Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
When I get a photo concept in my head, I won’t let the concept go until I’ve actually achieved successful results.ย I don’t care how long it takes – weeks, months, years – the journey is just as important as reaching the destination. Here’s my concept.ย I want to take a picture with one type…
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I see these ads on my Facebook feed.ย They’re usually from a company called Jack Seeds, whose advertisements claim that gardeners can grow exotic plants with vibrant, never-before-achieved colors – all the gardeners need to do is buy these magic seeds from Jack Seeds. Right.ย And then the beanstalk grows and you get to find…
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There’s an old but strong rule in experimental photography.ย Part of getting the best photo involves lots of trial and error.ย You never get it right the first time, but what you learn from that first time will make your last picture awesome. And this is doubly so when you use old film.ย Depending on…
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It’sย a beautiful Saturday evening, and I’m parking my car at the Jericho Drive-In in Glemont. There’s a double feature of Detective Pikachu and Shazam! on the big screen – I saw the latter (and wasn’t impressed), and I have no desire to see the former. So why did I spend money for Saturday night…
Read MoreWith the exception of photographing a few snowflakes during the winter, the cameras have stayed on the shelf for WAY too long.ย And I needed to get them back in my hands and back out shooting. Trust me.ย I’ve got an itch that only a camera can scratch. Last Saturday, I packed my three-dimensional Nimslo…
Read MoreYesterday, I had to run several errands – some doctor’s appointments (Chuck is okay), dropping off my Bob & Ron’s Fish Fry artwork to Arlene’s Artist Materials to get it framed up (it’ll be two weeks, plenty of time for Competition Season 2019), and a few other things. And in the afternoon, I had a…
Read MoreI thought that the competition was biannual.ย I was bi-wrong. The other day, I received an e-mail alert that the San Francisco Bay Month of Photography gallery competition was up and ready and accepting entries for 2019. Wait, 2019?ย Like … this year? Yep, kids.ย This year. In the past, I’ve entered this competition twice,…
Read MoreThe weather’s going to get warmer. I’m already loading my cameras with film. And I’m off to make those journeys. There are moments in my life where, when I take a picture of an object or a skyline or a horizon or an anything, I imagine a tranquility in my life. It’s something I’ve felt…
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Okay, it’s official.ย Snowflake photography season is over. A few weeks ago, I asked you, my beloved blog readers, to help me select which of my snowflake photos was worthy enough for entry into Competition Season 2019. The majority of you selected a photo with five snowflakes on a T-shirt, one of my earliest attempts…
Read MoreWhen I received the e-mail the other day, I was confused.ย Mostly because I thought this was a biannual competition. But lo and behold … it’s back. And with it … another personal attempt to earn a spot in a prestigious international competition. The 2019 San Francisco Bay Month of Photography Exhibition, which runs through…
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