Leaf it all Behind!
posted over 4 years ago, updated 26 minutes later | 0 comments
Pardon the play on words here, but it is the time of year that focuses on leaves. Here in Maryland we are seeing the first glimpses of fall, as some leaves lead the march into color and change.
The air has developed a bit of a crispness, and the...
The air has developed a bit of a crispness, and the...
Divine Proportion
posted over 4 years ago | 0 comments
If you guessed that divine proportion referred to Marilyn Monroe’s figure you got this one wrong. The law of divine proportion is often called by many names: Golden Mean, Golden Section, Magic Ratio, Fibonacci Series, Phi and more. They all refer ...
Panoramic Photography
posted over 4 years ago | 2 comments
I’m frequently asked about how to make panoramic photos. In my book, Digital Collage and Painting, by Focal Press, I devote a whole chapter to the creation of panoramic images, complete with a fold-out page. Some folks would have you believe that ...
Welcome Anne!
posted over 4 years ago | 6 comments
Celebration is in the air. We just became first time grandparents! The joy and awe are un-describable. Our grand-daughter, Anne, arrived a week ago, and I was fortunate to be present at her birth. What a miracle it was.
Anne was 16 days late and...
Anne was 16 days late and...
Don't Forget those Shadows!
posted over 4 years ago, updated 1 minute later | 1 comment
Photography is all about light, wouldn’t you agree? If the light is right, all is good with the world. Photographers and artists go to great lengths to visit locales known for their fabulous light quality, like Provence, France, and Santa Fe, New ...
Photographing Flowers
posted over 4 years ago | 7 comments
Summer is peaking in many areas, including our flower gardens. This is the time of year when we admire nature’s handicrafts. If the weather has been kind to you this summer, you may be rejoicing in over-flowing hanging baskets, sporting riots of c...
Photographing Flowers
posted over 4 years ago, updated 2 minutes later | 1 comment
Summer is peaking in many areas, including our flower gardens. This is the time of year when we admire nature’s handicrafts. If the weather has been kind to you this summer, you may be rejoicing in over-flowing hanging baskets, sporting riots of c...
Burn, Baby, Burn!
posted over 4 years ago | 7 comments
I’ve just come off of teaching a week-long class in digital photography. The participants were your usual photo enthusiasts. They came with a variety of cameras, varying manufacturers, range of mega-pixels, modes, optical zoom, etc. They were brig...
The Digital Dance
posted over 4 years ago, updated 1 minute later | 2 comments
This summer the world is being taken by storm with a new dance craze. I call it the Digital Dance. It does not require coordination or rhythm. Its only demands are the possession of a shiny, new digital camera and the ability to punch small dials ...
Document Your Journey
posted over 4 years ago | 4 comments
I’ve just returned from a two week Alaskan adventure from Vancouver, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska. It was a trip that we have dreamed about for years and it didn’t disappoint. We took a cruise up the Inside Passage stopping at Ketchikan, ...
