Photography Dedication to the Shot Jon Hillenbrand, April 12, 2007October 17, 2019 You’ll learn. You’ll see that there’s something outside of yourself that you use to get what you need to get. It’s not something that you HAVE to do, it’s something you choose to do. And it might be a struggle. It’s certainly a pain in the ass sometimes. But in…
Photography Color Saturation of Fence-blocked Grass Jon Hillenbrand, March 23, 2007October 17, 2019 Earth, Air, Fire and Water all conspire against you and me at times. We look distantly through the fisheye lens of our lives at the greenery others dance on without a care. Is the cliche true? Who and where are these people who are so better off? My life as…
Photography Goodness Jon Hillenbrand, March 13, 2007October 17, 2019 How many photographic magazines does it take to make you a better photographer? None. That was a trick question. Sorry about that. But what’s the reasoning? Because either you are a good photographer or you aren’t? NO! How do you define a good photographer? You can’t! Good is a description…
Photography Our Sea of Choices Jon Hillenbrand, March 11, 2007October 17, 2019 Quotes are a lens which brings life into focus some times. The movie Gladiator has a few of these quotes. “What we do in this life echoes throughout eternity.” I think these are good words to live by and though I’ve doubted the existence of eternity in the past, I’ve…
Photography Photographic Memory Jon Hillenbrand, March 1, 2007October 17, 2019 Memories. Those funny little thoughts. They are like packets of imagination except they are supposedly real. But many lawyers depend on the fact that they aren’t real. Perhaps because of their association with the imagination, they’ve acquired a bad rep. They can change the color of a car, the height…
Photography Why should you read this blog? Jon Hillenbrand, November 1, 2006October 17, 2019 Great question! Well, there are a few things that people have to say in their lives, and often, those people choose to be writers. Sometimes the words come out better as fiction, sometimes better as stated fact. And some, well, they like to mix it up. Which am I? I…
Photography First post in the new BLOG Jon Hillenbrand, November 1, 2006October 17, 2019 Well, I’ve finally caved and created a blog. Easy as can be and I can see why everyone in the world seems to have one. The process from thinking about doing a blog to typing here has taken approximately 2 minutes. Eeek. Now, if only the utility companies could reach…