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When Is Photography Real?

February 27, 2010 Craft

We’ve been buried with over 30″ of snow here in the Hudson Valley, as well as power and Internet outages, so I’m just getting back online and away from the shovel! I also had to cancel the Printing Workshop that was scheduled for today, but hopefully I can re-schedule asap to make sure all registered [...]

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Lessons From Nature

November 9, 2009 Craft

I’m often asked whether I prefer the beginning or end of the day for photography, and I always answer that for me, nothing gets me out of bed faster than the excitement and curiosity of what I will discover during the early morning hours. The crisp air of dawn, the mystery of fog, and the [...]

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How I Choose Papers To Make the Perfect Print

October 24, 2009 Craft

Ansel Adams once said “the negative is the score, and the print is the performance“, and for me, the print is what drives my motivation and all of my creative efforts as a landscape photographer.
I love this quote because it really captures my thinking process, especially coming from a music background where everything I did [...]

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What It Takes To Succeed As A Landscape Photographer

October 2, 2009 Craft

So what does it take to make a living in landscape and nature photography? Or for that matter anything that you love? I know I had many questions when I got started, and I’ve learned a great deal in my search for the answers. One thing I know is that answers are difficult because what works [...]

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Photographing the Walkway Over The Hudson

September 25, 2009 Craft

On Saturday Oct 3rd, the Walkway Over the Hudson will finally open to the public and become the longest span in the world. Originally built in 1888 as the Poughkeepsie-Highland railroad bridge, it was forced to close in 1974 after a fire outbreak. But finally after much planning and private/public financial support, the 25- to [...]

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Selecting Your Best Images

August 26, 2009 Craft

I recently wrote an article here titled Lessons of Editing about the process of separating your good images from your great ones. Since then, I’ve continued to work on my own workflow and the methods by which I try and determine which images are special.
Charles Cramer is one of my favorite photographers on many levels. [...]

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