Stocking up in Eastern Europe I don’t remember buying them apart from it was the fall of 1991. Two boxes of Forte brand Hungarian photo paper. 3 ½ x 5 ½ inches. 100 sheets per box. Maybe it was the small, brick-like shapes that attracted me, or maybe it was the...
Do you like to break rules? I do. Especially the ones that don't make a lot of sense like the "rule of thirds". This rule and others are some aesthetic rules in photography that are commonly encountered and taught. And the myths continue to live on and perpetuate...
Composition in photography: definition In photography composition is the way in which something (a photograph) is put together or arranged. It is the combination of parts or elements that make up something. It is what we put in the frame and where we put it. In...
Many art forms appear to intersect at times. For me personally, the intersection of music and photography is particularly interesting. As an active musician and photographer, I am always surrounded by my tools: cameras and musical instruments. Naturally, I have...
This is part 2 of a 2 part series. To read part one, click here. My thoughts on film photography I hope it is clear by now by the discussion on tools that I view film photography as a tool. A tool that can be chosen by photographers if they are so inclined. A...
Film photography in 2020 My journey back into film started in 2019. I thought it would be fun to discuss why I like film photography as my main medium. This is part 1 of a two part series. To read part two, click here. Nikon 35mm film camera with 35mm color film...
I wrote another guest blog for Hamish Gill's 35mmc Blog Site, you can find it here. Some thoughts on Minimalism I have long been fascinated and influenced minimalism as an art form, minimalist design and minimalist architecture. When I was younger, I studied the...
“The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.”― Lao Tzu, Te Tao Ching Sometimes less is more, so that's my first post in 2020 and the new decade. Pictures taken with Nikon FE, 28mm lens with macro tube and Ilford Pan F 50 B&W...
