I feel like today’s photo is just ok. I had taken photos of a fan and of a faucet and was hoping to get something interesting, but nothing really came out that well. I think this is a decent picture, just a little contrived and...
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Quarantine Idea – Photo A Day – ‘E’
Five days have gone by fast! I’m sure not everyone stuck at home would say that same thing though. I had a couple of ideas for E and started out with this one first. I snapped two photos and then from what I saw on...
Continue reading...Quarantine Idea – Photo A Day – ‘D’
This was about the best idea I could come up with today.
Continue reading...Quarantine Idea – Photo A Day – ‘C’
I’ve been trying to challenge myself with each letter. Thinking about taking photos of objects that I wouldn’t normally think about photographing, the average and ordinary. When it came to C, I first thought about my camera collection or one of the many clocks in...
Continue reading...Quarantine Idea – Photo A Day – ‘B’
I had a lot of options for B and I wanted to cheat and post two or three. But I think it’s important to critically evaluate my own work. Actually I took a photo of books that was probably better than this one, but I...
Continue reading...Quarantine Idea – Photo A Day – ‘A’
I haven’t taken photos in a long time and it suddenly occurred to me what a challenge it might be to take a photo a day while we’re all largely stuck at home. This will be a challenge for me to see what I can...
Continue reading...Why Are We Still Building For The Nuclear Family?
After WWII, there was a housing shortage. Within the two decades following that massive event, the American suburbs exploded because veterans needed jobs and homes. It was the heyday of the “American Dream” in the thought that people were to be married, have 2 children...
Continue reading...Can Clothes Describe A Life?
I woke up this morning thinking about my closet. Not my physical closet specifically as much as the clothes that are in it. I got laid off from my job over a month ago and since then I’ve worn the same pair of jeans almost...
Continue reading...He Said It Better – A Commentary on Current Architectural Style
When I started writing and put in a section on architecture, I wanted to write about the follies and silliness and stupidity that I see all around me. I wanted to write about those quiet buildings that don’t seem to get the attention they deserve...
Continue reading...The Work Environment
Those who know me personally for the last 10 years can vouch for my hatred of open-plan office spaces and “office culture”. I was working in a particularly bad example of this type of environment over this last year and it added fuel to my...
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