Studio DIY: Bottle Plate

A bottle support plate on a light stand, supporting a full glass bottle.

While it is possible to buy products that provide solutions to a huge array of problems encountered in the course of making photographs, it is often faster, more convenient, and sometimes even more effective to devise and make your own. Though of course not everyone has the inclination, skills, or resources to do so, it’s […]

Slow Down and Look

In the stacks at Willis Library, University of North Texas

The magic of photographs is that they can transport us to times, places, and circumstances entirely separate from what we know personally. They provide a window into events and human experiences far beyond our own, giving us access and insight that we may have no other way of getting.