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. One need...
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 | Nov 30, 2019 | Story Behind the Photograph
One of the benefits of being older is the opportunity to look back on the experiences that have brought you to a particular point in life. It can be summed up in a single word, Wisdom. Wisdom can only come from insight gained from past experiences and trends that...
by stevesherman | Oct 1, 2019 | Story Behind the Photograph
Block Island Shadows and Stones was made in 1985, barely 4 years after I first learned to develop B&W film. I had no where near the knowledge I do today about negative design, Pyro and different agitation schemes to affect Mid Tone contrast. Nevertheless, the...
