Sony Alpha 7R IV medium format Resolution _61 MP

As Announced by Sony NEW YORK — July 16, 2019 — Sony’s highest resolution full-frame camera ever, the new Alpha 7R IV delivers stunning image quality with high resolution and wide dynamic range while maintaining outstanding…

Dirkon – A Paper Pinhole Camera

Pinhole is magical in that it requires no sensor, no mechanical parts and no lens. While it is possible to use a pinhole in place of a lens … a tiny hole in a simple box with a piece of light sensitive material inside is far more impressive.

The Next Pinhole Day is April 29, 2018

Between now and April 29th, I’ll be getting ready to make and use a pinhole camera. I’ll also be posting a few posts about pinhole and pinhole related photography.

Teaching is an act of Photographic Practice

The image is a way to speak. One of the more powerful uses of creativity is to use it as a way to tell. It is a language not too different from the written word. Photography is a creative process that can elevate the mind.

Focus Your Photography BUY My Book

John Neel opens this discussion in his new book, “Focus in Photography”. With lots of great photo illustrations and diagrams… if you want to take your photography to the next level or brush up… That makes this one of the more surprisingly delightful photography reads we’ve enjoyed recently.