Photography
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And Then…
…the realization that Missadventures had polished off one bottle and cracked open another before you could.
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Hibernation
2019 was a great year for my portrait photography. There are so many creative, beautiful people out there and it was great to work with them but I need a break. I’m hanging up the camera for portrait photography to focus on personal photography and…
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Saturday In The Park
What a gorgeous fall day today. Missadventures and I strolled, talked and even snoozed on these rocks by the pond.
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Khmer Empire Antiquities Part II
In May 2019 I had the opportunity to explore the Art Institute of Chicago and Field Museum to research and analyze the ancient Khmer empire artifacts from Cambodia as research for an upcoming book. It was my delight to explore similar artifacts from this Labor…
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Flexibility and Patience
At some point in every portrait photographer’s career there will be a time when things just don’t work out according to the plan. Two characteristics will be very beneficial in getting around these situations; patience and flexibility. You also need to use what resources you…
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Art 1
Here are a few masterpieces of art I enjoyed while visiting the Art Institute of Chicago recently. As evidenced in my photo portraiture, I have a love for faces. We find portraits fascinating because we are fascinated by people like ourselves. We’re also fascinated by…
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Khmer Empire Antiquities
Because I am still researching my novel based on the Khmer empire in Cambodia, I had hoped to discover some relics or art from this period and the Art Institute of Chicago did not disappoint. What was disappointing were the descriptions of the artifacts. Which…
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How Much Is Beauty Worth?
pd-com: Almost nothing as it turns out. Here’s what I mean: it takes little effort to acquire beauty thereby the value of it decreases. You can push a button to make music from digital instruments. The internet gives us access to useful and useless information.…
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Photo Exercises
In order to take advantage of the benefits of a good photo walk, try some of these visual exercises as well. Walk around shooting anything and everything. Don’t discriminate, keep your mind open Focus on color, monochrome, texture, composition If you shoot primarily with your…
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Photo Walk
Now that spring time is officially here, it is time to stand up, stretch, and get moving. What better way to ease into it than a walk with your camera? Physical fitness is essential to your artistic fitness. In order for you to become a…
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Explore More
Use photography as a chance to explore more. Go on adventures or a simple photo walk. Get out of the house and just shoot. Explore More: Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona 34.904996, -109.786871
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Why Portraits?
Someone asked me the other day what type of photography do I like to shoot. Immediately my response was “portraits.” Why? Because people are fascinating! Because people have individual personalities and expressions. Because people have stories to share. Because people are intrigued by other people.…
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Explore More: Joshua Tree National Park, California 34.005809, -116.162646 Playlist: Joshua Tree by U2