Glass half empty or glass half full?
I suspect we've all been in one of those situations where we're labelled as a pessimist or an optimist depending on how we answer the question above (or, worse still,…
I suspect we've all been in one of those situations where we're labelled as a pessimist or an optimist depending on how we answer the question above (or, worse still,…
A Photography Workshop — Module 1, Session 1 While I love a mixed metaphor, I abhor receiving mixed messages, which is why, for me, the opening session of any kind…
First things first — I hate rules! Always have. Always will. Good. I’m glad I’ve got that off my chest. Rule number one — there are no rules! Or, to…
From lessons learned in the studio One of the earliest and most memorable of the lessons that I learned when working in a studio was how to set up the…
Lunigiana — this embodiment of mountains, rivers and forest — basks in the ever-changing, ever-beautiful light that has made Tuscany such a magnet for artists. What more could a photographer ask for?
Only once you truly understand what it is that drives your passion for photography, are you able to best invest the time, money and effort needed to achieve your goals.
There’s more to photography than just taking pictures. In this, the first of two introspective articles on how we, as photographers, manage the other aspects of our work, I reflect on whether post-processing is the best term to describe our creative workflow.
The second in my occasional series of articles looking at photography from a philosophical point of view is an introduction to the moral and social dimensions of our work and methods. It is a topic that I will revisit in future texts.
As Hegel might have said, photography that is not art is simply a means to an end. The photograph exists to sell, to document, to represent, to remember, to flatter - the list goes on ... But, when photography becomes art, it is an end in itself.