Launched in 1935 by Eastman Kodak, Kodachrome would soon become a very successful product for its maker. Kodachrome is a type of film that is called “color reversal film,” which…
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Cropping, or Crop Suey, refers to the removal of the outer parts of an image to improve framing, accentuate subject matter or change the aspect ratio of the image. Depending on…
Style can be defined as a characteristic manner of presentation in any art form. The word can refer to to the elements of flexibility that shapes each type of art…
Triad: a group or set of three connected people or things. Also, a chord of three musical notes, consisting of a given note with the third and fifth above it.…
The f-number (sometimes called f-stop) of an optical system expresses the diameter of the entrance pupil in terms of the focal length of the lens; in simpler terms, the f-number…
Subject matter for photographs can be found just about anywhere – sometimes right at your own feet. Although this image could be termed as a formal composition, the purpose of this…
The view camera is a type of camera first developed in the era of the daguerreotype (1840s-’50s) and still in use today, though with many refinements. It comprises a flexible…
In my day, it was tetherball. Our common playground game, that is. So this picture came about one day on a photo walk and I had to find out what…
Coyote ugly means coyote dead. This image originates in an area of North Central Oklahoma that is known as Red Dirt Country and was the original land opened for settlement…
An epiphany is an experience of sudden and striking realization. Generally the term is used to describe scientific breakthrough, religious, philosophical or artistic discoveries, but it can apply in any situation in…
A graphoscope was a 19th century device used in parlors in order to enhance the viewing of photographs and text. These novelty items consisted of a single magnifying glass, often in a…
96 seasons have happened since November 1, 1992 …. The last season has concluded … October 31, 2016.
This is an image of a tornado shelter in North Central Oklahoma, or “Red Dirt Country.” Specifically, Logan County near Mulhall. This area is also famously known as “tornado alley.”…
A still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter with typically commonplace objects which may be either natural (grapes) or man-made objects (straw hat). Sometimes you…
This is a simple still life photograph of a pool skimmer in which good exposure and some brilliant light make for a striking photographic image. This photograph is technically a…
Slipper, the word is recorded in English in 1478, deriving from the much older verb to slip, the notion being of footwear that is “slipped” onto the foot. These particular slippers were found…
These are some striking architectural images taken of the Keystone Community Center located in Keystone State Park near Mannford and Tulsa, Oklahoma. The structure was designed by MODA Architecture who…
A birdhouse, hanging askew on its nail, with the strange distinction of having the number thirteen placed upon the outside of the nesting house. Abandoned and lonely, this birdhouse appears to…
These are images that were shot in 1990 on Kodak Professional TRI-X 400 Film and rescued from the vaults of time. The camera setup was a trusty and very fast…
When beginning an advanced drawing class in art school, the artist was issued a cow bone for the purpose of drawing, painting and sculpting this particular bone for the duration…
This is an older photograph taken in 1992 on Kodak Tri-X Pan 400 35mm print film with a trusty Minolta XGM sporting a very fast f/1.2 50mm prime lens. ©1992…
