As we wrap up 2011 and enter 2012, I decided to look back at images I made in the last 365 days and pick my very favorites. As I looked through the collection, I made over 30,000 exposures. However, it was a busy year in many other areas of my life, as we welcomed a [...]
I’ve been going through a bit of a slow period with my photography in the past couple of months. I have not been shooting much, and it’s for various reasons. I’d like to just say I’ve been so busy with other things – but it’s not just that. Sometimes we all go through periods when [...]
How do we name our photographs? This was the question recently explored by the fellow photographer G Dan Mitchell, whose blog I regularly read. Well, Dan’s question was more about how he names his own work, but the discussion in the comments went that way and made me think about my own work. There’s really three [...]
With tax season well underway, I am getting emails from fellow photographers who are asking me if they should treat their photography income as a business or not. It is of course an important decision, especially when the IRS knows that one has a photography income. For example, many of my fellow photographers participate in Flickr/Getty [...]
I love this time of the year. Not only holidays is a great time to recharge and spend time with the family. The end of the year is also a good time to look back on the year and think about all the good things that have happened during it. Every year for the past [...]
One of the popular spots in San Jose is this complex called Santana Row. It’s an upscale shopping mall and apartment complex located near Campbell. The architecture is beautiful, the restaurants are great, and the rent there is expensive. As it’s a great place to live in for young people, several San Jose Sharks and San Francisco [...]
Yesterday I received a new DVD of Lenswork Extended in the mail and it sparked a new idea about how to get more out of my digital SLR and turn it into a large format camera. Issue #87 features portfolio of architecture photography by Scott Hendershot. I have not yet listened to the interview recorded [...]
The lives of creative people are all pretty similar. For example, any photographer can learn a great deal about the craft from studying the work and lives of painters and other kinds of artists. With that in mind, I found myself recently reading the books on writing. Reading these books allows me to accomplish two [...]
It’s that time of the year again, and I have some tips for you if you’re a part time photographer wanting to minimize your taxes.. I’m glad to say I filed my taxes last weekend. It took me several days to put everything together, but it’s good to be done and start worrying about another [...]
It’s one of the busiest times of the year for me in my non-photography related endeavors, but I’ll try to share something at least once a week to keep my mind sane and somewhat guilt-free. Why is it that January is the most popular time to break the new year’s resolution? In case you missed [...]