All kinds of things find their way into a river. Things people don’t want. Sometimes, we also find ourselves dealing with things cast off by other people. But that is not who we are.
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Your everyday flowers
Think about the everyday flowers. The flowers that normally grow near you exemplify the purpose of this photography project. They are temporary. There is only so much time to enjoy them. They can be small, hidden, commonplace or somehow easy to overlook. You see them but you don’t see them. But they’re also beautiful when […]
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Summer changes and updates
An update on some of the things I’ve been working through winter and spring — hopefully coming to fruition this summer.
My Ektoplasmar lenses are at the next stage. That stage is called rather imaginatively, projection lens conversion problems and solutions. Funky bokeh lenses are so close that I can already savor the creamy bokeh, but I still have some problems to solve. Here are the goals and challenges. The problem blocking everything else, getting the […]
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Ektoplasmar Projection Lens Conversion
“Ektoplasmar” is the unofficial title for my converted projection lenses. The name references the surreal, unusual and vintage nature of the lenses and the images they create. It also hints at some of the components. This post features some of my test images. All are made handheld with unfinished lenses, but I think these preliminary […]
Seek perspective before you seek consensus, permission, or approval, but don’t disregard that input from your communities.
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Why you define your own creative success
Even though I am trying to make the most beautiful images possible, I have defined success in terms of volume — for important creative reasons.
Creating even when you don’t feel like it is key to developing sensitivity and technical mastery
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City Bokeh Gallery
Nighttime bokeh images create a unique mode. These are some of my favorite recent photographs.
Fine art images invite you to meditate on the good. It is easier to improve at making them if I have a degree of calm and humility. If I could forget myself, that would be divine, but meanwhile, I can become smaller and better at noticing what .