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		<title>Games and Picture</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are lots of resources could be found as ideas for your photography. Either its just for fun, collectible, or for commercial used. Some sorts of game could be found in fancy places, in there you will found crowd of people. This could be a new idea for your picture.

Those games places could be a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are lots of resources could be found as ideas for your photography. Either its just for fun, collectible, or for commercial used. Some sorts of game could be found in fancy places, in there you will found crowd of people. This could be a new idea for your picture.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.orangefruit.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/blackjack.JPG" alt="blackjack" title="blackjack" width="454" height="328" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-236" /></p>
<p>Those games places could be a casino which offer lots of poker, cards, slots, and many other. Expression of people while they&#8217;re playing, either its in sad cause of loosing, or happy cause of winning, those are memorable moment you could made it last in pictures. <span id="more-234"></span></p>
<p>Instead of people as sources of your picture, you also could take pictures of the games, every angle with certain lightning already there, you just need take the right moment of it.</p>
<p>And for you who also like to play some game, you could spend some money and your time after taking pictures. In case you confuse with the game, and there&#8217;s big possibilities no one will teach you in there, collecting some resource of how to play the game is a wise thing to do.</p>
<p>The easiest way is by surfing the internet. Games like <a href="http://www.internet-slots.org" target="_blank">internet slots</a>, <a href="http://www.poker-flash.org" target="_blank">poker flash</a> could be found in there. Some games could be download to your computer, such as <a href="http://www.blackjack-download.org" target="_blank">blackjack download</a>.</p>
<p>Have fun, and take the best picture of those games.</p>
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		<title>Creating your own music studio</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There were several things you have to consider to build your own music studio. The first is location and secondly is purposes. Location held an important thing to consider, especially if you had planned to commercially used it as a business alternatives. Its not effective having your music studio in nearby restaurant or near the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There were several things you have to consider to build your own music studio. The first is location and secondly is purposes. Location held an important thing to consider, especially if you had planned to commercially used it as a business alternatives. Its not effective having your music studio in nearby restaurant or near the main road. Because its possible the player are eager to eat rather than playing music.</p>
<p>Second is the purpose, if it was meant for your own group music, than garage or under ground are good, but there are several things you need to know, this is important to prevent angry neighbor knocking at your door.<br />
Some silencer are needed to kept other side of the house not disturb.<br />
<span id="more-217"></span><br />
If you like something useful and also have design inside try some <a href="http://www.superiorrugs.com/rugs/clearance-rugs/clearance-rugs.htm" target="_blank">rugs</a>, many type of of <a href="http://www.superiorrugs.com/rugs/final-clearance-rugs/final-clearance-rugs.htm" target="_blank">area rugs</a> you could use for your music studio. Some band even put their logo / group symbol on its rugs to identify them self. Find the <a href="http://www.superiorrugs.com" target="_blank">cheap rugs</a> depending on your budget.</p>
<p>If you want to do commercial, there are several thing you should know:<br />
1. Always prioritizing the consumer as a king.<br />
Treat as special as possible and chided as hospitable as possible. Often it was broken by a drum stick on rental tenants, it does not mean we are entitled to get angry. Perforated skin often occurs because of animism snare beat songs with passionate we are entitled to grumble-grumble. However they rent out the music studio to hone their skills in playing music. Here, the rules need to be arranged, if there is equipment that is not intentionally or accidentally damaged, it is wonderful for the owners to post the rules of the game in a place that is easily seen.</p>
<p>2. Maintenance Goods<br />
It is important to rejuvenate the music studio equipment such as periodic maintenance musical instruments guitar, drums, sound system and others, his minimal maintenance. Skin on the drum if it was not able to remove unwanted noise can be replaced or at least in the &#8220;tunning&#8221; repeats. Maintenance of cleanliness in equipment and instruments better if done one hour before rental studio opened.</p>
<p>3. Advertise<br />
Gradually spread the advertising and promotional music studio in the form of leaflets scattered directly on the street or in paste in places frequently visited. School, Campus, Call shop, electronics shops, music stores, music rental and if necessary at the edges of the road can, too. And do not forget to distribute the ads are in accordance with the time. Suppose that before the holidays or early evening a week. This promotion is obligatory to be implemented at least once a month, do not consider this activity a waste of money. Actually no, this effective way to search for new subscriptions.<br />
Also provide stickers to be distributed to tenants, the old trick is actually very effective, Honestly! especially if the stickers that we make very attractive.</p>
<p>4. Programs and Discounts<br />
Hold a discount program is always interesting. For example, three times a rented studio minimal two hours will be provided free of charge a full hour. Or a minimum of 3 hours rental will be given free softdrink. Could also be a minimum of 3 hours rental vouchers will be collected until 10 voucher can be redeemed for one free rental hour. What are and how the only way.</p>
<p>Hopefully these articles would help you out to configure your own music studio.</p>
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		<title>ROLFE HORNE lens, Make World Prettier</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wanna learn about the classic black and white photography. Experts says begin it with your sense, feel your camera, and learn it from the expert. Here&#8217;s our conversation with Rolfe Horn, one of the legendary.

