When I’m in a rut, I like to shoot some photographs in direct monochrome mode to help me get out of that rut. These were some of the thoughts that were going through my mind when I was working on my next post

“I could walk a mile in your shoes, but I already know they’re just as uncomfortable as mine. Let’s walk next to each other instead…” ― Lynda Meyers

I think infrared images made with wide-angle lenses have more power than those that are shot using longer focal length lenses. That was one of my points I made in my examination of lens sharpness for my post, Not the Sharpest Knife in the Drawer.

Several months ago I began a series of uncensored ports about working with models who I’d been photographing over the years. Beginning on April 24, these special posts were usually uploaded on Thursdays and displayed on the main page as “Password Protected”

“When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young.” – Maya Angelou