This week I would like to introduce a local photographer from Connecticut and the newest member of our team Steven Willard. I have been following him for quite some time now and I hope you take the time to visit his site.
View from 133 bridge, Bridgewater, Connecticut. Pentax K10D with kit zoom, four exposure stitch using PS CS4 converted to B&W in Silver Efex Pro 2.
My name is Steven Willard and I have pursued black and white photography since I first picked up my dad’s Leica in 1955. At the time it was really the only viable route to processing one’s own work, color was far too costly for a youngster, and black and white was really the de facto language of most photographers then. So, like many, I concentrated on learning the craft as it was taught by Adams, White and Zakia and would have been satisfied with that. Then came digital, and everything changed, or so I thought.
I finally bought my first digital camera (and computer and printer) and set about in learning a new language, or maybe grammar is more accurate. It was hard. I had a lot to learn and had no teacher to teach me about Photoshop, as everyone seemed to have gotten so far ahead of me and I didn’t know enough to ask proper questions let alone understand the answers. But an interesting thing happened. As I struggled to learn the new vocabulary of digital, I discovered that the message was still the same; see the subject for what it is, and as Minor White said “see it for what else it is”. That has been my goal.
To see more of my images please visit – My site
Monochromia 
Exquisite tones and reflections. Welcome!
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Thanks for your comment.
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Thanks. No there is a bridge on Rt. 133 that I used to cross twice a day to and from my way to work. I just kept waiting for the right conditions then parked and walked to the center of the bridge. There isn’t much room so I had to do without a tripod. I was amazed I managed to loose so little to misalignment. Just dumb luck!
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A great panorama. Were you on the water when you took it? Love the balance between the tones!
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Thank you Charly, you’re very kind. I look forward to it myself.
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Welcome to Monochromia Steven, I will follow with great interest your pictures and from what I’ve seen so far, I’m enjoying it a lot.
Best wishes.
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Beautiful image Steven.
I’m already a fan of Monochromia, and I follow Steven as well. I’m so glad to two of you are together. Stevens photography will be a wonderful addition. All the best Steven.
~ Dave
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Thanks Dave. It’s always nice to see a friendly face!
On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 9:04 PM, Monochromia wrote:
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This is the perfect type of scene for a panoramic image and you did a beautiful job on it Steven 🙂 Great work.
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Thank you so much for your kind efforts in bring me into the fold, and thanks, too, for the kind words.
On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 4:09 PM, Monochromia wrote:
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I should have added that I have already had more “likes” in for that single image in seven hours on Monochromia than I’ve ever had before. Thanks for that.
On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 4:09 PM, Monochromia wrote:
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Its the quality of your image that got the likes Steven and they are well deserved 🙂
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Beautiful image
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Thank you for lovely comment. I hope to see you often.
On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Monochromia wrote:
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