Carl BattreallFeb 14Being a JurorOne of my favorite perks from having been involved in the photography community for over thirty years is that I occasionally get ask to...
Carl BattreallAug 25, 2021Tips From The Analog DarkroomWhen I walk into Costco and see the huge 4K televisions, I am not impressed. I think the images they produce look plastic, overly sharp...
Carl BattreallJul 5, 2021A Year in ReviewIt has been just over one year since my body failed. I used those early months I was ill, as my mind and body wasted away, waiting for a...
Carl BattreallFeb 23, 2021Shotkit FeatureI have been recently featured on the website Shotkit. Shotkit is a website celebrating the materialistic aspect of the medium of...
Carl BattreallJan 11, 2021Where is your camera?Where is your camera? This is the most common question I have been asked over me thirty plus years as a photographer. It is usually asked...
Carl BattreallNov 25, 2020Wabi Sabi and PhotographyI am hesitant to write on this topic. The Wabi Sabi aesthetic-philosophy has been a topic of study and contemplation for me for over...
Carl BattreallOct 24, 2020Embracing ChaosWhen composing a photograph, I tend to lean towards simplicity. I generally prefer to isolate a subject and compose my photographs with...
Carl BattreallSep 12, 2020The Way of WaterLao Tzu believed we should follow water's example and try to live as if we were flowing water.
Carl BattreallSep 4, 2020Don't ShootConsider removing the word shoot from your photography vocabulary.
Carl BattreallAug 20, 2020A special placeThere is a small patch of wilderness near my home that I have been visiting for the past twenty years. Recently my son calculated that I...
Carl BattreallJul 26, 2020Print Every Image" The negative is the score, the print is the performance." - Ansel Adams
Carl BattreallJul 16, 2020Which Lens?I get many questions on choosing one lens, so I decided to share some of my ideas on the subject. Why use only one lens? The idea is to...