My Top 12 Photographs Of 2017

Alignment XXXIII Alignment XXX Alignment XLIII Alignment XXXI Alignment XXXII Alignment XXXVI Interference Interference Land In Land Land In Land Antarctica Antarctica This is a selection of my top 12 images of 2017. This selection doesn’t reflect sales, publication, or activities on the web. It simply...

41 Great Quotes On Finished

Enjoy this collection of quotes on the state of being Finished. “There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.” – Francis Drake “Begin – to begin is half the...

How To Use Noise In Images Creatively

Noise happens. Most of the time you want to lose it, but sometimes it’s better to use it. There are many reasons to use noise in your photographs. Detailed areas look sharper with less noise reduction. Make Images Look Natural & Sharper Be careful not...

My Interview On Maine Mag Radio Is Live !

My interview with Dr. Lisa Belisle on Love Maine Radio is live! It’s wide-ranging and soulful. This episode also features Suzette McAvoy executive director of The Center For Maine Contemporary Art. Listen to it here.

Creative Image Sharpening With HDR Software

Unsharpened / Hybrid / Strong HDR HDR software is most typically used to render shadow and highlight detail, but it can also be used to enhance tonal separation and detail in any range of tones, even in images with extremely low contrast. The very same tools that...

17 Great Quotes By Photographer David DuChemin

Enjoy this collection of quotes by photographer David DuChemin. “The cliché comes not in what you shoot but in how you shoot it.”  – David DuChemin “Learning to see is not about having open eyes; it’s about having an open mind.” – David DuChemin “The more...

Alumni Beal & Hartford Collaborate On Big Successes

This summer, two of John Paul Caponigro’s Next Step Alumni, Kathy Beal  and April Hartford completed cornerstone projects in Santa Fe, and their success was enhanced by their support of each other. – The second week in June, Kathy Beal debuted her new active wear line,...

13 Great Quotes By Photography Charles Sheeler

  Enjoy this collection of quotes by photographer Charles Sheeler. “I have come to value photography more and more for those things which it alone can accomplish rather than to discredit it for the things which it alone can accomplish rather than to discredit it...

The Best Books On Color Theory

What is color theory? It’s a language and set of concepts that’s useful for describing and creating color relationships. Color management helps you get consistent colors. Color adjustment helps you change colors. Color theory helps you choose colors. I’ve studied color all of my life...

The Temperature Of Color – Warm Or Cool ?

An essential quality of color is temperature. Temperature can be used to attain a color balance. Temperature can be used to enhance spatial relationships within an image. Temperature can be used to elicit psychological responses within the viewer. Understanding and exploring the dynamics of temperature...