THE WRITTEN RECORD

Author: Chris

Palette

Black, grey, silver, navy, blue and white for everything I own = perfect palette.

Journal

The Blog Is Best

It is widely accepted that the first blog, or web log, was created twenty-five years ago. A lot has changed over the years, but of course, the blog is still the best way to express yourself on the World Wide…

JournalTechnology

Travel Thoughts

Travel has always made me reflective and last weekend was no different. I think of behaviors that need to change and to try something different. It’s always amazing to me how travel puts your life into perspective. Do more of…

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New Orleans Street Photography

Outdoors + TravelPhotography

‘Nawlins Neon

A few captures from Rue Bourbon.

Outdoors + TravelPhotography

108 Exposures

Finally received my Lomography 35 and 110mm film and I am ready to test these out. I have never shot 800 speed and I am looking forward to the colors and contrasts.

Photography

Anti-Boring

One of my goals this year is to create images that leave viewers guessing. Or, if nothing else, makes them think. I still haven’t had a chance to work on it but I will. For me, the aesthetic leans towards…

Photography

Keep Going

I think I need to keep being creative, not to prove anything, but because it makes me happy to do it… I think trying to be creative, keeping busy, has a lot to do with keeping you alive. Willie Nelson…

JournalWriting

Photography Workflow Using the iPad Pro M1

I had first published this guide in early 2019 in an effort to simplify my post-process photography workflow using the 2018 iPad. After decades of desktop and laptop processing, I wondered if the iPad was a solution for me. Previous…

Outdoors + TravelPhotographyTechnology

See

It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.

Epigraph

Conserve & Protect

“Over the coming century, the most vital human resource in need of conservation and protection is likely to be our own consciousness and mental space.

Epigraph

The Apple Polishing Cloth

It’s a cloth. With an Apple logo on it. It cleans Apple devices. I paid $20 for it. Although I must say, it IS better than your average microfiber polishing cloth. Announced in October of last year, it finally became…

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Intrigue

Something I’ve been wanting to do lately is creating intriguing or compelling photographs. The not-so-obvious images that is designed to make people think. A simple scene that tells a story but leaves the viewer wondering. I have some ideas but…

Photography

Can’t Get No Satisfaction

Photographers are always unsatisfied. If this wasn’t true, then why would we still venture out to seek something unique or capture something with our own perspective?

JournalPhotography

No-Go On The Crypto

After recently investing in cryptocurrency, I’ve looked at the markets and the charts and decided to cash out. I invested a few hundred dollars and have a net loss of $4.17. I wanted to see what the hype was about…

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