Quote of the Week
“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.” —Chris Grosser
Focus on the Eye
Back in the day (ahem!), when I was learning photography, one of my mentors—possibly an instructor—told me about the key to a strong portrait: focus on the eye. The cover image for this post exemplifies the power of the eye…even the eye of an animal. The story behind this image is told in the article …
Bringing the Outside In
If you are like me, it isn’t uncommon to spend eight or ten (or even more!) hours sitting in front of a computer screen. During the winter months, that means that all of the daylight was burning while I spent time working in front of the “black mirror.” One thing I have done over the …
Quote of the Week
“People cannot change their habits without first changing their way of thinking.”—Marie Kondo
The History of Photography
So, I want to take a moment to build upon last Monday’s blog post about 1930s Chicago. I started to go off on a bit of a diatribe about our smartphone cameras and the current mindset around taking photographs. I looked for a good historical telling of the history of the camera through the centuries. …
The 21st Century in Sports…so far
It’s no secret I am a big sports fan. Alabama football. Indiana football and basketball. IndyCar. Cycling. The Olympics. It’s safe to say that I will watch most sports on television, except golf. My uncle always watched that sport when he had a Sunday off from work at the steel mill. But it is a …
Quote of the Week
“We can understand the universe. That makes us something very special.”—Stephen Hawking
STS-1
I was a youngster on this date in 1981. Please don’t ask me what happened on this day because I honestly don’t recall any; it was that memorable. All I can say for sure is that it was a Saturday in Northwest Indiana. But the next day… Now, that was a day that was ingrained …
A New Look at 1930s Chicago
I grew up in Northwest Indiana. On a decent travel day, I could be in downtown Chicago in about an hour—although that doesn’t happen often with the region’s traffic. I recently learned of a YouTube video of the city during the 1930s Depression. What makes this video dynamically different from most of the footage people …
Quote of the Week
“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”—Nelson Mandela