Derrière
This statue was resident in the lobby at the Hotel Lutetia in Paris when we held the 2013 Photograph Paris with Harold Davis workshop. It amused me to snap an…
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July 6, 2013
Happy Fisheye Family
Every once in a while a photographic gadget comes along that is simply so silly, and such a kluge, that I have to try it! After all, photography is about…
June 21, 2013
An iPhone in Paris
I like to say that the best camera to use is the one you have with you. I'll swear that photographers, and not cameras, make photos! So my iPhone camera…
June 13, 2013
Sweet Treat
I spent my last night in France at Auvers-sur-Oise on the outskirts of Paris. This location was convenient for dropping off my rental car at the airport the next morning,…
May 25, 2013
Au Sauvignon
Across the street from the hotel and down the block, Au Sauvignon, a modest brasserie offered simple food and seats to watch the world go by. In the back, these…
May 12, 2013
La Tour Eiffel
At night, the area under the Eiffel Tower turns into an exciting display of lights, colors and people---as you can see in this iPhone shot of this small carousel in…
May 3, 2013
San Sulpice
San Sulpice is a marvelous, unfinished baroque church. It's a few blocks from the Paris hotel my workshop group is staying in. The interior of this church was in an…
April 30, 2013
Luxembourg Gardens
I am staying around the corner from the Luxembourg Gardens, a fun place to photograph with its harmonious straight lines of trees and flowers in their springtime bloom. This is…
April 26, 2013
Photographing your kids
Pity the poor children of the shoemaker---who go around perpetually down at their heels. Although photographic projects, clients, flowers and more beckon, such is not the case for my kids when it comes…
February 23, 2013
Not a pretty face
Not far as the crow flies from the glamorous and scenic parts of San Francisco lies a moldering waterfront south along San Francisco Bay. The structures look like they belong…
January 8, 2013
Art is where you find it
Art is where you find it. I found this light phenomenon---caused by the reflections off two parked cars---when I came out from a Costco shopping adventure with the kids. Shot…
January 3, 2013
Encapsulation
When you have four kids like I do, shopping for food occurs frequently. The one thing you want to do when you take the kids into the supermarket is to…
December 15, 2012
Sweet
If you go into any restaurant these days and look at the diners who are eating alone, most of them are likely to be playing with their smartphones. Some of…
September 26, 2012
Teaching Katie Rose to play chess
I am teaching Katie Rose to play chess. She gets the basic moves and is learning some openings---although she sometimes wants to jump all the pieces over each other the…
August 25, 2012
Fixing my iPhone at “Joe’s”
So I love and hate my iPhone. My iPhone 4 is the camera I always have with me, and it is a joy to schlep compared to my full and weighty…
August 13, 2012
Julian Graduates from Middle School
My oldest son Julian graduated today from Middle School at Star Academy. We are very proud of him---and very appreciative of the work the school has done with him to…
June 29, 2012
iPhoneography
The best camera to use is the one you have with you, and the camera I have with me all the time is my iPhone. So most of the photos…
June 12, 2012
Through a Glass Lightly
I took Katie Rose for lunch yesterday to Ikea. We both had Swedish meatballs and french fries. Then we started fooling around with my iPhone camera. Altogether Katie and I…
June 28, 2011