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New is the New NEW!

I Loves Me Some NEW! I just finished some changes around here and feel downright ebullient about it! Hey, I coulda said “zippy”, but that sounded weird. I chose “ebullient” because it means: “overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement.” Bingo! That’s what I feel right now, because I just revamped the photography section of my…

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Dream It – Then Get Off Your Ass

Here’s How It All Went Down I was sitting there, working. Behind the computer. For too long. Feeling totally depleted and not at all productive. Yet, there I sat, the early warning bells screaming that I needed to move, eat, drink some water, change gears!  I wasn’t listening. Until… My muse stepped in and smacked…

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The Art of Gear

Can We Talk? I’m going to talk a little gear today. Those of you who know me know I usually avoid this topic. Gear conversations in other places online typically devolve into name calling with a giant gooey dollop of puffy false bravado and well… snore. We don’t do that here. Thank you for that!…

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Live, Uncut & Photo Hosting

Live And Uncut There’s a wonderful street photographer and super awesome fella named Paul Griffiths who does a webshow call “Live and Uncut”. In it, he talks about street photography, cameras (he’s a Fuji guy) and, y’know, all things photography. He interviewed me before I went to France, since I was going through my whole…

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The Unbroken View

A World of Panorama “Panorama” is defined as: “an unbroken view of the whole region surrounding an observer.” I like this notion. It feels good, generally. And I’ve always liked panorama photographs. I think alot of us do. I’ve always heard what a pain in the ass it was to make them though… and how…

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Street Photography: 12 Lessons Learned

I’m posting this right as I’m ready to run out for the final day of Valerie Jardin’s Paris Photography Workshop, during which I’ve been her guest. She’s a good friend and this whole idea just sounded like fun. I wanted to revisit Paris in the springtime, having only been here at Christmas once… and what…

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A Would-Be Street Photographer In Paris

So you thought I’d abandoned you? Mais non! This “prep for travel” thing tends to take over EVERYTHING; my life, my brain, my blog posting schedule! I’m always so glad when I’m finally on the plane and can only look ahead… and not at my list yet ONE more time. Once safely landed and on…

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