Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Every year, TulipFest comes to the Capital District. And when I’m able, I take pictures of the beautiful tulips and flower arrangements. Sunday morning. I’ve already respooled four or five rolls of 120 film onto narrower 620 spools, all ready for shooting with my Kodak Medalist II camera. Yes, this year I’m going to capture…
Read MoreIt was a peaceful, cloudy day in the animal afterlife waystation known as Collarworld. A calming breeze wafted through the meadow, gently touching the grass blades and tree leaves. For the small grey terrier Bate, adjusting to life in Collarworld was difficult and challenging. So many animals greeted him, welcomed him to this new world. …
Read MoreNo, I never solved it by peeling off the stickers or disassembling the device. No, I couldn’t solve one of them today if my life depended on it. My personal best time for solving it? I think it was two minutes or less. Maybe 90 seconds if the parts spun freely. Yep. In the summer…
Read MoreI’ve been trying to find a way to use this Revolog Tesla 2 film, to make a picture that will stand out and impress. So far I’ve shot vintage signage with it… I’ve shot ghost signs with it… I’ve shot baseball pitchers with it. And no matter what I’ve photographed, the pictures are okay –…
Read MoreTim Hauser is best known as the lead vocalist of the ultra-superb vocal harmony group Manhattan Transfer. And it’s a group whose music I’ve enjoyed ever since my high school music teacher, George Mastrangelo, turned me on to their sound by introducing me to their Extensions album. Over time, I’ve seen them in concert numerous…
Read MoreThere I was, sitting in a small auditorium on the RPI campus. There were maybe about a hundred other people in the room. And up on the screen… for just a second or two… was my print Low Tide at Sunrise. Background. About a month or two ago, I received word that an RPI student…
Read MoreThis isn’t supposed to happen. I’m not supposed to have second-thoughts or third-thoughts about my pictures. If I think my photos are winners, then I put them in competition and see how they do. I’ll turn the photos into Dream Windows and sell them for charity. I’ll promote the becheebers out of them in this…
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Last week, I told the story of the little Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic camera whose previous owner served in World War I. After I documented the camera’s individual history, I contacted the American Red Cross of Greater Grand Rapids, and asked if they would be interested in the camera as part of their historic archives.…
Read MoreOnce upon a time – I think this was in the mid-1970’s – my Grandma Betty and my Aunt Elaine took a trip through Europe. They visited England, Spain, Greece, Italy and a few other countries. One of the stories my Grandma Betty told me about the trip was during their visit to Italy, they…
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