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Global Snapshot: Blue Mosque, Istanbul Turkey [July 2002]
Blue Mosque, Istanbul Turkey [July 2002] Ahh – the Blue Mosque. Stand for a moment in the cool shadows of its elegant beauty and the grey-blue domes will capture your heart and imagination. It is,...
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Learning From Mistakes#2: Why You Should Invest Time in Developing Your...
Marcel Proust once said: “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new sights, but in seeing with new eyes.” I love this quote! It reminds me that even right here in my quirky Midwestern...
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Trip Planning and Photo Themes: Images of Italian Bikes
TIP: I know I’ve mentioned it before, but it’s worth repeating – setting artistic goals before you leave on your trip and creating a list of themes you want to explore while traveling can lead to...
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Photo Essay: Ohio’s Amish Country – A Village Called Charm
Ohio’s eastern farmland is a lush, hilly loveliness dotted with small towns featuring general stores, quilt shops, bakeries, antique stores, and stately inns. The sprawling farms (conventional and...
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Review: Imaging In Italy – Personal Photo Tours with a Former National...
[My Portrait of Imaging in Italy’s Tony Boccaccio at the Vatican – Rome, Italy – July 2010] “At National Geographic, simply taking a picture of a person, place or thing is not enough. Each image must...
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Take Better Photos: How to Shoot from The Heights of Your Imagination
[Brunelleschi’s Dome from the Uffizi Terrace Cafe (standing high up on an sturdy ledge amidst some huge marble flower pots) – Florence, Italy – July 2010] With my camera packed away, I am an average...
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Big City Shooting Challenge – Perspective and Contrast in Chicago
On a recent trip to Chicago, I challenged myself to work with contrast and perspective as much as possible. This challenge led me off the scheduled path a few times (which in my opinion is always a...
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Tips for Art Lovers: Photographing In Situ Art
[Jean Miro’s “Chicago” – Chicago, Illinois – November 2011] In situ art is a work of art made specifically for a particular site – think of Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine...
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Exercise #2 – Texture, Music, Memory, & Photography
I’m thrilled at the response to my new series on the Foundations of Art! My favorite quote from the first lesson on texture was from a musician friend who said: “I’m all about texture, even...
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Teach Your Friends Travel Photography!
Add teaching to your travel check list: You’ve been planning for months. You’ve read the guide books and set your itinerary. Your bags are packed. You fall asleep each night dreaming of taking...
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