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Ready, Set…..
I love construction—heck, I love all industries. Going into a factory and photographing is one of the most fun things I can do. It is the best way to see and Learn about a manufacturing process that most people never see. This image is from the construction at the international terminal at O’Hare Airport. Continue reading
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Film Time!!!
Still rockin’ the darkroom. It looks like I’ve got some work to do tonight—time for some good tunes and get the timer ticking. This load took a little longer than one night. I have too many film types to get it all done, but I did get the five rolls of 35mm done, and that’s… Continue reading
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Muscle Time
I’ve heard of a barrel of monkeys. A milk crate of wrestlers? It must be the new go-to team. Continue reading
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Serindipity
Accidents are fun. Photo accidents, that is. Serendipity or the Happy Accident is a thing that is in short supply in the digital age. It was one of the treasured outcomes when shooting film. Now I feel like I need to be intentional, which seems to be at odds with the idea of an accident. Continue reading
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No Foul!
It’s been a bunch of fun seeing Elise’s niece play for MSU. Thanks, Steph, for letting us tag along. 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