How to overcome the weight of inertia to go out and create masterful, meaningful, award-winning photographs.

Last Updated: 14 October, 2009
You won’t read this on the ‘mainstream media’ sites. Our secret whislteblower has revealed photo documentary evidence of the source of the H1N1 Swine Flu pandemic from Mexico. The CDC hasn’t …

The universe appears to be a self-reflecting sphere with the ‘self’ at the center.
All you can see, and therefore photograph, is a reflection of yourself.

Need a photography project? Stumped for new ideas? Looking for inspiration? Things are looking up!
This very morning there was an unexpectedly gray cloud cover when I got up.
While not especially photogenic (from where I stood, …

Do confusing thoughts about the meaning of Modern Art keep you up at night and prevent you from leading a rich and fulfilling life?

Here is Part 2 of:
Make Photoshop Work for You – Best Photoshop Cool Tips – The Menu Bar
(Part 1 is back over here )

Layer is the powerful area of Photoshop which allows you to affect …

At this time (early 2009) digital cameras are everywhere, in cell phones, in point and shoot little cameras, and even casual shooters may be using DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) cameras.
Local and online retailers selling …

Photographers Richard Avedon, known for his trend leading fashion photography work,  and Arnold Newman, known for his celebrity portrait work, are  interviewed and discussed on  National Public Radio.
There are some great interviews with, and podcasts …

Photographic proof of ‘alien existence’ in museum!  – or – ‘Kids! Take Your Own Alien Photos!’

What is a pixel? How to define ‘pixels’ and ‘megapixels’ in a digital camera image.

What’s all this talk I hear about endangered megapixels?

When I Was Young, the Planets Would Come To My Bedroom Window and Speak to Me.

Don’t move . This is a holdup!

Photographer Shoots Photographer While Shooting Photographers!
Oh, how I love to catch people in the act of photographing. And what could be better than photographing a photographer caught in the …

The Coming Recession Will Be Good for Digital Cameras and Photography
Digital cameras, digital lenses, Photoshop, film photography, etc. may all be improved by the looming economic meltdown.

The Best Photography Darkroom Equipment: Film Processing Thermometer
A mini review of the Weston Dial Darkroom Thermometer
If you are serious about developing your color or black and white film images,
you must get,
and use faithfully,
your own film …

Why Your Next Digital Camera Sux!
And, the one you buy after that, too!
That’s because we are still in the adolescent years of digital imaging.

Why yet another photo blog?
There are many sites ‘focused’ on photography, of course.
Most of those sites are hardware oriented (cameras, equipment, software, gadgets, etc.) and look only at the ‘stuff’ or the ‘how-to’.
I expect to …

Area residents astonished!
Said a casual browser, “I’ve been on those internets for years and I ain’t never seen nothing like this before!”