Recent content by Bill Brown

Welcome, Kadeem. I'm a strong believer in documenting the everyday surroundings, both urban landscapes and portraits. I shot my first b&w negs of a young Dallas boy and his soft drink stand in 1978/79 and transparencies of the Dallas, Texas skyline in May of 1979. Now 50 years is approaching...

Sean, I like to look in on the forum before heading to work. I have family in Gilmer, Texas and my wife does hospital chaplain work each month at Christus Mother Frances hospital in Tyler. I've been very blessed to be able to have a career as a photo retoucher and digital darkroom specialist...

Welcome Sean! Anytime I see the word Texas I'm more attentive. With Texas being such a big and diverse state I was wondering what part you call home. I'm in the DFW region but my roots are West Texas near Lubbock. I'm certainly at that time in my life many would consider as retirement age but...

Yes Gary they are.

Paul, I have a 1984 Olympic Edition of this camera that I still shoot with. I wrote a tribute about my camera for 35mmc. Here's the link https://www.35mmc.com/29/09/2024/5-frames-40-years-1-camera/ I've never read what Ken Rockwell said about this camera and I don't care what he said. I have...

#1 appears to blend "The Scream" of Edvard Munch and "Starry Night" of Van Gogh. Definitely my favorite of the two.

Antonio, when I began photographing the Harvest Festival in 1986 I gave no thought to the future. I just was drawn to the subject matter and didn't think about all the changes that would occur in the following decades. As it has turned out this body of work is probably one of the largest...

Yes Gary. As I looked at it I thought to myself "it has a painterly look". Then I saw your comment.

The small farming community where I grew up had a donut shop called the Spudnut. Not for sure why it was named that. It was part of the local fabric. Going inside for a donut was an experience in and of itself. Like so many things in life I took it for granted that they would always be there...

Let's just leave it at that.😏

But it's so much better and faster if AI can do it for you. You wouldn't want to have to think too much!;) Developing your own personal style using AI. Isn't that an oxymoron?

Yes Tony you are spot on with your analysis of this situation. This was a headline post on Petapixel yesterday. It speaks to just what I was saying. Imagen’s New AI Profile Shop Empowers Photographers of All Levels I'm not for sure how much longer my skillset will be relevant except to a...

Tony, one of the difficult aspects of image critiquing is the vast difference in knowledge and experience of individuals and their monitors/screens. It also depends on the end result wishing to be achieved. This can vary dramatically from person to person. My background is heavily analog based...

Yes, Gianluca I have and am still. What I am addressing is the path forward. The general public and even some who consider themselves professionals are more than happy to leave the decision making to a piece of software. I on the other hand prefer REAL intelligence and knowledge when it comes to...

This type of thing is so personally subjective. How an image appears on a screen can be so much different than a print. The philosophy of image editing seems almost archaic as AI takes over. Just click on an unwanted object or subject and it's removed. Does anyone really want to know what I...