The Creative Process: A Starting Point

Water Drops on an Orange Lily

“We do not evaluate the result but the starting point of the creative process.” –Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

The Questions Worth Asking

The Questions Worth Asking

“The questions worth asking, in other words, come not from other people but from nature, and are for the most part delicate things easily drowned out by the noise of everyday life” –Robert B. Laughlin

Paint Me a Blue Sky

Blue Sky

“Paint me a blue sky.  May the colors run true.  That I may look to the Heavens, when I search for the truth.” —Ian Moore , “Blue Sky” from his debut album.

The Windy City

The Windy City

What a day in the Windy City!  After well over 10 miles of walking, photographing everything along the way, a couple of great meals, a few tasty beverages, and lots of sunburns and blisters

The Chicago Skyline

Chicago at Sunset

The Chicago Skyline from the Adler Planetarium.  Since I am spending this day shooting with friends in Chicago, I thought I’d share an image I took the last time was there last August.

Spring Blossom

Spring Blossom

One of the challenges of shooting Spring flowers is trying to create something unique so that the blossom stands out from the millions of other flower photographs that out there.

Honeywell Tilt-A-Mite Flash Gun

Honeywell Tilt-A-Mite

The Honeywell Tilt-A-Mite articulated vintage flash gun, circa late 1950s.   Another one of the many vintage camera accessories I have