The Black Dog’s PhotoBlog

Dang I hate updating this blog’s software. It must of taken me over a week to get it correct! Installing and being interrupted made me miss a few important files and I had to start over. Good thing I made a backup before I began. (eek) BUT I just had to have this theme and it didn’t work with the antiquated version of Wordpress that I was using. The designer of the theme (Andrea Pacquola at pacquola.org) was very helpful and nice. Unfortunately, updating Wordpress was way overdue.

Anyway, sorry for the inconvenience the past week. Please let me know if you find any bugs or glitches. I tried surfing around the blog to make sure things were finally working properly but you know I’m only human and could of missed something.

About the new theme: I’ve been searching all over for something like this since I began my blog back in April. Something with a black background that could match my main web page. Something that would really highlight my photography but be classy and simple at the same time. I love it? It’s perfect and just what I want. What do you think?

What could’ve possibly possessed me to make this picture 5 years ago? Well if you can figure that out, let me know. Just kidding. It’s hard for me to even remember what I was thinking 5 years ago.

I do remember posting this picture on a photography forum back then which was met with an awful response from my fellow members. How could I take a picture of such gross garbage and even think about showing it in public? Of course, most of that forum’s highly rated pictures at that time were either nudes or scenery. I guess maybe they were only accustom to seeing beautiful pictures and weren’t ready for stark realism.

My only regret is that I listened to them.

Several months ago I picked up a photography magazine off the news stand (I can’t remember which magazine). Brought it home and sat down to read. To my amazement there was a big huge picture of nothing other than cigarette butts. This photographer had done a series of photographs on garbage. The pictures were not only interesting but also awakening. Did anyone else see that article? If so, could you remind me which magazine and issue? I’d love to give that photographer a plug!

So what have I learned? You can’t always listen to everyone else. Sometimes you have to follow your own vision even if it isn’t a beautiful vision.

Sometimes you’ve just got to sit back and relax.