BATEAUX: Boats,Ships and the Sea

Wednesday, November 1, 2017


I’m a landlubber.  NOT Melville’s “Ishmael”. I like my feet firmly planted on terra firma. Due to an accident of birth, I have always been of a mind that the blood relations forged on solid ground are thicker than those mixed with H2O. And although in my career as a photographer, I have driven, flown over or walked nearly one-third of the globe’s habitable landmass, I have spent an inordinate amount of time in the water. For the past several decades I have photographed every form of boat, ship, canoe, warship, and raft, even though I am out of place and always...a passenger.


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Join Us at Photo Plus Expo Oct 25-28 in NY

Friday, October 13, 2017


Join Lou and his Studio at Photo Plus Expo this Oct in NYC for a weekend of fun Photography Events.


Lou will be giving a NEW lecture based on his recent successful panAFRICAproject Kickstarter campaign. 

Crowd Funding: Exciting New Resources for Photographers

Thursday, October 26, 2017: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

You can use this LINK to get a FREE Expo floor pass or 15% off your registration for the conference. 






Lou will also be doing print signings with Digital Silver Imaging at their Booth #164. 

Friday 27 October 2017 at 1:00pm



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Streets, Roads, Highways and Byways

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

My father taught me to drive manual transmission when I was a boy. Instantly it gave me the ability to break free of my neighborhood once and for all. I have been on the go since, both physically and metaphorically. I drove away and have trod the “streets, roads, highways and byways” of the world, continuously.

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Canon versus Nikon: off the record interview

Monday, February 6, 2017



 
Photo by Michael DeStefano
Canon: I don’t know what the big deal is. There is no rivalry. We’re pretty much good friends.
Nikon: Well it’s not like we hang out or anything. Except at big events like Olympics, inaugurations, car races...stuff like that.
Canon: He’s a jerk sometimes. We’ve had our differences. But he won’t admit he loves me.
Nikon: Shut up.
Canon: We’re always trying to one up each other but we have a lot in common though. We’re getting along much better now.
Nikon: The worst part? He’s into color, I still love black & white. Classic.
Canon: Canon Leica Nikon. haha
Nikon: Jeez. Haven’t heard that one in at least half an hour.
Canon: We have both been part of photography history. An integral part.


Nikon: But I was first.
Canon: You always manage to work that into every conversation. Get over it.

Nikon: The highlights? Hard one. Maybe all the prizes I’ve won. Pulitzers. World Press Photo. You know?
Canon: Nah! All the great photos of pretty girls. Cars. Pinups. Marilyn. Beyonce. Lamborghinis.
Nikon: Come on. You can never be serious.
Canon: & you can never take a joke. Like the time with that space shuttle fiasco. You screwed the pooch on that one.
Nikon: That wasn’t funny.

Canon: Regrets? Photography has always been kind of expensive. Might like that to change.
Nikon: But that digital thing, who saw that coming?
Canon: Helped my career.

Photo by Michael DeStefano
 
Nikon: Most of the others have come & gone but we are still hanging in there. Photography is probably more important today than ever. The responsibility is palpable.
Canon: Yeah. Who remembers Argus, Yashika, Ricoh, Polaroid, Kodak?
Nikon: Be nice.

Canon: Oh yeah & those crotch shots of Britney Spears & stuff. Awesome.
Nikon: Cut it out!
Canon: Hah. Knew that would get him. Do not believe all that stuff. When he’s off the record he’s a horn dog. Really into the porn...Just kidding.

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blog (blŏg, bläg) n. 1. short for Weblog 2. online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer 3. diary that is posted on the Internet 4. an experiment to verbalize my observations about the status of photography. It will be eclectic & deal with philosophy & practice of this universal art form. It will strive for periodic commentary about issues many photographers face, like ownership and the economy. It will also talk about pictures and what makes good ones and how to get them. No hardware. No software. No recycled clichés. No whining.