(click on image for larger view) The other night we ended our run of gorgeous weather here in San Francisco. Most people are familiar with the Mark Twain quote of “my coldest winter was a summer in San Francisco”. The Read More …
(Disclaimer: I am the Founder of FocalPower) I just saw a posting from Marshall Kirkpatrick saying that MySpace is acquiring Photobucket. Photobucket is one of the largest secret photosharing services on the net. I say secret, because their business model Read More …
Yesterday, while trotting along on the treadmill at the gym, I became absorbed in the LensWork Podcast Advertising and the Signal to Noise Ratio. Brooks Jensen was talking about the amount of advertising (noise) that we as a society generate Read More …
(20070507 Update: I was listening to a LensWork podcast today title Posterity Chooses from The Known and it reminded me of this Sammy Davis’ photography. In the podcast, Brooks Jensen talks about photographs who say “they do photography just for Read More …
Recently, a friend of mine who is just getting into SLR photography purchased a couple of lenses for an upcoming family trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. One of the first questions he asked me and another photographer Read More …
While visiting the Turks and Caicos Islands, there were some storms that were threatening us all day. At the end of the day, they were still dancing around the horizon, which made for this gorgeous sunset shot. This was taken Read More …
I have heard a number photographer friends of mine complain about the pop-up flash that they have on their camera. Typically it’s a complaint about “what’s the point” or “that thing is useless”. In large part, I agree. That is Read More …