Category Archives: Creativity
Embracing the Blemishes
I sometimes get accused of being high-maintenance. But I’m just particular! And this, of course, extends to my photography. One of the things I generally strive for (though not always) when composing a photograph is simplicity. I tend to focus … Continue reading
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Wind Tunnel Photography
As I wrote in an earlier blog post, I recently had the opportunity to check out the Lytro “light field camera” at the Wired Store 2011 in Times Square in Manhattan. At the time I didn’t have enough time after … Continue reading
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Let’s Try This Again…
It seems I’m a big fan of relatively narrow depth of field, as well as perhaps a touch of the unexpected. In a recent blog post I featured an image where a red barn was out of focus, but a … Continue reading
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A Paint Swatch?
I sometimes find myself contemplating why it is that I photograph a particular subject. I mean, naturally there is something that sparks my interest, but sometimes it isn’t clear exactly why that interest was sparked in a photographic way. For … Continue reading
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Revisiting a Favorite
About a year ago while visiting St. Augustine, Florida, I had the opportunity to photograph a great classic car near a classic hotel. At the time I most certainly recognized what a great opportunity it was, and I met with … Continue reading
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Sketch Effect How-To
In a recent blog post titled "An Accidentally Better Effect" I talked about an effect I liked better for a particular image while working toward a slightly different final result (and I ended up not liking the final result as … Continue reading
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An Accidentally Better Effect
Every now and then I think I know how I want to interpret a photo in a creative way, only to stumble upon something better along the way. Such was the case with an image I captured during my cross-country … Continue reading
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Savoring the Sunshine
Sunshine can be so exhilarating after a few days of overcast, rain, watching the sky, and obsessing over weather forecasts to see when you’ll get some better weather for photography. Last night the forecast called for a lot of cloud … Continue reading
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Snow Day!
OK, I grew up in California, so I totally don’t get the whole "snow day" thing, but it always sounded so cool when I was a kid. But that’s not the snow day I’m talking about. Actually, it is, but … Continue reading
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Capture. Chimp. Repeat.
I was recently reminded of the value of practice in improving any skill. I don’t have (or don’t create) much opportunity to photograph sporting events. But while I was in Spain on a cycling trip that roughly followed the Vuelta … Continue reading
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