If I Had Only Wore a Mask…
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If I Had Only Wore a Mask…

Your plan for hiring scouts in Scotland sounds wise. I have only done that for assignment shoots, though one time in Yorkshire I hired a driver to tour us around the Dales looking for monastery ruins. I mostly did it because I didn’t want to drive a stick shift car on the left side of road. Plus, I knew he…
February 26, 2024Posted inarchitecture, England, London, Musings, Odds and Ends, Travels, Uncategorized
Box Seats
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Box Seats

Yes turning 70 brought on a lot of thought for me too. It truly felt like the time to quit working, unless you’re running for president or some other political office. But it brought on more reflection than turning 50 or 60. And yes, a big look back at the journey I have been on. And while I don’t have…
February 13, 2024Posted inCelebrations, Musings, Odds and Ends
How do I Want to Spend my Time?
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How do I Want to Spend my Time?

Wow, you retired young. 911 actually gave my business a boost. Art buyers saw smaller budgets for photo services and turned to stock photography as a cheaper alternative to commissioned work. That’s where I was positioned at the time. What killed my industry, or at least changed it, was the rise of digital. Suddenly everyone with a camera and a…
February 10, 2024Posted inMusings, Odds and Ends, Seattle
Life’s Journey
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Life’s Journey

We don’t do much for Christmas and New Year’s. Sometimes we have friends for Christmas dinner, but this year I am thinking dinner for two. Often on New Year’s Eve we would have a little gathering by the fire, and I make something special like gumbo or if I am lazy, chili. Something you can eat by the fire. I…
December 14, 2023Posted inCelebrations, Musings, Odds and Ends
Your Work is Boring
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Your Work is Boring

When I taught, loosening up a student was taking away their controls that they were so comfortable with. One assignment I recall was shooting from the hip. They weren’t allowed to look through the view finder. They had to point and shoot, preferably from an unusual angle. There was this element of surprise. In film it could be quite wasteful…
November 30, 2023Posted inMusings, Odds and Ends
Great Exposure
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Great Exposure

It is hard to be the photographer in a show or auction of mixed art forms. You just get treated differently. A lot of folks don’t think of photographs as art and would just as soon buy a crappy painting over a stunning photograph. I was in an auction once where they auctioned off all kind of stuff, from art…
August 21, 2023Posted inMusings, Odds and Ends
Nothing More
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Nothing More

I am constantly amazed by the iPhone’s ability to capture what I could never capture on film. But while the dynamic range is amazing, the image quality is lacking. But still, as a simple image, meant to illustrate a quiet moment, and nothing more, it is pretty good.
May 16, 2023Posted inMusings, Odds and Ends, Seattle