Lens selection in the urban environment
This post is about pure photography technique and equipment. Lenses. You often hear people argue, or discuss the relative merits of using what are supposed to be sharper 'prime' lenses,…
Film Noir, New York Style
I just made this youtube video of my New York Noir stills. I used Windows Movie Maker, a pretty simple program, to combine the stills. The thing that makes these…
Thoughts on Post Processing
What a can of worms this is. How far can you torture your pixels before it's not a photography anymore? What is the Rubicon of an adjusted image to a…
Thoughts on Nikon Df, Fuji X-E2 and Sony A7
I was going to meet a friend and fellow photographer Steve Saldana, wedding photographer extraordinaire. I was early, as usual and had some time to kill. What better place than…
New York City Architectural Details – The MET Ceiling
I have always loved New York City architecture details and have spent considerable time and love bringing out their shape, form and texture. To say nothing of their drama. As…
Black and white New York City Street Photography
I love black and white New York City street photography and this is one of my favorite images from my series on New York City streets. This image jumps out…
black and white New York City Film Noir
How do you not see New York City through the prism of classic 'Film Noir' ? Answer, you can't. Here is a classic, if not very religious (or VERY religious,…
New York City – De Nuit
I had one of my first photographic epiphanies when I first discovered the work of the photographer called Brassai in his book, 'Paris De Nuit'. I'll tell you more about…
Love dramatic black and white portraits
These first four posts are going to be the fastest posts on earth. That's because there won't be any real content - something new I'm trying. But if you love…