It’s not often that a movie maker is bold enough to use the lack of their film’s star character’s most iconic trait, but that’s exactly what directors Mark Fairhead and Anthony Plant did with their 2018 documentary Spitfire! This is another one we watched on Netflix, however I'm not sure that it's still available on Netflix, but it is listed as being available both as a DVD and a host of other "on demand" channels. I’m not going to spoil the fun of you discovering this film f

My blog post from yesterday featured some of my favorite shots, all of them photos that resulted from a moment of spontaneity. Today Facebook popped up another example! In March 2013 the lovely ladies of the Tyler Clan came for a visit to Freeville. Among the many activities we were all looking forward to were several photo sessions, but photographing anything outside in March in New York was going to be a challenge. Fortunately, it turned out that the temperatures were moder

When Eliza Puttkamer-Banks contacted me about the possibility of doing her "dream" photo shoot I jumped at the chance. The opportunity to combine the ocean and a black Arabian stallion was irresistible! The timing would be challenging, but Eliza had the perfect spot for the shoot, a beach just about an hours drive from her place in New Jersey. Our location for this adventure? Island Beach State Park, a preserved barrier island just off the coast of New Jersey. When you look a