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What I saw somewhat recently #87: October 8, 2021
Southern BBQ Almost a month since my last list. I've been busy. The photo above is a homemade southern BBQ I made last weekend. Smoked brisket, collards, Mac and cheese, cornbread, pickles…
Photographing 40-foot Falls in Archbald, PA just after Hurricane Ida
40-foot falls is a waterfall I had no idea existed until just this year despite living in this area of Northeastern Pennsylvania for the majority of my life. I heard about it…
What I saw somewhat recently #86: September 11, 2021
I was recently able to jump on a train and photograph the Engineer. Look for that in my portfolio when I develop the film. Speaking of my photography portfolio, I've added several…
Glass observations
Glass, a new photo sharing app, has been making the rounds this week since it launched to the public, via an invite only roll out, and has had a fair bit of…
An updated list of film photography blogs by Jim Grey
Jim Grey: It’s time for my annual list of film photography blogs! A great joy of film photography is the community of people who enjoy everything about it: the gear, the films,…
What I saw somewhat recently #85: August 5, 2021
Penelope in a basket This week was full of family visitors and new kittens. Oh, and of course links! Little Canada – A man spends $24m on building miniature version of places…
What I saw somewhat recently #84: July 23, 2021
Mine water bubbles up from the earth Long week this week. Perhaps a long month. The above photo is about a mile upstream on the creek that edges our property where frigid…
Monthly video vignettes
Hot on the heels of yesterday's cringe-worthy boastfulness of the Lightograph "inventor" is this unassuming yet wonderful monthly video vignette from Russel Davies. Russell Davies: For some reason I do these 1-second-every-day…
Lightograph
Jeremy Cowart, proposed inventor of the Lightograph: It is not a motion-picture because there is no motion. It is not a photograph because the light evolves. Interesting, for sure. I'm going to…
What I saw somewhat recently #83: July 8, 2021
If you're near Endwell, NY you have to eat here With the holiday I stayed off the computer as much as possible as per usual. I have some great links in the…
What I saw somewhat recently #81: June 17, 2021
Saved this garter from the lawn mower A busy spring is coming to a close. A pool, garden beds, lawn care, work, side work, art, the gallery, photography and so much more…
Drone pilots, be mindful
Joanna Thompson, writing for Audubon: On the morning of May 13, Peter Knapp stepped onto an ominously quiet California beach. The night before, he’d noted a horde of boisterous Elegant Terns just…
What I saw somewhat recently #80: June 10, 2021
Our roses are opening up Lora Webb Nichols archive – Extraordinary work from a photographer very early on in photographic history. Looking at the images you'd think they were taken decades later….
What I saw somewhat recently #78: May 27, 2021
We installed a pool this past weekend I missed last week due to being very busy at work. Bryan Schutmaat – Some great stuff in his portfolio. Vandal – A Chrome and…
What I saw somewhat recently #77: May 13, 2021
Me, using a typewriter. Photo by Eliza. Ogi – A search engine that attempts to exclude commercially driven results. Stumbled – StumbleUpon reborn. Random URLs. Just hit next. Paleobiology Database Navigator -…
What I saw somewhat recently #76: May 6, 2021
Male Goldfinches visit our backyard feeder Enjoy this week's links. Gareth Wild parks in every spot – This is a level of nerdy that I aspire to. Romain Laurent – I dig…
OSXPhotos – Query Photos.app with Python
Rhet Turnbull on Github describes OSXPhotos this way: Python app to export pictures and associated metadata from Apple Photos on macOS. Also includes a package to provide programmatic access to the Photos…
What I saw somewhat recently #75: April 29, 2021
Our tulips are opening up Now that I've reached 75 of these posts I want to spruce them up a little. I'm going to start posting every single Thursday and I'd like…
What I saw somewhat recently #74: April 22, 2021
Wormhole – Send up to 10GB files, E2EE. Swipey Image Grids – Very cool use of SVG and practical application from Cassie Evans. Wednesdays in Marblehead – What a great photo project….
Jerome Carter on the price of film
Jerome Carter: Film is expensive, and I readily admit that it is a self-indulgent exploration for no purpose other than the sheer existential joy it brings. That sounds about right.
Jordan McChesney on impressing others
Jordan McChesney, writing for PetaPixel: Then, around June of 2020, something changed. I decided to focus less on what my fellow photographers thought, and decided to focus more of my attention on…
What I saw somewhat recently #73: March 31, 2021
If you can believe it, this is my first WIS post from in 2021. I've been keeping a small backlog of links that I've wanted to share but mostly I've shared links…
Iris Photos for macOS
Iris: Iris is pragmatic and does not impose a certain workflow on you. Just point the app at your photo library on disk, and Iris will take it from there. We also…
Look at less photos
Look at less photos, but look at each one with more intent. Given the accessibility of photography I can quickly look at 1,000 images from other photographers in a single sitting and…
My current photo library management solution
In this post I'm going to detail out how I manage my photo library. I have changed my workflow countless times over the years and I have the deep battle scars to…
Jarob Ortiz on how to apply for a job
Jarob Ortiz, large format photographer for the National Park Service, on the latest LFPP: Read the whole job description, look exactly at what they were looking for. Then I spent 9 days,…
Cypress – A premium portfolio theme for WordPress is now available
Cypress on WordPress Cypress is a simple way to create an online portfolio using the world's leading website builder WordPress. Artists from all mediums; painters, photographers, designers, sculptures – all need a…
Olli Thomson’s dos and don’ts of photography
Olli Thomson: As a photographer, what do I do now that I did not do when I was starting out? Or, to put it the other way round, what do I no…
Craig Mod on using social networks for their strengths
Craig Mod, in a footnote of the post announcing his newsletter Huh: So my general philosophy of these social networks is to lean into what they do well — a bit of…