In the photography classes that I teach I give a Photo Assignment each week to the students in my class. In our last class I chose an assignment that I found in Bryan Peterson’s book Bryan Peterson Photography School. The assignment was: Choose a subject. Using a single lens (24-70 Read more…
As we move into April I’m seeing more and more Pond Life appearing and emerging in the pond behind our house. For the past week we’ve had visitations of wood ducks in the pond in the early morning. Most mornings there are a pair and trio of wood ducks (two Read more…
Recently I’ve been thinking about how much I am learning about photography (and about life) because I am teaching a photography class. Each week I think about and search for ideas that will challenge and interest my students. At the same time I usually discover that I am challenged and Read more…
It’s an ordinary day in my very ordinary life—no excitements. There is no place I need to go, nothing that I must do. I find myself basking in the light of this ordinary day and finding things to love about What Remains as I let go any shoulds, woulds, or Read more…
The more I make photographs, especially of flowers over a series of days, I believe that making photographs is a kind of Noticing all kinds of things. There are textures, shapes, and colors. And my mind perceives grace, beauty, softness, and more. The longer I work with the same bunch Read more…