My Best Image Ever
Floating Man may be my best image ever. . Floating Man may be my best image ever. I shot this when I was on vacation in Florida in…
Category Archives: Seeing
Relative Sharpness and Cones of Light
Depth of field is a way to assure a selection of the subjects in an image appears sharp. Depth of field is a cause of aperture function. It…
In Frame Out of Frame
This article is a repost from 2013. The photographic image captures a segment of what is in front of the camera, but the viewer senses…
WPPD 2020 is on April 26th + Poster
2020 WPPD Poster and a bit about the event. Over the past eighteen years, I have looked forward to the last Sunday in April. Each year, WPPD – Worldwide Pinhole…
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…
Normality
“When most look for something that seems abnormal, I look for normality. Normality to me is odd in itself. As a photographer, I’m interested in how people and…
Nothing is Bigger than all We Know
Photography is about the artist’s passion. Photography is about the artist’s passion. It is the realization of the photographer’s views of the world. It is about questioning what they…
The IMAGE is What Matters
“The image is what matters. How it gets to be what it is, might be called photography…..
Creative Creatures – Art As Self
Advice my photography teachers gave to me — “If it is something you have seen before, DON’T DO IT.” Art is the voice of your vision.
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.