by JB | Mar 5, 2014 | B&W, Inspiration
As Stephen said in his comment to my last post, you can’t plan on great conditions when you’re on a schedule leading a photo tour. You’re at the mercy of what is given you. As I see it, that is not necessarily a bad thing. Let me share a story. I...
by JB | Feb 24, 2014 | Chuck Kimmerle, Cole Thompson, Color, Creative, Inspiration
Recently I featured a terrific post written by my tour partner Dan Sniffin about his ideas with regard to photo celibacy which Cole Thompson tries to live by. Dan’s article was written before we spent the week with Cole and the group. The tour started with a...
by JB | Feb 13, 2014 | Cole Thompson, Creative, Inspiration, Nancy Rotenberg
The other day Tony Sweet emailed a picture of his Mom. He made the image with his iPhone while taking his iMom to the eye doctor or iDoc as he calls her. Tony made a blog post about his thoughts on his image here. These are my thoughts. Great photography creates an...
by JB | Jan 28, 2014 | Inspiration
Why Photo Celibacy? Dan Sniffin A growing number of photographers are practicing what is known as “photo celibacy,” where one does not use the images of another as a guide to his/her own work. Cole Thompson, among others, practices this. Most photographers commonly...
by JB | Dec 30, 2013 | Cole Thompson, Inspiration
Southside Johnny getting lost in it Fuji X-E2 – 35mm at f 1/4, ISO3200 In his most recent blog post, Cole Thompson suggested how something is better accomplished by personal vision than technical expertise. This reminded me of a friend, who, when asked if her...
by JB | Dec 20, 2013 | Cape Cod, Color, Fuji X-E1, Inspiration
Be the light. No really, be the light. Oft times we hear the masses exclaim, “its all about the light”, and they would be partly right. The quality of light is something we need to be keenly aware of. However, the light I’m speaking of is your...