Come in! There are a few adventures I’ve written about, but most of the content offers classes in photography and mentoring for photographers, including photo theory, which, although a vital part in our profession, is largely an overlooked subject in all published media that profits from and feeds our gadget minded mindset today.
In writing the “Lighter Side of Photography” I mentioned that the ‘magic’ of photography doesn’t come from gimmicks or software algorithms, it comes from our consciousness and following a zenic path to master photography. Most shooters only think about focusing the lens, but this only sharpens what is recorded. The true photographer’s path is one read more
It was towards the end of 1989 and I was sitting in my studio office when out of the blue famed actress Patricia Neal called me about that photo….”how did you ever get that shot?”… She was talking about my photograph called “Illumination of Oak Bluffs” she saw displayed at the airport.
Any photographer will tell you that if it were possible to grow an extra set of hands, he would. As simultaneous scientists, artist and pack-horse, photographers must know their equipment inside and out, but they must also be prepared to change shutter speed and aperture at a moment’s notice – even prophetically.
I ended on this note when mentoring on finding a photographic balance, “In part, having such ‘vision’ comes from innate talent, but you develop it through balancing your time expanding your knowledge with time practicing and experimentation. You have to apply the technology in the field. As you do, over time, you will pre-visualize your …
From Mentoring Photographer, James Schot Finding a Photographic Balance: I’ve written about it in a previous blog article “Celebrating the End of Photography – as we knew it” how by creative destruction photography has changed and business is not what it used to be. That’s not a problem, it’s a realistic reminder that things are …
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Speaking Light in Tone and Color: What might the camera sensor have in common with Optics, written by Ptolemy in Egypt in the 2nd Century AD?
Every picture can tell a story.
This is the true story about a straight photograph that took place in a Tango World.
I’m not going to bore you with the technical details on how “electric” versions were creatively photographed, except to mention it was all done in camera at the time of exposure.
