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Category Archives: Black and White
Mad Men in Chicago – iPhone 4S at Work
I continue to be amazed at the beautiful photography that’s possible using just the iPhone 4S and a few of the photo adjustment applications that run on it. This is my latest example – titled “Mad Men – Chicago – … Continue reading
From Capture to Final Image – An Example
In January, Doug Kaye and I headed out for some photography along the Half Moon Bay coastline. We headed first for the beautiful trees of the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve – and, as we were heading back, I shot this image … Continue reading
Multiple Image Artists – Idris Khan, Pep Ventosa
In today’s New York Times Sunday Magazine, artist Idris Khan was featured. His multiple image black and white compositions of London are quite striking – with great depth. They capture your eye – and keep your eyes in the frame. … Continue reading
Benches
Back from another wonderful session today with good friends at the Walker Evans exhibition at Stanford’s Cantor Art Center. Last fall, I took a portraiture class taught by Neal Menschel at Stanford’s Continuing Studies program – and many of us … Continue reading
Work alone if you can…
In my reading about the great American photographer Walker Evans, I stumbled across this quote from Evans in his advice to his photography students at Yale (as cited in Walker Evans at Work): “Work alone if you can. Girls are … Continue reading
Walker Evans – from the Ideal to the Ordinary
Last Thursday, I attended a lecture on Walker Evans given by Jeff L. Rosenheim at Stanford’s Cantor Art Center. Rosenheim is Curator, Department of Photographs, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – and a leading authority on Walker Evans. The … Continue reading
Those Escher Steps
Over on Google+, Doug Kaye shares his black and white capture of what he calls “Escher Steps” – in the Rodin Sculpture Gallery near the Cantor Art Center. I’ve written about those steps before – first pointed out to me … Continue reading
An Appreciation of Walker Evans
With my friend Doug Kaye today, I explored the Walker Evans exhibition currently running at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. As we explored Evans’ images, several themes came through, among them: His composition – with street shots that … Continue reading
Point Montara Light Station
Late this afternoon, I headed over to Half Moon Bay – specifically to Montara and the Point Montara Light Station – to join up with a small group of Google+ photographers. I tried several HDR shots – none of which … Continue reading
Coasting in 2012 – Pigeon Point Lighthouse
This morning I met up with Doug Kaye over on the coast – for a morning of shooting – of the photography kind. We started at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve and then headed south to Pigeon Point Lighthouse before heading … Continue reading
