I was out shooting bridge pictures one evening and found myself across the river from a heron rookery. A straight shoot of it was fine, but kind of boring, so I played with it bit to get a scene reminiscent of an old-fashioned horror movie. Too strange? Or did I need to go farther? I Read More …
You may recall October’s salon was pretty brutal. Not one to give up, I put as much of my limited time as I could into preparing submissions for November. And then I left for a month in Vietnam and Laos. Because I missed the salon itself (you don’t have to be physically present for your Read More …
As is probably obvious, I tend to be very literal and way too serious, traits that carry over into my photography. Generally my goal as a photographer is to recreate exactly what I saw. That’s a necessity for a photojournalist, but not exactly the recipe for inspired art. This doesn’t mean I don’t edit my Read More …
I was out of town when the deadline came around for submitting images for the April Salon, so I only competed in the digital competition. (Unlike prints, you can submit digital images without actually being present.) I was pretty excited about this competition because the theme for the month was Minnesota and Wisconsin Architecture. I Read More …
In February I joined the St. Paul Camera Club. It’s something I’ve thought about on and off over the years, but had never taken the time to look into. A photography event earlier in the winter made me realize that this was something I really needed to do . . . so I went to Read More …