By pascaljappy | How-To
There’s this new thing kids are talking about, colour. Maybe this monochrome addict should try it? In a desperate attempt to learn some new tricks, this old monkey has decided to tackle colour. All our reality is made up of colour, so, really, how hard can it be? Point and shoot and have a […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
It depends on your functional highlights, I guess. On the one hand, it would be arrogant – not to mention, wrong – to claim that Sony’s (or Tower Jazz or …) reseach and production lines have been stagnant for the past decade. On the other, it’s equally hard to deny that many artists – […]
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By pascaljappy | How-To
Should we think “I wish I’d taken that shot” when viewing great photographs? I think there’s an important distinction to make between photographs we admire, and photographs we wish we’d made ourselves. Most of the photographs in the typical “most influential” lists are great photographs. Admirable, useful, impactful. Typically, though, there are very few […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
Photography is serious business. I shouldn’t be having so much fun 😉 Apologies for the title 😉 Also, please understand detox in a non judgemental way. This post isn’t about explaining how creating a photobook magically cleans up and elevates anyone’s mind. It’s a purely personal account, in the hope that the joy of […]
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By Pascal Ollier | Opinion
The recent couple of posts on simplicity/complexity resonated with me in a particular way. When I started taking pictures some 30 odd years ago, I went for all-out simplicity. A body, a zoom lens and voilà ! No need to change the lens, no need to focus, just P.H.D. (press here, dummy!). Since I […]
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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 pascaljappy | Opinion
I did not write this article. ChatGPT did. Colour plays a vital role in the work of photographers Saul Leiter, William Eggleston, and Joel Meyerowitz. Each artist uses colour in a distinct and meaningful way, creating a unique visual experience for the viewer. Saul Leiter was a pioneer in the use of colour […]
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By pascaljappy | News
HAPPY NEW YEAR 🥳 🥳 🥳 It’s fair to say that 2022 wasn’t the easiest of years for a lot people. And it’s probably safe to venture that 2023 will continue along the same trends of growing inequality, uncertainty, and tension. The debilitating illness of greed, the tribal stupidity of frontiers and a cacophony […]
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By Lad Sessions | Travel Photography
Part I portrayed some of the numerous Presbyterian churches in Rockbridge County, Virginia,which make up one third of the whole. Part II takes up the other two-thirds: churches fromother denominations. This is a collaborative effort, with narrative by my good friend Ed Craun,paired with my images. Once again this is a sampling, not a catalog; […]
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New contributor Joseph L writes about his love of snow and cold 🙂 When I grew up, we used to have very cold winters and fair amount of snow. Not so any more due to climate change, but this winter was kind enough to sprinkle gentle December snow. My hometown went through massive industrialization some thirty […]
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