Northbound

If you drive HWY 5—either north or south—you may pass by the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, sandwiched between Willows and Williams, just north of the 505 exchange. I’ve driven by it countless times over the years before finally poking my nose in there last October to explore. I heard beautiful birdsong and saw splendid things—andContinue reading “Northbound”

Yosemite National Park

In the shadow of the valley of light, words evaporate like mist.A claw and crag, a solitary tree, the changing moods of El Capitan and Half Dome—Beyond the reach of words, these scenes are a pang in the throat and chest. Thank goodness for landscape photography! Claw and Crag Tree. Falls. El Capitan: Three moodsContinue reading “Yosemite National Park”

San Francisco Corporate Headshots

I’d like to tell you a story about a 2-for-1. Last year, a client hired me to match the black and white style of their existing corporate headshots. But they also asked me to do something “different,” “creative” without offering specs. I love when an assignment gives me latitude. I can deliver images the clientContinue reading “San Francisco Corporate Headshots”

Passions Rule

This is Keith Flemming, a graphic designer, a singer-songwriter, a poet, a photographer, an author, and a man on a pilgrimage. I stop for passions wherever I find them. I observe and study them. I learn from them, always. A life without passion is objectionable. You can quote me on that 🙂 Contact me for kids,Continue reading “Passions Rule”

Grace and Grit

Lately, I’m thinking less in terms of an image, of this or that picture, and instead visualizing a series of pictures, a kind of photo essay, whenever I take my camera out of my bag. The form introduces a new set of challenges. You have to see a scene, always dynamic, rapidly changing over time.Continue reading “Grace and Grit”