The Sacred Significance of Native Headdresses Let’s start with the basics: Native headdresses (like the Plains tribes’ war bonnets) are not just decorative hats – they are deeply spiritual and earned symbols of honor. In many Indigenous cultures, every feather in a headdress is earned through an act of bravery [...]
Read MoreTFP stands for Time for Prints (sometimes also referred to as Trade for Prints or Time for portfolio). In the world of photography, TFP represents a collaborative arrangement between a photographer and a model. Here’s what it entails: Definition TFP involves a mutual exchange where the photographer agrees to provide [...]
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Hooray! The tides, clouds and my schedule finally all worked out for a change. I have been working hard to get a decent shot of the arch at Natural Bridges state beach to go along with my last post which had a cool scanned image of the arch taken around 1924. I tried a few mornings over the last couple […]
This is a scanned photo of the stone arch at Natural Bridges state beach. There was no date on the picture but from all the data I have collected, and where the picture was in the photo book it appears the shot was taken around 1927. It was taken with a brownie camera and developed in a home darkroom (kitchen […]
Late last week I ventured to Natural Bridges quite late in the morning. As a result the sun was waaay too harsh and the pictures I was looking for didn’t turn out as well as I had hoped. While sifting through the stack of historical photos I came upon a couple of great shots of the arch at Natural Bridges. […]
Well here we go. This is the first one I have done. The origianl was a bit blurry so I scanned sharpened and retouched as much as I could. Now, the tough part{ trying to figure out if this is from the Municipal Wharf aare. I know when Im in trouble, so I have sent off an email to http://www.sandylydon.com/ Local […]
As promised, I am uploading a new image taken right before the storms set in last week. Its a shot taken from the steps leading down to Steamers Lane looking at the wharf. Thanks so much for the feedback you have sent. I’m trying really hard to make the best images I can. Some asked me what camera gear I […]
This morning I went out shooting. A storm was moving in so I figured I would get it done before the rains hit and boy was a glad I did. I got a couple of pretty neat shots… This one was taken near Steamers lane looking out towards Monterey. Also check out the new lighthouse shot on the front page […]
Scouted some of the areas along west cliff, which will allow me to get shots of the wharf from a different perspective. I guess I need to wait for low tide 😎 Getting hold of all the pictures I need for the project is turning out to be quite the task. I havesent out calls to local friends of the […]
Thanks for visiting and reading! Your comments are welcome and appreciated! Here’s a bit about me, first off I am legally blind. I have been since childhood. This makes taking photos a bit of a challenge, but this isn’t the first thing I have tried to accomplish that was challenging. I spent many years producing video games. I worked in the games […]
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