In the Big Blog that started all this blather, there’s a section on pain medications and their side-effects. This page is the logical progression from that section. Once again I am not a medical professional. What I write is from personal experience, conversations with my peers and over 60 years on this planet observing the…
To illustrate the “grid-able” methodology behind my “Vortex” series of geometrical abstracts, I’ve installed a simple 2×2 grid created from four complimentary 34″ diagonal Vortexes. Naturally, this method can be applied to fewer units — or many more. And the installation can contain complimentary colors as in this photo, or contrasting hues to create tension…
How to Take Better Pictures – An Instructional Series I cannot possibly count the number of times people have told me how much they enjoy taking pictures, but never seem to get those “amazing” images that they see in my book on on my website. Part of this is technical. Not fully understanding your camera…
For my fellow photographers and artists of 2D media (prints, paper, canvas), here’s a solution I worked out for transporting large prints to my framer. The problem is that if you have anything larger than about 11×17 – or maybe 13×19, protecting them and making the process of transportation un-cumbersome is a bit of a…
I get a fair number of questions regarding exactly how I create my hyper-realistic images. While I won’t divulge the exact details, there are some valuable insights I will share to assist you in taking better photos. You do not have to shoot in full Manual mode to achieve results similar to mine, but there…
This is the first in a series of blog entries designed to give you some new tools for creating better photographs. In the future we will go over some of the “rules” I’ve taught in my classes, without which the aspiring photographer is ungrounded. After learning all these rules, you are, of course, free to…
I’ve encountered some curious critters in my travels over the years. Recently, though, I discovered a couple of unusual little guys that I thought were especially cool. First is this fascinating moth that looks just like a wrinkled, dried leaf. I couldn’t find an exact match for this little guy, so I don’t know exactly…