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A collection of 48 posts

Not Really Living

I can’t stand it to think my life is going so fast and I’m not really living it. Ernest Hemingway

Photo Workflow

My current creative workflow is simple, on purpose. I’d rather be out there shooting than processing or organizing. I don’t have the time or desire to go out for that one shot that will make me famous. I want to create a body of work. I’m not

Map Quest Pt 3

Over 260 images cataloged on a map with GPS coordinates and waypoints. According to my Lightroom software, I only have a little more than 200 to add. Then I’ll start a new map for geocaches I’ve logged followed by another map highlighting all of the street art I’

Lomo Turquoise Emulation

Lomo Turquoise Emulation

Last year, Lomography teased the photo film community with images hinting that they were bringing back the Turquoise film. Development has been ongoing and is scheduled to release fall of this year, 2022. Pre-orders sold out and more have been pushed back until November. I can’t wait that long

Why Ask Why

“Do you ever know what the birds are singing? You don’t. But you listen to them anyway.” Pablo Picasso Picasso, when asked what his paintings meant. Sometimes we create for the sake of creating and seeing what happens. There are times where I go out to shoot & don’t

Map Quest Revisited

Map Quest Revisited

After amassing about a thousand images of neon, murals and geocaches it is past time that I curate them into a searchable database. This is one of those “shoulda done it sooner” moments but who knew my latest photographic passion would have carried on this long? I’ve looked around

Digital Contact Sheet

One of my favorite tools on the iPad is importing my images to the Photos app. The simple act of sorting, organizing these photos like I used to do on a contact sheet of film negatives. Find the keepers and then develop them in the lab afterward.

Let's Take This Outside

Due to a variety of interests, there has been less writing here in favor of being outdoors with a camera. I’ve been out and about capturing a variety of topics including urban art, neon signs and more. I’m thinking of capturing a few new things as well. My

Map Quest

Over the past couple of decades I have acquired a lot of images and have failed to document them properly. Now I want to take on the enormous task of mapping my finds. There are three categories I want to photograph, map and geotag for future reference: * Geocaches * Murals, wall

How To Become The Great Urban Photographer

How To Become The Great Urban Photographer

If you loosely apply Lomography’s ten golden rules, you’ll do just fine. 1. Take your camera with you everywhere you go. 2. Use your camera any time, day, or night. 3. Photography is not an interference of your life but a part of it 4. Shoot from the

Digital Essentialism

Digital Essentialism

How is your digital life? Feeling overwhelmed by all the clutter in your inbox, hard drive and cloud service? I know I was. Though I consider myself to be a minimalist essentialist, there does come a time when I get lazy and the discipline slides. Clutter, digital or otherwise, can

Calaveras

Homework

“Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.” – Lawrence Kasdan This quote could also be used for any hobby endeavor we choose such as photography, crochet, micro electronics, Ham radio, etc. A hobbyist is constantly researching techniques, going over best practices and learning

Technical Issues

If you think technology will solve your problems then you don’t understand technology – and, you don’t understand your problems. Laurie Anderson Find the best tool for a specific job and stick with it. This is better said than done for me since I enjoy trying all the new

A Few Thoughts On...

1. Creativity and imagination needs to be constantly fed. 2. Reading is an anytime, anywhere pastime 3. Slow down. 4. Excuses delay the inevitable. 5. Make time for good conversation. 6. Apply what you know. 7. Chase the knowledge. 8. Organize your desk. 9. Make yourself so good that they

Just Do It

“We learn by doing.” This is the way you master your hobby, by getting on and doing it. Learn, practice, re-learn and practice some more. This goes for writing, sketching, photography, painting, or everything else. You don’t get good without practice, keep your head down and move onward. There

I Want This

There are many things in my life that I don’t need. I don’t need half the technology I have, nor most of online services that I pay for. This includes the hosting for my website. I don’t need it, but it does serve a purpose deeper than

Top 10 Tips For Street Photography

Top 10 Tips For Street Photography

It is street photography season in this part of the world and I am jotting down ten top tips as a reminder to myself and anyone else that may happen to stumble upon this humble little website. There are some obvious tips but as always, user experiences may vary. Gear

Video Denbow

When I am not capturing portraits with my camera, I am documenting where I have been, what I am doing and the people I am with. I want to start focusing on creating stories. Sure, there are a few photos that tell a story in themselves, but what about a

Consolidation

I am working toward keeping all of my web properties here under a single domain. New long-form posts will be here. Previous posts (2022-2002) are now in the Archive. I don’t do social media anymore but I do like to fire off some quick posts, mostly to myself and

Post Process Photography

Post Process Photography

Lately I have been attempting to find a more efficient workflow for my photography processing and organization. I have been an Adobe Lightroom user since 2006 to help organize and edit images. A few years ago Adobe switched to a subscription model instead of a one-time purchase. This is disappointing.

Version 1.0

I have had a need to simplify my websites and the expenses that come with them. Everything changed today. A year ago I transferred this website to WordPress.com for simplicity and ease of use but I gave up too much control. Today, I transferred it back to my own