Halloween
It’s “trick or treat” time. This week I challenged myself to locate and post a few of my “creepy” pictures. I do like images that are mysterious and pictures that ask questions. Such photographs are interesting for you can walk into them; look around; and make inquiries. Sometimes you find a few answers but even…
Photo Trip
In mid-July 2021, my friend and fellow photographer, John Blackie and I decided that it was time for a short photo trip. Because of COVID restrictions, it has been a long time since we had made such an excursion. I have always been a fan of such trips whether they are an extra hour spent…
PDQ Camera and Prints
This is one of my favorite pictures of Daddy. It shows him in his WWII uniform posing with a Florida longhorn for a PDQ photographer. It was probably taken in 1943 while Daddy was stationed in South Florida before he left for France. Unfortunately when I discovered the picture both parents were deceased so I…
Drag Shutter
A friend who looked at the Cibachrome exhibit asked me if I had any of my old “drag shutter” shots available to post. I thanked him for the suggestion for I knew that it would be fun to locate and scan some of these slides . “Drag Shutter” refers to the use of both flash…
Cibachrome
— It could have been the directness: positive in the enlarger and positive out of the drum.— it could have been the stability: polyester sheet incorporated with azo dyes that would last for decades with no color shifts and no fading.— it could have been the colors: each so distinct, true and so brilliant.— it…
Virtual Trip
Most years I would have spent this weekend on the road: a cross country trip to visit family for the holidays. To help control COVID I am staying home but I have assembled a virtual trip to enjoy and share with you.
Holiday Trips
Two years ago I made holiday trips to visit family in Minneapolis and San Antonio . While visiting and along the way I documented Christmas promotions and decorations. In 2019 I selected a small group for an exhibition. I didn’t realize at the time that my somber mood in editing and processing would somehow foresee…
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Warren Thompson 