Frank’s Photo Books Are a Great Idea and a Tremendous Way to Share Our Work

A photographer I follow who posts online, Frank Solle, offered to send me a copy of his latest book, Travels in Utah. It's a booklet you might say, it's only 32 pages, and I said yes, of course. I'm always interested in what other photographers are doing. His book came in the mail and I...

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,...

Defeat The Digital Dark Age With One Box

For the millions of people who will lose their business and family photos this year to failed hard drives, lost cell phones, unpaid cloud accounts and other types of digital demise, I feel for you. For the clients of mine, business and families, who've made prints of my work for their offices and homes, thank...

“Let’s Watch Your Fireworks Video on Your Phone…”

...said no one ever. Same with the photos on your phone that you want to show someone, but first you have to scroll endlessly because you have no idea where it is and you just can't find it: "I know it's here somewhere, but maybe not back this far, or maybe just a bit more,...

Ah, The Difference a Print Makes

The photographic print defines today's photographer. That's it right there. Doesn't matter if you originate on film or a digital sensor, it's the print that defines the photographer. What have you made lately? Show me your work, let's see your photographs? I'd go so far as to say that those making photographic prints are the...

Simple Test: Are You a Photographer?

Are you a photographer? Here's a simple test: Can you show me a photograph? I didn't say "image", I said photograph. A photograph is something tangible, that I can hold in my hand. Printed on paper. I am a photographer and I have proof: I print photographs, my walls are covered in them and my...

Photography, Time Travel and Forgotten Memories Remembered & Relived

Photography used to be time travel. We took photographs, and then forgot them. That magic roll of film held the memory safe, tucked away in the dark to be revealed and relived at another time. A trip to the Fotomat was highly anticipated--the roll finished and developed, it offered wonderful surprises, time travel, remembering and...

The Hard Work of Publishing Four Photo Books: Follow-up

A short while ago, I published this post: Publishing Four Very Important Photo Books in 2019 Since then, I've completed three of the books (one person couldn't get it together) and they're on their way. In the process, here's what I learned. 1. People don't know where their photos are. 2. They don't know how to...

Publishing Four Very Important Photo Books in 2019

It started with a social media post. And it was an idea that would change the world. See, these four books for four friends are the most significant photo books I'll publish this year. And they're not even my photos. Because those folks weren't going to make photo books. They weren't going to print any...

Film Photography is for Smart People who Don’t Like to Waste Time and Money

We have plenty of photographs.  What we really need is a curator! I was talking to my oldest brother, who is in these four pictures below with my Grandpop and Grandmom.  He was visiting my Dad's house and going through some boxes and came upon these photographs that were in an album, and he texted...