I kinda stole the title from Thorsten von Overgaard‘s video, but I think it’s befitting here since, for some reason, having a Leica seems to be a big deal to many people, which oftentimes puts me in the spotlight, but I’m here to debunk that notion. Some photographers (at least, the ones who can afford…
Category: portraits
An American Holiday in Montréal
For the long Memorial Day weekend, Carline, Foxxy, Sam and I took a trip up to Montreal; just a five hour drive from Boston. Originally meant to be a “mini-vacay” for just the humans, it turned into an opportunity to catch up with family and friends, so my original idea of street photography turned into…
Seattle’s Best
I realize “Seattle’s Best” is a coffee brand, but that’s not what this title is referring to. I just needed a title for this post. This was supposed to be a post describing my experience shooting with two different cameras, but I decided to leave the shop talk for later and just write a photo blog…
Fauxtographic (D)Evolution?
The photographic world (as with many other categories) is riddled with the “what’s the best camera/gear” topic. I try not to get involved in these pointless discussions. In addition to that, there are more “philosophical” ones such as “it doesn’t matter what camera you use; it’s the photographer’s skill that counts”. This is a notion…
One Image. Again.
I don’t keep up with current events. Okay, not in a “current way”. I wait for John Oliver to deliver the news in his Last Week Tonight show. So, yeah, I’m always a week late than most of you. This is not always a bad thing because by the time I get the news, it has…
One Image
I’ve been in a kind of “photographic slump” lately, so today I decided to go out and at least bring home ONE good image. Not just any image, but an image that conveys a story. You know, the “thousand words” thing that pictures are supposed to be worth. So after the worst cappuccino at Starbucks…
Vacation Fauxtography
In The Return of the Jedi, Luke, Han, Chewie and Leia are on their way to Endor when they approach Imperial ships…. Han: “…Keep your distance, though, Chewie, but don’t look like you’re keeping your distance.” Chewie: “How the hell am I supposed to do that?” Han: “I don’t know. Fly ‘casual’.” So I’m here to say……
The Fauxtographic Process
A few weeks ago, I shot a 50th wedding anniversary in Arlington, Massachusetts. It was held at the Robbins Library. I thought “Library? Ok, we’ll see”. Given that I always visit a venue a day before the shoot around the same time to get a feel for lighting, etc. At least, I try to. The…
Fauxtographic Journey
Our son’s 21st birthday was in March 11, 2014. For those of you who don’t know him , his name is Jonathan. Aptly named because we knew he was a gift from God. You may be wondering what this has to do with photography or blogging about photography. The answer is “nothing”, really. But it…
Impressions of Haiti
It’s taken me two years to select and edit the photos in this post. I guess I felt (actually, I still do) that they are not a good representation on the impression Haiti left on me. But, perhaps, I should simply talk about these photos as well as my impression of Haiti. I was fortunate…