How I dodged a bullet, and got a second chance at everything
How I dodged a bullet, and got a second chance at everything
At the onset, I have to tell you exactly what this blog article is about, since it is long and self-indulgent. In short, I had an acute myocardial infarction on the first day of my trip to Italy, July 21st. I spent 8 days in the hospital in Como, Italy - 3 days in ICU, and then 5 days in the general ward of the cardio wing. We flew back home on July 31st. The cardiologist said I will bounce back from this, somewhat unscathed. I dodged a bullet! Hopefully the story is told with some humor and with enough narrative appeal Read more inside...Photographing semi-candid portraits out on the street
Photographing semi-candid portraits out on the street
Not quite "street photography", but rather a semi-candid portrait out on the streets, I love the resulting photograph. It encapsulates a few of the typical New York elements for me - colorful vibrancy and attitude. Late this afternoon, as usual when I had finished with a corporate headshot photo session in the Wall St area of New York, I waited out the peak time traffic by roaming around the streets with my camera. This young woman graciously waited a few seconds for me while she took selfies with the Fearless Girl - there were Read more inside...Controversial photography
Controversial photography
Ever wonder how controversial it is to just write and maintain a photography blog?! You'd think that mainly writing about photography techie stuff should be a fairly non-controversial thing. And yet, in the by now 11 years this blog has been going, there've been some articles that unexpectedly created hefty reaction and discussion. Often over the most innocuous things. Sometimes because the topic is seen as a challenging one. That's me being controversial ... without even being political. Just photography! Here are the articles on the Tangents blog that Read more inside...Pixel peeping
Pixel peeping
Pixel peeping is that derogatory phrase used to describe photographers who scrutinize photos at 100% resolution to see any flaws there might be. The idea is that if you do that, you lose sight of the artistic nature of photography. You might become stuck on what is in many ways, an irrelevant part of photography - technical perfection. I do love sharp images. Being capable of consistently delivering crisp images, are important to me as a photographer. The skills matter. At some point these skills should become second nature. Yet, the impact a photograph has, Read more inside...guest post: Attitude – a life legacy
One of the side-benefits of maintaining a site such as Tangents, is that I get to meet a wide spectrum of people from across the world, whether in person or via phone or email. One of the most interesting emails I received recently was from a photographer in South Africa - Johannes van Graan. From 1994 to date he has been practising internationally in the fields of nuclear and mining project management in which photography in all its forms plays a pivotal role. For the past five years he specialized in very specific areas of engineering forensics and is currently the CEO of an organisation Read more inside...
