Golden Hair

Today’s Post by Mildred Alpern A recurrent image of Edvard Munch, the Norwegian Expressionist painter, is a young woman in white. She has long golden hair and a lithe figure. In many paintings her face is concealed. We see only her back as she seems to gaze into her future. As a visual...

Musical Notes

Today’s Post by Mildred Alpern When I started out with a small point-and-shoot camera a decade ago, I wondered about the images with shallow depths-of -field and interesting effects that other photographers on their websites displayed. Did the camera make a difference? Did the lens? Did...

Metamorphosis

Today’s Post by Mildred Alpern The flowers of summer inevitably give way to the seeds of autumn and winter. It is the inevitable metamorphosis of the bud-flower-seed cycle. What is striking is the nature of the transformation, the way in which the seedhead may differ so distinctly...

A New Lens, A New Start

Today’s Post by Mildred Alpern With any new lens, there is always a learning curve, some easier to master than others. A lens that auto focuses is a big aid in shooting. More assistance comes from the lens manufacturer, photo reviews, and YouTube videos that describe in detail the...

Preparing for an Exhibi...

Today’s Post by Mildred Alpern It is challenging fun to take photographs and equally exciting to assemble them for an exhibit. My local library, St. Agnes, a branch of the New York Public Library, booked me last November for a show of my photographs for the month of July, the first...

Movie Making

Today’s Post by By Mildred Alpern Making movies and shooting TV episodes are ongoing activities in New York City. Parking spaces are blocked off for the wealth of multi-door caravans that fill the adjacent streets for the day. Stars as well as assistants scurry back and forth to...