photography
Photos from Sanibel, FL
I'm back from a much needed break. In case you don't follow me on Twitter [https://twitter.com/cjchilvers] or Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cjchilvers/], here's some of the photos I shared. 4-year old vs. ocean Nice catch. OK, I got caught up
The Future for Photographers
Ben Brooks argues the iPhone will continue to displace activities normally performed by photographers [https://brooksreview.net/2016/09/apple-of-the-future/]: > "More and more, and with every new iteration of iPhone, many of the most basic photography tips are becoming built in to the single most popular camera in
Think Before You Share
Leo Babauta writes about being mindful when sharing photos [http://zenhabits.net/instashare/]: > "Why is this moment not enough, without the need to share? Do I just want to brag, or is there a good-hearted motivation there too? What am I so afraid of, that I can’t
What You Can Learn from John Free's "3 Things"
I post this John Free video mostly to show how working, experienced photographers look at their own work. It's not the way art collectors or most art critics look the work. There's little about darkroom or camera technique here. It's all about recalling the
The Biggest Lies You've Been Told About Photography
Earlier this week, I asked my readers to tell me about the biggest lies they've been told about photography. The responses included a lot of unexpected lies and some I'd never heard before. Feel free to keep adding to the stories and tell me about the
Two Photography Tribes
Have you been to a camera show recently? I went yesterday for the first time in 20 years. You would hope, with the revival of film in the past few years, the hall would be teaming with hipsters looking for deals on vintage film cameras. It was the opposite. At
Back to School
My wife got a new job at a college. I'm taking advantage of the situation to go back and re-take several photography classes with a discount. It's been 20 years since I've taken a college-level photography course. I'm excited by the prospect
Thinking Slower
"People say, But with a computer you could go so much faster. Well, I don’t want to go faster. If anything, I should go slower. I don’t think all that fast." - David McCullough [http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/894/the-art-of-biography-no-2-david-mccullough] on why he used a
Why Choose Film in 2016?
It's rare that a pro-analogue article gets beyond nostalgia, but European CEO gets it right in their post Film Photography Makes a Stunning Comeback [http://www.europeanceo.com/culture/film-photography-makes-a-stunning-comeback/] (via David Sax [https://twitter.com/saxdavid]): > "'Necessity is the mother of invention; there is
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