Author: Dallan Lopez

  • Having conversations that have no answer

    Today is going to be less about photography specifically and more just an observation of mine that I can connect to creativity in a way; ultimately my form of creativity which is photography so with that, I hope you get something out of it.Disclaimer: I don’t actually know what I…

  • Photography is art

    Photography is art

    Some photograph to take a photo and others photograph to make a photo. These are not to be mistaken for the same because they couldn’t be further apart. Everyone has a camera in their pocket accessible in the couple of seconds it takes to get it out of your pocket…

  • Shooting black and white

    Shooting black and white

    Shooting in monochrome or “black and white” has always been intriguing to me, after all, it was the only available medium for early photography. This means that technically monochrome-style photography shaped what we have today as the earliest works have been documented in a monochrome color pallet. It has always…

  • charging the air for meaning to occur

    A couple of weeks back I saw a video on YouTube titled “How Todd Hido Creates His Landscapes Photographs by Willem Verbeeck. In this video Todd said “It’s not my job to create meaning but rather charge the air so meaning can occur” – Todd Hido. This is an idea…

  • how To charge the air

    How do we “charge the air” as photographers to promote feelings and emotions through our photos? It is important to remember that every photographer has a creative touch, niche, and certain techniques/tactics that shine through each photo. Keeping this in mind, we also need to remember that as creatives we…

  • Capturing Unique Viewpoints

    How many different ways do you think you could photograph a subject? Most of the time there are trends for which people choose to photograph certain subjects. Landmarks/popular tourist attractions usually have a designated viewing point maybe two or three and this is where the vast majority of the images…