How did you know &#038; learn
photography? Tell us from the
beginning.
My first camera I bought at a garage
sale when I was 8 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wanna learn about the classic black and white photography. Experts says begin it with your sense, feel your camera, and learn it from the expert. Here&#8217;s our conversation with Rolfe Horn, one of the legendary.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.orangefruit.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/rolfe8.JPG" alt="rolfe8" title="rolfe8" width="391" height="373" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-23" /></p>
<p><strong>How did you know &#038; learn<br />
photography? Tell us from the<br />
beginning.</strong><br />
My first camera I bought at a garage<br />
sale when I was 8 years old. I was fascinated<br />
with the camera and the photos<br />
it would produce.<span id="more-16"></span> I was only able to<br />
photograph a few rolls of film with that<br />
camera because my $2/week allowance<br />
wouldn’t cover the costs. When I<br />
was 14, I rediscovered photography. I<br />
had a paper route so I could afford the<br />
costs. I initially wanted to photograph<br />
my friends doing skateboard stunts,<br />
though after I built a darkroom when I<br />
was 15 I really got into black and white<br />
and began photographing the landscape<br />
as well.</p>
<p><strong>What makes you do photography?<br />
What interesting about it?</strong><br />
Photography is a meditative ritual for<br />
me. The consistent pace of life at home<br />
can be somewhat overwhelming, so<br />
going out to photograph is like a vacation.<br />
I get in the car, drive somewhere,<br />
then hike around to see if I can find<br />
something interesting to photograph.<br />
I have always been interested in the<br />
landscape, as I like to travel. Be it<br />
driving down the Pacific Coast Highway<br />
to Big Sur, or traveling abroad, I<br />
find it very enriching to see the world<br />
and find unique perspectives of the<br />
scenery.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.orangefruit.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/rolfe4.JPG" alt="rolfe4" title="rolfe4" width="601" height="598" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27" /><br />
<img src="http://www.orangefruit.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/rolfe5.JPG" alt="rolfe5" title="rolfe5" width="601" height="606" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26" /><br />
<strong>You learn photography from<br />
analog era. What is the different<br />
between the analog photographer<br />
era and photographers<br />
who learn photography on<br />
digital era?</strong><br />
I think working traditionally (analog)<br />
requires much more patience. Nothing<br />
is immediate when working traditionally.<br />
With digital, one can see the<br />
results on the screen of the camera<br />
immediately, while working with film,<br />
one must develop the film in the darkroom<br />
(which my be half a world away if<br />
traveling) What I can do in photoshop<br />
in 5 minutes may take 5 or more hours<br />
in the darkroom.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.orangefruit.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/rolfe6.JPG" alt="rolfe6" title="rolfe6" width="437" height="450" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25" /><br />
<strong>Which one do you like better,<br />
digital photos or analog photos?<br />
Tell us the reason</strong><br />
I prefer analog photography. The<br />
power of a photograph is that it<br />
represents reality. A certain reality. By<br />
keeping with traditional methods, the<br />
chain from the scene in front of the<br />
camera to the film to the final print is<br />
totally linked together. If I used digital<br />
imaging in the process, the element of<br />
reality is erased, discrediting the true<br />
power of a photograph. This is because<br />
once in the digital arena, one can<br />
manipulate a scene so easily, like the<br />
way Hollywood makes sci-fi or fantasy<br />
movies using digital techniques.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.orangefruit.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/rolfe7.JPG" alt="rolfe7" title="rolfe7" width="607" height="585" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24" /><br />
