Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
When I get new camera equipment, whether it be a camera, a lens, or some film, I want to take it out and experiment with it. I go to one of my photographic “honey hole” locations – somewhere in the North Country, somewhere in the Warehouse District, places where I feel that I can get…
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Two years ago, I entered some pictures in the Washington State Fair’s Northwest International Exhibition of Photography competition. One of the photos I entered, The Three-Two Pitch, earned honorable mention status. That’s nice. We now move forward to 2016. And I thought about entering some more pictures in that competition. Now here’s the cool thing. …
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Last week, after photographing the nighttime sky up in the Adirondack Mountains, I came home, popped the SD card into my computer, and – the card crashed. I couldn’t pull any files from the disc. In fact, the only files I was able to retrieve were a few scattered images that my computer automatically uploaded…
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One rule of photography. Always have backup plans. Let me explain. I had an idea to photograph the 2016 Empire State Plaza fireworks show from a faraway distance – perhaps over the bridge in Rensselaer, with high-powered lenses and such. That way, I could get the entire fireworks show, with the backdrop of the ESP’s…
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Last night, I went to the Adirondacks for a little bit of self-reflection and night photography. My goal – capture the Milky Way as it spanned the cloudless, moonless night. It was an honorable goal, shall I say. And I’m still trying to capture it. Let me explain. On Sunday afternoon, I made sure all…
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It is the summer of 2016, and for the eighth consecutive year, I’ve entered photos in the New York State Fair’s Photography Competition in Syracuse. Whether you’ve read my blog for a day or for years, you know that I treat the NYS Fair’s photo competition as one of my “photo majors.” And essentially, I…
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In an effort to make my Leica M3 (“Leica Green”) a multi-purpose 35mm shooter, capable of shooting everything from print film to slide film, from expired film to infrared film, from B&W film to distressed film, I need to get it in the field and test it. So last week, I stuffed Leica Green with…
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Look, I know I’ve been going on and on about my Florida vacation. But I need to focus on it so that I’m not focusing on other things. If you know what I mean. And that includes the remainder of the photos from my cameras. I spent Memorial Day at Flagler Beach, along Florida’s Central…
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During my Florida vacation, I used several of my film cameras to capture various moments along the beaches. And I hope you understand, I’m trying to focus on these wonderful moments, these serene captures of time. Something to take my mind off of … You know. One of my cameras, the AGFA Chief box camera,…
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During my Florida vacation, I took some time to visit the beaches of the Palm Coast area. Yes, the temperature was hovering at 100 degrees. Yes, it was a brilliant, sunny day every time I went out to shoot. And of course, the minute you walk onto a beach while carrying any sort of camera,…
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