Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Last year, I had my most successful run ever at the New York State Fair. Six acceptances, five with ribbons, and two blue silks – one for my shot of a carnival swing ride The Snowflake Ride, and one for my eclipse capture The View from Screven County. I know that there’s no way in…
Read MoreBackground. I have two upcoming solar eclipses that I want to photograph. An annular eclipse in October 2023, and a total eclipse in 2024. And as you know, when I get involved in any photo project, I need to practice before it takes place. And this practice involves making sure everything is perfect on photo…
Read MoreSo here’s the goal. I need seven perfect stereoscopic images of a day at the Saratoga Race Course. It’s a beautiful Saturday, and all I need is my cameras, a tripod, and the mental ability to make it through the 90-degree day. Yeah. I can do this. First things first. Just getting into Saratoga this…
Read MoreMan oh man, Competition Season is getting packed like you wouldn’t believe. Normally I just have the five county / state fairs that constitute Competition Season, but this year I’m adding the Capital District Photo Regionals show, as well as a sixth county / state fair somewhere out west. I will reveal that in another…
Read MoreThe fact that I’m even GETTING a postcard from Iowa – after all I went through to get my entries judged – is a miracle. Of the five competitions in which I participate, the Iowa and New York State Fairs offer the “postcards of doom,” my nomenclature for if my photo entries were accepted or…
Read MoreLet’s see. It was 90 degrees in the shade on Tuesday night. The Empire State Plaza was packed with thousands of celebratory Capital District residents, all of whom were enjoying food and drink, and getting ready for Sheila E. and the fireworks show. Or the fireworks show with Sheila E., depending on your perspective. Mother…
Read MoreI’m planning on making a set of covered bridge View-Master reels, just for the hell of it. I already have one image of the seven I’ll need for this project (the Paper Mill Covered Bridge in Vermont), and I’d like to add six more to this set. On Monday, I took my Nikon Df dual…
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A week ago, I took my three-dimensional photography setup to the Washington Avenue Armory to capture some Albany Patroons action shots. I did this earlier in the season, and one of my shots, Rejection By Williams, actually received entrance into the International 3D Photography Salon in Vienna, Austria. Look, I don’t know about you, but…
Read MoreI had a great time with the girlfriend over the weekend. We watched that Julia Louis-Dreyfus film You Hurt My Feelings (honestly, I think I’m becoming a big fan of A24 films), we purchased some bird feeders at the Delmar backyard bird store Wildbird Junction, and we had a very enjoyable time together. After all…
Read MoreLast year, I was extremely blessed to have four of my photos exhibited at the 28th annual New Jersey Photography Forum Show in Watchung, N.J. It was a major step forward in my photography career, and I’m so happy to have participated. Of course, this year I’m going to pick from my best images and…
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