by David Middleton | Aug 26, 2012 | Photography Journal
Observations: 1. Here is the difference between John Shaw and me: he is John Shaw. Now that that is out of the way lets get to some serious photography stuff. 2. When John makes a Boboli pizza he carefully lays out every ingredient in just the...
by David Middleton | Aug 26, 2012 | Photography Journal
On a plane, once again, heading home after another workshop. This time though, I am surrounded by adults- the only screaming toddler is twelve rows back and well out of my mind. I have just finished a ten-day workshop with two extra teaching days tacked on meaning...
by David Middleton | Aug 26, 2012 | Articles, Photography Journal
“It is like snorkeling up a muddy river.” “Excuse me?” I said. “It is like snorkeling up a muddy river.” “Okay, what is?” “You don’t want to know.” “Okay” “But it is really like snorkeling up a muddy river.” “What is?” “You don’t want to know.” This is pretty much...
by David Middleton | Aug 26, 2012 | Photography Journal
Skimming the cream, skimming the cream, photographers are always skimming the cream. But are they happiest photographing only cliches at the peak times of year? Cream is wonderful stuff but too much of it will kill you. It will rot your creativity as well. While it is...
by David Middleton | Aug 26, 2012 | Photography Journal
As I write this I am sitting in my favorite leather chair in my favorite living room in my favorite house in my favorite state of slight inebriation. While all that is certainly more fascinating to me then it is to you I am also at this very moment watching the TV...
by David Middleton | Aug 26, 2012 | Photography Journal
Picture this for me and then file it in the “Glamorous Life of a Professional Photographer” file. Right now, I am flying back from Colorado where I was intending to photograph wildflowers and enjoy the Rockies but where I instead lost 7 pounds in 6 days due to a...
