The Story Behind Every Photograph
The Story Behind Every Photograph…August, 2023
Reflection, Profile Lake, Franconia, NH Life...when you break it down, it's as simple and every bit as complicated as Decisions and Opportunities. So, in that spirit I write this month's Story Behind Every Photograph. My Dad had two metaphors he would use as teaching tools to paint a picture for his two sons...My favorite, "It's not the Arrow, it's the Indian. Which reminds me of a more socially appropriate metaphor. Big city socialite hosts a dinner party, pro-photographer attends the...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…July, 2023
StepToe Butte State Park Sunset Before getting into the Story Behind, at first glance look at the images above, and then below, they are reversed, or "flipped". The top image is how I choose to present the image to the viewer. The bottom image is the correct orientation in reality at the time the negative was exposed. Why flip the image? A compositional rule I learned back in the '80s from working pros. We live in the Western Hemisphere and read text from left to right, so to do we...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…June, 2023
18 hour exposure For those who participated in last month's GO Fund Me campaign for our granddaughter, it was a smashing success, my sincere thanks for your support. This Month's image is extraordinary to this 1992 B&W photographer. The thought of an 18 hour exposure seemed somewhat plausible, nevertheless, this church's interior was considerably darker than the moonlit night detailed below. In the early '90's I was still in pursuit of changing careers in favor of...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…May, 2023
Fort Frederica Live Oak... I draw inspiration and insight on how other creatives approach their craft. I started writing the Story Behind Every Photograph back in 2016, Springsteen's Stories Behind the Songs came out in 2019, could it be.... LOL On a sunny day in late November, I'm driving into the Fort Frederica National Monument around 10:00 am. The Springsteen channel is on as it almost always is on satellite radio. As it happened Springsteen's signature song Born to Run was just...