Gauche in the Living Room? No Way! (Changing The World, One Photograph at a Time)

It's a quite different world nowadays the way we use photography from when I was growing up. When I was a kid, there were regular visits to the portrait studio or a school photographer would setup in our auditorium to make our class photos. There was something to it--the lights, the camera, the tripod, the...

Wajdaotype Circa 2015-Present: A Photographic Process

I have simple aspirations. I don't need fame or fortunes. Some income from my work, yes. Comfortable, sure. Financially secure, please. But fortune? I don't need that much. I do want to change the world--the world of future generations who will always have beautiful portraits of their ancestors. I want to foster more photographers to...

“How Much Do I Get?”

I was handing out Halloween candy and had the usual polite kids with their parents taking candy with the traditional line, "Trick or treat." One adult came up asking for a Tootsie Roll, and we were in business--we had them! But the one visitor that surprised me was a young girl, about 15, who came...

The Photo Game Commences Saturday November 13 @ 8:00 a.m. MST (UTC-7)

A few days ago I wrote a post about the launch of The Photo Game. Since then, I've had some good interest from photographers around the world who’ve contacted me, wishing to participate, and I've added them to the master email list. The biggest challenge as I see it is it being a weekly deadline,...

I Love Polaroid Black & White Film (@ $15/8-Pack!)

There's an alley in my town where the setting sun hits the west-facing wall and the light bounces off it and it lights up the whole alley. I've been aware of it for years. I see light. Makes a great place to learn a little about light, and make photographs. I was walking last weekend...

Please Vote for My Photograph–You Can Vote Every Day for the Next 17 Weeks

Every day for the next seventeen weeks, you can hit the LIKE button to vote for my photograph after signing up and logging in and agreeing to receive the email newsletter that comes with your registration. C'mon, you have nothing better to do, so be sure to tell all your friends to hit the LIKE...

Goodbye Daylight Savings Time, Hello Short Days & Darkroom Printing

Today's the first day of standard time in the U.S., and we all know that means the loss of daylight way too early in the evening. One place that has no affect is when I head down the stairs and into the darkroom. This is the time of year I look forward to because I...

Polaroid Goodness & The Joy of Meeting “Unknowners” with a Camera

This is Bill and Bob. They're a couple of fishermen I saw yesterday walking down a path to the pond at Rogers Grove in my town, one carrying a small green net. I told them that once I saw that net, I knew I had to photograph them. "That net says 'hope'," I joked with...

The Photo Game

I'm inspired by deadlines. I love goals and making art by the time it's due. Deadlines make things happen--that's been my mantra for some time now. Everyone who knows me has heard it. THE SONG GAME I'm also inspired by The Song Game. It was started by musician Bob Schneider years ago and his goal...

The 11 Questions You Must Ask Yourself As a Photographer

I have 11 questions for you. You can answer by replying in the space below this post, or you can email me at info@kennethwajda.com if you'd prefer to send a direct message to me. Or you can answer them just to yourself. I hope I'm giving you some things to think about with this post,...