I care about photography because it lets me prove that people like me enough to sit still on the other side of a lens for a brief moment. Friends! That’s what those people are called. And friends are keen, and also, often, really ridiculously good looking.
I feel privileged to live with so much beauty and love in my life. Truly. Photography is one way in which I can honor and remember such joy.
My roommate, Sarah, and I barely knew each other last June, and certainly did not a year ago. Now, I’d be hard-pressed to imagine a better friend with [...]
I would like to offer a quick round-up of photography links that I’ve found interesting over the last few months.
The Cleverest compares a Canon Powershot G9 and a Canon 5D for image quality. The G9 fares well, especially at less than a quarter of the prices of the 5D SLR kit.
An older, professional photographer [...]
So I was in not a particularly good mood this evening when I returned home, firing up my laptop on the strength of my “today or gin” claim to Whit (more on this later?). In the midst of glorious self-pity, I recalled a personally and professionally relevant story that asked, “How will this software get [...]
Well, I have never been quite happy with Gallery or Gallery2 so I am ready to jump on the bandwagon and use my Flickr account. Whit’s coming with me.
I will see if the Flickr tools (combined with Lightroom) increase my upload throughput and if the social hooks increase my investment.
…almost, nearly, survive a swim in Icicle Creek in Leavenworth. Nice work, Drew. This year has not been a good one for my camera lenses. I was extremely happy to have my grandfather’s old Tamron 28mm prime as backup lens on the weekend trip.
After so many bloggers and photographers mentioned their love of affordable 50mm [...]
Check out this series of photographs of people and their breakfasts by John Huck. The photographs are beautifully taken, sure, but the subject matter is just so compelling. One photo presents only cigarettes and coffee as a woman’s repast. I feel sad that she doesn’t eat more but the emotion is quickly followed by self-reproach [...]