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 …
Did you see my photographs on Grey’s Anatomy this week?
I have three landscape photographs licensed to the TV show Grey’s Anatomy. They’ve appeared on several episodes this season, but only partially, until this week (Thursday May 11, 2017 – …
Video: Photographing rusty old farm equipment and a walk in the rain
New on my Youtube channel For several years I have been building a series of images of rusty old farm machines and other historic equipment, that I call “Historical Mechanical.” …
Flashback to that time Urban Outfitters sold my Seattle picture on canvas
Back in late 2008, in the heart of the Great Recession, I got a message from Urban Outfitters asking to sell my photograph “Public Market, Seattle.” It was my first …
Stand up against the assault on public lands, parks, and monuments
For the current administration, public lands are only worthwhile if they can be pilfered, drilled, mined, or somehow used for profits. These are our lands. Their value is intrinsic. I …
Pass and Stow: A Detail Photograph of the Liberty Bell
Close photograph of the Liberty Bell shows the date, part of a Bible quote from Leviticus, the words “Pass and Stow,” and of course, the famous crack The Liberty Bell …
Have you seen my Nashville Photo Squares?
Get six mini photographs of Nashville for $19.99. Nashville is a set of six square photographs beautifully printed on smooth white card stock, themed around the exciting city known as Music …
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 …
One day in Atlanta
I had the privilege to spend a day shooting what I consider to be one of the world’s great cities — Atlanta, Georgia. I’ve photographed Atlanta before, but this trip …
Handmade one-of-a-kind cyanotype prints by Keith Dotson
Most of the photographs I make are premium inks on museum quality paper, or traditional black and white photographs, printed in wet process chemistry on real silver gelatin papers. But, …
Great tips for the care and preservation your old family photos, from professional archivists
Learn how to preserve and care for your old family photos, or your multi-million dollar photography collection. Preservation Week Tip: Caring for Old Photographs Courtesy of the Tennessee State Library and …