<strong>You had assisted some commercial<br />
photographer &#038; fine art<br />
photographer. What the different<br />
between the two of them in<br />
term of characteristic &#038; mindset?</strong><br />
A commercial photographer is working<br />
from without (take a photo of this<br />
product for company), while a fine art<br />
photographer is working from within<br />
(I like this so I will photograph this).<br />
Does that make sense to you?</p>
<p><strong>Some people said that black<br />
&#038; white photo is easier to be<br />
looked good compared to color<br />
photo. Do you agree on this? Tell<br />
us the reason.</strong><br />
I think either will look good if done correctly.<br />
B&#038;W is removed one level from<br />
reality because of the monochrome<br />
nature. Humans generally see in color,<br />
so that may explain why a B&#038;W print<br />
may be more compelling to view.</p>
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<strong>Do a very good black &#038; white<br />
photography like Ansel Adams<br />
did is very difficult. Only few<br />
photographers can. What are<br />
they missing that ansel adams<br />
have done.</strong><br />
An 8&#215;10 inch camera! (laughing)…<br />
Ansel would find a scene he liked and<br />
then wait for the conditions he felt<br />
were right to make a photograph.<br />
Sometimes he would wait days for the<br />
correct clouds and light. Most people<br />
don’t have the time or patience to wait<br />
so long. Also, Ansel could really see<br />
what he felt and express those feelings.<br />
visually</p>
<p><img src="http://www.orangefruit.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/rolfe10.JPG" alt="rolfe10" title="rolfe10" width="603" height="574" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-21" /><br />
<strong>Zone system is one of the best<br />
techniques of producing photos.<br />
Unfortunately only few that<br />
knows the right definition of<br />
it. Can you simplify what zone<br />
system is, what is the advantage<br />
of using it, and how it work.</strong><br />
The Zone System is a method of exposing<br />
a piece film and developing that<br />
film accordingly to achieve desired<br />
effects. Basically, it is expose for the<br />
shadows and develop the film for the<br />
highlights. The advantage is that one<br />
can produce a negative with consistency,<br />
which will print well on a grade 2<br />
black and white photo paper. It would<br />
take a book to explain how it works,<br />
which is why Ansel wrote The Negative!<br />
Of course, the Zone System won’t work<br />
with digital photography.</p>
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<strong>Explain what is your “tone system”<br />
really are?</strong><br />
Since I use roll film, I do not have the<br />
luxury of fine-tuning each individual<br />
negative. Generally, I expose for the<br />
highlight tones. I let my feelings of<br />
the scene dictate what this might be,<br />
sometimes an overexposed negative<br />
is better, sometimes an underexposed<br />
negative. I use a film developer called<br />
pyrogallol, which is very forgiving. It<br />
allows me to use this method.</p>
<p><strong>When creating a picture, do you<br />
got the idea first or do you get<br />
to the location first then get triggered?</strong><br />
Both. I will go to a location with the<br />
intent of making a photo because I<br />
have been there many times in the past<br />
and I think the light will be appropriate<br />
for the subject. I do enjoy traveling, so<br />
often I will get in the car and drive until<br />
I see something, or go for a hike and<br />
find something. I really like it when I<br />
find something to photograph that is<br />
unplanned. Even by going to a specific<br />
place, I never really know what I will<br />
photograph. Somehow, the elements<br />
in a scene strike me in some way so<br />
that I am compelled to photograph<br />
them. That is usually what happens in<br />
my work.</p>
<p><strong>Mention one word that describe<br />
your photos.</strong><br />
Timeless.</p>
<p><strong>Speaking about fine art. Share us<br />
some tips to improve our level<br />
of art sense since fine art often<br />
