Original art

Posted onAugust 11, 2017August 20, 2017

Many artists strive to create something original, something never before seen. I created my million monkeys project with this in mind. It is still a bit buggy, but I can honestly say I have created something original. Chances are extremely Read More …

A Million Monkeys

Posted onAugust 9, 2017August 19, 20171 Comment

As hinted at, I have put together a project that (hopefully) asks questions on what makes a good image. The project is kind of designed to produce bad images and noise. However, there is a chance the project could reproduce Read More …

Art Project

Posted onAugust 6, 2017

I am working on a bit of a conceptual art idea. I am still polishing it, but it is getting close. It is a lot different from what I normally do, but it is a bit of a statement on Read More …

Having Fun

Posted onJuly 16, 2017

Sometimes you just need to let go and have fun with an image. Forget about realism, or deep meanings, or whether anyone will like (or purchase) the image. This image wanted to be worked on. It is not necessarily “finished” Read More …

What makes a photo?

Posted onJune 14, 2017

One way to classify visual art is on a scale from realistic to abstract. In photography it is hard to move away from the realistic side of this scale, but it is fun to try. An example where the shapes Read More …

Bored in a Parking Lot

Posted onApril 17, 2017

I was with a friend who wanted to run into Golf World for a few minutes. I am not a golfer so I said I would wait by the car. I pulled out my camera and looked around for something Read More …

My workflow, and how I organize my images

Posted onMarch 21, 2017

Post processing is a necessary step in creating a great photo. Back in the day, I had binders full of negatives, slides, and proof prints and I would spend hours in the darkroom burning, dodging and manipulating prints. Today, I use Read More …

Why do I do it?

Posted onMarch 5, 2017March 16, 2017

Sometimes photography is tough. As you are driving along a back country road you see a great image but there is nowhere to pull off the road and park, so you keep driving. A bit later you see a nice Read More …

Old Photos

Posted onFebruary 12, 2017February 16, 2017

I was having a bit of a creative block. I could not get motivated to take photos, so I had a look at photos I have taken in previous years in February. I did get some ideas, but I also Read More …

Painting with Light

Posted onFebruary 2, 2017February 2, 2017

There is a genre of painting called photorealism or even hyperrealism, where a painter tries to make a painting look like a photograph. I tend to take photographs that are trying to look like a painting… Most of my work has Read More …

Alan Klughammer

Photography