How grocery store flowers became a simple, powerful way to practice photography, learn light, and develop a deeper way of seeing.
What Grocery Store Flowers Taught Me
read more
search/results
back to: [ post index ] or [ keyword tags ]
Lighting 101.09 – The Chair
A quiet lesson on learning to see light using a chair, a window, and simple daylight—without gear, formulas, or overthinking.
Lighting 101.04 – Why Looking at Art Matters for Lighting
Learn why painters mastered light long before photography—and how studying art trains photographers to see, choose, and use light with intention.
Lighting 101.02 – Shape and Value in Photography
In Part Two of Lighting 101, color is set aside to explore how light direction shapes form and value through simple black-and-white still life studies.
The Image You Meant to Make
A reflective look at how we seek, find, and photograph meaning—whether a walk leads to an unexpected image or the image reveals the path.
Portrait of a Young Artist
A nostalgic reflection on an early Canon AE-1 self-portrait on Scotch Chrome 1000, marking the artist’s lifelong pursuit of light, meaning, and beauty.
Finding Inspiration in Simple Things: Overcoming Creative Slumps
Inspiration isn’t about grand gestures—it’s about finding magic in the ordinary. Embrace small spaces, favorite subjects, and light to reignite creativity.