civilized ku # 5126 / the new snapshot # 177-78 ~ seeing is believing

Adirondack guideboat guy ~ in the Adirondack PARK (embiggenable) • µ4/3

relaxed / Mirror Lake Inn ~ Lake Placid, NY (embiggenable) • iPhone

billboards ~ Rochester, NY (embiggenable) • iPhone

Is a digitqal file, or for that matter processed film, a photograph? That question was posed in yesterday's entry on TOP.

iMo, a digital file / processed negative are indeed raw ingredients for a photograph. However, just as the raw ingredients for a cake are not a cake, a digital file / processed negative do not come to life until they are in print form.

That is to write, an tangible / tactile object which can be hung on a wall, presented on a page in a book or as a simple snapshot print. An object which is not device dependent for viewing and can be distributed (in any number) to friends / family and/or handed down to future generations.

Setting aside the above, it is my opinion and experience that, for a picture maker, the real value of making prints is how he/she will react to them. I know that I have a entirely different viewing experience / reaction when viewing prints rather than viewing a picture on a screen. And, it simply does not matter if it's a small "dimestore" print or a 24"x24" (in my case) Epson Ultrachrome Ink print. A print is a print and viewing one is (or certainly should be) a distinctly different viewing experience from that of viewing the same picture on a device.

And, with a cornucopia of low-cost small print printing sources out there - online or the corner drugstore and such - it a wonder to me that more picture makers don't print their pictures.

civilized ku # 5125 / the new snapshot # 175-76 ~ school days

morning light ~ in the Adirondack PARK (embiggenable) • µ4/3

Sherman Inn B&B - Ogdensburg, NY (embiggenable) • iPhone

Sherman Inn B&B - Ogdensburg, NY (embiggenable) • iPhone

2 weekends ago, the wife and I spent a night at a funky B&B in Ogdensburg, NY. The B&B is in an old granite school building with the classrooms used as the bedrooms. That is if you call a 1,000sq ft. room with 4 couches, 6 easy chairs, 4 coffee tables, 2 nightstands, 8 lamps, a tv cabinet/armoire, 50 pieces of art and collectibles + private bathroom a bedroom.

The funky factor was made funky-er by the fact that, when the school closed in 2014, the school furnishings were left on site. The Principal's office is just like it always was - desk, cabinets /bookcases and chairs. The nurse's office looks just like a school nurse's office. The library is still a library, albeit with the shelves filled with collectibles / object d'art.

iMo, if you are in the Ogdenburg area and need a place to stay, the Sherman Inn Bed & Breakfast is the place to stay.

civilized ku # 5124 / the new snapshot # 173-74 ~

zigzag hallway ~ Mirror Lake Inn / Lake Placid, NY -in the Adirondack PARK (embiggenable) • µ4/3

breakfast ~ Mirror Lake Inn / Lake Placid, NY -in the Adirondack PARK (embiggenable) • µ4/3

by the fire ~ Mirror Lake Inn / Lake Placid, NY -in the Adirondack PARK (embiggenable) • µ4/3

Squarespace is testing the limits of my patience, re: repeated issues with posting entries. If the recent issues are not resolved soon, I will looking for a new blogging platform.

cvilized ku # 5123 / photographs in conversation # 10 ~ a jolly good time

iPhone workshop ~ in the Adirondack PARK (embiggenable) • iPhone

photographs in conversation ~ (embiggenable) • iPhone

It is difficult to express the satisfaction and joy I experienced during my recent Joy Of Photography iPhone workshop. Those feelings were incited by the interest and excitement shown by the participants who seemed to feel that they had entered a new world of iPhone picture making opportunities. To write that the workshop was a resounding success for all concerned would be a grand understatement. Looking forward to the next session.

FYI, the prep for my Photographs In Conversation exhibition continues. There is still time if anyone out there would like to participate.

civilized ku # 5121 / the new snapshot # 171-72 ~ losing track of time

camera bag / morning light ~ in the Adirondack PARK (embiggenable) • µ/4/3

camera bag / morning light ~ in the Adirondack PARK (embiggenable) • µ/4/3

school building B&B ~ Ogdensburg, NY (embiggenable) • iPhone

Chimney Bluffs ~ Lake Ontario near Sodus Bay, NY (embiggenable) • iPhone

Busy 3 days - Friday to Rochester for 1 dinner with brothers and Sos > Saturday, 1 breakfast with brothers and Sos then to Canton, NY for 1 hockey game then on to Odensburg to funky B&B in old school > Sunday to Ottawa for 1 hockey game then on to home.

810 miles, 30 new pictures. Kinda tired today but busy getting ready for my first iPhone/cell phone picturing workshop tomorrow night.