by stevesherman | Jul 30, 2020 | Story Behind the Photograph
In 1994 I was invited to give a program on my Black and White photography at the Professional Photographers of America National Convention in Denver, CO. I was fortunate to know Xenophon A. Beake from Massachusetts who was a high ranking member of the Commercial /...
by stevesherman | Jun 28, 2020 | Story Behind the Photograph
Hartford City Hall is a magical place for with me and my camera. I have for years been able to access the building on quite Sunday mornings when I am all alone save for a security guard who never seems to bother me. I have an extensive body of work I‘ve done at...
by stevesherman | May 31, 2020 | Story Behind the Photograph
The Eastern State Penitentiary (take a tour) in Philadelphia is the type of place I love to explore and make photographs in. There are technical challenges I enjoy with large film photography and this image is certainly an extreme example. When I first came upon...
by stevesherman | Apr 29, 2020 | Story Behind the Photograph
For nearly 50 years of my adult working life I have been in the Auto Collision repair business, specifically the refinishing end of the repair process. During the majority of those years I was paid by the job, aka, Flat Rate. In other words, you are paid for...
by stevesherman | Apr 1, 2020 | Story Behind the Photograph
Intuition is born from wisdom, which usually results from years of experience. For this month’s Story Behind Every Photograph I came across a very appropriate quote “it is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover” by Henri...