If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that I’m a fan of the now-unfashionable Pictorialist school of photography, particularly the eccentric work of William Mortensen. You can read a review of the modern reprint of Mortensen’s landmark 1937 book The Command to Look on my former blog. It’s another one of my favorite photography books.

“If we don’t change direction soon, we’ll end up where we are going.”—Professor Irwin Corey

Today's Post by Joe Farace “If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.” ― Mario Andretti When shooting motorsports under racing conditions, obtaining proper exposure can sometimes be tricky with white then black then red cars blasting past you....

I have shot infrared images all over this country and even some in Mexico but by far the best place that I’ve found to make infrared images in the United States is Zion National Park.

By stripping away the distraction of color, black and white photography forces us to focus on textures, contrasts, and the soul of the subject.—ShotKit