When my family came to Texas, it took me quite a while to consider it my “home”. After all, we lived in Illinois for almost 20 years, so that seemed like home, although I never […]
Category: Interesting Thoughts
You Can’t Get There From Here…
This is a famous saying in the US state of Maine. I was thinking about this today – as I captured some images on my phone, then synced my Google Photos images to the cloud, […]
Bull!
No story, review or funny anecdote today – just a great close-up photo of a longhorn steer near my house! I love it when they come close to the fence so I can take their […]
To Stage, or Not to Stage.
When I was in college, one of the things that I remember being surprised about was that some (maybe many) photographers stage their photos. Photos that appear to be random, and natural, are sometimes very […]
What Kind of Learner are You?
I was thinking about learning today, and thinking about how I learn. I tend to be a visual learner. I like to see how things work. I like books with pictures. Some people can just […]
Shooting with Film Makes You Slow Down – or Not.
I’ve written a few blog posts about how I felt that shooting with film helps you to slow down. You shoot less because film is expensive. You take your time, and it can be truly […]
No News is Good News, Generally Speaking.
I’ve heard that phrase at least a million times growing up (well, maybe not a million). And today something happened that made me think about it again. I’m a software developer in my day job, […]
How Does This Thing Work?
Ever since I was a child, I’ve always loved to take things apart to find out how they worked. Maybe that’s one of my fascinations with photography – the fact that I love how cameras […]
Best, Shmest…
There’s no such thing as the best camera! I’ve seen some articles/posts on photography lately – some titled, “The Best Camera for Landscape Photography” or “The Best Film Camera for Beginners”, and I’m getting a […]
