The current trend toward feeding multimedia information over the internet demands our readiness to deliver professional messages for our clients. We’ve ramped up our video production and post production capabilities; while maintaining a budget conscious niche. Even with our cost conscious approach to video production some clients cannot budget those costs; yet understand the power […]
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Access to Awareness precedes Awareness itself
“The whole point of [making] pictures is so you don’t have to explain things with words.” — Elliot Erwitt (click images for larger view) Brady Street Festival, 2008. Slide show of additional images from this event.
To compose = present the subject in strongest manner possible
“To compose a subject well means no more than to see and present it in the strongest manner possible.” — Edward Weston enjoy the summer blooms return quickly to earth with autumn’s approach (click image for larger view)
Can we trust pictures?
“I don’t trust words. I trust pictures.” — Gilles Peress water, wondering, waiting for still to reveal trustworthy knowledge (click images for larger view) Slide show of additional “river walk 080715” photographs.
Vistor from out of town, parks, families gather
“I have to be as much a diplomat as a photographer.” — Alfred Eisenstadt Ann’s sister, Teri, visits from Florida and the family gathers together at Menomonee Park, the 297 acre site of a water filled Lannon Stone quarry. Additional slide show of images. (click images for larger view)
Easier said (and intended) than done
A few weeks ago it came to my attention that a professional friend had registered a URL as one part of her intention to birth a new consulting business. Periodically I’d check the URL to view her web site. The usual catch-all redirect would appear. No web site. Why? Because the hosting company required her to […]
Taking It Lightly Documentary Live on Internet
While the DVD has been available for a couple months it has taken some time to figure out how to present a 30 minute documentary on the internet without incurring excessive monthly fees. MotionBox has made it possible. Allowing the video to load for a minute or two will provide a better viewing experience than if […]
Giving and receiving = utopia
The 365 Tao, 103, on Reciprocity (paraphrased): Hands grasp, but also give; and can teach us generosity. Mouths taste, but also speak; and can teach us to give thanks in word and song. Noses breathe, but also smell; and can teach us to learn from our environment. Eyes see, but also show; and can teach […]
Links and networks
How do we make the web we weave work for our clients as well as ourselves? It seems that new terms come into use every day. Recently we discovered the umbrella term “social media.” We’ve been using these media (e-mail, blogs, Skype, discussion groups, etc.) for years; yet didn’t have a term to refer to all of […]
A lesson in discipline, down time, respect and divine connection
“Some of us cynics say that ‘the quickest way to make a million dollars in photography, is to start with two million dollars.’” — Anonymous Saturday afternoon we found ourselves at Al Simon’s 70th birthday celebration at Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue. I managed to see and document two moments of fine light before being […]