Bayou LaBatre Shrimp Boats
Bayou LaBatre, the heart of Alabama’s shrimping industry, ws divisasted by Hurricane Katrina in September of 2005. It was one the deadliest storms in the history of the country. Most of the shrimp boats were tossed around like corks on a stormy ocean and sunk, ended up tossed up on shore or were badly damaged. I visited Bayou Labatre several times before the storm and several times afterwards…and on January 15, 2010. This week’s Photo of the Week is several that were taken that day. It shows one group of shrimp boats still anchored in the harbor…fewer than before the...
Read MoreWhat Makes A Great Photo?
A great photograph is in the eyes of the beholder. What one person likes, another person may not. It is simply personal preference. But the question is…do you know why you like a certain photograph, or a painting too for that matter? You should be taking photographs that you enjoy seeing and sharing with others. Here is a tip to help you. I tell people in my photo classes, to select 20 photos they like from magazines and newspapers-cut them out and place them on a table in front of them as a group. Then go from photograph to photograph and ask yourself, “Why do I like this?”...
Read MoreNew Orleans Street Art
I begin the new year with a photograph from the end of 2009, the art work of a street artist on the edge of the French Quarter. It was near dusk when this scene was captured and the very brilliant colors in the paintings jump out at you from the dark background of vegetation. There is an empty artist’s chair in the scene because he refused to be included. However, it still made a very exciting black and white photograph. It is my intent to show a different photograph every week in this spot. However, I did not follow through very well last year. I will try to do better in 2010. Share...
Read MoreFrank Brueske
Award winning photographer, Franklin (Frank) Brueske, is originally from Southeastern Minnesota. He became interested in photography while in elementary school and purchased his first camera from a rural community drug store when he was is the sixth grade. It took 127 film, was fixed focus, but had sun and cloud adjustments. He still has that camera today. More about Frank
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