Slow Photography

 There are 4 basics in photography. The first one is light.  1. LIGHT "Night Moves": 2014 Jim Austin Jimages, Slow Photography Rebellion. Light is everything.  Without it, no lasting photograph enters the eye, mind, and brain. When you see stunning light that compels and grabs you, Stop ! Work your way into the light to find your subject until you become infatuated with an Idea.  There are many kinds of light, yet practically it has only two directions. There is light falling on your subject. The subject also reflects or emits light. Think of a car reflecting city lights while shining its headlights. When you are gobstruck by beautiful light that move in both these directions, pause to ponder your subject light. The secret is to keep photographing a compelling subject in different ways over a long enough time period to play. Experiment. "Hand on the Sun" : Jim Austin Jimages from FAITH IN RUINS , 2014. ...

Top 15 Ideas for Your City Photo Safari by Jim Austin M.A. Urban Icons: New York Harbor, Manhattan & the Brooklyn Bridge (This series was shot with Sony 4/3, Nikon D810, Canon 7D). THERE ARE MOMENTS IN OUR PHOTOGRAPHY  when we cross new bridges to stretch our vision. We can start out by planning a photo trip to an unfamiliar city. To fully capture the energy of a new city, here are 15 ideas to help you get more exciting urban exposures. Tip #15: Plan It. “ The Scream” is one of many sculptures at the Holocaust Memorial, Miami , j ust three blocks away from the Lincoln Road Mall. Plan to spend an hour or two here to see the names, pictures and memories along the site's Lonely Path that leads down to a gigantic hand pointing upwards. .  Time is always a concern when traveling because it flies. So, before you visit a new city, set aside blocks of unstructured time to explore your city of choice at leisure. Keep your sense of humor a...

Photography is the poetry of light. When images fail, poems can speak spontaneously.  Today I stared at 4 trees, and pondered their uppermost branches. Crows flew in between these spaces, calling. The branches reminded me of nerve cells. Slowly, over several days, a poem came to mind: branching treetops a forest of synapses fired by bird song and then another... tree rings no moment missed wait for snow I'm grateful for your visit ! Jim

... its fun to get it wet.  Jim Austin Jimages working with Kodak Portra ISO 80.  Camera he's holding: Nikonos 4a underwater rangefinder, produced 1980-1983.  Unedited Photo: Bentley Smith