Making portraits with a vintage process is a deliberate and slow choice. Image creation that is measured in minutes per image, not images per second. Working with this slow method allows me to take time with my subject: time to visualize, connect and see more. Photographing with a…
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It’s Good to Get Out Once in a While. Sometimes it’s vital to get way out of your surroundings, not only to see new things but to experience how others see the world. Charlie, a mechanical engineer, has many interests that speak to his passion for how things…
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The image below was from my first photography class, the first roll of film I shot, and the first print I brought out of the darkroom. George Strimbu, my dearly loved professor, looked at the image still wet in the tray and asked, “Have you ever thought of…
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My shut-in selfie… Say that ten times fast. Balancing the Deardorff on the selfie stick was a bit of a trick. Definitely a historical image. The beard is now gone and probably will never come back.
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This image is from a series using an 8×10 large-format view camera and paper negative. This process dates back to 1835 to Talbot’s Salt Print. I’m using a more modern version of the process. Brian had to sit very very still and he did receive a tan…
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Yes, we had hot dogs in Sweden, cooked over a blazing campfire. Add that to the gorgeous landscape and the great company… you get a gourmet meal. . . . . .
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I love looking for the light. In this case a tunnel, of sorts, that is under a high school’s stadium seating. It’s really fun when I’m just hanging out to tune into the location and see if I can find an interesting shot. I’ve been working…
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We were in Indianapolis for our cousin Mark’s Championship performance for Drum Corp International. He and the Spirit of Atlanta gave an excellent performance, but unfortunately, they placed 13th, one spot shy of being in the final competition on Sunday. Despite this, I think he had an outstanding…
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…… of a Big Boy. I had an opportunity to have an up-close look a the UP 4014 while it was on a stopover in West Chicago. It was a little tough to get close to the locomotive but I was able to catch a few views. What…
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