The Story Behind Every Photograph
The Story Behind Every Photograph…October, 2023
[et_pb_text content_tablet=" Lone Tree, Jekyll Island, GA I've long believed when applying a creative rendering to a given negative for darkroom Silver printing, %22take the print in the direction it wants to go%22 The same could easily be said when incorporating a sunrise as a central theme to an image, thus, color seems to carry the day for this particular image. The Photo Arts Xchange is only a month away on November 3 & 4th. The imagery I'll share during the weekend will be a portfolio of...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…September, 2023
Tower of Voices, Flight 93 Memorial, Stoystown, PA Over the years following 9/11/2001 I have amassed several meaningful and powerful images related to the senseless tragedy of that day. 9/11 memorials are scattered around impacted areas of northern Jersey and Ground Zero itself. An image I made back on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 is likely the most extraordinary Back Story that has found its way to my camera and photography exploits...it will have to wait for another September to be...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…August, 2023
Reflection, Profile Lake, Franconia, NH Life...when you break it down, it's as simple and every bit as complicated as Decisions and Opportunities. So, in that spirit I write this month's Story Behind Every Photograph. My Dad had two metaphors he would use as teaching tools to paint a picture for his two sons...My favorite, "It's not the Arrow, it's the Indian. Which reminds me of a more socially appropriate metaphor. Big city socialite hosts a dinner party, pro-photographer attends the...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…July, 2023
StepToe Butte State Park Sunset Before getting into the Story Behind, at first glance look at the images above, and then below, they are reversed, or "flipped". The top image is how I choose to present the image to the viewer. The bottom image is the correct orientation in reality at the time the negative was exposed. Why flip the image? A compositional rule I learned back in the '80s from working pros. We live in the Western Hemisphere and read text from left to right, so to do we...