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The making of a Princess Castle
If you missed my last post, my wife and I just got back from a wonderful vacation to Disney. This image was captured hand-held at ISO 3200. The ever changing color and lights on the castle are really quite beautiful. A "straight" image didn't do it for me, so I...
More on being idle and creativity.
Marty, a frequent blog visitor sent me an email about my last post. He shared something I felt would add to the discussion. He said, "Creativity can be a filter... When someone is trying to be creative (obviously not in itself a bad thing), they are to some degree...
On trust, being Idle and the creative process.
Fuji X-Pro1 18-55 lens f/8 I've been using social media much less. I still enjoy catching up with family and friends and find it to be a good "business" tool, however, the time I was investing was drawing me away from more important things. I also noticed that I was...
Hey, Another Right Answer!
I found this wonderful scene while leading a recent workshop on Cape Cod. The lead image is the one that I settled on as my favorite. I think the story of how I arrived at this image is worthy of sharing. I sent the image to my friend Dan who is my goto guy for...
Photography and the Creative Life
Nancy Rotenberg's book, "Photography and The Creative Life", is one of my most cherished books, a book I refer to often. It is full of inspiration and passion, Nancy's passion. It is not a book about technique, f/stops or shutter speeds. In fact, she does not even...
Perspective
Last week was a very good week. On Tuesday, I had the opportunity to speak to a very receptive group at a well organized meet-up in Plymouth MA. Thank you Amy Davies and Betty Wiley for organized this and doing a great job. Next, I went to Cape Cod to meet with Jeff...