Back about a year ago, I shot some photos of Brian Deemy while he was working on this tintype piece that he would title “The Lovers”, a part of his recently completed tarot series. I think this is a decent photograph of him at work on his mannequins. For several years now he has been … Read more At work on “The Lovers”
When I take this photograph of a paper towel, I am thinking how this is not a “good” photograph and how one might talk about the large amount of negative space in the center and lower left part of the image. I also think of how the image is only shape, color, and texture; how … Read more It depends
It’s been joy and it’s been pain. It’s been elation and it’s been heartache. But it’s done. I am not satisfied with all that has transpired, but I am satisfied with my determination to finish. I know I succumbed to some struggles, but I later overcame some of them. I made progress. It wasn’t a … Read more Reflecting on finishing my degree
Spot removal. Frequency separation. Gaussian blur. So many tools, so many imperfections to remove. Transforming slightly or substantially the person’s face at the photographer’s discretion, yielding a person both like and unlike the one photographed. This, the photograph tells us implicitly, is the person. This is what they look like—or rather how we would prefer … Read more In Ideal Beauty
I will be honest. I came close to not posting today. The original material that I was working on for today’s post is far from complete despite the time that I have worked on it. What was meant for today will simply have to be rescheduled. While I can live with that, there is something … Read more A Little Frayed
It was a busy, tiring, yet fun weekend. Another spring break came as I enjoyed my time off to participate in Spokane’s 50 Hour Slam. Last year, I didn’t know what I was in for when I accepted a friend’s invitation to join her 50 Hour Slam team. I hadn’t even heard of the event. … Read more 50 Hour Slam 2019, Part One: Assuming a Role
By night, so many nights
The lights, so many lights
Illuminate the many faces not there
Keeping sleepless watch …
You never know when something is going to catch your eye––at least I never do. A simple walk from work to my car turned into a photo opportunity. Surely, some people wondered what could that person be taking pictures of. I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity as I took the last pictures on my … Read more Wet Asphalt
The genesis of this new image, “American Nationalist,” was a college photography assignment where I was tasked with creating a composite image from a collection of images that other students shot during our class time and pooled together. I knew there would be inherent limitations in what I could create with the images on hand, … Read more American Nationalist
There is no best camera brand or camera model, and there is no best camera technology. The best camera is not the one that has the most impressive specifications or the one that costs the most or even is the most desired by your friends or the public. It isn’t even the one you happen … Read more Thoughts on the Best Camera