Thanks Johnny.

April 30, 2008 | Filed Under people, san francisco | Leave a Comment 

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What I can appreciate about photography is the ability to capture those moments immediately before and after the apex of action. We watch a scene on the street waiting for the climax and zeitgeist, and we disregard the moments that frame the action and excitement. In those most fleeting of moments, we can discover rich details of seemingly insignificant passing. Try posing a person or a group at party with your little point and shoot; shot the pose then keep shooting as the subject(s) breaks character.
Johnny Stafford was my first photography instructor, and his mantra was that a good photograph asks more questions than it answers. I must of heard it once a day during my entire high school career. Much of Mr.Staffords cruel tutelage still resonates with me today, and I will always be grateful to him, my first sensi of kamera-fu.



Highlights and shadows are your only subjects.

April 23, 2008 | Filed Under urban landscape, san francisco | 1 Comment 

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For the past year this image has lived soley on my desktop at work. Despite that I see this photograph more than any other, I completely forgot about it until someone complimented it. It was one of those great compliments too, where they thought I found the photo on-line and like it so much I downloaded it; “oh you took that! That’s great.”
Actullay, if I think about it, their expression of surprise it’s somewhat of an insult too. Whatever. Shoot for the the light, and drown the shadows. Enjoy.
San Francisco subway station 2007.
ISO 100-Don’t call it old school.