The Story Behind Every Photograph
The Story Behind Every Photograph…June, 2020
The Eastern State Penitentiary (take a tour) in Philadelphia is the type of place I love to explore and make photographs in. There are technical challenges I enjoy with large film photography and this image is certainly an extreme example. When I first came upon this scene, my eye immediately went to the lightest area of the scene. I then thought, can I carry enough detail in the shadows to make a worthwhile photograph. With light meter in hand I measured the lowest value I could find...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…May, 2020
For nearly 50 years of my adult working life I have been in the Auto Collision repair business, specifically the refinishing end of the repair process. During the majority of those years I was paid by the job, aka, Flat Rate. In other words, you are paid for what you do day in day out, no work, no pay. Worst yet, if you made a mistake and had to do something over a second time, no pay, you're only paid once for the job. This leads to becoming very efficient with time, SOPs, standard...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…April, 2020
Intuition is born from wisdom, which usually results from years of experience. For this month’s Story Behind Every Photograph I came across a very appropriate quote “it is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover" by Henri Poincare. The above photograph was initially a failure, however, the image held a silver lining and unlocked a significant technique in my silver printing toolbox, please read on. A few years ago I wrote an extensive Blog on...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…March, 2020
Well back in the '80s I settled on my main camera format when I purchased a 5x7 Deardorff. For me the slightly panoramic aspect ratio of 5x7 versus that of 4x5 or 8x10 has clearly influenced my imagery. I was fortunate back in 2007 to acquire one of the finest designed Ultra Large Format cameras made by Dick Phillips. The panoramic 7x17" provided me with a new and rewarding way to "see" the landscape and was a perfect compliment to the 5"x7" (this becomes important later in the story). I...