Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
For 2016, I promised myself I would try entering some international photography competitions.ย And this one will take plenty of skill. And for this, I need twelve of my best black-and-white images.ย Twelve images that can stand up to a printing process known as collotype. Collotype printing – which involves coating a glass plate with…
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Sunday morning.ย I’m at Washington Park.ย The tulips have just started blooming. In two weeks, every photographer and shutterbug worth his or her salt will be all over these flower beds, looking for that great photo. I didn’t feel like waiting two weeks. Besides, I wanted to test out some extension tubes – metal rings…
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There’s too much of a dreamer in me.ย Too much of trying to pull my concepts and ideas out of my tangled, damaged brain and put them into some sort of cognizant thought. Thus begat my concept of splitfilm.ย In splitfilm, a photographer takes two (or more) rolls of film and rolls them together so…
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As I may have mentioned in a blog post or two, last Saturday I took a trip to Niagara Falls with several of my film cameras.ย I’m hoping that my camera gear can capture – in their own specific and unique way – the beauty and grandeur that is Niagara Falls. And one of the…
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Last Saturday, I took several of my cameras to Niagara Falls for a little “Chuck needs to take photos and get away from all the stresses” day.ย And while I was initially pleased and surprised at the power of the fifrst photos that came from my BlackBerry PRIV camera phone (have I mentioned how much…
Read MoreLast weekend, I needed a day away from everything.ย I needed a moment to gather my thoughts and recharge my internal emotions. And in doing so, I brought several cameras with me.ย And as the film from each camera gets developed, I thought I’d share what I was able to capture. But this first photo……
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Insomnia’s kicking my tired butt again. Okay, I’m awake.ย Gotta find something to let me drift back to slumberland. Maybe I need a walk. Or maybe I need to take my camera and photograph something. Yeah, at night. And the strange thing is… when you’re half-awake, there’s parts of your brain that are functioning at…
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Here’s my problem.ย I’m trying my best to create this awesome “Cup of Flowers” photo for competition season.ย I’ve swapped out mugs, I’ve swapped out flowers, I’ve tried different alignments and exposures. And I can’t decide which one to keep.ย I can’t enter all of them in competition, I have to narrow down my field.…
Read MoreIt’s amazing sometimes.ย You think you’ve found every ghost sign and vintage brick-ad in the Capital District, and then … when you least expect it … you look up. And there’s another one. Background. Yesterday, I spent some time with my old high school bud Frieda Tillman.ย We had lunch, we caught up on things,…
Read MoreThe Iowa State Fair just put their 2016 Photography Competition rules and regulations online.ย Yes, you can enter it.ย No, you don’t have to live in Iowa or have been born there.ย Here’s a link. Just one thing, though… if you plan on entering a picture or pictures in this competition… Stay away from one…
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