Nature gives us a lesson daily, when the transition from day to night begins.
Making The Transition
My Maine Muse
A view that never fails to astonish and a willing subject floats my boat each July.
Capturing a Fish Frenzy
When things never stop moving, there's an iPhone app for that.
Pampas Grass in Motion
It sways, it shimmers, it makes a magnetic shape-shifting tableau against a darkening summer sky.
Cast Shadows Never Let Me Down
Shadows from the most ubiquitous of window coverings, Venetian blinds, imprint themselves into my favorite photographs.
A Collection of Distortions
Does your preference for distorted reflections indicate something about your personality? Maybe.
A Collection of Reflections
Sometimes I prefer my reflections to be crystal clear, sometimes not. Today they're mirror images.
Where Dreams Await
Ahhh, the delights of discovering your dream coffee is also a work of art.
Finding the Light at Day’s End
From golden time to twilight to dusk, the best light can be found when it's waning.
A Monochrome Moment on a Gray Day
"In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary." So said Aaron Rose, and it applies to gray days, too.
City Reflections, Upsidedown and Wet
It's not easy to grasp the meaning in every reflection. Recognize this one?
Mirror Images
Take time for a series of mirror images from quiet waters with reflective quotes to accompany them.
Shimmering in the Late Sun
Shimmering in the late afternoon sun, these river birches whispered in collusion and begged for a photo.
Ebb and Flow on the Water
There’s an ebb and flow to life, like day and night, on Maine’s coastal waters.
Looking for the Contrasts Between Things
Finding the subtle similarities, and the contrasts, between things is one way to make photographs richer.
How Collecting Art Is Also Collecting Stories—Yours
What does a photograph mean to me? To you? Photographs, like all art, elicit our emotions and our reactions, and the connections that we make with them. What touches me (because it has the value of my experience) may not be what moves the collector (you), who'll be living with the art every day. When... Continue Reading →
Even Clichés Can Be Works of Art
Where can you find little works of art? Look for them in the commonplace, and in the clichés, where they hide in plain sight.
Drawing Inspiration from Patterns
Looking at water for patterns, and finding them, or finding none at all, can be a source of inspiration and creativity.
How To Keep Shooting—At 75 MPH
When you're in a car, itching to shoot what's flashing by, but there's a window and 75 mph between you and your fast-moving subjects, you can still shoot the scenery with these pro tips.
Cause and Effect in Two Photos
Cause and Effect in Two Colorful Photos.
Jann Alexander :: Pairings 