Sunday, April 28, 2013

April 28 2013

Great photographs are everywhere. The big difference between a pro and an amateur is that a pro pre- visualizes a scene. The great thing about photography, is that for every example or rule or, there are just as many exceptions.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

April 10 2013

Sometimes all U have 2 do is be there,     
with your camera ......

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

April 9 2013

 'Photography is not a sport. It has no rules. Everything must be dared and tried.'
 Bill Brandt

Monday, April 8, 2013

April 8 2013

According to the Census Bureau, the nation's poverty rate is at its highest level in decades. More than 46 million people -- one in seven Americans -- are living below the poverty line, 16.4 million of them children. Another 30 million Americans are just a lost job or serious illness away from joining them. And in the last six years alone, more than 20 million people have joined the ranks of those relying on food stamps to get by.

Saturday, April 6, 2013

April 6 2013

The five most feared words an amateur photographer will hear?
Will you shoot my wedding?
Usually said by a friend or relative.
And the answer is 

Friday, April 5, 2013

Thursday, April 4, 2013

April 4 1968

The iconic image of Dr. King dying was captured by Joseph Louw, a young black South African photographer who was working with King on a documentary film. He was staying at the same motel just a few doors away, and when Louw heard a shot he ran out to see King lying on the balcony floor, and his aides signaling to police below the direction from which the assassin’s bullet came. Afterwards, Louw asked the Memphis-based photographer Ernest C. Withers (known as the “original civil rights photographer”) the permission to use the latter’s darkroom to develop the film.
The next day, it was on the front pages all over the world.