Above the Gran Via
The grand hotels and stately buildings in Madrid have to be seen to be believed, and they are often best seen from above the ground floor. This image of the…
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April 16, 2018
Egg
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Coming downstairs on a school-day morning, I found a boiled egg that Nicky spurned alone in a small white bowl. The bowl…
March 25, 2018
Devotional Pose
Click here for a related image, and here for more in my Multiple Exposure series. Model: Muirina Fae
March 16, 2018
New print on Moab Entrada Rag Textured
As you can see here, I just made a new print on Moab Entrada Rag Textured. I'm pleased with the way this came out, and I think the moderate texture…
March 8, 2018
Point Bonita
At dusk the outer cliffs of the Headlands become shrouded in mystery. Point Bonita Lighthouse guards the approach to the Golden Gate, as it has since the days of steamships.…
December 17, 2017
So it begins
That Embarcadero Center and those back stairs get my juices flowing every time. This one is based on a single, handheld exposure using the Zeiss Milvius 25mm f/1.4, exposed at…
December 11, 2017
Amaryllis Unfurling
I photographed this white Amaryllis unfurling using dappled and diffused sunlight for illumination, and a black velvet cloth for the background. The image is comprised of three exposures, each using…
December 10, 2017
Grizzly Falls
Just off the road along the South Fork of the Kings River in Kings Canyon National Park, Grizzly Falls presented great contrasts of light and dark. I used a neutral…
November 3, 2017
Lonely Road
I had hoped to leave the haze and smoke of the Bay area behind, but coming across Yosemite and then down the eastern slope of the High Sierra we descended…
October 17, 2017
Black Dahlia
Two Dahlias in black and white, photographed on the light box (above) and as an extreme macro (below).
September 28, 2017
Rose Rose in Rose and in Black and White
Patterns in these roses intrigued me, and I decide to photograph up close. My "Georgia O'Keeffe" red rose was something of a stylistic inspiration. I started with a macro lens…
September 26, 2017
Bay Bridge
This is an iPhone photo from Treasure Island over the Bay Bridge towards San Francisco, taken during my recent (very much fun) San Francisco in Black & White extended field…
September 20, 2017
Perfect Dandelion
It's great to be home again after my interesting photographic tour of Romania, with domestic quests on hand like finding the perfect dandelion core!
September 6, 2017
Village Blacksmith
In this photo, the village blacksmith is showing the superiority of his handmade bespoke horseshoe (the one on his left) compared to a store-bought horseshoe (shown on his right). I…
August 28, 2017
Making a Pot
Today I photographed a potter in rural Romania. He was making pots using local clay. As I watched, the pots formed nicely on his wheel, then he finished them with…
August 22, 2017
Space available in the Sept 16-17 San Francisco Black & White workshop
We have space available in our Black & White in San Francisco Weekend workshop coming up next month September 16-17, 2017. San Francisco is a great place for photography, and a great…
August 17, 2017
Mooring Lines, Rockport Harbor
After a fun day teaching and photographing flowers here in Maine, after dinner I headed down to Rockport harbor in the golden hour. The contrast of the white mooring lines…
August 1, 2017