Personal Resolution

by | Sep 2, 2012 | Photography Journal

What is Your Resolution? I don’t mean to be a curmudgeon (that is not entirely true) but what is it these days with this unholy quest for ever-higher resolution? It wasn’t too long ago when we were pretty happy about a 2000 ppi scanner, that is until the 4000 ppi...

What’s New

by | Aug 26, 2012 | Photography Journal

News Flash……..New Equipment Being Developed! For years I have been asking camera manufacturers the same question, “What’s new?” and getting the same answer, “Can’t say.” Well, that is no longer good enough! Through extensive research I have discovered what the next...

The Joys of Information

by | Aug 26, 2012 | Photography Journal

Every workshop I teach I am asked about ‘secrets’ of being a professional photographer. I have my standard responses – work locally/regionally, know when not to photograph, spend time looking, write – that people seem to understand if not fully appreciate. I...

Publishing Unplugged

by | Aug 26, 2012 | Photography Journal

Publishing Unplugged — The Inside Story There are many things I don’t know. Anybody who knows me knows that this is the height of understatement. The list is too long for an issue let alone an article in Outdoor Photographer. There are though a few things that I do...

Pizzas & Photography

by | 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...

Male Bags

by | 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...