On finding your photographic style
Ice #58a. Boulder Creek, Colorado, 2011 I take my photography seriously and strive to improve at every opportunity. I hope that I am constantly evolving and improving. Since my ultimate goal is to do...
View ArticleDo you have what it takes?
Beach Mood #7. St. Pete Beach, Florida, 2012 …to be an outstanding photographer? That is a question I often ask myself. I come back from a morning of shooting in the mountains and, out of 100 images on...
View ArticleThe Ethics of Street Photography
The Lip Ring Girl. Barcelona, 2010 I do occasionally enjoy trying my hand at street photography. It is quite a challenge. I always have in the back of mind the idea of catching some unusual...
View ArticleHenri Cartier-Bresson: “Just Plain Love”
The Elevator. Catalunya, 2011…a novice street photographer in action! “What matters is to look. But people don’t look. Most of them don’t look. They just press the button…” -Henri Cartier-Bresson...
View ArticlePre-planning versus “hunting” for images
In my possibly warped mind, there are two basic ways of doing photography: 1) You have the finished image in your mind and you go about putting the elements together to create what you have already...
View ArticlePhotographer Spotlight: Helen Levitt
Watching You. Denver, Colorado, 2013 Henri Cartier-Bresson gets all the press…and maybe Robert Frank…and maybe Garry Winogrand and maybe William Eggleston, too. But in the annals of street photography,...
View ArticlePhotographer Spotlight: Vivian Maier
Three for Lunch. Barcelona, Catalunya, 2010 She is getting a lot of press lately, and for good reason. Her work is exceptional. Her self-portraits unique. Is she the American version of Henri...
View ArticleBoulder International Film Festival: “Finding Vivian Maier”
BIFF at Boulder Theater #2. Boulder, Colorado, 2014 If you get a chance, hoist your little fanny perpendicular and march yourself out the door to see this film. Or buy it through Amazon when it comes...
View ArticleWednesday Critique #17, 09/05/2014
Hidden Chairs. Estes Park, Colorado, 2014 Again, today’s topic is not actually a critique of a particular photograph. Instead, it is sort of a partial summary of places you could go to get feedback on...
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