Using Visual Metaphors

Here’s an excerpt from my column in the current issue of AfterCapture magazine. “In photography, metaphors are visual rather than verbal. Different kinds of connections and transferences of shared qualities are made more easily with visual language than with verbal language. Relationships that can be...

Workshop Review – Along the Waterline

At the end of my field workshops we do rapid fire reviews of the work done that week. Everyone puts in at least 6 images. We don’t know who’s pictures we’re looking at. We call out star ratings fast getting a quick first impression. Then...

Composition – New Column on Luminous Landscape

“How do you define something? One classic strategy is to let the dictionary define it for you. The Oxford English Dictionary defines composition in the following ways … … the act of combining; forming relationships (between things); synthesis; reasoning from the universal to the particular;...

Adobe Groups

Adobe has entered into the world of online social networking with Adobe Groups. “Adobe user groups provide a forum of support and technology to business and creative professionals of all levels and professions. Whether you’re a business user, designer, seasoned developer, or just starting out...

Reviewing Images – Fine Digital Print Expert Workshop

We started my Fine Digital Print Expert workshop today with extensive group portfolio reviews. The reviews are useful for unveiling issues that need resolution and for helping frame how to apply techniques in ways that are appropriate for and sensitive to an individual’s vision (rather...

Identify Your Tendencies

Identify Your Tendencies We all have habits. Some habits are good. Some habits are bad. We tend to solve problems in certain ways, even though many ways are available to us. While many are conventional, our habits seem natural to us. To get a clearer...