From my personal photo collection: An antique albumen print of Eqypt
Using a historic print from my own collection to introduce the albumen process This small albumen print of a photograph of Egypt attributed to P. Sebah and Lekagian is one …
Stunning 19th Century photography now on view at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam [Video]
Enjoy this sample of historic 19th century photographs From the Rijksmuseum website about the exhibition: The exhibition New Realities will feature work from leading photographers including William Henry Fox Talbot, …
Historic Photographs of Nashville from the New York Public Library
These historic stereoscopes from the New York Public Library depict historic sites around Nashville, many of which are still present and popular for visitors until this day. Source: New York Public …
Movie Director Mike Nichols on Shooting in Black and White
As an artist who specializes in black and white photography, I’m always interested to hear why others choose to work in black and white. The late movie and theater director …
Toning Cyanotype Prints with Tea Tannins
Scroll to bottom for a step-by-step guide to the process, and for a list of supplies I spent this sunny Sunday making some new cyanotypes, some of which I plan …
The real problem for photographers, according to Garry Winogrand
“When you photograph something beautiful, how do you make a photograph that’s more beautiful than the thing you photographed.” — The great Garry Winogrand nails the real challenge for photographers …
Three Minute Video About Edward S. Curtis’ “Canyon de Chelly – Navajo”
Hey everyone, check out my 3-minute video discussing Edward S. Curtis seminal photograph Canyon de Chelly – Navajo. I did a lot of research into this, and wrote and produced it all …
New Daguerreotype Photo of Emily Dickinson Discovered
Ever wonder what Socrates really looked like? How about Alexander the Great? Cleopatra? Jesus? One of the miraculous things about photography is its ability to show us, if only for …