An exhibit like no other! Those are the words I like to use to describe the Brandywine Photo Collective “Performances” exhibit at the Biggs Museum of American Art, February 2 thru April 22, 2018. Nine groups of photos are on display. In each group, you see the photo as interpreted by the artist who took […]
2nd Place, Rehoboth Art League
I was one delighted guy to win second place in the third annual photography exhibit and competition at the Rehoboth Art League in January, 2018. A hundred dollars! — nearly enough to cover the cost of framing. The exhibit featured work from the north and south — of Delaware — from the Brandywine Photo Collective […]
Danny Schweers on Your Daily Photograph
One of my photographs was accepted by Your Daily Photograph in late 2017. It appeared, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, between photos by Eliot Erwitt and Linda McCartney. Good company! Then, on January 9, 2018, I learned my print had sold. See: http://www.yourdailyphotograph.com/ YourDailyPhotograph.com is my favorite eBlast. Every day they show me three or more […]
Mental Health Association, Delaware, Note Cards
The Mental Health Association of Delaware selected one of my images for its note cards in November, 2017. They are $20 a set (mailed), $30 for two sets. You can purchase these note cards and learn more about MHA of DE at: http://mhainde.org/wp/ My friend Beth Trepper also has an image in the mix! These […]
The Thing Itself
In late 2017 I registered for a class at the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center — “The Thing Itself: An Intersection of Photography and Philosophy” that met on February 21 – March 28, 2018, led by Marian Howard. This class was a natural for me. After finishing a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, I did all the […]
PPAC Members’ Exhibit, Summer, 2017
July 13 thru August 26, 2017 at the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center 1400 N. American Street #103, Philadelphia, PA 19122 Opening Reception, Thursday, July 13, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Members of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center are a diverse group, brought together by their common love of photography. This survey of regional photographers is always […]
Harvey Mill Park, Delaware
NEW CASTLE COUNTY Bicycling back from lunch, the weather warm, the sun shining, I rode over the bridges in Harvey Mill Park. One bridge was over Naaman’s Creek, the other over one of its small tributaries. The ride made me remember how, sixty years ago, I got to know land and water by touching them […]
Best Focal Length For Portraits
One of the most frequent questions I am asked is, “What focal length should I use for portraits?” I usually answer “50mm for Crop Sensor cameras, 75mm for Full-Frame Sensor cameras.” This is for a typical head shot. The homework assignment I give my students at the Delaware Art Museum is to take portraits at […]
Choosing More Lenses
In February, 2017, students asked me about buying Canon and Nikon fixed focal-length lenses and telephoto lenses. Canon Lenses I am thinking of getting the Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM lens and was wondering your opinion. I am also interested in getting a telephoto lens, but have no clue as to which one for my Canon […]
Austin Book of Days Re-Issued
On January 3, 2017, John Van Beekum, editor of the 1977 Austin Book of Days appointments calendar, began to re-issue the images on Instagram. He began with the published 1977 cover with Stanley Farrar’s Lake Travis image. Click here or the photo to visit John’s page on the Instagram site. Links to the individual images are […]
East Building, National Gallery of Art, in One-Third of a Second
Here are forty-five images from a visit to the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. on Monday, January 2, 2017. Most of these photos were taken letting light into the camera for 1/3 of a second. That is about 20 times longer than our eyes see the world. Also, I […]
2016 Arden Fair Photos
The Arden Club hosts this fun annual event featuring food, music, crafts, antiques, children’s games, art, a used book sale, a pie contest, and much more. Admission is free, as is the parking for the shuttle buses. Click on any thumbnail image to see it larger in a slide show. To return here, click on […]
ACRA July 4 Games, Arden, Delaware, 2016
Every year, the Arden Community Recreation Association hosts the July 4 Games on the Arden Green. Photographically, I love the last event, when they open a fire hydrant. People walk into the stinging water, covering their faces, their bodies taking on dancer-like postures. Figures far away become ghosts. Remarkable! Click on any thumbnail image to […]
Back In The Garden
Gardens and parks are idealized places. Visiting them can be like going back to the Garden of Eden, a place of innocence. Many people have a sense of holiness about the place. They stay on the paths, walk slowly, observe respectfully, and keep their voices low. But not everyone. This series represents three visits to […]
Humble Yet Radiant
Even the humblest of things can be glorious. Here, for example, is a photo taken just outside Harvey Road Auto. I had just paid for the repairs to my pickup truck, got my keys, and left the garage. Off to the right I looked down to see this oval of orange rust covered by a […]
Water
Water photos by Danny N. Schweers. I’ve used many of these in my Photo Prayers. Some go back to 2007. Water is still, it flows, it flies, it freezes. It leaves salt trails behind in winter on the sides of cars. It puts out fires. It inspires. Click on any thumbnail image to see it […]
Exhibit: The Art of Teaching
March 24 – April 13, 2016 Delaware Art Museum Studio instructors at the Delaware Art Museum including me, Danny Schweers, had work on display in the exhibit “The Art of Teaching”. The exhibit ran March 24 thru April 13, 2016 in the Gilliam Studio Library of the Delaware Art Museum. “Three Women Pose by Danny […]
Wilmington, Delaware – Carnival Sunday 2016
The Sunday before Ash Wednesday is Carnival Sunday at the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew (SsAM) in downtown Wilmington, Delaware. Photos taken on February 7, 2016 by Danny Schweers except the last photo, of Danny, taken by Adele Meredith. To get an image, please contact Danny. Click on any thumbnail image to see […]
Merry Metropoles
Could this shed, with its satin-red siding and ermine-white roof, be one of Santa’s workshops? Could it be a place magically-immense inside where precocious elves hammer out toys? Ludwig Wittgenstein would say this is nonsense, that what’s inside this shed could be anything at all. It could be a time-dimension portal or a boarding house […]
Turtles All The Way Down
In one cosmology, the universe rests on the back of a turtle. In another, the one I prefer, it rests on forgiveness. How else could quarks and leptons be so closely bound? How else could atoms combine to form compounds? How else could people, even you and I, abide in unity? Is there any limit […]
Ten Steps to Better Photographs
Here are ten ways you can make your photos better. Because I first presented these at a Parish Life Day workshop in the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware, each starts with a quote from scripture. I have taken some liberties with the translations into English. 1 – Let your light shine that all may see good […]
Painted Nails, Heparin Lock
On July 4, 2014, my wife and I visited our neighbor and friend Debbie Theis at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. She was recovering from brain surgery, having had most but not all of a malignant tumor removed. It was the fingernails of her folded hands that caught my attention. They were painted a vivid red, […]
Philly Photo Day 2015
Below are 30 thumbnail images of mine shot on Philly Photo Day, October 9, 2015, an event organized by the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center. In all I made 132 exposures, now down to these 30. I asked many friends and colleagues which images they liked best. Their picks are noted underneath each image in the […]
Hoover Dam 2015
Hoover Dam far exceeded my expectations as a place to visit. The dam and buildings are like an Art Deco sculpture, with people of many nationalities gazing at the geometry and design. Here is a bit of can be seen. No, I am not stalking the woman in the bright floppy hat. That’s my wife! […]