Monthly Archives: January 2009
Another Magazine Article!
Well, I completely lost track of the week and did not get the weekly podcast recorded in time for publication today. So, while I could have gone with the alliterative “Forgetful Friday” blog title, I figured that would have been a little too on the nose. So, instead, I’ll share the exciting news that the latest issue of PhotographyBB magazine has been published. Dave Seeram, editor-in-chief, announced it a few days ago on the website, so do stop over and download the latest article now. Make sure you take a peek at the article Photography Food for Thought (pgs 19-22), … Continue reading
Thursday Thoughts with… Chris Breedlove
The “Thursday Thoughts Series” returns this week with an inside look at the work of Chris Breedlove. Chris was mentioned to me by Rob Jones over at Towner Jones Photography when he participated. I got in touch with Chris and asked if he’d be interested in participating. Happily, he agreed to jump in the foray here. So, let’s give a big welcome to Chris Breedlove! Q: Everyone always wants to know some of the basics, so let’s get a few things out of the way at once here… how long have you been a photographer? A: In some degree I … Continue reading
License Lockout
First off, a bit of quick news about the blog in general: the layout has changed. Can anyone tell the difference? It’s a rather significant one, so hopefully it won’t go unnoticed! Chime in and that’s your chance at winning the Think Tank Photo Streetwalker bag I reviewed a few weeks ago right here on the blog! So, back on today’s post topic, as part of my maintenance routine that I recently posted, last evening I was doing some of my extended “IT” maintenance on my Windows computer. As a part of that maintenance, I was trying to optimize … Continue reading
Defining Your Image Composition
Composition in photography can have many origins. You can take a pretty concrete subject and place it in an interesting environment. The Rule of Thirds is one that is often used when creating photographic compositions. Other times, the way that lines or curves within a scene are the compelling factor. Architectural images use the idea of linear direction to compell the viewer. Finally, the nature of light can also be a huge factor when composing an image. After all, when looking at the word “photography”, it’s pretty clear how integral light can be to capturing your vision. The Greek root … Continue reading
Unintended Inspiration
Today I thought I’d share a little “inspirational” series with the readership. I had taken a break from reading blogs, magazines, news, twitter, forums, and all the other associated activities related to keeping current and learning about photography to actually put together to make some dinner. Photography had exited my mind – I was taking a break, not even thinking about it. So there I was, slicing and dicing, cutting celery, carrots, and onions for a spaghetti sauce, when BAM! I saw some colors and shapes on the white cutting board and my knee jerk reaction was: “Hey, that looks … Continue reading
The Meat is in the Maintenance
With another week come to a close, I got a late start in recording and putting together the podcast for today, so it’s going up a tad late. However, as the old saying goes, good things come to those who wait. This week, I look at some of the photo news, relevant to Canon users, photographers, and just some good old news tidbits. In the “meat and potatoes”of the week, I look at what should be included in an extensive maintenance schedule for any photographer, including cleaning, software, firmware, batteries, data, backups – literally the whole schmear! It’s quite the … Continue reading
The Backstory of the Bridge
With what was probably a pretty evident “no-blog” Wednesday yesterday, and what appears to be a no-show for the Thursday Thoughts series this week, I decided to promote the Backstory for next week and share that with the reading audience today. What makes this particular image unique is that this was taken in my pre-SLR era. Just prior to entering the SLR market, I had a point and shoot Olympus and while it took pictures, the shutter speed wasn’t as responsive as I was looking for. Nevertheless, it went with me pretty much everywhere. My nephews were in town for … Continue reading
iTunes Tuesday
So, for the feeders that are picking up the podcast from iTunes – I want to apologize. Apparently there is something that is “not right” with the iTunes feed. Apple has been very helpful with this (sense the sarcasm here). Since I have been less inclined to push out posts and content that are just “filler”, you’ll notice that there have been several days this month that have not had blog posts. Such is life, and as the attention of my life waxes and wanes in other areas, so too will the quantity of posts here at CB (I really … Continue reading
A Dose of Inspiration
For those that are keeping up via feed reader, you may have noticed some Flickr additions over the weekend. As the “What’s This?” arc came to completion, I thought it might be fun to compile all the images into their own dedicated set on Flickr for everyone to enjoy. As it turned out, I had not been keeping up with cross-posting images there as much as I had thought, so it took several visits back and forth between the site files and Flickr to get everything together. The Flickr images show up as their own feed posts, so there were … Continue reading
The Show Must Go On…
While the folks at Personal Life Media continue to work behind the scenes at getting the show re-branded, I’ve been encouraged to keep producing podcasts so, this week, the podcast returns. I have a couple fun segments including a more detailed back story from The Boneyard Beach post earlier this week, the Think Tank Photo Review, and some blog/podcast housekeeping including the inside scoop on how you can win the Streetwalker bag I reviewed! Be sure to get this week’s episode so you know what to do. The bag is valued at $140!!! As you may have noticed if you’re … Continue reading
Crash Taylor Photos
This morning I did get the images from Crash as anticipated, so here is the addendum post for 3 of his favorites. Thanks again to Crash for taking the time to interview with CB!
