Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
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.ย 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.”ย 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.ย But I need to focus on it so that I’m not focusing on other things.ย 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.ย And I hope you understand, I’m trying to focus on these wonderful moments, these serene captures of time.ย 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.ย Yes, the temperature was hovering at 100 degrees.ย 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,…
Read MoreMay 21, 2016.ย I’m traveling up the Northway, for my annual stop at the Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom amusement park.ย Riding shotgun with me is my four-lens Nimslo 3D camera – years ago, you could take pictures with this camera and ship the film off for digital printing on lenticular cards.ย You can still…
Read MoreTwo years ago, I took a chance.ย Rather than only enter my photos in local and regional competitions, I tried to go – shall we say – interstate.ย One picture was shown in a competition in Washington State, another in San Francisco.ย But I also “whiffed” in a couple of competitions, one of which was…
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No, that’s not the opening line of a confusing joke. By the time you get up and read this blog post, though, I’ll most likely be out the door, dropping off photo images at McGreevy Pro Lab on my way to the day job.ย One of my famous blog slogans is, “It’s not Monday unless…
Read MoreAs my annual photography “Competition Season” looms closer, I realize that I have some really awesome photos to pick from this year.ย Some of them have shown a strong depth and evolution in my photography; others have offered me the chance to take a chance.ย Fancy chance that. One of my earlier photos, however, bothered…
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Five years ago, I photographed a Boston-based basketball tournament.ย During some down time, I did some personal photography around the neighborhood, and in those moments I found a beautiful mural featuring Boston’s Dudley neighborhood. I took some panoramic pictures, stitched them together, and blogged about the moment. Here’s the original picture from 2011. Five years…
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