What if you had no photos of anyone you've ever known? Lately, I have been browsing various museums and historical society websites in search of portraits from the earliest age of photography. Whether they are daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, or albumen, they captivate … [Read more...] about Advent of Photography: Portraits for the Rest of Us
Mini Essays
The Open Window: A Timeless Pleasure of Oncoming Spring
Isn't it a pleasure to open your windows on a gently warm Spring day and welcome in the breeze? Where I now live, in central North Carolina, we experience four fully-fledged seasons. Winters are mild, summers are muggy. And, like most, I'm grateful for climate-controlled … [Read more...] about The Open Window: A Timeless Pleasure of Oncoming Spring
