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Thanks Mike. Your attitude of quiet acceptance and encouragement of the kids resonated with me. The older I get, the less I cope with harsh judgement and critical attitudes. I read somewhere......"be kinder than necessary, because everyone is facing some kind of struggle."
Not So Spooky Night
Photo by Jim Woodard Hope you had a nice Halloween, if you celebrated it yesterday in your part of the world. We had 208 trick-or-treaters this year, up from something like 145 last year. (Our house must not have been spooky enough this year—didn't scare any kids away.) I gave out full-size can...
Hi, total originality will likely be incomprehensible, but can be very funny!
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Eschew Cliché
By Mike Johnston Another one from the archives. Originally published on The Luminous Landscape, Photo.net, and Steves Digicams, June 2003. If you're involved in sports, you probably have a hard time believing things. The year you just had ("we had an unbelievable year"), the way you just played ...
Hi Mike, it seems that with digital, the editing emphasis has shifted from pre-shutter to post-download, that's all. Maybe this tends to make it less discriminatory.
I recall you wrote a series of articles somewhere along the way on putting together a portfolio, where the process of picture selection was a major issue. This may now be more relevant than ever.
How's the dog? cheers
Tat
Tat is a Sanskrit word meaning that. As editors discover when learning how to distinguish the proper deployment of that from "which" and "who," that is a pointing word. Such was probably its primordial origin—just as babies most easily say "mmm" or "muh" or "ma" and the sound is attached, the wo...
Thanks, Steve.
I like the shift in emphasis in this post to output. What's made the biggest difference to me is having a good quality printer. My Epson 3880 is the most expensive piece of photographic equipment I've ever bought. It's like a darkroom in a box! and I love the look of black and white pics on Museo portfolio rag......warm, rich, better than I ever consistently achieved in the darkroom. I care less about the source of the file than the quality of the output.
I'm getting a lot more of my old negs printed and on the wall.....love digital output!
In Defense of the Digital Revolution
A Guest Post by Steve Jacob Firstly I have to say that Mike's essay "Perfect Ambivalence" is one of the most eloquent and poignant articles on the subject of the digital transition that I have ever read. I can genuinely understand that from the point of view of someone steeped in the business of...
Great to hear your complimentary comments about my profession! Thank you. And that you've received such wonderful service. I've been in practice for 33 years and still enjoying it! The (5) children have all left home and today on ebay I bought my 1st LEICA! ...M6 body. Like a child waiting for Christmas! Now, what lens?? Got my eye on a Summicron 35 or a Zeiss 35 f2. .......all inspired of course by the Leica for a year post. Read about them for decades and now I can try one for a year and find out what all the hoo-hah is about. Shot with an OM1 and then an FE2 for years. D200 in more recent times. BTW....I've needed a couple of root canal treatments myself! No fear!
Open Mike: Three Cheers for Dentists
Do you know how a cow dies of old age? Its teeth wear out. When it can no longer grind up grass, its jig is up. In ancient eras, many human beings also met their ends because of dental problems and complications arising therefrom. I spent 11 1/2 hours with my dentist yesterday. Well, not continu...
Hi Mike, as a dentist I would love to help but I live "down under"! There is some commonality between the 2 disciplines. Both dentistry and photography use applied technology to achieve aesthetic objectives. A restored tooth can be a "work of art" but whether it can ever be "art" as a photograph can, I can't say!
I have enjoyed reading The Empirical Photographer, and am pleased to discover I am an amateur not a hobbyist! Probably not an artist, but with years of pics of children growing up, and now grandchildren, I take photos with an eye to the light and expression which are satisfying to both me and the family. Striving to be a good artisan is at least a realistic goal, and perhaps enough.
Touchstone
I thought this was pretty neat. For years I carried a "touchstone" in my pocket, a smooth pebble I would rub when I was feeling anxious or nervous. Finally I lost it. One of these might work for that. This will be my last post until Monday. I hope I haven't seemed off kilter lately—I've been ...
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