Shall we dissect this to determine timeframe? No gray hair. Photo jacket of some sort, most likely purchased from Army Surplus in Los Angeles. Not one, not two, but THREE film cameras. One chrome M6, one black M6 and one …
Creative: Fuji XP, Waterproof Magic Machine
I’m not sure how my lenses fit on this new machine, but I can’t wait to connect this to my 200mm f/2 for some birding love. The Fuji XP120, waterproof magic machine is now in my pocket. This little machine, …
Creative: The Minimum
If you consider yourself a photographer with purpose, someone who thinks beyond a hobby, then at the very least you should have your own magazine. (And there is nothing wrong with a hobby.) For the life of me, I can’t …
Creative: Thinking Japanese
My Japan Workshop might seem like a long way off, September, but in my world the physical and mental planning must begin now. I have three more countries on tap for the next month and a half, so my mind …
Creative: New York Notes, Two
DATELINE: NEW YORK CITY, Still here doing my duties. Our photo walk and meetup are complete. Today I will shift to my status as attendee, both with AIPAD and the city itself. Journal entry. The Osprey hovers over downtown, circling …
Creative: New York Notes
DATELINE: NEW YORK CITY I am here to lead a photo walk and meetup for Blurb and to attend AIPAD. This is an excerpt from my morning journal. 5:44AM. The pointy part of the peninsula/island is slow to rise and …
Creative: How to Work a Scene
Okay, that is a bit much. Me telling you how to work a scene as if I am some sort of authority. I am not, but that doesn’t mean I can’t share my feelings about this type of thing. I …
Creative: My Newsletter, Let Me Explain
First of all, THANK YOU. All 2600+ of you who have signed up for my newsletter. You might be one of many wondering “Hey, how come I’m not getting his newsletter?” That is such a good question. And I have …
Creative: Notes on the Wind
Is it wrong of me to want to go vegan, only to not go vegan, just to piss off the vegans? This is the kind of question that occupies my thoughts. This and much, much darker things. Thankfully, I am …