20 Quotes By Photographer Arnold Newman

  Enjoy this collection of quotes by photographer Arnold Newman. “There are many things that are very false about photography when it is accepted without question. You must recognize and interpret it as you would any other art form, and then maybe it is a...

My Top 12 Images Of 2015

Alignment VI Alignment X Alignment XXIII Alignment XXII Alignment XXVIII Constellation XV Constellation XIV Untitled Untitled Illumination XXIV Illumination XXXV This is a selection of my top 12 images of 2015. This selection doesn’t reflect sales, publication, or activities on the web. It simply reflects my...

The Benefits Of Selecting Your Top Images

View my Annual Top 12 Selections here.   When asked, “How many good images do you make in a year?”, Ansel Adams replied, “Twelve good images in a year is a good crop.” Imogene Cunningham responded, “One in a lifetime.” Both perspectives are useful. We...

Heather Hansen – Dancing To Draw

Having studied Theatre Design in Washington and Butoh dance in Japan, Heather Hansen’s passion knows no bounds. Inspired by Gutai action painters during her time in Japan—artists that famously threw mediums like paint or clay at canvases in post-war Japan—Heather creates life-size, symmetrical drawings capturing...

28 Great Quotes On Open-Mindedness

Enjoy this collection of quotes on Open-Mindedness. “We all operate in two contrasting modes, which might be called open and closed. The open mode is more relaxed, more receptive, more exploratory, more democratic, more playful and more humorous. The closed mode is the tighter, more...

42 Great Quotes On Style

Enjoy this collection of quotes on Style. “Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.” ― Gore Vidal “To me style is just the outside of content, and content the inside of style, like the outside and...

7 Quotes By Photographer Harold Edgerton

  Enjoy this collection of quotes by photographer Harold Edgerton. “If you don’t wake up at three in the morning and want to do something, you’re wasting your time. ” – Harold Egerton “When I was a boy, I read with great interest but skepticism...

Black & White Photography Styles

high key mid key full scale mid key high contrast high contrast low key Most successful artists define a consistent palette for their life’s work, for periods during their careers, or for individual bodies of work. It’s one of the primary things that creates an...

Expanding the Definition of Black & White Photography

neutral image The division between color and black and white in photography has been overemphasized based on the limitations of 20th century processes. 21st century processes are significantly different and beg a reconsideration of this division. Today, when we make black and white images we...

Color To Black & White Conversions – A Strategic Overview

  There are many ways to convert color images to black and white. Here’s my preferred method. 1       Optimize Color Start with an optimized color original; set black point, white point, and lightness; clear color casts; boost saturation to reasonably high levels; avoid...