Entries from Ann-alog: a pixel remix tagged with 'photography'
Mythical $10,000 solution
Glassware at Pago For as long as I've owned my Nikon (2002), I have had a wish list of glass that always seems to add up to around $10K. Every time I upgrade my gear, another item of desire...
Building a photography library for a lifetime
Some of my recent acquisitions Perhaps wearing my new publisher hat has flamed a desire to build up my personal photography library. So I had already been thinking about my collection when someone twittered on Friday that Sam Weller's,...
Aftermath of a Workshop - Capitol Reef NP
Desert Varnish At the last minute, I signed up for the Michael Gordon/Guy Tal photography workshop on Creative Landscape Photography. I needed a "big think" about where I'm going with my photography now that the Highway 89 project is...
Hard choices, or no choices: RGB vs CMYK
Side-by-side comparison an RGB image (left) and proof view in CMYK (right) I put off the CMYK conversion for the Highway 89 project as long as I could. I got a good set up straight from the printer will...
Book progress and a lesson learned
Screen shot of my U.S. Highway 89 book Progress, frustratingly slow, but progress nevertheless. I don't dare put a date on when it will go to press, but it is going. Here's a screen shot of the introductory spread...
Star Trails-PhotowalkingUtah on Saturday
Grand Canyon Voyage, Day 9 About one hour after sunset on the 9th day, I started yet another star trail. I had never done night sky photography before this trip--wasn't really interested when I shot film and the older...
Photographing Flowers Mini-Clinic Tonight
Tulip triplet I'm lending Rich Legg a hand with his bimonthly photography clinics for Photowalking Utah. Much of what we will be talking about will apply to any outdoor subject (lighting conditions, composition, using color). We will also discuss...
Fenceline remix
Fenceline One ugly curve in Photoshop generated this effect. I see a lot my pictures this way, at least temporarily, because I use a curve adjustment layer in Photoshop to help me find any little dust spots. A quick...
Striking the decisive moment
Shaping the handle of my brand Henri Cartier-Bresson talked about the "decisive moment" when all the elements of a photo come together. This image is from my brand-making session last Friday. Which one better tells the story of Dan...
Previsualization, photo projects, and plywood
Plywood now covers most of the windows of this former LDS ward building, privately owned, in Ovid, Idaho The first ever Bear Lake Photo Seminar was a great success, with over 50 people attending and lots of participation. Harley...
Learn photo composition with pen and paper
Defiance House, courtesy Bruce Hucko When I started working at my photography, I found plenty of technical resources to learn of metering, depth of field and focal length selection. When I wanted to improve my composition and framing, it...
Leggnet in the House
Rich Legg and model Michelle in the Palace Potager Rich Legg, aka Leggnet and his wife and uber-model Michelle came over last week to use the garden for new images for Rich's stock portfolio. It was a bit of...
Old School
Once upon a time, all we had was film, and we had to wind it. Aphotoeditor wrote a great post about why photographers should blog. I've got a fifth reason: the process of writing for is another method to...
What I see - Classic Chrome
Classic Chevies These classic cars are one of the earliest photos I made with my D70. Might have had it for a week. I was a guest at a private party when I made this photo in 2004, had...
How did I get up here? Sunset Crater Volcanic NM
Sunrise over Sunset Crater Volcanic National Monument sunset crater national monument aerial Sunset Crater Volcanic National Monument, established in part to stop a Hollywood film crew from dynamiting it for the movie "Avalanche" in 1928, looks pretty spectacular at...
Using sunrise/sunset data to plan an outing
Chapel at San Xavier del Bac, Arizona At our last Photowalk, we got to the Great Salt Lake almost 3 hours before sunset, which gave us some time to kill. We did so profitably, but it made for a...
The crystal veil
Bronc rider at North American Indian Days 2007, Browning, Montana I once read an article (source forgotten, probably Birding) about a teacher preparing her preschoolers for an outing to the local aviary. Long before the field trip, each kid...
Rainbow at the end of TRAX
Arena Station glass Riding UTA's TRAX line for a Photowalking event has to be one of my better ideas - just about the time I got cold (40°F), another train came along and carried the twenty-five or so of...
More takes on Highway 89
On Friday, I went to see not one, but two exhibitions showcasing the Utah section of Highway 89. It was a great opportunity to see other artists' perspectives on my favorite topic. John Telford, one of Utah's most well-respected photographers,...
MacGuyvering - Zion National Park
We were discussing the MacGuyvering of photo gear on the PhotowalkingSLC Flickr site today, which reminded me that I had rediscovered this pair of photos. The location is the Big Bend pull-out in Zion canyon. It was mid-afternoon on...
