The Story Behind Every Photograph
The Story Behind Every Photograph…January, 2025
Statue of Liberty, Pre-Dawn When I grew-up technology consisted of a gentle slap on the side of the RCA and suddenly the B&W TV channel came in clearer. Before I was out of high school man had set foot on the Moon. So, technology has been ever progressing in ways my generation would have never dreamt possible. All the tech I've ever used in photography prior to transitioning to digital capture has been the "Viewfinder app". The app shows exactly what a composition will look like in a...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…December, 2024
So many times I pickout small vignettes of the bigger scene. Building and weaving together shapes and relationships excites me more than simply what, or where the location is. Later in the Story is a photo of the camera setup for a peak into the literal scene. Mammoth Hot Springs is a travertine terrace, a form of terrestrial limestone creating white, tan and rust colored stone born from mineral hot springs. Interestingly, the water that surfaces begins at 170 degrees and cascades down the...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…November, 2024
Manhattan Skyline, 9/11/2024 Following up on last month's Story Behind further reinforces, "the" decision. My transition from B&W film to a digital capture medium was not as seamless as seen with this month's opening image. A 6 week cross country trip with my wife this past summer would confirm my new direction. New and exciting opportunities lie ahead, but not before what I'd hope would be an epic final large format film image. Many know I am a huge Springsteen fan, certainly for...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…October, 2024
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone This image came from Yellowstone National Park this past summer. The image may-not jump out illustrating the power and magnificence of YNP. However, what's most rewarding to me, it's not the can't miss hero image everyone makes from the iconic Lower Falls of YNP. This image is about 90 degrees to the right of the hero image where scores of people were making, and I myself made of my wife and traveling partner as seen in this color photo taken only...