by stevesherman | Sep 28, 2020 | Story Behind the Photograph
. A November 2003 trip to the Page, AZ area had several silver linings I could not have foreseen. A topic for another time but these are the images that would be the 1st successful trials of the Semi-Stand process I was fortunate to perfect in early 2004. I...
by stevesherman | Aug 31, 2020 | Story Behind the Photograph
August 19, 2020 was World Photography Day, (WPD). Does photography really need a “day” ?? With all the means to capture a face, an event or breaking news; photography has become an accepted way of life to communicate, many times in place of language. ...
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...