perceived as a “difficult to understand”<br />
thing.</strong><br />
Create images from your heart. Photograph<br />
what you are drawn to. Whatever<br />
it is that excites you, that is what you<br />
should do, because if you don’t, you<br />
will never make that expressive photo.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.orangefruit.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/rolfe1.JPG" alt="rolfe1" title="rolfe1" width="612" height="584" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18" /><br />
<strong>Do you think a photographer<br />
should learn about print making?<br />
How important it is, and<br />
what is the advantage of learning<br />
that?</strong><br />
I think that all aspects of photography<br />
is important. Composing the image,<br />
exposing the negative, developing<br />
the film and printing the image. The<br />
print is probably the most important<br />
though, because it is what we present<br />
to the world. There are many good<br />
photographers who cannot make a<br />
good print. A good print is one that<br />
has luminosity, almost a glow from<br />
within the image itself. The balance of<br />
tones, the relationship of shadows to<br />
highlights are very important in black<br />
and white photography. Not every<br />
photo needs a deep black or a brilliant<br />
white. It is in the knowing which<br />
makes an expressive, fine print.</p>
<p><strong>Share us some tips for beginner<br />
to learn photography properly.</strong><br />
The best tip I can give is keep photographing.<br />
Practice. I made many<br />
thousands of negatives and prints<br />
before I began to grasp what makes a<br />
good final photograph. Take classes to<br />
further your studies. Look at work by<br />
photographers you admire and study<br />
the images you like.</p>
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white photography, Please explain
why.
I believe black and white is immediately
more mysterious because we
see in color all the time. It is also more
subjective. I think it is quieter and more
calm than color. I like to print all my
own work and I can interpret black and
white very subjectively in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems that you love doing black &#038;<br />
white photography, Please explain<br />
why.<br />
I believe black and white is immediately<br />
more mysterious because we<br />
see in color all the time. It is also more<br />
subjective. I think it is quieter and more<br />
calm than color. I like to print all my<br />
own work and I can interpret black and<br />
white very subjectively in the darkroom.<br />
It is a personal preference.<br />
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<p>Everybody shoot landscape. But<br />
only selected create some good ones. What did they missed to make<br />
it good?<br />
Art, in all forms, is immensely subjective.<br />
I don’t know if anybody can give<br />
universal reasons why something<br />
should be categorized as “good” or<br />
“bad”. I certainly do not have that understanding.<br />
Some photographs touch<br />
us emotionally, more deeply than others.<br />
There are many reasons why this<br />
could be, including; choice of subject<br />
matter, technical excellence, aesthetic<br />
pleasure, personal resonance, intellectual<br />
curiosity, etc.<br />
You do very intense personal project<br />
and also commercial project. What<br />
interesting for us is both project<br />
output have the same style and the<br />
same character. While some photographer<br />
do a very different style &#038;<br />
character of output when shooting<br />
for personal &#038; commercial project.<br />
What do you think about this? Why<br />
can’t they do the same?<br />
I am very fortunate and due to the success of my landscape work, I have<br />
been able to accept commercial work<br />
which allows me to use my personal<br />
style of photographing. There would<br />
really be no reason for anybody to<br />
commission me if they didn’t want the<br />
resulting images to be in my style. I am<br />
also not sure I could photograph very<br />
well in any other way. Practically speaking,<br />
most photographers are not in a<br />
position to turn down work and it is<br />
necessary for them to adapt their style<br />
and technique to the client’s needs and<br />
