Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Here’s the deal.ย In addition to the two photos I am allowed to enter in the Big E’s photography competition this year (assuming, of course, that the Big E WILL operate this year), the Big E has also held an online monthly contest, with each category being based around a theme.ย The theme for June…
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A few months ago, I tried my hand with the the San Francisco Bay Month of Photography competition.ย This is truly an opportunity for me to expand out from competing in local fairs and the like.ย And in 2014, my elongated photo of a baseball pitcher, The Three-Two Pitch, garnered a Silver Award in the…
Read MoreThey postponed the Iowa State Fair … and then, they postponed it all the way to 2021. I kinda knew stuff like this was going to happen, even though I still had hope against hope that at least one or two different fairs would still have competitions.ย No matter.ย I’ll just save these photos for…
Read MoreAw, crud. That’s really all I can say at this point. But I understand why. Yesterday, due to concerns involving COVID-19 and the need to keep everybody safe, the Altamont Fair will not operate for the 2020 season. And I get it.ย I really do.ย From the Fair’s website: Fair Board votes to cancel the…
Read MoreSo … this will be a very weird Competition Season 2020.ย Some of my competition locales are open; others are not, and others … I have no idea.ย So I’ve decided to practice a special photographic version of “social distancing” here.ย Follow along with me. If I can mail in my entries and they can…
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Yesterday, I uploaded my time-slice of the Jericho Drive-In Theater sign.ย And I was happy with it.ย And I went to bed. And this morning, I looked at it, and said to myself, “Self … you can do better than that.” Take a look at the picture. The vertical slices may be symmetrical to each…
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Over the years, I’ve wanted to get an awesome, iconic photo of the waycool Jericho Drive-In marquee.ย But understand this.ย Photographing a movie theater marquee isn’t just “show up, shoot, leave.”ย Most often, the following happens: Either the marquee shows whatever movies were playing that night, immediately dating your photo; The theater has no movies…
Read MoreGod, it seems like a lifetime ago. I had this idea to enter some of my 3D film photos into this Austrian photography contest.ย Figured I’d take a chance and see if there were any decent results from it. Well … Those were the photos I entered. And yesterday, I checked the competition’s online website…
Read MoreI’ve had awesome success over the years at the Durham Fair in Durham, Connecticut.ย In 2013, my splitfilm photo The AGFA Bridge Over Ansco Lake not only picked up a blue ribbon for first place, it won Best in Show in its category, my first-ever BOS award.ย Over the years, I’ve claimed several blue silks…
Read MoreSweet lord, it’s that time of year again.ย An opportunity to enter my best photos into the 2020 Capital District Photo Regionals, to put my work up against the best work of the best photographers in the area. Recap. After years of entering and failing and entering again and failing again … in 2014, my…
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