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“You Are Here” is a running (5) five part series discussing a variety of contemporary philosophic questions about photography. If you missed the two entries you’re in luck. See here: You Are Here (Part 1/5): The Ultimate Compliment You Are Here (Part 2/5): Photographers of Influence Enjoy Part 3… Photography, for many photographers, invariably starts out of curiosity and passion, but as of lat

One of the most noteworthy developments in photography since the introduction of digital photography has been low if not noise and grain free images. As digital photography has proliferated and become the norm more and more people have become accustomed to this type of file output. Strangely it wasn’t that long ago that few people noticed this component of film photography. How the times have changed. Photograp

Sometimes the most generic scenes can surprise you with how photogenic they can be. Case in point is this fence lined with buoys on a very drab overcast day. This scene did not grab my attention initially, but at the urge of a friend we explored this a little further. I’m glad we did. Being pushed a little to explore helped me see something that I would have otherwise missed. [tags]buoy, fence, photo, shipyard,

One of the many reasons I love living in San Francisco is that it’s very dog friendly. For most it might seem that having three dogs (Moe, Curly and Zoe*) would be a bit much for city life, but it hasn’t turned out that way, in fact my neighbor has four. In any case, having a backyard, dog doors, and living near a dog park helps us get through the week. Our weekend activities most always revolve around th

Grizzly Gulch at the San Francisco zoo opened today (June 14th). Grizzly Gulch is home to Kachina & Kiona, two rescued Grizzly Bear cubs who narrowly avoided being euthanized in Montana. Kachina & Kiona’s MySpace page with their story During lunch today I decided to take a peek at Kachina & Kiona’s new home. The one acre exhibit is quite nice with a pond, waterfall and meadow for the bears

“A photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into.” — Ansel Adams “People only see what they are prepared to see.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson [tags]photography, photograph, Ansel Adams, Ralph Waldo Emerson, quote[/tags]

This week I had the chance to read a very eloquently written and thought provoking post challenging the standard view on the “art of seeing”. Is Photography the Opposite of Seeing? by Guy Tal Guy’s thoughts really resonated with me because of recent posts I’ve made on the topic and because I found his approach/perspective to be very creative. Related post: The Power of Photography [tags]photog

One of the biggest oddities about me it is that I can wait through most any situation to get the right lighting, angle, moment, etc. for a photograph, yet I can’t stand having a wrapped present in front of me for any prolonged period of time. In fact as a kid I used to surgically open gifts around the holidays to see what was being given and then methodically rewrapping and taping them back up. Having come clea

24 hours to go… [tags]reflection, clock, time, puddle, sidewalk, Ferry Building, San Francisco[/tags]