“At the root of creativity is an impulse to understand, to make sense of random and often unrelated details. For me, photography provides an intersection of time, space, light, and emotional stance. One needs to be still enough, observant enough, and aware enough to recognize the life of the materials, to be able to ‘hear […]
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Point of view? Candid? Casual?
“Photographers may be concerned, conceptual, confrontational, candid, casual, constructing, but what is important is that they have a point of view.” – John Loengard, Pictures under discussion by John Loengard “Taking photographs, taking candid photographs, means that the photographer is an invisible man. Whereas there is still a feeling that in having a photograph taken there […]
Lunch in the slow (economy) lane
working through lunch on marketing plans for Taking it Lightly (click image for larger view)
Opinion: May the economic uncovery continue. Honestly!
All of us, at all income levels, feel the pain as we attempt to uncover the Ponzi schemes, pyramids, valueless derivatives, and hedge hogs hiding under bullshit covered balance sheets. Know this; we cannot experience a true economic recovery until we experience a true economic uncovery. Our economies whether family, local, or global must return […]
The Leica User Group March Assignment: Local evidence of economic downturn—scene 1, take 1
About a month ago a number of LUG (Leica User Group) members thought it worthwhile to take on an occasional “assignment.” This group of both amateur and professional photographers, from around the world, will bring an interesting international flavor to any topic. I’ve posted a list of contributors with links to their contributions here. So […]