by JB | Mar 8, 2017 | B&W, Cole Thompson, Death Valley, Workshop
I am just back from co-leading two workshops in Death Valley and The Alabama Hills with the great Cole Thompson. We had two tremendous groups with lots of opportunities to create images that made our hearts sing! To be with Cole was a rare treat as he does not...
by JB | Aug 13, 2015 | Cole Thompson, Inspiration
The positive response to my previous post tells me people are interested in the topic of art, photography and competition. I’d like to add a few more thoughts. First, for anyone who might think otherwise, make no mistake, I believe camera clubs offer...
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 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 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...
