October’s Impress...

Today’s Post by Mildred Alpern I suspect that the French Impressionists would have been pleased with the colorful spills of reds, yellows, and oranges on the lakes in Harriman State Park, NY in mid October. The opportunity to trace the beauty of the changing seasons in this 47,000- plus...

Three Ways of Seeing

Today’s Post by Mildred Alpern SOOC or “straight out of the camera” is an acronym that identifies an image with no processing, even minimal tweaks. In Lightroom it is easy to move the sliders for contrast, exposure and saturation to enhance RAW images, and just as easy to click a preset...

When the Fall Season Ha...

Today’s Post by Jamie Zartman As the climate continues to change, and brisk winds arrived earlier than expected, many of the golden vistas of aspen cloaked hillsides I had envisioned on the the Grand Mesa and Pinyon Mesa of western Colorado were missing by the time I arrived this year....

Wedding Photo Fun

Today’s Post by Mildred Alpern I admire professional wedding photographers. They work hard at marriage venues, carry lots of equipment, constantly move about, patiently stage picture-perfect images to satisfy the bridal couple’s expectations of memorable moments. For example, the...

Wordless Wednesday # 17...

Today’s Post by Dave Hutchinson This is a photojournalism shot that I made while visiting a Christian Orthodox Church in Constanta, Romania.The woman had no idea that I was taking the photo. I assume that she was a mourner, but I am really not sure. I didn’t disturb her. I was...

Interior Spaces in the ...

Today’s Post by Mildred Alpern In everyday photography, the art of the past may inspire with its treatment of light. The Old Masters knew how to paint its qualities. Vermeer’s Music Lesson is a prime example. Light is soft and diffused in his interior space. It streams from a side...