Filter Fumble

Photographic filters are fantastic. They alter the light and allow for great photographic creativity. They are also a pain in the posterior. For a long time, I would do my best to avoid using them. Multi-stop ND filters in particular…

Glimpsed Actualities

Ever wonder if you are missing something when looking at a scene? I'm not talking about missing "the shot", I'm talking about the imperceptible. We humans have pretty limited eyesight. We see a slim sliver of the electromagnetic spectrum…

A (Large) Grain of Salt

I've been on my photographic journey for as long as I remember. My earliest memories revolve around holding a camera. It has stalled at various times in my life, but I have always returned to it, subsequently veering onto another path of visualization. My…
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Dump the Color

Say what? You read that right. Dump the color. As photographers, we wallow in beautiful colors. We experience euphoria when a colorful sunrise or sunset smacks our retinas. We have a collective feeding frenzy as we feast our eyes and cameras…