MARK MEYER
Photographer
(907) 854-8077 · Ctein—is it art?
Like many difficult questions, the problem is not the evasive answer, but rather the muddled question. The question 'what is art?' asks for a definition.
The aesthetics of print size
Huge prints are de rigueur for the landscape photographer and photographers often overlook the value of the small print.
Some Notes on Color
Some notes regarding color categories, perception and language.
Talking shop, precision with one light
Shooting still life photos with some very old Polaroid 4x5 film
Alaska Girls Kick Ass
Alaska is many things and the view from most of the world is of mountains, whales, glaciers, float planes…you know Alaska stuff, the reason people get on cruise ships to come up here. As impressive and beautiful as all that is…
Serving images for Twitter
Creating a custom URL shortener and image service for use with social media.
Lighting the Landscape
Using flash and portrait techniques is useful in landscape photography too and the Nikon CLS system makes it really easy
A Place in Time, Not All Frozen
For the New York Times, Friday November 20, 2009
Genre
Why do we categorize photographs the way we do? How did we settle on classifications like still-life and landscape photos rather than dark vs. light photos, or photos of man-made vs. natural things, or photos taken vertically vs. horizontally?