wishes. I would certainly do the same<br />
if my fine art work did not give me any<br />
income!<br />
Mention one word that describe<br />
your photos<br />
Sorry, I cant : ) I will leave that answer<br />
for somebody else<br />
<br />
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<br />
What kind of picture deserve labeled<br />
as “the great one”?<br />
I think a book could be written on<br />
this subject! In fact, many have been.<br />
I believe a “great” photograph is in<br />
the mind, heart, soul and spirit of the<br />
beholder. Some photographs may be<br />
considered “great” by consensus, others<br />
by single individuals. There are “great”<br />
photographs by ordinary photographers,<br />
and ordinary photographs by<br />
“great” photographers. Ultimately,<br />
“great” is a label, subjectively applied.<br />
You regularly do exhibition. Do you<br />
think all photographers should do<br />
exhibitions regularly? How often?<br />
And please explain the reasons.<br />
I cannot speak for other photographers.<br />
For myself, I think it is important<br />
to share images, whether it is through<br />
exhibitions, web sites, books, calendars,<br />
posters, notecards, etc. I think one<br />
of the prime reasons to be a photographer<br />
is the willingness and even<br />
necessity to exhibit what is created.<br />
Being a photographer means that I<br />
hunt for experiences. I am privileged to<br />
witness amazing things. I try to record<br />
and interpret them. I don’t believe I<br />
should hoard the results. I like to think<br />
that I am a medium for others to see<br />
things they might not otherwise have<br />
the opportunity to see. I think that I am<br />
really a guide.</p>
<p>Practically, exhibitions give me deadlines<br />
to finish prints. They help me to<br />
survey a body of work objectively, and<br />
I am always interested in the viewers<br />
reactions and responses. Exhibitions<br />
also enable to me to survive because<br />
my livelihood is very much based in<br />
print sales.<br />
If there is some kind of checklist<br />
to achieved before you press the<br />
shutter release, what aspect/point<br />
should be on the list?<br />
I would suggest that there is some sort<br />
of resonance, connection or personal<br />
response with the subject matter. But it<br />
is different for everybody. Sometimes,<br />
it is a form of therapy just to wander<br />
and photograph. The results may not<br />
even matter. Sometimes it helps to<br />
see, understand and connect us the<br />
world. Sometimes, it does precisely the<br />
opposite and rather than experience<br />
the world itself we hide behind the<br />
camera. I like to think that I am having<br />
a conversation with whatever I photograph.<br />
I try not to steal an image, but<br />
rather acknowledge that a photograph<br />
is being made.<br />
I look for an interesting composition,<br />
an arrangement of shapes and tonalities.<br />
I am drawn to certain lighting conditions and atmospheres. But it is<br />
all so personal. For example I’ve always<br />
liked to photograph in “conditions”;<br />
mist, rain, snow, etc., where distracting<br />
backgrounds are eliminated or subdued.<br />
Sunshine and blue sky has never<br />
appealed to me. Too much light tends<br />
to reveal all the details of a scene and<br />
I am not interested in a perfect photocopy.<br />
I prefer suggestion over description.<br />
I like to use the analogy of haiku<br />
poetry where just a few elements act as<br />
catalysts for one’s imagination. Often<br />
I make long time exposures so that<br />
detailed water becomes floating mist,<br />
clouds in the sky become blurred masses<br />
of tonality and a populated scene<br />
becomes empty. The world is pretty<br />
chaotic, seemingly always speeding up<br />
and getting louder and more visually<br />
dense. I am interested in finding and/or<br />
creating calm shelters from the storm,<br />
places where quiet solitude is encouraged<br />
and inner contemplation is possible.<br />
I think we could all use a break<br />
from time to time&#8230;</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[A wise man once said, photographers can be considered as a great man
not just because his work is stunning. But also thoughts.
