Rooftops of the 5th arrondissement
You've got to love the roofs of Paris for their variety, antiquity, and the sheer wackiness of the patterns they create! I made this pair of images, shown here in…
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August 27, 2016
Handsome Gargoyle Devil and the Pinhole Effect
A gargoyle is a carved grotesque, with (sometimes) the practical function of serving as a down spout for rain, and often the emotional purpose of warding off evil spirits. The…
July 13, 2016
Kira in a Cafe
For the demonstration of how to add a post-production selective soft focus using an Iris Blur for my forthcoming book from Monacelli Press, The Photographer's Black and White Handbook, I…
July 10, 2016
Rooftops of Paris—Split-Toned Version
I used my image of the Rooftops of Paris as a demonstration image for my new book, The Photographer's Black and White Handbook. In my book, I use the image to…
July 5, 2016
As Time Goes By
On a late November wet afternoon, as dusk turned to sodden night, I wandered the banks of the Seine River with my camera. My idea was to render the street…
July 3, 2016
Three Cranes in Paris
This is a photograph of the Paris skyline from May, 2016 I recently processed for a current project. I like the way it shows Paris as a city always in…
July 1, 2016
Diamonds and Contrails
The group went to the court of the Louvre to photograph the Pyramide, with the idea being to start with sunset and see how it went. I was a little…
May 6, 2016
Looking Up
Sometimes a view from underneath looking up is a great way to present an unusual composition, and interesting light. People don't look up nearly enough! Some cases in point: Here…
May 5, 2016
Another Stage Set and Some Signage
Courtesy of my iPhone, here is another stage set maquette and also some Parisian signage. Related stories (German signs): Cheap Shots; More Cheap Shots.
May 4, 2016
Opera Garnier Stairs
It was fun to photograph again today in the crazily ornate Opera Garnier. This one is nine exposures using a fisheye lens. Since no tripods are allowed, I very carefully…
May 3, 2016
Sailboats in the Luxembourg Gardens
Yesterday was Sunday and May Day, and the first warm sunny day in a while here in Paris. The crowds turned out in the Luxembourg Gardens, with singing and partying.…
May 2, 2016
Saint-Sulpice
Our hotel in Paris is around the corner from Saint-Sulpice, a church made famous in the otherwise pretty silly book, The Da Vinci Code. The soaring interior spaces of this edifice…
May 1, 2016
Park Path and Reflection
I photographed this image in the Parc de Sceaux, which is located in the suburbs of Paris, France and accessible to the city center via light rail (RER).
April 1, 2016
Double Rainbow Pano over Paris
This panorama of a double rainbow over Paris was shot during a spring rain storm from the Pont Solferino as I described in an earlier story. The pano consists of…
March 31, 2016
Pont Louis Philippe
An autumn afternoon in Paris on a somewhat sloppy day, with one of the channels of the Seine River photographed from the Pont Louis Philippe, and the golden light of late…
March 30, 2016
Paris is always a good idea!
Paris, as Audrey Hepburn said, is always a good idea. Please consider joining my small group of photographers in Paris (and, oh yeah, at the Monet gardens in Giverny!) the…
March 18, 2016
Audrey Hepburn: Paris is always a good idea
Paris, as Audrey Hepburn said, is always a good idea. Please consider joining my small group of photographers in Paris (and, oh yeah, at the Monet gardens in Giverny!) the…
February 19, 2016
Blast from the Past: Sacré Coeur Passage
Originally published June 26, 2013: La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre sits high on a hill overlooking Paris. Controversial from long before the start of construction, the design of…
January 6, 2016