I love when my camera helps me connect with another person in a unique way.
One day on my recent visit to Japan I found myself in a cemetery, capturing various photos. I’m fascinated by cemeteries, in part because they say so much about people and their culture. And yet I get very self-conscious when […]
Sometimes I think you’re reading my mind. OK, not really, but it is funny sometimes how different people are thinking the same thing at about the same time. Thus was the case of a comment posted to one of my recent blog entries. The person posting the comment referred to taking a trip and capturing […]
Today is my last day as a Microsoft employee.
Way back in high school (or maybe even earlier) I read a poem by Langston Hughes called “A Dream Deferred”. I would think of this poem often when I pondered dreams I wanted to turn into reality. For example, it was on my mind when I considered […]
I’m a huge fan of many of the automated features of today’s digital cameras. For example, I very much appreciate having auto focus, as there’s no doubt it greatly increases the number of sharp photos I end up with.
But sometimes going “retro” and doing things manually can be a lot of fun, and can actually […]
Sometimes I even scare myself.
In April I went to Japan for a week, and as usual I captured a lot of photos. As you might have guessed I love photography. I love taking pictures. And as I’ve said before, I would probably even take pictures if I didn’t have a CompactFlash card in my camera. […]