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David Saxe grew up in Montreal, Quebec, and has lived in the United States since 1992. He presently divides his time between West Palm Beach, Florida, in the winter and Williston, Vermont, in the summer. He has worked both as a photographer and as a graphic designer over the past 35 years. He presently exhibits his photographs in galleries in both the United States and Europe and on his Web site. He also writes on photography on his blog.Felix, and a Photograph That Marked a Change In My Life
Tweet I took this photograph in 1983. At that time I was working as a medical photographer at a Montreal hospital. I was always in the habit of using the staircases to get around instead of the elevators because I needed the exercise and it was quicker. Naturally, while working, I almost always had a [...]
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- Two Visits to Paperman, and a Lesson: Always Bring Your Camera
- How to Take Good Pictures
- When Your Idea Is Too Close (For Comfort) to Someone Else’s
- The Fine Art of Producing Schlock
- Software Hasn’t Hurt Photography; It’s Made It Better
- Are Today’s Cameras Really Better?
- Netbarf and Other Ills Have Me Logging Off Social Networks
- Reviewers: Too Often Your Photos Suck
- Four Ways to Get Photography Subjects to Say Yes
- For Great Photographs, ‘This Is What I Saw’ Isn’t Enough
- A View of a World Protected from Photography
- Fearmongers Are Giving Photographers a Bad Name
- The Art of Giving Constructive Criticism
- Five Tips for Designing Your Photography Website
- Photographers, Your Website Design Needs More Substance — and Less Flash
- Summer Doldrums? Stay Busy to Re-Inspire Your Photography
- Professionalism Trumps Talent Every Time
- Camera Reviewers Don’t See What I See
- On Vertical Lines, Graphic Art and Photography
- The Best Photos Make You Stop to Look Twice
- Why I Don’t Like Artist Statements
- Chasing the “New” Saps the Passion from Photography
- To Overcome Creative Block, You Must First Embrace It
- Client Horror Stories: Runaway Bosses, Back Stories and Blue Socks
- The Two Types of Photography Clients — and Why You Should Only Want to Work with One of Them
- Photography Is a Numbers Game at Heart
- Finding Comfort — and Creativity — in the Well-Worn Path
- To Get Noticed, Let Your Character Come Out in Your Photography
- To Become a Better Photographer, Learn from Your Failures
- For Photographers, There’s Always Another Layer of Learning
- Making Good Photos Isn’t About Following the Rules
- My Eight Simple Rules for Digital Image Alteration
- At Too Many Museums, It’s Check Your Camera at the Door
- For Photographers, Patience Has Its Rewards
- The Joy of the Contact Sheet
- Creativity Starts with a Blank Canvas
- Let’s Not Abandon Photography to the “Experts”