While my recent mobility challenges have made it difficult to create some new movie reviews for my YouTube channel, I have been watching a few more movies than normal. As I await finishing my three-movie reviews for the Maltese Falcon—the 1931 versions is available now. I promise to finish the (sort of) trilogy real soon now.

Even though I’ve been experimenting with IR capture since the 1970’s with Kodak’s color and black & white infrared film, after I converted several of my Panasonic Lumix mirrorless cameras to infrared capture I had the same kind of euphoria that everyone having their first IR experience feels.

A Reminder: May is National Zombie Awareness Month. Each May, Zombie Awareness Month brings excitement, reminding us to stay prepared while embracing a touch of spooky fun. Running from May 1st to May 31st, this period is marked by fans wearing gray ribbons to promote readiness for a possible zombie apocalypse​​.

Light is an interpretive tool in the hands of a photographer. He can make it harsh or soft, revealing or concealing, flattering or libelous. The more he knows about the versatility of light, the easier it is to cope with any picture-taking situation he encounters.”—Peter Gowland

A few years ago, I conducted a workshop at the FOTOfusion conference in Florida called “Right in Your Own Backyard.” The presentation and the images that I showed were based on the premise that you needn’t travel halfway around the world when great photo ops are seemingly closer to home.