One of the biggest takeaways from my recent trip to the west coast was a reaffirmation of the importance of physical prints. Especially now, in this digital age where photographs are more disposable than ever, there is something special, something almost bespoke, and certainly something beautiful, and original, in a good print on quality paper. […]
If you are like me, and most photographers I know who have been shooting for a couple of years, you’ve probably started accumulating some gear. Maybe you are smart or never suffer from Gear Aquisition Syndrome, but most serious folks I know have a decent–and weighty–collection. If you are at all like me, you like […]
The wintertime is a favorite time for me to photograph. You have to dig a little deeper, you have to work a little harder. The days are short, the nights long. In North Carolina, the heat and humidity are gone and I feel like I can breathe, that I can move around comfortably. The colors […]
Also, photographers are (generally) patient. I read a great little article by Thom Hogan recently, in which he explained that landscape photographers are data collectors as much as they are photographers, and that lots of observations over days or weeks or months lead to the great photos that they create. There is always chance and […]
I was watching an interview with Don McCullin this morning. I was struck–as I always am with his photos–by the immediacy, the palpability of the anguish, suffering, and perseverance of the human beings in his photos. I contemplated how the photographer must be haunted by what he has seen, and by what his legacy will […]
One very important difference between color and monochromatic photography is this: in black and white you suggest; in color you state. Much can be implied by suggestion, but statement demands certainty… absolute certainty. – Paul Outerbridge Yes, I am perfectly capable of reading a calendar. I see that it is still June. But my self-imposed […]
Just wanted to report that my month+ of shooting black and white for all my personal work is still going strong, though I’ve snuck a color image or two in there because the colors were so epic and I couldn’t resist. I’ve also used black and white for some paid work, just not exclusively. Hope […]
Though you may find yourself shooting photos for other people, always remember to shoot for yourself as well. Find those things that compelled you to pick up a camera in the first place. Photograph things that you love, and don’t worry if anyone else will love them. Remember that even though you have a hundred […]
A little over two weeks ago, I declared that for all my personal work, I would shoot in black and white exclusively. So far, I’ve kept to it, for the most part. I have over a month to go, but have already taken a number of photos in various types of monochrome. So far, I’ll […]
As a creative challenge, and because I LOVE black and white, I have decided to shoot/process all of my personal work for the rest of May and the whole month of June in monochrome. Maybe partly due to the announcement of the Leica M Monochrom (codename Henri–yes, that Henri) and partly because a short audit […]
