I was sitting on my couch reading, trying to ignore the uncomfortable heat. It was about 9pm, the sun had just set, and the sky was turning an incredible pink, but somehow I wasn’t inspired to go outside. I think the head had stifled me and convinced me that staying in one place was […]
As a photographer, I’m sure you’ve experienced this. You’re in an unfamiliar place, perhaps photographing or just attending an event, and you meet another photographer. There’s an immediate bond and connection. The conversation flows freely. There’s a sense of camaraderie.
I’ve had an experience like this on many occasions. In several cases the connection involved the […]
It is interesting to me how often I find myself taking a photograph of something interesting without having any idea what it really is. This makes it all the more exciting when I discover at a later date exactly what I had been photographing in the first place.
I had this experience a few years […]
This week I’m teaching a five-day workshop at the Art Wolfe Digital Photography Center, and it happened to coincide with Inauguration Day. In fact, class was scheduled to start right about the time Barack Obama was to be sworn in. And would you believe every single student was there on time?
Of course, Photoshop […]
I’m just about to head of to Spain for a 10-day cycling tour. And my camera is coming with me, of course.
I’ve been doing extra training over the last few months or so to try to get ready for the trip (which features one of the most difficult mountain climbs in Europe), so I’ve […]
I just wrapped up a couple days in Las Vegas for Photoshop World, which is always a whirlwind show (of amazingness). I gave eight presentations over the course of two days, which was great fun. But I also had a chance to catch up with good friends George Lepp and Jeff Greene.
Those of you […]
It’s no surprise to photographers that our images are under increasing scrutiny since Photoshop became a household word. But it doesn’t even require the mention of Photoshop to contribute to the mistrust of photographic images.
I was checking for updates on the Summer Olympics in Beijing (go, Phelps!), and ran across an article telling the […]
It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve posted to the blog. I’ve been meaning to write a post for the last, well, couple weeks. I don’t have a set schedule or a particular number of posts I’m trying to write in a given period of time. But I still feel guilty when I don’t […]
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 […]