Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Nothing like trying to enter my photos in a competition in which I already know I have no chance of succeeding. That has to be the epitome of cojones, right? Let me explain. The United States Government has an image competition every year for their national Federal Duck Stamp.ย Painters and illustrators around the nation…
Read MoreAs you’ve recently discovered, I’m currently on a color infrared film kick.ย I’ve packed my Rolleiflex Automat MX camera with infrared print film (and slide film) and taken it for various walks around upstate New York. And this time, I’ve decided to go back to previous photographed subjects … and give them another snap, just…
Read MoreI never really knew this cemetery existed. Honest. But apparently this gravesite, tucked into the woods at the intersection of Spier Falls Road and Locust Grove Road in Corinth, still holds a few souls at rest. This website lists all the known cemeteries and graveyards in the Greenfield / Corinth / Porter Corners area in…
Read MoreHere we go.ย Competition Season 2018 results. Earlier this year, I entered ten images – some classics, some new pictures – in the San Francisco Bay Month of Photography “Call for Art” event.ย Four years ago, my image of a stretched-out pitcher, The Three-Two Pitch, claimed a silver award in the show. Here’s the ten…
Read MoreAnd with a simple click of my mouse, my four entries are on their way to McGreevy Pro Lab in Albany for printing.ย Once I receive them back, I will ship my entries to Des Moines for the Iowa State Fair’s annual photography competition. In the past, I’ve struggled in this competition – granted, it’s…
Read MoreAs you know, I’ve entered my photographs at the Altamont Fair’s photograrphy competition for the past decade or so.ย Some years I’ve been successful – a blue ribbon for Farrell, a second-place silk for Midnight at the Palace Theater, lots of love for Vivaldi’s Pond and Aerochrome Falls and The AGFA Bridge Over Ansco Lake……
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There’s a section of Interstate 787 – just before you reach Exit 6 – where, if you look over to the side of the road, you can see what looks like a rotting white tree next to a stream.ย I’ve pulled over on occasion and photographed that tree, but I’ve never felt that I’ve captured…
Read MoreBackground. I’ve dabbled off and on with infrared film, mostly black and white film (Kodak HIE) and color film (Kodak EIR, Aerochrome).ย I’ve had some success with the products, including the photos Backstretch and Aerochrome Falls. Then I received some news.ย My infrared film connection – the one who got his mitts on the last…
Read MoreI can plan for a photography experience … or I could just shoot from the hip and get a photo. I’m not saying that it will work every time … But last Tuesday, it worked out rather well. Rainy days are not the greatest for photography, and last Tuesday afternoon most of Albany was drenched…
Read MoreAbout five years ago, I was fortunate enough to photograph an abandoned waterwheel in a rural part of Saratoga County.ย Getting this photograph involved asking the property owners for permission to access the site – and then climbing down a steep slope to get to the creekbed.ย Thankfully, I was able to get some decent…
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