Photowalking studio workshop - lessons learned
The models. And some interloping photowalker who couldn't stay out of the picture (Rich!). They were everywhere The Photowalking Utah group had a very successful studio lighting event in lieu of an outdoor walkabout in the January cold. We...
Thoughts on electric devices, and fear
Bill Johnson's Big Apple restaurant We returned to Salt Lake to find the front of our palace draped in plastic in an attempt for the remodel to proceed despite the weather. Two electric space heaters running all night added...
Camille Seaman
Chase Jarvis's blog introduced me to Camille Seaman's work. Haunting, spare, monumental photography of the melting ice in the arctic regions. I love her idea of icebergs with personality. Like the icebergs, go see the work, now. Camille Seaman...
Nancy Rotenberg
Nancy's photos from San Miguel de Allende Mexico are vibrant, exciting, full of the color of life. And she's leading a workshop there next spring. She also does workshops through Photography with Heart, which also is a major theme in...
Kathy Eyster
The schedules for 2008 photography workshops are on the web now. A number of interesting women photographers are leading groups out into the field. Kathy's photos are gorgeous, and she's offering workshops through several organizations next year. Kathy's website, with...
Diffusion filter
Downtown dining, Salt Lake City I read an article years ago in Outdoor Photographer about using a diffusion filter+warming filter+high ISO to get an interesting look for mid-day photography. Might have been a Bob Krist article, seems like the...
The Dumb Photographer in my Head
Does anyone besides me shut down the verbal brain when making pictures? Ctein talks about a mental on-switch in The Online Photographer, and I know just what he means. He says: I've got a photographer inside my head. That "me"...
Joan Myers
The subjects of Joan Myer's photos of Antarctica in Lenswork 71 are just what I'd want to photograph - the human juxtaposed against that expanse of the natural. I'm looking forward to spending some time on Joan's website with her...
What color is your waterfall?
Nevada Falls Remix Remember that moment in the Wizard of Oz when Dorothy opens her eyes and Oz is in color? Just magic, at least it was when I was a kid. I have apparently lost my mind, because...
Rainy Saturday Morning
Bear Lake from the new rest stop above Garden City last weekend It's a rainy Saturday morning. No errands. So what's a girl to do? Haircut - take off 3 inches, catch up with Thomas the hairstylist/bass musician about...
Freckles - near the stockyards, Montpelier ID
Part of the cow crowd I should put this in the category, "completely unready to make a photograph" because when we were driving north toward Montpelier, ID, a) my camera was not accessible, and b) I wasn't anticipating the...
Delight in her eyes
Jaquee takes her first steps into the circle of marriage After exchanging rings, the bride and groom perambulated the officiant with the candle four times, while prayers were said for four aspects of their future happiness. To symbolize the...
After 6 hours of wedding photographs, you get this
Jaquee and Bryan's self portraiture The cake had been cut, the toasts well-cheered, and Bryan could relax with his friend the bride. We're using Bryan's flash for the main light, exposure balanced to the room light. I just turned...
Why my D2X rocks - Browning, MT
Team roping at the North American Indian Days INFR rodeo in Browning, MT Millie's going to guest blog later this week and tell you about our adventures. Let me just say, 5 days, lots of miles, lots of shutter...
Diane Kirkland
I'd like to meet photographer Diana Kirkland too. I was introduced to her work via Lenswork. She's been photographing for the Georgia Department of Economic Development, which has given her unique access to some stuff. I especially liked the industrial...
Martha Casanave
I really enjoyed reading this first-person account by Martha Casanave about her transition from studio nudes and portraits to outdoor photography with a pinhole camera. And I can definitely identify with the "slovenliness" she describes in the process. Martha has...
Top of the Crop - Mt. Pleasant, Utah
Mares and foals from Reed Thomas Quarterhorses People ask me how I get myself into situations like a herd of horses heading my way at full gallop. Tuesday's first appointment is a good example about how I go about...
Elizabeth Carmel
Since I posted about (generally) being the only female photographer in the pre-dawn pack in the national parks, I have run across some admirable work of other women shooters. So I'm starting a new section of this blog, my own...
On Being a Woman Photographer
Desert View Watchtower (1932) - Mary Colter, Architect [Updated 2007.10.15 - I've been collecting links to great women photographers - gathered in my Women in the Field archive to share. Email me with suggestions to grow this list.]I couldn't...
Great Salt Lake
Great Salt Lake looking west near Antelope Island Happy Easter Mom, and you don't need to read any further. Clark took me up in his Archer on Wednesday to see if I could get a story-telling shot I could...
Why is this blog called the Pixel remix, anyway?
One of my first remixes. Images of a glass-covered arcade outside the Britomart station in Auckland New Zealand Non-linear narrative. Strip away the layers. Reconstruct, redefine, reveal. In the musical context, a DJ remix takes an existing work and...
