-
There is no one here
She is really determined to assist me today. We’re off to photograph ILMEA All-State musicians at Carl Sandburg High School. Continue reading
-
Cat Check
My assistant is a little early for testing. I still need to teach her how to hold the checker. Though, she does have a killer look. #photoshoot #photostudio #photocat #assitantdirector #blackandwhite Continue reading
-
A lazy cat Sunday.
She slept while I mowed the lawn—lucky dog. When Brooke is in the yard, she crabs like crazy and wants to go out. Continue reading
-
My mail castle.
It sometimes seems like a cheap photo trick to turn an image upside down. Years ago, I did a workshop in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with Jay Maisel. One of his rules or “hacks” we learned was that if you didn’t see anything interesting in front of you, turn around. This mated well with another… Continue reading
-
I’m ready!!! You?
Are you ready? I am! The sun and moon are coming together to make a show—or at least 95% of a show. I had thought of heading south to see the eclipse but decided against it once I realized that the trip would be four and a half hours one way. I was also concerned… Continue reading
-
Got it done!
I love early voting. It was so easy, and there was no waiting. Ry missed out this time, but we’ll get him an absentee ballot in November. Continue reading
-
So, what’s in the trunk?
My good friend Brian told me he had something special he thought I would like. He wasn’t kidding! He had received this view camera kit from a client about 25 years ago and hadn’t used it much. He knew I was into view cameras and he thought I might put it to some use. He… Continue reading
-
Baking the Cake
Friday’s trip to Central Camera made for fun weekend work in the darkroom. It’s nice to have chemistry. Now for some scanning. darkroom #blackandwhitephotography #largeformatphotography #largeformat #largeformatportrait #film #filmisnotdead Continue reading
Alternative Process Atlanta Beach Beverly Shores Black & White Boston Canon Cat Chicago Collodion Commercial Culver Darkroom Deardorff Dunes Fall Family Film Fuji X-Pro Hipstamatic Instagram iPhone IQ350 Large Format Leica M6 M240 Medium Format Michigan New York P65+ Paper Negative Pebbles Phase One Portait Projects R8 Railroad Scrapping South Carolina Stellwagan Farm Studio Summitar Sweden Wet Plate
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