Do Your Photographs Evoke Emotion?

“It’s just emotion that’s taking me over.” This short lyrical riff from the 70′s era Samantha Sang song, Emotion,” (written and performed by the Gibbs brothers – the Bee Gees) might just be a good photographic theme (just to assure those of you might be worried, no, I was not/am not a Disco fan – [...]

SOPA and PIPA; Are They Really That Bad?

I always thought SOPA was something you ate in a restaurant and PIPA was a character in Astrid Lindgren’s children’s book series. The real problem is obvious: these Bills are grossly overbroad But seriously, SOPA and PIPA, if you aren’t aware already, are Congress’ (House and Senate, respectively) newest “attempts” at regulating the internet. Their [...]

I Don’t Make New Year’s Resolutions

I have never been big on New Year’s resolutions. I have seen so many come and go and so much “resolve” with so little follow-through. Will I eat and drink less, achieve some needed weight loss, exercise more, be less critical of others and more charitable? I hope so, but I am not committing. For [...]

It’s Here!

Every year at this time, I experience a photographic “high.” Why? Fall Color! With a heightened sensitivity for “seeing,” I notice color every place I go, in all shapes and forms. Here in Michigan, there are many cash crop farms and the soybeans turn a bright yellow at first and then drop their leaves to [...]