Three years ago, in October 2010, I published my first true art book. Motivations, Volume 1. Here’s a preview of it. You can also order a copy directly through the link below on blurb.com. http://www.blurb.com/assets/embed.swf Motivations, Volume 1 by Photographs by Chuck Miller | Make Your Own Book Two years later, in October 2012, I…
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The collections
We all have collections. Sometimes they’re displayed on a shelf, proudly dusted and angled and shown off to visiting guests. Sometimes they’re stored in safe deposit boxes, carefully curated and covered in that their eventual resale could figuratively break the bank that holds them. Sometimes they’re stored in loose-leaf binders and notebooks. In my life,…
Read MoreEntries for the Sheep and Wool Festival are…
And with a Priority Mail USPS package I placed in the mail yesterday, I have reached the final photo competition of the 2013 “competition season.” While the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck is more dedicated to Sheep and Wool products, there’s always a wistfulness for me when I enter this competition. …
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: A Sonic Hodgepodge
Today, rather than compile ten YouTube clips that center around an artist or theme, I just felt like putting together ten clips that will simply blow your mind. Case in point. ARMADILLO Aves del Valle This trippy band from Colombia created this animated music video, and synchronized it with sounds and imagery of their homeland.…
Read MoreAnother Uneeda Biscuit sign bites the dust
There are several Uneeda Biscuit “ghost signs” in the Capital District. Ghost signs are vintage brickface advertisements that have survived for decades – even after the products they sold were no longer manufactured. They’re also a great photography subject. You never know when you’ll find one – and when you do, you should photograph it…
Read MoreMiley Cyrus’ eBay camera solved – it wasn’t her camera
Gee… who do you think called this one correctly? Yeah, that might have been me. So here’s the backstory. A week or so ago, a tweet from Miley Cyrus’ Twitter account advertised an old camera of hers on eBay. The camera, a Nikon N80 film camera, started out with a reasonable $20 opening bid before…
Read MoreThe Colonie Center Chance
This was the last thing I expected. I’m so used to going to New York City and trying out for The Chance – the game show whose name I dare not speak, even though everybody who has read my blog for the past four years knows exactly who “The Chance” is. I’ve tried out for…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, October 3 2012: Ten for Thursday
Up and at ’em, rise and shine, fire up that web browser and check out these ten Times Union community blog posts, they’re definitely worth your attention. Don Rittner’s blog, “You better run for you life.“ Teri Conroy’s “Farmlife” blog, “Farm. Why I Look This Way Now.“ Gina Peca’s blog, “Life goes on.“ Christine Benedict…
Read MoreEgg McMuffin thoughts
Yawn. Out of bed. Rise and shine. I’ve got a couple of ideas for my blog today, let’s log into the Times Union portal and… Hey Firefox browser, what do you mean you can’t find the Times Union blog portal? Oh well, maybe the techies at Hearst are fiddling with the portal again. Hey, maybe…
Read MoreSo is that an A-, a B+ and a D?
Last Monday, I picked up my photographs (and ribbons) (and a nice check) from the Big E in Springfield, Mass. Unlike most of the photo contests that I enter, the Big E has a graded system for ribbon awards. You must achieve a certain scoring threshold, and that determines the color of your ribbon. Of…
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