The Effect versus Content
These days it is quite easy to pass your image through a filter or two from any one of several […]
Philosophy of Photography
The Myth of Talent
A couple of years ago, I wrote a blog post, Do you have what it takes?, in which I addressed
What would you hang on your wall?
Photographic art comes in many different forms. You have beautiful landscapes, street and documentary, abstract, project-based, architecture, commercial, portrait, wildlife…it goes on
On Super-Saturated Landscape Images
I have been reading a few blog posts lately that address the issue of the plethora of stunningly beautiful color
On “Capturing” versus “Taking”
Most people have always said–and still say–that we “take pictures”. What is it we are “taking”, anyway? Do we strip
The Creativity Well (How deep is yours?)
What is the source of our creativity? A few of us have been having an ongoing, and probably never-ending, discussion
Five Irreverent and Irrelevant Questions
Assuming one is trying to make art, they are: –What lens did you use? –What camera did you use? –What
On the Censorship of Art, Part II
Today, I’ll show you two sets of images. The first set is illustrative of places you absolutely should NOT take your
On the Censorship of Art, Part I
Those artists who have been around more blocks than I will surely recognize this story. I am sure it is
Did any historical event before 1950 ever happen in color?
It is amazing how our understanding, perception, and feeling for an era is colored (so to speak) by the photographic technology