Message To the Subjectivist: It’s Not About “Taste” Nor “Personal Vision”
From a FaceBook thread: Yes, there is such a thing as personal taste, such as “I don’t like opera.” And then there is also objective reality, like simply being out of tune… It’s not about “taste,” it’s about a basic…
Asking To Take Photos: Nope, That’s Not Really ‘Street Photography’
News flash… Walking up to someone and saying, “excuse me, you have an interesting face, can I take your photo?” and then cracking off a few shots while they stand there with that dull and meaningless look on their face…
Grit Street Photography Tip: Stand Development For B&W Film
I’ve had multiple requests for a video on my Gritstreet method for developing black and white film. In this video, I summarize the process for preforming a 120 minute “stand development” using Adox Adonal. This method is fantastic for street…
Doing what I do best – Gritstreet Agitation
ag·i·ta·tion 1. a state of anxiety or nervous excitement. “widespread agitation for social reform” 2. the action of briskly stirring or disturbing something, esp. a liquid. The end result, four rolls hanging to dry…
Undomesticated Spirits
I want to sit here in the now, in the Sun, in the air, in this eternal now. Flags of cultural icons crackle in the breeze. Could it be true? That this day will never end? I want to sit…