Photography gear from the outdoor store
I just updated at.com with a post on useful photography stuff from the outdoor store ....
The tale of two prints and a lost client
Sunset as metaphor for a happy ending This is a story about how a business can win a client. Or lose one....
A tilt of the axis - Galway, Ireland
Galway central district, multiple exposure "Cheerios have holes." That's what Deann said today. It's an immutable fact. Another fact is that I smashed my seven month old Motorola Razr V3 in Marlene's car door, and that wasn't too good...
Restocking the well - wildflower abstract
Wildflower abstraction - 2004 One thing I've learned: I need to remember to "restock the well" that feeds my creative process, hopefully before I completely deplete my resources and exhaust myself. Usually, this requires only a small amount of...
Meta-blogging - Big Blue, Salt Lake City, Utah
"Big Blue," the Wells Fargo building in Salt Lake City Yesterday, I had a long conversation with Trish about finding one's authentic voice in corporate blogging. We've both been reading Don Loper, and marveling at his openness in some...
I think I'm turning Geekinese
Perfection in the art of latte Picture this: R and I sitting on the sofa, downloading all of the new Mac ads. Since we don't look at tv, how else are we going to see them? (Geek point: +1,...
Do I really have to stop?
Same infrared image, 6 color maps. I spent the better part of this week on digital house-keeping, and found this stop sign picture. I took it on a walk when I first got my IR filter last summer and...
Mixing up the remixes
Vintage Paint Remix, version 2 In adding a few more images to my permanent galleries, I decided to revisit this one. I really liked the brighter colors when I chose them at great length last month (version 1). Today,...
Lenticular cloud over Nephi
Mt. Nebo in the Wasatach Range tossing up a huge cloud The weather turned deeply cold along the Wasatch range on Thursday, after the big snow storm, and all the peaks were forming lenticular clouds, this one being the...
Snow on Signal Mountain in Grand Tetons NP
Snow on Signal Mountain The snow started yesterday just as we entered the park and blew with a lake effect off Jackson Lake for most of the afternoon. It was so tempting to lie abed, because the storm wasn't predicted...
Alfred Eisenstaedt quote: know no fear
When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear. - Alfred Eisenstaedt...
Wim Wenders quote: Those places called to me
In a way, I never believed that it was me who found the places I photographed, but rather that the opposite is true. Those places called to me. - Wim Wenders...
Sunrise +37 minutes at the Oxbow in Grand Teton National Park
Ox Bow, home of otters, elk, trout and moose Still out in the frost, R having retreated to the car. Oddly, I don't get cold while I am photographing, but feel chilled later, when I go inside. Chemical bootwarmers...
Waves of sunlight - Grand Teton National Park
Still a little early on the color at Menor's Ferry, Grand Teton National Park I staked out my position to align the bush in front of the fence just where I wanted it, to the consternation of two other...
48 hours of self-employment
Nahanni white-water, class "scary for canoe, fun for rafts" I've been self-employed since Monday, officially, during which time I have clocked 9 hours at my old job, and about the same at my desk at home. Tomorrow I plan...
Decommisioned
Safely put away I put away properly the N80 film body yesterday. Finished off the roll of film in it from last summer, took out the batteries, and put on the body cap. I had started in a roll...
Sri Ganesha Hindu Temple of Utah
Padma, the lotus flower I've turned my project into a proposal for the Finch Lane Gallery. Making slides from digital files to complete this process ranks as an extremely silly thing I've done for the sake of high art....
Glass & Architecture
Downtown SLC For a workshop at the Salt Lake Art Center, I'm pulling together shots on the theme of Glass & Architecture from my collection of "waiting to see the light of day" negs and files. I have images...
Another victory
A.B Eberle, team co-captain, senior leads the Red Rocks to another victory Most Utah gymnastics meets are civilized one-on-one matches where we alternate with the visitors on every event, and the spectators can see every competitor's routine. On Friday,...
Printing frenzy
My test image In the last 4 days I have printed 26 test images on 23 papers on the Epson 2200. Outcomes: I like the look of optical brighteners (non-archival), smoother texture, and icc profiles make a HUGE diffference....
LensBaby, my newest toy
Unwilling subject Lucy Shell collection #1 Thanks to Bryan for pointing me to the LensBaby which arrived Saturday. Popped onto the D70 and almost immediately got a decent picture of Lucy with it. This is going to be a...
D70 on its way (almost)
Time to reactivate the blog - the D70 is on order, hoping it will ship today. R encouraged me to spend this unholy amount of money, and maybe in the end it will pay. At $12.50 a roll*, it should...
