On this blog you will see a lot of post about how much I love film, my old film cameras and Polaroids. What you don’t see me posting about a lot is my digital work. One thing my digital camera has going for it is speed and the quantity of photos I can take. I Read More …
This past weekend I had a photographer friend tell me he got “lucky”. This is while I was checking out his work and commenting about how great I thought a particular piece was. It got me thinking a bit, especially about street photography and my particular style. The question is, am I lucky as a Read More …
Can you tell that Leyla is a Vivian Maier fan? When I was downloading photos that she took on an outing to the Chicago Botanical Garden, the above photo was one of the. Don’t know who Vivian Maier is? Then you need to go here Finding Vivian Maier. In the past month there has been Read More …
I am always amazed by my 2 year old. She is determined to always figure out a way. Once her mind is set on accomplishing something, usually getting herself into trouble, she will figure out a way to do it. I love the way she works out complicated situations and isn’t restrained to conventional uses Read More …
Welcome to the new and improved Behind the Shot blog! This is an exciting time. I’ve migrated all of my blog posts to the new website and added some wonderful features. As time allows I also plan to add content. I hope you enjoy the new look! On to the post. The New Besides the Read More …
Teaching others the art of photography is simply one of the most enjoyable things I get a chance to do. Leading classes, workshops, conference presentations or one on one with my daughters; every time that I have taught my creativity is re-energized. I get inspired by students to shoot more, push my abilities and improve Read More …
This week I am featured as Artist of the Week for Reflejos Bilingual Newspaper. Pretty cool that I am getting some recognition from the press for my photography. I just hope this isn’t my 15 minutes of fame. Check out the article here: Giovanni Arroyo Artist of the Week
No blog posting today, but I leave you with a this photo of the inside of a upright piano.
Don’t leave your camera at home. Your camera should be an extension of your eyes, like a pair of glasses. Without it you should feel like you are missing a part of yourself. I know it is a pain to luge a DSLR with you every where you go, but why not a point and Read More …
Last year I decided to enter a competition. Not surprising-I’m competitive. What was surprising is that I entered a nature photography competition. I have never been one to stand and wait for nature to come to me, or really been a big fan of taking landscape or nature photography. The reason I entered the contest was to Read More …