Chairs at Peninsula School I was going through some old negatives, rescanning them and came across this one. What a difference an angle can make. Have a look at how this shot started out, when I took it way back, of my 7th grade classroom at the Peninsula School in Menlo Park. Angles can make quite a point in telling your story.
If you missed why I'm quoting excerpts from the book Damn Good Advice, by George Lois see my earlier post An artist, or advertising man, or anyone involved in a creative industry (or even noncreative professions such as a doctor, lawyer, electrician, factory worker, or president) without an idea, is unarmed. In the graphic arts,
John Lennon Memorial, Central Park, NYC What's your most essential tool as an artist? While the right equipment can be an enormous aide to your success, we've all seen artists who can create with very little. And who runs all that fancy gear and tells it what to do? Imagination is what gets the creative
Photograph by Jeff Johnson You remember those photographs that remain etched in your mind and leave you wondering how can you create such an image? The usual thought is, what you need to add to your work, what fancy tricks do you need to learn? Look through your favorite photographer's work and you'll find the
Skyward view of Santa Pau, Spain Happy Holidays from Silber Studios We wish you a very creative and prosperous New Year! There's a story behind this photograph: Last year traveling through Spain, we came across the very photogenic village of Santa Pau, perched on a hill, looking over the pastoral countryside above Girona.
If you'll pardon my shameless self promotion... These are Images of my life, photographs from around the world, spanning 6 decades, where I took my camera with me on countless adventures. Some of the images you’ll see are Big Sur and the California coast, the remote Sierra Madre of Mexico, Paris and South Africa to
Here's Matt shooting a short interview the other day, man is he fast!
Sometimes you stumble upon an opportunity for a photo-essay right in front of you, which is what happened this afternoon right on our little street. The Kiwanis Club had restored a flag pole that had been out of repair for 25 years, at the small park at the end our street. Our local boy scout
My friend Guy Kawasaki wrote this first hand tally of wisdom learned from working with Steve Jobs, and generously gave me permission to publish it here (be sure to also catch my video interview with Guy) Many people have explained what one can learn from Steve Jobs. But few, if any, of these people have
Starting out or completing the John Muir trail it comes down to Yosemite valley. The John Muir trail is a long and winding trail that begins in Yosemite Valley and ends at the highest point in the lower 48, on the top of Mt Whitney, 211 miles south. We're ecstatic to say that team Silber has completed the JMT--yep
