Category Archives: Stanford

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Breaking Away @ Stanford

A couple of months ago HDR photographer Trey Ratcliff held a photo walk at Stanford University. It was a beautiful late afternoon – and some 200 photographers showed up to join Trey for his second photowalk around the Stanford Campus. … Continue reading

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Exploring the iPhone 4S Camera – Stanford Memorial Church

Tonight, on my way to my Stanford Continuing Studies photography class, I shot this image of Stanford Memorial Church using my new iPhone 4S. Obviously, they’re setting up for an event this weekend! The image was post-processed a bit in … Continue reading

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Back in Stanford’s Memorial Court – 2011

Last night I was walking to my Stanford Continuing Studies photography workshop as the skies were beginning to clear from our first of the season rainstorm. The clouds were richly textured and with the sunset glow reflecting off a portion. … Continue reading

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Undercover in the Stanford Quad – 2011

Earlier this summer, there was a lot of work going on in Memorial Court at Stanford. On one of my visits, I came across the Burghers of Calais all wrapped up. This image was processed using Nik’s Silver Efex Pro … Continue reading

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Inside Community Court – Stanford Graduate School of Business – 2011

Earlier this year, Stanford opened the new Knight Management Center campus for its Graduate School of Business. This new campus is quite large – much larger than the old GSB building – with some very interesting design features. Here’s a … Continue reading

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Moonrise Over Stanford – 2011

Last night, I went over to Stanford to try to capture the full moon rising near Hoover Tower just as the sun was setting. I had figured out (using the great TPE application) that a good spot for trying to … Continue reading

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