Super-bright light makes for great black and white photos. Often, I look for shadows, light, and texture around or on plants and other elements of nature to capture contrasty monochrome images. In my opinion, this is one of the major benefits of using mirrorless cameras. While I do enjoy and quite often photograph with a […]
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Rural Louisiana: black-and-white photos in tight, documentary style.
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I would like to preface this article by stating that I am not a Mason, nor do I have any knowledge of Masonry. Some say they are shrouded in mystery. However, I am drawn to interesting old structures and architectures. Even better are those steeped in history. Recently, I was cruising in a local area
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I go bass fishing with my brother several times a year over on Toledo Bend Reservoir. On many occasions, we forego fishing on the main lake and instead head up the Sabine River. Fishing on the river is a bit different than fishing on the lake. Mostly, we target creeks, backwater sloughs and ponds, steep
In early January 2025, I was in Bernice, Louisiana, creating images for the article: Bernice’s Historic Town Jail: Union Parish Louisiana Law Enforcement History. I had noticed the Bernice Depot Museum, not 2 blocks from where I was documenting the old jail. I have been around Bernice for a portion of my (young adult) life
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In late December 2024, I photographed the abandoned Mt. Vernon Church on US Highway 167, just north of Dubach, Louisiana. The old, creepy church sat on the western side of the highway. Unfortunately, at the time of this publication, the church has since been torn down, and most of the land has been developed. Luckily,
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Or at least he thinks he does… The latest (and final) addition to our pet family comes in the form of Spooky, a solid black male kitten (for now) who thinks he owns the world. Our cats (3 of them now) and dog (1 – the matriarch, Maggie) like to lounge on the porch in
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Summers in Louisiana can be brutally hot. I have lived (and worked) here all of my life, so the dog days of June, July, and August are nothing new to me. Most times, if you want to do anything, the evening is the best time to do it (although you are still going to sweat).
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Queen Willow and her piercing eyes are hard to ignore… Not a year ago, she would never have let me get this close with my camera to take some pictures of her. But now, she is not frightened anymore. Lately, since it is so hot here in the Louisiana summer, our cats like to lie
I recently captured two more murals in my hometown of Ruston, Louisiana. I normally capture most images in black and white, but did make some color copies of these. If you like black and white photography, you can sign up for my ShutterCraft 101 newsletter, where I (almost) exclusively share black and white images. I
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