by JB | Feb 21, 2014 | Abstract, B&W, Cole Thompson, Death Valley, Essence
The “S” curve in nature is a very powerful graphic element. I was thrilled to find this one in the dunes. During our recent tour with Cole Thompson, he was kind enough to show us some of his post processing techniques. Learning how he uses the Dodge and...
by JB | Feb 19, 2014 | Abstract, B&W, Death Valley
I am drawn to the dunes. I love being out there, especially in the morning. I walk about a mile to a spot that I hope will be great for first light and wait. Then the sun crests the horizon and the show begins. And I can’t help but gasp with amazement each and...
by JB | Feb 3, 2014 | Abstract, B&W, Chuck Kimmerle, Cole Thompson, Death Valley
Today we started our tour with special guest Cole Thompson. It has been a joy to spend time with Cole whose work I have admired for quite some time. Cole gave a presentation today that was tremendous and very inspiring! Our tour is focused on B&W photography, so...
by JB | Dec 5, 2013 | Abstract, Cape Cod, Inspiration
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...
by JB | Nov 6, 2013 | Abstract, Inspiration
Recently, I posted an image on Facebook which caused a friend to have the following thoughts. “Looking at your image this morning, I started thinking about where we choose to capture images and why we do so. What draws us to photograph at certain locations...
by JB | Oct 31, 2013 | Abstract, Creative, Fuji, Fuji X-Pro1
Fuji X-Pro1 – 14mm Fuji lens Another from our wonderful morning in Cape May. The sky was simply amazing. A big thank you to all those who support the webinars I do for Topaz. Yesterday we had another full house, thanks! The recorded version is available to...
