Photography Turns 3 Dimensions Into 2 The recently released science fiction movie "Interstellar" presents the concept of adding a 4th and 5th dimension into our 3 dimensional world. That got me thinking about how photographers go in the opposite direction, turning our 3 dimensional world into 2 dimensions. The photographs below are exercises in exploring this concept intentionally. The Old Barn When studying this old barn, I [...]
Three Cedars in the Morning Light by Richard 2014 In my last post, I mentioned how we photographers can learn something from those that went before us who were shooting film. Working with film is a slower and more methodical process. By practicing a more patient and careful approach to our own photography, we can strive to come back from [...]
With iPhoneography, the process helps drives the vision Fonthill Castle in Doylestown, Pennsylvania is much more than just the early 20th century historic home of an eccentric millionaire. It is a challenging and amazing place to photograph and a boot camp for composition. My previous blog post about photographing here featured images made with my regular camera. The images in this post were created [...]
Putting the Art in SmART Phone Photography One thing I've learned about iPhoneography, or Smart Phone Art, is that it is more about telling a story, or conveying a mood, than it is about the image itself. At least it is for me. Here are some recent iPhone images. They are composites. All the pieces were taken with an iPhone and processed on an iPad [...]
Traveling Along The Inside Passage Tracy Arm Wilderness by Richard Lewis 2014 Old Pump House Along The Inside Passage by Richard Lewis 2014 Dusk in Petersburg Alaska by Richard Lewis 2014 I've got a lot of photographs and a few thoughts to share about our recent trip on a small ship along Alaska's Inside Passage. Photography was a [...]
Is iPhoneography the next step in the Art of Photography? Over the last few months I've committed myself to learn how to use an iPhone to create art. iPhoneography, or smartphone art, is fascinating and probably as controversial as digital photography was years ago when it was a new art form. The images below were created on a recent Saturday. None of these photographs would have been [...]
The creeks are one of the things that make the Smoky Mountains great. Tremont Creek, Smokey Mountain National Park by Richard Lewis 2014 Little River Gorge by Richard Lewis 2014 Dogwoods on Tremont Creek by Richard Lewis 2014 Dark Waters in the Smoky Mountains by Richard Lewis 2014 Waterfall by Tremont Creek by [...]
One way to grow as a photographer is by stretching your comfort zone and not getting "stuck" in a certain style. We need to get past the idea that "I only shoot landscapes or flowers or puppies" or whatever. You can love or be compelled to create a certain type of photography, but trying other things will help you improve and hone those core passions. I've recently [...]
They are called the Great Smoky Mountains because on cool moist evenings fog develops in the low lands that looks like smoke in the morning. It is a beautiful thing to behold. The fog can change from minute to minute creating quite a show. Morning Fog in the Smokey Mountains 1 by Richard Lewis 2014 Morning Fog at Dawn in [...]
Sparks Lane in Cades Cove by Richard Lewis 2014 Sparks Lane at Dawn #2 by Richard Lewis 2014 Sparks Lane at Dawn by Richard Lewis 2014 Evening on Sparks Lane by Richard Lewis 2014 If you told me when I went to the Smokey Mountains that I'd spend a fair amount of time photographing [...]
Hyatt Lane in Cades Cove by Richard Lewis 2014 What's it like to spend a week in Smokey Mountain National Park on a photo tour? Add two very talented photographers, John Barclay and Dan Sniffin as leaders, 12 participants and it equals an amazingly creative experience. That's what I was doing last week. This image is from Cades Cove, a beautiful little valley [...]
Old Farm Stand by Richard Lewis 2014 Since I've started photographing them, I'm noticed more and more abandoned structures along the side of the road. This odd structure recently caught my eye. It was barely visible through the trees and vegetation that have grown up around it. I wondered what it was so stopped to explore. An old, barely readable sign said [...]
Barely Standing by Richard Lewis 2014 "It's all in how you arrange the thing... the careful balance of the design is the motion." - Andrew Wyeth Andrew Wyeth was on my mind when this old building presented itself. I happened upon it in the middle of the afternoon on a bright winter day. Not the most ideal time to photograph [...]
The Blue Hour by Richard Lewis 2014 We photographers live for the golden hours. That is the time just before and after sunrise and sunset when the world is illuminated with beautiful gold, yellow and red hues. I am also becoming a big fan of another time that is called the blue hour. This is the twilight time between darkness [...]
Abandoned Barn Near Cream Ridge New Jersey by Richard Lewis 2014 All Rights Reserved Recently more of my photographs contain a subject that I used to stay away from, old and abandoned buildings. Why they have suddenly become the darlings of my eye can be attributed to inspiration and evolution. Inspiration Over the last couple of years I've collaborated more and [...]
On a recent trip to New York City I spent some time walking around the famous Highline with my camera. New York is a colorful city in more ways than one, so I decided to photograph it in black and white. By the way, the Highline, if you don't know it, is an old elevated railroad track that was converted into a [...]