Author Archives: Rich

Creative Imaging Workshop

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Rich

Your work is to discover your work and then with all of your heart give yourself to it. – Buddha You don’t see things as they are.  You see things as you are. – Talmud Creativity involves breaking out of … Continue reading →

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In Defense of Desktops

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Rich

But sometimes, when all our energy goes into progress, acquisition, and productivity, it leaves a huge emptiness of the heart.  —  John O’Donohue I work part time for a company that helps businesses or government develop sustainable solutions to business … Continue reading →

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Autofocus Calibration

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Rich

There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are. – Ernst Haas I have had my D800E for about two years. It can give incredibly sharp … Continue reading →

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Paul Strand and the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Rich

…And someone stained the glass for light to pour through, washing the set stones in color. — Linda Pastan, Carnival Evening, excerpted from Anon. for Gil I attended the Paul Strand exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum on Dec. 17, 2014. … Continue reading →

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Jeffers Project

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Rich

The most effective actions are those conceived in the wisdom of clarity.  – Sylvia Boorstein Robinson Jeffers was a poet who worked on the central California coast from the 1920s through the 1950s.  His poetry often emphasized ecological themes, addressing … Continue reading →

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Please Bug Me

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Rich

Here were creatures so exquisitely fashioned that they seemed unreal, their beauty too fragile to exist in a world of crushing force. — Rachel Carson It’s turning into a buggy summer as I ramp up my macro work.  North Point … Continue reading →

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Behance Portfolio Review

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Rich

The fear of being laughed at makes cowards of us all. – Mignon McLaughlin On Saturday I participated in a Behance Portfolio review hosted by Chris, Jon-Michael and Breck at The Bindery in southwest Baltimore. Behance is an Adobe program/website … Continue reading →

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Second Wildflower Pilgrimage to West Virginia

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Rich

Bread feeds the body indeed, but flowers feed also the soul. — The Koran It was the 53rd Wildflower Pilgrimage in Davis, WV, but our second trip.  The Blackwater Inn in Davis was the host. This year my wife and … Continue reading →

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Waterfalls and Lakeshore Near Baltimore

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Rich

If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you’re not out there, you’ll only hear about it. – Jay Maisel As a nature photographer I sometimes feel a bit stranded here in the populous mid-Atlantic. Yes, there … Continue reading →

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Upgrading to Photoshop CC

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Rich

Robert Frank in a fellowship application:  “The project I have in mind…will shape itself as it proceeds and is essentially elastic.” — Geoff Dyer “The Ongoing Moment” Since Photoshop is my primary tool for photography (after capture), I thought it would … Continue reading →

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Multi-image Photography: Part IV – HDR

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Rich

“The secret of a good photograph—which, like a work of art, can have esthetic qualities—is its realism … Let us therefore leave art to artists and endeavor to create, with the means peculiar to photography and without borrowing from art, … Continue reading →

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Multi-image Photography: Part III – Panoramas

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Rich

“…to see the statement of intent that resides in natural form.”  —  John Szarkowski describing the work of Edward Weston in Looking at Photographs. “The world just does not fit conveniently into the format of a 35mm camera.” – W. Eugene … Continue reading →

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Multi-image Photography: Part II – Composites

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Rich

I am drawn to art that challenges one’s sense of reality. – Jerry Uelsmann, from a show at Michener Museum in Doylestown, PA Compositing images, i.e., combining images or parts of images, taken at different times or in different locations, … Continue reading →

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Multi-image Photography: Part I – Multiple Exposures

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Rich

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music.  – Angela Monet Multiple image photography has been around for a long time but with digital cameras and software it has become much … Continue reading →

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Minimal Photography

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Rich

…more importantly, simplicity makes things more memorable and useful.  It takes a lot of work to make complex subjects simple, and it well worth the effort.  – David du Chemin Last week the Baltimore Camera Club had a “themed” print … Continue reading →

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