Many people even without the title though never photographer produces images
that was so fascinating, but great photographer in addition to making the works
&#8220;Large&#8221; is also seen &#8220;greatness&#8221; and &#8220;depth&#8221; quality through the words and
thoughts. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A wise man once said, photographers can be considered as a great man<br />
not just because his work is stunning. But also thoughts.<br />
Many people even without the title though never photographer produces images<br />
that was so fascinating, but great photographer in addition to making the works<br />
&#8220;Large&#8221; is also seen &#8220;greatness&#8221; and &#8220;depth&#8221; quality through the words and<br />
thoughts. After dozens of photographers who have proven our quality<br />
presented here, one we found one that makes all the<br />
hear his thoughts to feel not understand anything, was not<br />
anyone. Is Michael Kenna, a British-born photographer who<br />
besides having the work so fascinating, but also had the thought<br />
extraordinary. Without the need for long-winded wide, the following excerpts of our conversation<br />
him.<br />
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<p>How did you know photography? Tell us from the beginning.<br />
I was born in 1953 in Widnes, Lancashire, England, The youngest of six children<br />
in a working class, Irish-Catholic family. There was certainly no tradition of art<br />
among my family at the time. Growing up I was highly impressed by the Catholic<br />
Church and just before I became 11 years old, I entered a seminary school to train<br />
to become a priest. I left the school when I was 17. Art had been one of my strongest<br />
subjects and I went on to study at the Banbury School of Art in Oxfordshire.<br />
Photography was one of many art mediums that I was exposed to as part of the course-work. I made images of my surroundings.<br />
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It was very exciting. I think<br />
I took pictures in my mind from when I<br />
was a child, but my first serious efforts<br />
were made at this time.<br />
I later went onto the London College of<br />
Printing, where I studied photography<br />
for three years. Initially I studied more<br />
commercial aspects of the medium;<br />
fashion, advertising, sports, still lives,<br />
photojournalism, etc., and did not<br />
know about the rich tradition of landscape<br />
photography. Later on, I saw the<br />
works of such luminaries as Bill Brandt,<br />
Josef Sudek, Eugene Atget, and Alfred<br />
Steigliz. They were profoundly impressive<br />
and influential. I had studied the<br />
history of art in other courses and I was<br />
particularly entranced by the painters<br />
Casper David Friedrich, John Constable<br />
and Joseph Turner. But who knows<br />
where influences come from. I am<br />
sure that there have been thousands<br />
of painters, sculptors, photographers,<br />
writers, musicians, poets, etc., who<br />
have greatly influenced me. The list<br />
would be very long.<br />
After graduating, I did some assisting<br />
and printing for an advertising photographer,<br />
Anthony Blake. Landscape<br />
photography became my hobby and passion which I did in the mornings,<br />
evenings and on the weekend when<br />
I wasn’t “working”. It was really only<br />
when I went to the USA in the mid seventies<br />
that I considered the possibility<br />
of making a living in the fine arts. There<br />
were photography galleries in New<br />
York and there seemed to be a higher<br />
acceptance of photography as an art<br />
form. I decided to base myself in San<br />
Francisco, and subsequently lived there<br />
for many years, before moving North<br />
to Portland, Oregon in 2004, and then<br />
Seattle, Washington in 2007, where I<br />
currently live.<br />
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What interest you on photography?<br />
Imagine being out at night, alone,<br />
under starry skies, listening to silence,<br />
watching the world slowly move, all<br />
senses alive, thinking, imagining, and<br />
dreaming. The camera is recording,<br />
creating, documenting, seeing what<br />
the eye cannot see &#8211; cumulative time.<br />
Or imagine the sensation of being in<br />
a field as the snow falls on a single,<br />
exquisite tree. White all around. Just<br />
the sound of snow falling. Or again,<br />
the crashing of angry waves, pre dawn,<br />
against white sand, clouds in the sky,<br />
a glow on the horizon from the slowly<br />
wakening sun. Then call that “work”.<br />
There are moments when the elements<br />
of life come together magically; conditions,<br />
places, subject matter, inner connections;<br />
moments that are singular<br />
and very special. It is a privilege to be<br />
present at such times and to have the<br />
possibility to integrate into the scene<br />
and subjectively interpret. It is an experience<br />
that defies description, at least<br />
from me. These experiences drive my<br />
photography. I think it is a wonderful<br />
way to go through life. I love almost all<br />
aspects of the photographic process;<br />
planning, traveling, searching, image<br />
making, seeing the first contact sheets,<br />
printing, exhibiting, making books,<br />
everything. I am a very lucky person to<br />
have found this path and am extremely<br />
content.<br />
It seems that you love doing black &#038;<br />
white photography, Please explain<br />
why.<br />
I believe black and white is immediately<br />
more mysterious because we<br />
see in color all the time. It is also more<br />
subjective. I think it is quieter and more<br />
calm than color. I like to print all my<br />
own work and I can interpret black and<br />
white very subjectively in the darkroom.<br />
It is a personal preference.</p>
<p>to be continued &#8230;&#8230;</p>
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