Engineer vs Artist
For years I’d thought of myself as part engineer/part artist. By definition, that arrangement sets up a conflict: part one …
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Making a Brilliant Middle
Originally, I planned to wait for this post until my birthday on November 14th, but when the post is about …
Changing the Engine of a Project
I’m listening to the National Public Radio’s Car Talk podcast #1142 (“Do Cars Have Souls?”). A caller just said he’s …
Thing of the Week – Oct 14, 2011 (Learn How the Magic’s Done!)
There was a wonderful magic store I loved to visit when I was a teenager. The salespeople were working magicians so they …
The Doctor’s Other Comment
In my post, “What I Learned from a Doctor’s Visit,” I addressed a comment by author, professor, and photographic historian, Dr. Geoffrey …
Literally Playing in Collodion
Some of the most interesting artistic results have come to me through playing. The engineer in me wants to use …
Anna and Her Lover
This is a wet plate collodion image is of my adopted sister, Anna, and her boxer fiancé. She is a …
What I Learned from a Doctor’s Visit
Author, professor, and photographic historian, Dr. Geoffrey Batchen, reviewed my wet plate collodion work during his visit to Savannah College …
Mapping the Edge 