By Chris Stump | Travel Photography
So, it was school vacation week recently, and we spent three days down in Boston. This is “ol’ stompin’ grounds” for us, as my parents met there, I was born there, we were engaged there, and my wife attended undergrad there. It’s a favorite city for the family for sure. We arrived just two […]
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By Chris Stump | Travel Photography
So my son and I flew to Paris to meet up with my wife, who was there for work. What a wonderful week of restaurants, museums, and shops. After a decades long career in photography and related endeavors I don’t shoot professionally anymore, or at all for that matter. But the upcoming trip gave me […]
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By Chris Stump | Review , Travel Photography
I took some photos again at this year’s Classic Yacht Regatta in Newport, RI, USA. It had been a few years. Amazing how different the sky and ocean can be year to year. And it’s always a treat to be out on the water, especially with the estimable Onne van der Wal. This was my first major […]
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By Chris Stump | How-To , Review
My wife, son, and I recently enjoyed a family wedding in Ogunquit, Maine. We live on the coast just a couple of hours north, so it was a pleasant little drive for us to join the extended clan for a few days. I’ve photographed weddings as a primary or side business for decades, and even […]
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By Chris Stump | Travel Photography
We drove up from Maine to Canada for a week’s vacation, which overlapped the July 4th holiday here in the States. The drive up was very pleasant with a half-way stop in Saint John, New Brunswick. We were based in Charlottetown, PEI, for the week and visited the dramatic north coast for our first excursion. […]
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By Chris Stump | Opinion
We’re going to Paris! Well, next year, and probably in the Fall…so it’s a ways off. But we’re planning. What fun. ‘Trip of a lifetime’ to be sure. However, this will not be a photo-safari a la Pascal and his pals. I will not be photographing when and where I want, but will instead be […]
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By Chris Stump | Opinion
There are two improvements I’d like to see from camera makers, and as a long-time Canon user I’ll ask them to take up the challenge. The first is minor, and probably more specific to my way of shooting. The second is a major move that I see as a no-brainer. Both of these suggestions must […]
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By Chris Stump | Opinion
Who, I wonder to myself, is buying these new cameras and lenses and, again, why? Are they more capable? Depends on your definition. Large of sensor while incrementally smaller and lighter than their predecessors? Appear to be. But, towards what end? What are enough of us doing with these state-of-the-art image producing machines to justify […]
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By Chris Stump | Opinion
<Pascal>This is a quick guest post by Chris Stump, the second of many more, I hope, given the strength and brilliance of his associated photographs. Chris, thanks a lot. Take it away!</Pascal> The photo of artist Alberto Giacometti above was apparently taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson. I say ‘apparently’ not because I doubt the […]
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By Chris Stump | How-To
This is a guest post by Chris Stump about a topic we too often brush under the carpet. The author is a former colorlab owner living in mid-coast Maine with his wife and young son. He attempts to navigate the post-film world on a fickle DSL connection, and posts photo related observations on chrisstump.com. Thanks Chris !! <tldr; > […]
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