OK, actually the title of this blog entry should have been “Mixed Feelings”. But I decided to be more provocative than that…
I ran across a video on YouTube of Annie Leibovitz photographing Queen Elizabeth in the UK. It was interesting for a variety of reasons, with the biggest reason to me being that it was […]
I was browsing around on one of my external hard drives the other day, looking for some images to use at a workshop I was going to teach. I have always organized my images primarily with a folder structure, using other software (such as Adobe Lightroom) to take organization to the next level. However, at […]
Recently there’s been a resurgence in the level of interest in workflow, owing in large part, I’m sure, to the release of Adobe Lightroom and Apple Aperture. One of the topics that frequently comes up when I’m talking to photographers about workflow is keywording. Generally they want to know whether they should bother spending time […]
This is not an easy blog entry for me to write. It involves me admitting that I shot a few rolls of film recently. There, I said it. And I feel better already.
Here’s the story. I found myself in Hawaii recently, with a very specific plan: do absolutely nothing. It seemed like a good idea […]
A friend of mine sent a picture of a billboard found in New York City. I’d be the first to admit that doesn’t exactly sound all that exciting (perhaps making it not the best opening line for a blog entry). So I’m glad you’ve stuck with me this far (it’s about to get better, I […]
When someone is preparing to introduce me at a speaking engagement, they often ask me how many books I’ve written. You’d think that would be a simple question to answer, but I always have a difficult time and answer “that depends on how you count them”. You see, a “clause” is required for me to […]
I’ve always enjoyed thinking about scalability. Way back when, I used to be a database programmer (I still do some, but mostly just for fun). In the world of databases, scalability is a big issue. How much data can you get into a database before things just fall apart, with performance so bad you might […]
This month marks six years that I’ve been sending out the Digital Darkroom Questions (DDQ) emails. So now I’m into year “lucky number seven”. I suppose on some level I’m a bit spooked by the fact that time seems to have raced by so quickly. At the same time, it is pretty remarkable to be […]
My good friend Jeff Greene has a son in elementary school who is currently participating in a Flat Stanley project. The basic idea is that the kids color in a paper figure (Flat Stanley), and then try to get photos of Flat Stanley in as many cool places as possible.
Now, the first part about this […]
I’m writing this from Gresham, Oregon, just outside of Portland. Tomorrow I’m delivering a keynote presentation at the Annual Convention of the Columbia and Northwest Council of Camera Clubs. But today I had the honor of serving as a judge for their invitational print competition. This gave me an opportunity to see many photographic prints, […]