The Good Question
May 03, 2023
George Ingersoll asked: Quicker opening the file, but does it match the feeling from the dark room as your work appeared? Just wondering, since you’ve gotten amazing shots both ways.
I answered: That is a good question. I have pondered it many times. I have always felt that darkroom work was as important as camera work. Both lead to my finished vi...
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My Journey
April 28, 2022
I have been a photographer over the course of my lifetime of sixty some years. I have studied its history. I have studied the art of many photography masters. What I have learned is the art of photography is driven by revolutionary change in the medium. From daguerreotype to wet plate to tin type to film to digital. From slow exposures on insensiti...
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Thoughts about Visual Information
April 13, 2021
Photography is visual information. When I look at a photograph I see literal information and emotional information in it. Visual information tells me the story through the visual facts it contains. I believe in exploring the emotional information in a photograph, how what you see makes you feel. This is what I strive to create in my work. Is my vis...
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Thoughts on Photography
April 03, 2021
Photography is a wonderful way of seeing the world and expressing your vision to others and to yourself.
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