Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Insomnia’s kicking my tired butt again. Okay, I’m awake. 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. I’m trying my best to create this awesome “Cup of Flowers” photo for competition season. 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. I can’t enter all of them in competition, I have to narrow down my field.…
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Over the weekend, I dropped my laundry off at a wash-and-fold place in Watervliet. Next door to the laundromat was a sushi restaurant. Hmm… I’m not normally one for sushi, but I’m willing to see what’s on the menu… Oh. Apparently there’s a type of sushi called a “Sexy Lady,” which is a riceless sushi…
Read MoreIt’s amazing sometimes. 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. We had lunch, we caught up on things,…
Read MoreThe Iowa State Fair just put their 2016 Photography Competition rules and regulations online. Yes, you can enter it. No, you don’t have to live in Iowa or have been born there. Here’s a link. Just one thing, though… if you plan on entering a picture or pictures in this competition… Stay away from one…
Read MoreThere’s an idea floating around, and I think it’s an amazing idea. Imagine if you were at an event where the Times Union’s community bloggers held a public reading of their best blog posts. Wouldn’t that be a great event? You could meet these great bloggers and raconteurs, you could hear from their own voices…
Read MoreYes, way back in ancient times – well, the 1970’s – you could not escape disco music. It was everywhere. It was in the clubs, it was in the movies, it was on the radio. And eventually, the popularity of disco meant one thing. Anything could be made into a disco song. Even songs from…
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Recently, I’ve chronicled my battles with telemarketers and cold-callers and spambots. I’ve added a recording application to my BlackBerry PRIV cell phone (have I mentioned how much I love this cell phone?), and I’ve decided that if anybody’s going to bug me for money… they’re up for fair game. So last night, when I received…
Read MoreIn the past, I’ve referenced several popular and classic Saturday morning cartoon shows. They’ve made for a great recap in this blog. This time, however, I want to share with you some cartoons that aired on Sunday morning. There were usually two types of Sunday morning cartoons – the shows that used to air on…
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I’ve been testing out a few different photographic techniques, and at some point in time I should use them for simple photos. You know… ones that don’t involve rolling two strips of film into one camera, or using a camera that’s so old, my Grandma Betty could have taken a selfie with one. So yesterday…
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