Picture In A Picture I have been very fortunate to have taught a number of workshops with Art Wolfe. He’s one of my best friends, and I am amazed at how much we think alike. Art is an incredible teacher as well as one of the finest human beings I know. He has an amazing ability to see things that we don’t even when they are in front of our faces. After listening to a … [Read more...]
Shooting With The Masters – Charles Cramer Part 7
Charlie and Kevin Printing and Critique We are coming down to the end of our Shooting with The Masters series. Charlie Cramer has been so gracious to share a week of his time with us. We have covered photography in the field, gear and best of all, the thought and processes of making prints. We have two videos to share today. This is the next to the last video series. … [Read more...]
ALPA GON – A Modular Tripod System
A Tripod In A Briefcase At the last Photokina, I stopped by the ALPA booth. While there, I was shown a prototype of a new tripod system they were developing. At that point, the system was a basic 3D-printed prototype, but like a lot of things made by ALPA, it was meticulously engineered. I think it’s a Swiss thing of aiming at engineering precision. At that … [Read more...]
The Leica Story – The M-Series Camera
The Legendary Leica Camera When one thinks of Leica, the first thing that comes to mind is the M-series cameras. Many of us held a Leica in our hands back in the film days. I had an M3, M4, M6, and my final film camera was an M7. These were my most treasured cameras. I must admit I also owned Nikon DSLRs and Hasselblad 500 series cameras. There was and still is … [Read more...]
Cypress Trees Of Louisiana
Cajun crawfisherman Roy Blanchard is accustomed to zipping along at 35 miles per hour in his workaday skiff through the Atchafalaya Basin, threading bald cypress trees and startling the white pelicans. I was not. This was a new and emotional experience. I’d spent the past several years traveling to the Polar Regions to photograph icebergs, drawn to the grandeur of their … [Read more...]
