Are You a Picture Hoarder?
Occasionally I watch one of those “hoarder” shows on TV. Perhaps you’ve seen them. They are exposés of individuals who can’t seem to throw anything away. The cameras walk the viewer through piles of old newspapers, stacks of food, and massive amounts of junk. The TV “counselors” explore why the individuals live this way. [...]
Home from Guatemala
I’ve recently returned home from Guatemala. My wife and and I were part of a medical mission trip that included two medical doctors, a dentist, and a pharmacist (that would be my wife, Jennie). She was voted MVP of the trip because of all the work and preparation she did to help make the [...]
Photographic Passion
Why am I so attracted to photography? Of what use is it? Or better, what use do I want it to have for me or others? These are just a few of the questions with which I’ve been grappling? The impetus for these questions has come from Tony Luna’s book, How to Grow as [...]
First Camera Memories
I bought my first camera in 1976. I think it cost me about $179 ( a great deal of money for a 20-year-old college student 33 years ago). It was a Vivitar SLR and had a couple of lenses with screw on mounts. This meant that every time I wanted to use the telephoto [...]
Mood
I’m taking a photography class at the local technology center on Saturday mornings. Although I’m reviewing a great deal I already knew, I’m also learning a few new tricks along the way. Today our instructor passed out an arm load full of coffee table style photography books to us. He asked us to peruse [...]
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