Overlooking the Dordogne River
I got to talking about photography with the couple who ran the B&B where I was staying in the ancient monastery town of Cadouin, France, and they suggested I check…
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May 18, 2014
Room in Bourges
The old city of Bourges, France is known for its cathedral. This structure, a World Heritage Site, is probably the largest Gothic cathedral ever built. I think five Notre Dames…
May 13, 2014
Impregnable
Today the city of Cahors in the southwest of France is a slightly gritty provincial capital---but back in the middle ages it was fabulously wealthy. Protected on three sides by…
May 7, 2014
Splash
Rain left puddles along the paths and trails of the Parc de Sceaux, on the outskirts of Paris. I positioned my camera to capture the perspective generated by the reflections…
May 3, 2014
Spirals at the Hotel D’Orsay
If you know me, you know that I am nuts about photographing spiral staircases. The Hotel D'Orsay in Paris has two, one with an elevator running up the middle, and…
April 29, 2014
Double Rainbow over Paris
In the afternoon the rain started to come down hard, with a lush, almost tropical sound as it fell hard on the rooftops of Paris. I went upstairs because I…
April 26, 2014
Pont Royal
Spring in Paris means that sometimes it rains, which can make it all the more romantic. I took advantage of the moody light today to photograph along the Seine River.…
April 25, 2014
Banks of the Seine
Using the same lens (my Zeiss 35mm) and the same camera-in-motion technique as In a Paris Park creates a moody and atmospheric image in monochrome of the banks of the…
April 2, 2014
French Gardens in Sepia
I was asked to prepare these monochromatic images of gardens in France with a slight sepia cast for possible use by an art world client. I like the way they…
March 28, 2014
Louvre Reflection
I shot this image last year during a night photography session with my Paris photography workshop. Paris is a great city to photograph at night, with many opportunities for dramatic…
February 6, 2014
White Chrysanthemums at Giverny
At a casual glance, this is a fairly simple selective focus image of lush white flowers in an autumn garden. Actually, there's more to it photographically than meets the eye.…
December 24, 2013
Negative Space
Negative space is often defined as the space around and between the subject of an image. From a formal design perspective, learning to see negative space helps one to visualize the…
December 22, 2013
Photographing the Unusual in Paris
I am looking for a few select photographic souls who are Parisian at heart to join my wonderful group of photographers in Paris in April and May of 2014. Click here…
December 18, 2013
As time goes by
At first glance, this image has been mistaken for an iPhone shot (after the pattern of the special effects iPhone photos in my iPhonographie de Paris). The banks of the…
December 7, 2013
Islands in the Seine
I woke to a foggy autumn morning in Paris. No matter what the weather, there is always something to photograph in Paris---so I headed out to the islands in the…
December 5, 2013
Just So Story
On an overcast and gray day, I took the RER (Réseau Express Régional) out of central Paris to the suburb of Bourg-la-Reine. From the train station in Bourg-la-Reine I humped…
October 22, 2013
Dreaming of Giverny
I dreamed I saw Monet's garden at Giverny again. This time in autumn. My dream was waking, and I was really there. What a pleasure to be at Giverny with…
October 17, 2013
Tree Line
This is a shot looking almost straight up at the line of trees in the late afternoon in the Parc de Sceaux (pronounced "Park de So") using my 15mm f/2.8…
October 14, 2013