Among my photography friends I continue to have this running debate regarding one of landscape photography’s standard films, Fujifilm’s Velvia 50. I often maintain that the look and feel of this film cannot be replicated in digital photography nor accurately in post processing. Of course, some of my more computer savvy friends claim one can achieve anything with enough work in Photoshop and I have to admit this is true. However, several times over the years I have made a run at

Quite by accident, I stumbled upon Ian Roberts’ book Mastering Composition: Techniques and Principles to dramatically improve your paintings as I browsed a local art’s store looking for some printing supplies. The timing could not have been more appropriate as I found myself at a point where I was questioning my composition techniques and felt I needed a push from someplace. I was so impressed with this book that I ended up buying several additional copies and sent them to

“The more you understand what inspires you, the more readily you can put yourself in its path”  David duChemin

This is the beginning of a long discussion on the art of photography, what other professionals are shooting, a study on composition and a look at creative authenticity, just to name a few of the topics. I intent this discussion to be different from what other photographers have presented and some of it will be a compilation of their written thought. However,