Author Archives: Tim Grey
Perspective is Everything
Quite often when I’m photographing a subject, I think about what sort of interesting perspectives I might be able to use to produce a more creative interpretation of the subject. I find I’m a big fan of unique perspectives, often … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophical, Photography
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It Never Gets Old
I really can’t explain it. Seriously. I have no idea what the draw is. But clearly there is a draw. I’m talking about photographing at farmer’s markets. I love it. Don’t know why, but I do. It just never gets … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way Home…
As those of you who read my Ask Tim Grey eNewsletter probably already know, I recently spent a full month in Austria recording a series of new video training titles (more on that in due time), and being reminded of … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
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Travel of a Different Kind
I’m back in the US after having spent a full month in Austria, creating a series of new video training titles at the video2brain studios there. It was a great trip on many levels, though it is good to be … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel, Weather
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The Ethics of Cleanup
As long as I’ve been stirring the pot by bringing up controversial topics, I might as well bring up another… In my defense, anyone who had a negative reaction to my blog post about not worrying about image theft probably … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophical, Photoshop
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Why I Don’t Worry…
In yesterday’s blog post that posed the question “When is it Stealing?” when we take a picture, I alluded to the two reasons that I don’t worry about my photos being stolen, but didn’t name those reasons. Reader Karl took … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Philosophical
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When is it Stealing?
Photographers worry a lot about theft. To be sure, we worry about the theft of our equipment. But in this case, I’m referring to the theft of our photographic images. Actually, I should say “your images”, not “our images”, for … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Pet Peeve, Philosophical
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Love Locks
The first time I photographed “love locks” I had no idea what I was photographing. I was in Florence (nee, Firenze), Italy, near the Ponte Vecchio, when I noticed a considerable number of locks attached to a fence. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
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Mea Culpa
Some of you may have noticed that a blog post I published yesterday vanished into thin air. That’s not something I would normally do, but this time I think it was warranted. In that blog post I talked about photographing … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Philosophical
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Untrained Cows
When you want a dog to head your way, you would typically say something like, “Here, boy!”. When you want a cat to come in for the night, you’re likely to sing the refrain, “Here, kitty, kitty, kitty!”. But what … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Photography, Time-Lapse
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