exploring nature’s infinite connections
If you have read much material on creativity, you have probably heard the term 'releasing your inner child' or something like it. Quite often people refer to the creativity in children because they have not developed some of the mental roadblocks of 'how things should...
I recently read about an interesting new blogging tool from Barney Davey over at Art Print Issues. . It is called BlogRush - you may have noticed the new widget on my sidebar. This tool creates a network of posts similar to your own blog, and places them in this...
In a previous posting about a month ago, I wrote how I was considering a switch to Mac. I have been a PC user for pretty much my entire computing life, except for perhaps my original computer classes in high school where we worked on Apple IIe's. (Is that dating...
Ok, so technically it isn't Winter yet. Only 20 more days to go. But hey, the leaves have fallen, the temperatures have plummeted, the hoses I left outside have frozen solid, and I'll bet if I stuck my tongue to a pole - it would stick real good. I am calling it...
We have all heard the term 'thinking outside the box.' It is a challenge to try to think and interpret in new ways never done before. Of course the term is probably cliche now, and perhaps the bigger challenge is defining exactly what that box is. It is hard to think...
I have noticed a lot of photographers (including myself) drifting lately towards more painterly photographs. William Neill's Dec 2007 photo essay in the latest Outdoor Photographer is a perfect example. We attempt to accomplish imagery with a camera and lens that most...
That time of year has started in the Midwest, and soon we will be in the depressing season of gray and brown. A constant rain over the past day will likely force the last of any remaining fall color to the ground. Some subject material will remain on the ground for a...
Perhaps one of the toughest aspects of nature photography is the struggle to assemble nature's chaotic elements into some type of order that will make a 2-dimensional image effective. It is part of human nature to want to see things in an orderly manner. Therefore,...
There is a fantastic conversation between several well known photographers, recently recorded into a podcast by George Jardine. The topic is basically many thoughts about archiving of photographs, our organization of them, and why. Jay Maisel, Greg Gorman, Seth...