A long time coming

Wow. It's been a long time since I posted but if you don't have much to say, then don't.

But now, it's a week before Nov 4, and I feel compelled to remind everyone to...

VOTE

I already did via absentee ballot. It's a great way to vote. You can take your time, read up on issues, and it only costs 59 cents for the convenience. And I'm cautiously hopeful for a dramatic change in American politics with a victory for Obama/Biden.

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Thank You!

Thanks to all who attended this last weekend's open studio. The consumption of cookies, lemonade and photography was flattering. Will definitely do this again next year.

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Open Studios

This weekend I opened up my studio to the public as part of Silicon Valley Open Studios. I met a lot of great people and enjoyed showing and talking about my work. A big clean up of the studio had it looking pretty nice as well:

I'm participating again this coming weekend (May 17/18) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. All visitors are welcome. Here's the google map for directions.

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Evidence of the Catastrophic

I stumbled on this before and after satellite photo of the Myanmar region devastated by the deadly Cyclone Nargis. The news world is now reporting this disaster could rival the 2006 Tsunami. What's worse is the real fear the Myanmar government will do little to truly help it's people who may not necessary support its interests.

Full story here.

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Aperture 2.1

The Aperture team released the first major update to Aperture 2. What's significant is the new image-editing plug-in architecture including a Apple released spiffy dodge and burn plug-in tool. Check out the dodge and burn video and the Resources Page for more information.

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What counts is what you uncover

"It took me a decade to come to the realization, that really what counts is not what you cover, but what counts is what you uncover."

Sounds like a great photography quote, but no, it comes from a zany wonderful MIT physics professor, Walter Lewin.

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Let the Show Begin

Once a year, about 300 photographic enthusiasts descend on the northern Nevada town of Winnemucca to spend 3 days steeped in "The Nevada Photography Experience" otherwise known as Shooting the West. Activities include classroom workshops, 2 full days of presenters, photographic exhibits, vendors, portfolio reviews and sprinkles of fine entertainment. And while many presenters hail from Nevada, the event draws Keynote speakers from all over including such recent notables as John Sexton and Charles Cramer. This years highlights for me include Keith Walklet and Annette Bottaro-Walket, Brooks Jensen of LensWork, Hal Cannon and the Red Rock Rondo, the effervescent Richard Menzies as master of ceremonies, and portfolio reviews by Mark Citret.

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The Inaugural Post

So, I'm going to have a go at this blog thing and throw my own unique perspective out to the web-o-sphere. Time will tell whether what I'm interested in holds relevance with any of you.

So what's this blog about? I'm mostly going to talk about craft and creativity. Craft is something I'm particularly interested in as it relates to photography but it really permeates my life and thinking. Devotion to craft seems to be a rare commodity these days and it's a huge issue in photography. So, I'm gonna attempt to blow the lid off it and if some of you come along for the ride... awesome.

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