Category Archives: Photography
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
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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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Where to Focus?
Have you ever had one of those moments where you have the camera up to your face, your eye focused through the viewfinder, and you’re just not sure what to focus on? No, I’ve never had that happen to me … 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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Fear and Empathy in New York
Photographers are, obviously, visual people. As such, I’ve heard many photographers express a visceral fear of losing their sense of vision. I too have expressed this fear on numerous occasions. I recently had an opportunity to face this fear, though … Continue reading
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Photographing in the Guggenheim!
I recently visited the Solomon R. Guggenheim museum to explore the “Maurizio Cattelan: All” exhibit. I knew from past visits that photography was only allowed from the ground floor, which isn’t all that helpful considering the artwork is displayed along … Continue reading
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Fighting Crowds for Photos
As I was walking past Rockefeller Center today, I decided perhaps I should go check out the tree and try my luck at a little photography, despite only having my iPhone with me. Not my brightest creative moment. You see, … Continue reading
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Fun with Stripes
While I was in Austria recently recording more video training titles with video2brain, I had the opportunity to spend a little time on a brief road trip, and along the way I stopped in Venice in part to check out … Continue reading
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Just Because…
Sometimes photography is a “just because” endeavor. I wish this sort of “because” was always as impressive as George Mallory’s, “because it’s there” form of “because”, but the bottom line is that sometimes we take photographs just because something strikes … Continue reading
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Sunset Dilemma
I find sunsets so fascinating from a photographic perspective. As photographers, we seem to take extra special notice of sunsets. And yet, while sunsets can be quite remarkable to observe, they often don’t translate into great photographs. I was reminded … Continue reading
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