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…
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…
Sunday in the Park with George. "George" in this case was my Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 lens. The park is Square Jean XXIII, just behind Notre Dame in Paris, on a…
I photographed these tulips on a light box using my normal shooting sequence, but when the time came to process them I did things somewhat differently. The normal workflow is…
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…
An important part of the gentle art of photographic composition is to recognize that we are rendering a three-dimensional world, in part by presenting it within a two-dimensional frame. An…
When people learn that I am a professional photographer, it is not unusual for them to ask me next what kind of photographer I am. The answer is trickier than it might…
I'm really pleased to note a new professionally-made video from Awagami about photographers who print on Awagami washi that shows my Botanique. The video can be played below, embedded from…
At a recent lunch with my brother he reminded me how we both benefited from a classical education in the arts when we were young. I may not have got…
Anybody else remember Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? My kids sure don't! Their world of computer gaming is deeply involved with Minecraft. Anyway, where in the world is…
To celebrate the spring equinox yesterday, here are some Tulips and Anemones shot on my light box for translucency (a white ranunculus peeks through on the upper left as well!).…
Danielle Wohl, an art consultant based in Palo Alto, California, has curated a different version of my work on her website. These are not the translucent florals on washi or…
I've posted a new informal review of my Zeiss Otus 1.4/55 on Photo.net. My conclusion: "If you can afford it, and if you can work with manual focus (which is…
Spring has come, and I know it's true because I have anemones and ranunculae to add to my tulips on my light box for back lighting. Fun to create a…
The assignment I gave out on the second day of the Achieving Your Potential as a Digital Photographer workshop was to make a photo of something so that it looks…
"History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce," wrote Karl Marx. In that spirit, the photo shows the floor and windows of what is now called the Craneway Pavilion. It's…
The Berkeley, California Pier juts out 3,000 feet into San Francisco Bay. When originally constructed in the 1920s, the pier was over three miles long, and an integral part of…
Photograph San Francisco in Black and White Please consider joining me the weekend of Saturday April 12 and Sunday April 13, 2014 for a black & white photographic tour of…
Wandering the crowded aisles of Berkeley's Urban Ore---a somewhat dodgy cross between an upscale junkyard and a down-at-the-heels flea market with an added smidgen of green ideology---with my camera and…