Tag: picture black and white

Surreal Circular Landscape Photos Using a Homemade DIY Ultra-Wide Lens Hack

November 2, 2009November 5, 2009 P U 8 Comments

Surreal Cactus Landscape in the Huntington Gardens

Surrealism in Landscape Photography can be enhanced by using a non-standard lens. I built a super-wide angle lens hack assembly specifically designed to

Black & White Photography, California, Equipment + Gadgets, Film Photography

Self Portrait as Self Reflective Metaphor

August 15, 2009August 16, 2009 P U 5 Comments

Detail from The Microscopic Cabinet of Dr. Kenny

All self portraits are self reflective, obviously, but using reflections photographically for this purpose can add an interesting layer, or more, for photographers and viewers as well.

Metaphors + Reflections, Photo Project Ideas

Making the Night Dark – in Black + White

June 12, 2009November 17, 2009 H.K. Stockdale 5 Comments

Grace Cathedral - San Francisco - by H K Stockdale — Grace Cathedral - San Francisco - by H.K. Stockdale - detail

I planned out this photo a long time before I took it.

Art, Black & White Photography, Film Photography, Guest Blogs

Signs of the Times

May 4, 2009June 1, 2009 P U 9 Comments

I like shooting pictures of signs. They are so obviously symbolic, often ironic, occasionally inappropriate, sometimes confounding, and generally worth a quick pic or three.