Thursday Thoughts with… Crash Taylor
Welcome back, and a happy Thursday to everyone. My apologies for the apparent “no blog” post yesterday. Just when you think all is going well, work goes and serves up a crashed server that sidetracks you completely all day. Needless to say, it looks like it’s still not back up this morning, but the blog must roll on! So, today, we’re gonna stick to our regular schedule of the Thursday Thoughts series. This week, I have the honor of sharing and enjoying the company of the blog with Crash Taylor. An excellent photographer, and interviewer himself, this is kind of … Continue reading
The Boneyard and the Backstory
I realize that photos should stand on their own merit without any back story, but in this case I am making an exception. This island is called Bull Island, and is most well known for the dead tree trunks on the eastern shore that died from the assault of the Atlantic Ocean. Bleached white by the sun, salt, and sand, the beach area is called the boneyard because they look like bones. I was organizing a trip to this island off the coast of SC which is only accessible by boat…so to the east of the island is the ocean … Continue reading
Podcast Artwork
Did anyone else know this? In prepping the podcast for the transition to PLM, I am finding myself with a number of things to do, including: Composing a headshot Writing a bio Sending them images to use for the artwork I guess the first two of these make sense, but having to pick 2 or 3 of my best photos? Man! Remember the post about reviewing your work I made a while ago? It seemed like a good idea at the time, but as it turns out, I’d be dead in the water now if I hadn’t done that. Since … Continue reading
When it rains, it pours!
After my post on Monday, with the Best 8 of 2008, CB saw quite a bit of activity, first from some very generous links back from none other than Scott Kelby and Jeff Revell of Photoshop Insider and Photowalk Pro fame. Then, when I did the piece on Tuesday titled “Is Film Making a Resurgence?” based on several discussions and news events, that also saw a fair number of comments. All this came on the heels of a career switch that has me transitioning from the private to the government sector which means condensing about 6 months of work projects … Continue reading
Is Film making a resurgance?
There’s been a lot of talk lately about film making a resurgence. Ever since Polaroid announced a about a year ago that they were ending production of their film, forums, blogs, and photography communities have been ramping up a widespread discussion over the benefits of film. More recently, when Polaroid filed for Chapter 11 less than a month ago, the discussion of film vs. digital was taken up yet another notch. While I am firmly in the digital world of photography, since my roots are founded in the Vivitar 110 I used as a youth, (and subsequently with my brothers … Continue reading
Flat…
To kick start the NYR for 2009, here’s my first idea for the theme “Flat”. I’ve also posted it to the CB Flickr group, and more shots are likely coming, but I probably won’t post all of them here, so be sure to visit there and see not only the theme, but what shots are being tagged in there (anyone is welcome to add their themed pics to the thread or group pool). As mentioned down one post, I’ll be taking an assorted set of the pics at the end of the month and posting a collage here at CB.
New Years Resolutions…
We all do it – set some sort of expectation of what we want/need/should do for the upcoming year. Whether we admit it or not, everybody thinks at some point about doing something new, better, different, or whatever. What usually happens is some lofty goal or achievement that receives attention for a month or so before petering out. This year, CB is setting everyone up to succeed…in taking more photos! Instead of a generic goal, I’ve come up with a way to not only achieve those ends, but also to reward those that do! Every month, CB will host a … Continue reading
Best 8 of 2008
A new year has begun! Happy New Year to my online friends and family! Last year was a great year – it marked the first full year of blogging for me. It showed me how challenging it is to generate new, useful, and meaningful content for readers on a regular basis. Format changes, layout changes, content delivery changes, and a host of other things have kept the blog active for going on almost 18 months now. So, what has kept things going? A great deal of fellowship and other bloggers have shared their wisdom and experiences with me, both personally, … Continue reading
