Organizing Your Paper Photos
If you were alive before the 2005ish, you probably have boxes of old prints and negatives rotting away in a basement or a closet. You've been meaning to organize it, but the project seems overwhelming. Believe me, I've been there. I've had to organize
We Need Fewer Life Coaches and More Life Waterboys
It's been my experience that readers prefer to learn with someone rather than from someone. If you can be there with tool or service that aids in the learning, all the better.
Photography as Therapy?
From PsyBlog [http://www.spring.org.uk/2016/06/taking-photos-surprising-effect.php] (via FlakPhoto and John MacPherson [https://twitter.com/JohnWMacPherson/status/748850385746624512]): > "It turns out that photography has an unsuspected psychological benefit. Taking photos can enhance the enjoyment of everyday activities, a new study finds." Well, kind
How to Read More (and Better) Books
I love books. I just struggle with finding enough time to read all the good ones. I focus on non-fiction, because it's always stranger and more entertaining to me than fiction. I imagine this struggle is even worse for fiction lovers. A good book, to me, distills years
Why a Nuclear Physicist Waits Tables at Olive Garden
I went to Olive Garden last night with the family, because we had a gift card. I'll admit, I wasn't expecting much. It had been years since I set foot in an Olive Garden. Our server was an unusual dude. He was middle aged with disheveled
Which Rules Apply to You?
Some of us photograph for the pleasure of photographing. For that kind of photographer, there are no rules. Some of us are artists primarily. For that kind of photographer, the rules only exist for the breaking. Some of us are professionals. For that kind of photographer, the rules are many,
Have You Scheduled Your Solitude?
Nothing furthers my mental and emotional health more than solitude. Nothing furthers my creativity more than solitude. Nothing defies society and the hive mind more than solitude. It's the only way I can blog daily. It's the only way I can write a book. It'
Driftwood
We are mostly just drifting along with the current, completely out of control. Some panic at this notion. Some find beauty in it.
What Are You Paying For?
Technical constraints lead to creative results. So, should you pay for constraints? Should you pay a lot for constraints? Leica owners insist that you can and you should. I don't agree. Buying things can eliminate certain problems, but it doesn't necessarily provide solutions. This is the
My Most Important Project
My grandfather took a lot of pictures in his life and for 50 or more years they remained glued to rotting paper in a flimsy, but huge, photo album. A few years ago, I took on the project of scanning, restoring and publishing these old photos as a record of
