Photographs, Photographers and Photography

One can but hope
After all the delays and press releases there’s no more reason to believe Sigma this time than at any time over the past two years, but they are now saying the DP1 will be available this spring.

The video is disappointing in a couple of ways. First, why on earth did they […]

Finally, a big sensor from Sony
Check out this intriguing piece from the estimable DP Review site.
Sony has entered the fray with a full frame 35mm sensor for digital cameras. This is huge news for photographers everywhere and, until you have used a full frame sensor, you simply have no basis for comparative statements.
Over the […]

Where will it all end?
Autumn 1987 was a very special time for me.
You see, after ten years of trudging back and forth to the Immigration and Naturalization Service - a US Government Department which proves that a little power is a dangerous thing - I was finally sworn in as an American citizen.
This conferred certain […]

Not even an inkling of an update.
One item notable for its absence in the recent Macworld keynote by Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, was any mention of enhancements or updates to Aperture.
I realize this only applies to Apple users, but those represent a high percentage of readers of this journal. Many of these readers are working […]

A trip down memory lane
This is hardly the first time I have expressed enthusiasm for Ansco’s old 500 ASA grain monster, a slide film sold as GAF 500. This piece neatly summarizes what I’m going on about.
And, strangely, the effect is very easily simulated with the (admittedly crappy) camera in the iPhone, something I […]

The modern professional photographer is at a huge disdvantage
A recent email from a reader, a professional photographer, bemoaned the growing difficulty of making money in the profession.
Now while the Renaisasance is a period of great interest to me and I have oft exhorted photographers to study the great works of that greatest period of western […]

Enjoy!
America does lots of things well, but none better than marketing. This piece attempts to identify how Madison Avenue’s best have affected my photography.
A little bit of math dispels oft held notions about the warranty racket. If you ever paid for a warranty, read this and think again.
The Rennaissance is a magnificent repository […]