I’ve been working on a photo project: One hundred photos of New Yorkers – at work, at play, shopping, walking, just living. All ages, sizes, shapes.
Although I’ve had an iPhone for years, I still feel like a novice when it comes to iPhone photography. I’m still developing my own photographic style, but I feel that I’ve found the genre that suits me best: street photography. Opinions vary as to a precise definition of street photography, but for me, it’s candid photos of ordinary people, taken…
Yesterday was the long-awaited reopening of MoMA. Visits must be reserved online ahead of time, and Mondays are set aside for members only. I’ve been a member for years. When I got there yesterday, I was asked to show my invitation. I said I thought it was open for members today, and she said that was next week, that today…
Just about 40 years ago, on a hot summer Saturday, I attended one of the best concerts ever. Despite the incredible lineup of performers, it still remains relatively obscure. In the early summer of 1980, I was told about an outdoor concert that was to take place in Toronto in August. Billed as a “Punk Woodstock”, “New Wave Woodstock”, or…
After spending my entire adult working life immersed in the sciences (I’m a veterinarian), I now find myself pursuing the arts in retirement. I’ve always had an appreciation for photography. In fact, a few years ago, after purchasing a Sony DSLR camera, I took a class on digital photography at PhotoManhattan here in New York City. My instructor, Stephanie, was…
This book first came out in 1988. A revised second edition was published in 2003, and this third edition was updated in 2015. Peterson’s photography books are very popular, and after reading this one, I understand why. He has a very down-to-earth style, and he supports his lessons and recommendations with many excellent photographic examples. I still consider myself a…
Three years ago, I made the decision to retire from clinical veterinary practice. I slowly let most of my regular clients know that I was retiring, and a few of them gave me little gifts, which was very kind of them. One client, Amy Cohen, gave me a book: Robert Frank’s “The Americans”, a book of black-and-white photographs. She knew…
Moment is a company that makes photography and video equipment, including lenses that attach to camera phones, allowing you to step up your mobile photography game. I’ve written blog posts about their fisheye, macro, and anamorphic lens recently. About two weeks ago, I bought a fourth lens of theirs, the telephoto. Like their other lenses, it came nicely packaged, with…