Textures

Sometimes when I’m shooting something, I’ll zoom in, or out, and the whole subject changes. What was once a building is now just a repeating pattern of windows. What once looked like an auditorium is now just a pattern of chairs. I love finding textures as I photograph, and sometimes it’s just as simple as stepping closer to the subject before shooting.

People

Maybe it’s because of my early years as a photojournalist, but I like my photos unretouched. What you see is what you get. I don’t remove pimples or scars or distractions in the background. I do adjust tonal values of images, and I’ve been known to remove scratches created in the film development process. But the pictures are what the camera captured in a moment in time.

Things

Someone once commented on one of my social media posts “You photograph the most interesting things.” I replied that I like to think I take photos of the most boring things, and try to make them look interesting. Truth is, I’m easily entertained and if I’m walking along, it doesn’t take much for me to stop and get a shot of it.

Oops

This is fun. I’ve just dumped a bunch of shots that were “mistakes,” but I like them anyway. Maybe they are double exposures, or the first or last shots on a roll, but, for some reason, I like them. I’m not a hoarder. I have a lot of photos that are so bad they can’t even make it into the Oops Gallery. Enjoy.