Disruptive Viewing
If you ride the CTA with any frequency, you can’t fail to notice the In Case of Emergency signs posted next to each door. They instruct the reader in what to do in case disaster strikes during your commute. You see the signs every day on the way to work and every day on the way home. You see them so frequently that you stop paying attention to what they really say. Which makes … Read entire article »
Filed under: Offline Life, Photography
Snow Scuplture Festival
The city of Chicago sponsors some unexpected, cool events from time to time. I was fortunate enough to stumble upon this outdoor exhibit while searching for a photo safari. Ten foot blocks of packed snow were being sculpted by teams into shapes ranging from Oscar the Grouch to snOprah to a graceful Asian portrait and the delicate wings of an eagle. It was enough to make even me appreciate Winter. And that’s saying … Read entire article »
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Photography Portfolio
I’ve been threatening to do it for a long time, but I finally got around to creating a portfolio of my photography. It was a long process of sifting through five years of photographs to find what represented the best of my work. The most enjoyable part for me was developing a methodology, noting my selection criteria and then testing those criteria against the discernment of a few select friends. It’s … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Photography
Misused photography: turning an indiscretion into an opportunity?
On New Year’s Day I had a rival food review site use one of my photos without attribution. My first reaction was to fire off an angry email about not reading the Creative Commons license that accompanies the photo, not to mention the bad manners of swiping images from a competing site. I wrote the email and sat there tapping the keyboard, ready to send it to the so-called editor of the site. And … Read entire article »
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