When 35mm was the ubiquitous format in photography, shallow depth-of-field was normal. The challenge then was to achieve deep focus. Today the reverse is true. The advent of point-and-shoot cameras and cellphone photography have established extensive depth-of-field as the norm.

July 7, 2015

Photographers studying outstanding photographs can learn much about the technical essentials of image making (such as dynamic range, when to emphasize contrast, how to control lighting, etc.) from both reproductions and originals, but more importantly they can gain a deeper understanding as to why one photograph is extraordinary and communicates a great truth while others merely titillate.

July 7, 2015

Today’s camera or smartphone does so much automatically—no need to measure with a light meter or adjust shutter speed, aperture, and focus accurately to obtain an excellent exposure—that it is easy to assume that the craft of photography is being lost to time because of technological “advances.” . . .

June 30, 2015

I have always loved to draw. My love of drawing ushered me to painting and illustration. However, when I was in my late teens I was also intrigued by photography. But being unable to afford a camera I did not fully explore my interest in photography . . .

June 22, 2015

One challenge that I am confronted with again and again is being able to respond when something special that catches my eye—when that intuitive spark flashes—to not hesitate, just to take the shot. . .

April 19, 2015

“…since the early 1950’s, since the advent of commercial television, there have been 80 formats of video to-date. And most of them cannot be played anymore because the machines simply don’t exist.”

April 22, 2015