I’ve been reading Art & Fear, and it has been striking a lot of chords with me on a very basic level. Unfortunately, it also hits a slightly ‘off’ note. I’ve casually mentioned before that I’ve enjoyed photography a lot more since going digital because when I shot slide film, once the exposure was made, […]

A little thought occurred to me months ago, and I never got to thinking about it in depth but someone said something last week that brought it back to my attention: What is the relationship between the photography by other people that you enjoy looking at, and the photography you do, yourself? A few preliminary, […]

I‚Äôve been thinking about starting a project with a particular subject in mind, with the idea that by studying one thing more closely, I will gain more understanding of it and produce better pictures as a result. But although I take this to be inherently true, I‚Äôm still interested in figuring out how it applies […]

Yes, I’ve been quiet for a while. I’ve been doing that thing, where you assess your progress and plan your direction, examine your motivations, identify a goal or two. Sometimes you need to forget about that stuff and just shoot, because you can get so tied up in it that you lose your creativity and […]

How do you actually work out ‘in the field’ when you”’re shooting? Do you: -see something you think would make a great picture, then work the subject with different approaches? -have a feeling, and try to capture it on film (sensor) from your surroundings? -see a subject that provokes a feeling, and try to capture […]

I had a little fun, in the traffic on the way home last night. I started to think about the way I shoot, and compared it to the approach of some others I know, and then thought about some little categories we might find ourselves in: Hunter ‚Äì you go to a location with a […]

Quite often I leave comments on images by my friends, some I know in real life, and some are still ‘virtual’ acquaintances. But I’ve reached a point where I’ve seen what they’ve been producing for at least six months now. It occurred to me the other day when I wrote an email and told someone […]