Black & White
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I’m just not that into it
Can you tell she’s bored? At the DCI competition in Indy. Continue reading
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Hello Dali!
I am on my way to the AIC to see the new Salvador Dali exhibit. I love taking the train into the city. Continue reading
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Keeping an eye
My new little studio helper keeping an eye out for the client. She wants to meet everyone who comes to the house but…. that’s just not possible. Continue reading
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Just letting you know.
Do you ever wish there were more signs like this? On second thought…. Continue reading
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All the sun in the world
The light was gorgeous in the historic city of Gammelstad, Sweden. We were there in the middle of June a few years ago, and the days were incredibly long. At that latitude, I was able to do an available light portrait at about 10 pm at a decent ISO since the sun barely disappeared below… Continue reading
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Late Arrival
A late pickup yesterday at ORD. Now, to get her back for a late practice at MSU through the snowy Western Michigan roads. Go Green….! Normally, the airport would be empty this time of night, but not on Christmas day. There was a weird combination of rushing conquerors and wandering zombies. A feeling that this… Continue reading
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I stand still or move slowly, feeling things like the impulse of shapes, the direction of lines, the quality of surfaces. I frame with my eye (sometimes with my hands) as the ground glass would frame. Nothing that one could reasonably call thinking is taking place at this stage. The condition is total absorption; the decision (a picture!) is spontaneous. – Aaron Siskind, 1955