Study the Masters: Elliott Erwitt | David duChemin
Elliott Erwitt (1928 – present) is one of my favourite photographers. A photojournalist and commercial photographer, he is known for his black and white photographs of ironic and absurd situations within everyday settings. A master of timing, Erwitt has an Read more …
Composition & Questions | David duChemin
We often talk about composition as though its something that can be done right or done wrong. When you look at it in those terms photography is not about expression, but about following the rules. The best thing I ever Read more …
Personal Projects | David duChemin
There’s a lot of talk among photographers about personal projects. I assume, by this, we mean projects that are not for clients, though I’ve tried very hard to never do a project that is not in some way also personal. Read more …
Three Things About Time | David duChemin
He told me I was one of the most productive people he knows. Somewhere in the same breath he used the word “lucky,” as though my “luck” was the only reason I get so much done. I think he meant Read more …
Make It Human | David duChemin
“This might end up in crying. If you’re not prepared to cry about it, I’m not sure you’re making art. And if you’re not prepared to dance in anticipation, you’re definitely not making art.” ~ Seth Godin I don’t Read more …
The Mirrorless Post | David duChemin
I’m convinced. After a week in Lalibela, Ethiopia, and a safari in Kenya, I’m ready to leave my heavy pro DSLR gear at home more often. I went to Ethiopia with a Fuji XE-1 and a Leica M (240), both Read more …
Towards Mastery. Again | David duChemin
…. so buy a Fuji if it makes your life easier as it has for me. Buy an old film camera or a Phase One if you’ve got the cash for that, but if you expect it to change your Read more …
Postcards from Lalibela | David duChemin
A week ago a group of us landed in Lalibela, Ethiopia about the same time as thousands of orthodox pilgrims were arriving from all over the country. We spent the last week in this high dusty town, walking among the Read more …
Mirrorless to Africa | David duChemin
In a couple days I fly to Africa for almost 6 weeks. A week in Lalibela, Ethiopia, then to Kenya to spend 10 ten days in my beloved Maasai Mara to take my mother on her first safari, and then Read more …
Follow Your Passion? | David duChemin
As trendy as it has been recently for people to write about doing things fueled by our passion, it looks like we’ve now swung the other way, fatigued, I suspect, by all this talk of passion, which like any hot-burning Read more …