While waiting for E’s flight to arrive, I wander and let my mind and eye roam. It’s like play and a quiet moment all wrapped up in one. This way of photographing reminds me of a quote from photographer Aaron Siskind “I stand still or move slowly, feeling things like the impulse of shapes, the…
The battle lines are drawn. Cucumbers and carrots are ready for inspection. The image is from Pete’s ribbon cutting.
I love going to the airport to pick people up. I usually go early so I can do a little phone photography. I always seem to get something or quite a bit of something to play with, and below is one of the finals. I was wandering around the United terminal, waiting for Elise’s flight…
Pete’s perfection from the fresh market ribbon cutting. The breakfast matrix has you. I was with the chamber for the ribbon cutting for Pete’s Fresh Market in Orland Park. I was so amazed at how organized every product was for this grand opening. I wonder if it looked as good as this by day’s end.…
I’ve been testing different papers, and Brooke was a wonderful subject. Interesting results: some papers have lower contrast with loss of detail, yet others are the opposite. Still no verdict on using VC filters with the paper. It appears to cost an additional stop and a half on the exposure. Yikes!! ISO 6 to iso…
Foul weather can make for a great day to photograph. Many years ago, I took a class in Santa Fe, NM, with Rodney Smith. He was a well-known photography educator at Yale and a New York Advertising photographer. He told us how he loved the light that happened just before it started to rain. If…
It’s Saturday, and Elise is at a scrapbooking event. What to do? Of course, take the train into the city. #metra #trainride #artinstituteofchicago I mostly Ride the Rock, and I sometimes take the Southwest service that runs near the house, but it only runs Monday through Friday. On occasion, I drive over to Flossmoor to…
