Winter in northeast Wisconsin upsets many who live here. Weeks of numbing bitter cold, hazardous driving conditions and frustrating feelings of hibernation in one’s interiors, can fuel depression, angst and loneliness. This cabin fever is magnified now by the...
Photography is a Solitary Activity After many years, I have come to the conclusion that, for me, photography is most enjoyed when done solo. I have been in camera clubs and group photoshoots in school with all the attention focused on doing my own thing (within the...
Out Walking Well, I’ve been out walking these days. At first, I walked to expel nervous energy as a form of exercise. I would walk fast and deliberate. After a week, attention to my surroundings became the source of interest, replacing the goal of physical...
Aloneness Creative Inspiration is revealed to me in the stillness of solitude. I withdraw for a brief time to contemplate. These little respites – walking, coffee breaks, cigarettes breaks and time spent alone in a bar with alcohol are a few incentivizing...
What I shot End of the year lists are somewhat subjective when rating music, movies and news stories. Personally, photographically speaking, anything having to do with looking back on what I shot for a client on the job site or on the way home from the job is also...
When I photograph subjects that don’t move, (primarily real estate and architecture), I often employ the high dynamic range setting in my Nikon D810 camera. The setting is found in the shooting menu. I will not go into the operation of the setting on the...
