the last word

One running theme of this blog is the unity of the creative process, no matter what the discipline. Here’s a quote from Rodney Crowell that appeared in an interview in the October issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine. Crowell is talking about songwriting, but it applies equally to photography. As an artist, you have to develop… [Read More]

I’ve written before about getting to a point in a project where the very images that got me so excited in the beginning now look cheap to me. I used to dread that stage, but now I know it means I’m moving to the good part. But what if you never get there? Here’s what… [Read More]

It’s not fair of me to criticize what Tillman Crane had to say to digital photographers who are thinking about trying the chemical world without saying what I’d say. So here goes, without the space limitations that encumbered Crane. As in the previous post, my assumption is that the digital photographer is already working with… [Read More]

The current issue of photo technique has an article by Tillman Crane with incredible scope: it’s an overview of black-and-white film for people who have never used it, but who’ve come to photography via digital routes. While I could quibble with a few points, I think it’s a pretty impressive condensation of a lot of… [Read More]

Yesterday I had three visitors: the two curators of the CPA In Motion Exhibition and the Champion for the show. The Champion is the manager of an exhibition, and is responsible for making sure everybody knows what they have to do, and that they do it. I showed my guests work prints from the Staccato… [Read More]