Monthly Archives: June 2012

Twilight from the headlands

More Golden Gate Bridge photographs. The military skeletons of Marin County. Ever since I moved to California, I have had a particular vision for a Golden Gate bridge photograph in mind. The photo requires the perfect mix of weather, light, and timing. It remains elusive. But, the great thing about shooting for the stars is...

Golden_Gate_morning_June_24-1

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The City Gray – University of Chicago Workshop Part II

Creating photographs with a narrative. My previous post covered some of the basic ideas my fellow workshoppers and I considered on the University of Chicago campus last month. I wanted today to share with you some of the images that came from my efforts. If you go back to my previous post and think about...

Ida Noyes Cloisters

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A Sense of Place – University of Chicago Workshop: Part 1

Three rules for better photographs. The first of a few posts as a debriefing of the awesome workshop I hosted at the University of Chicago a few weekends past. I had a wonderful class of some 12 photographers for my May 26th workshop. We talked a bit about photography and then headed into the beautiful...

The gathering storm above Rockefeller Chapel

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Boul Mich

The Magnificent Mile. This images in this post remind me of and were inspired by the 1920′s era poster by Oscar Rabe Hanson (right). More of his iconic work can be found here. From a very small and very empty lounge high above the broad shoulders of the city, I watched the first gleaming of...

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