Photo musings

Many of these posts are in a state of creation, repair, or both. Just as I’ll tweak many of my images over time, so too, with my blog posts. But … Read more

“Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.” — Ansel Adams “Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.” — Henri Cartier-Bresson “The world is … Read more

Against rigidity in composition. “To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.” – Edward … Read more

“He had his little Leica,” [fashion photographer Helmut] Newton remembers, “and he simply would point and shoot.” Since Cartier-Bresson’s hand isn’t as steady as it used to be, some of … Read more

In the YouTube video Camera Tricks are not Magic, famed magician Penn Jilette delivers a broadside against fake magicians who substitute camera trickery for the skill of slight-of-hand. In the photographic world … Read more