Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Well, apparently Iowa has a State Fair. And within that State Fair is a very highly competitive photo competition. My blog reader Bob Burger recommended that I consider entering this competition. And I did. But with a caveat. At one point in my life – five years ago, to be precise – I was content…
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I must have passed that neon sign a hundred thousand times. Heck, I even used it as part of my photo Night Train to Heaven a couple of years ago. Okay, that was great, but that was a long time ago. I’ve been shooting a lot of neon photography of late, and I’ve tried to…
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I visited Washington Park on a chilly March night in 2008. It was one of my first attempts to photograph at night. At the time, my gear was top-of-the-line, at least by 2008 standards – my camera was a Nikon D70, my lens was an 85mm f/1.8 lens that I normally used for sports photography…
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It takes something extra-special to make an old, rusted drive-in sign dance once again. Check out today’s blog post and see how I did it.
Read MoreEvery so often, someone will go on some self-important gripe about selfies. How other people’s selfies are showing up on that person’s Facebook feed, and it annoys them to no end. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve written about selfies that were taken in inappropriate locations, such as on a cadaver table. But I’m getting tired…
Read MoreI’ve been playing with this LomoChrome Purple film now and again. LomoChrome Purple is designed to be shot with a standard 35mm film camera, and it is supposed to replicate the look of infrared film. And if I use different filters on the LomoChrome, it can create dreamlike, surrealistic viewscapes. Yesterday, I took a roll…
Read MoreEarlier this week, I took my camera gear for another trip through the Adirondacks. At this point in time, I’m looking for something to add to my arsenal of photos for competition season. If I find something better than what I currently have available for show, then that’s fantastic. If not… then it’s just a…
Read MoreEvery year, as the summer arrives, I gather my pictures together for Altamont. I blog about the experiences, about the entries, and eventually about the results. From my first competition in 2009 to last year’s first-place win for The Jumbuck, I’ve blogged about the highs and the lows, the happiness and the heartache, and all…
Read MoreBuzz and Stinger were two honeybees. Their only duties and joy in life involved gathering pollen from one flower and bringing it to another. They liked working together – they were born on the same day in the hive, and they always looked out for one another. One beautiful Saturday afternoon, Buzz and Stinger were…
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