The Story Behind Every Photograph
The Story Behind Every Photograph…March, 2021
If you’ve never tried, then you’ll never fail, if you've never failed, you’ll never grow. No idea if anyone has ever written the opening line, nevertheless that is the genesis of this month’s Story Behind Every Photograph, didn’t figure it would be so soon with the brand new 5x12" Chamonix camera. I've always thought it would be interesting to write a back story about a failed photograph, at least from the perspective of the original idea and motivation to make the image. This...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…February, 2021
This is a particularly meaningful photograph for me and coincides with a particularly meaningful birth month for my 1st grandchild; in a few days, Tessa becomes a teenager !! As most adults progress through life we can look back to important events and dates, a wedding day, the birth of our own children, and other important milestones in life. February 8, 2008, is such a day for my family, what transpired in the weeks and months following that day caught me off-guard. I would soon learn...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…January, 2021
Happy New Year, may 2021 bring you Health and Prosperity with a safe return to normal !! Mattabassett Creek Snowstorm is an image that resulted from a failed early morning 7x17 shoot at another location back in the fall. Lighting conditions for that original destination in the Autumn were not conducive and as a result, I just left and headed to get a coffee on this overcast morning. As it happens, I have returned to this location and walked the creek many times during the winter months...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…December 2020
Block Island is a destination I'll never tire of. In fact, retirement is but a month away and I intend to be on the island for the full month of February hoping for dramatic winter conditions !! This month's image was taken on South East Beach in the mid '80s, long before I had any serious darkroom experience much less knowledge. This type of negative design was my foray into large sheet film photography. The Zone System is a systemic method of exposing and processing B&W film...