Category Archives: People

These are blogs about people, prominent or otherwise, in our industry.

Burning on a photowalk with Trey Ratcliff

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Brian Lawler

Apologies, readers… I burned out on blogging early this year, and took a break. I thought it would only last a few weeks. But here we are nine months later, and I am just now getting back to it. While … Continue reading →

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Our night on Mount Wilson
with a really big telephoto lens

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Brian Lawler

On September 26, my wife and I joined a group from the local astronomical society on a field trip to Mount Wilson, just east of Pasadena, California, where we spent the entire night observing objects in the sky. My wife … Continue reading →

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Another Blognosticator milestone

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Brian Lawler

Greetings, dear readers, With your continued interest, The Blognosticator has now passed the 90,000 reader mark. The blog is read by more than 200 people every day, and it continues to grow at an impressive rate. So, please keep those cards … Continue reading →

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80,000 readers and growing

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Brian Lawler

Good day! The Blognosticator reached 80,000 readers this week, thank you. When I started this version of the blog, 33 months ago, I didn’t know how many people would visit the site, and how many would return many times. Writing … Continue reading →

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The demise of the Big Photo

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Brian Lawler

I knew when we put it up that the almost 60-foot-long panoramic photo of San Luis Obispo that I call the View from Daniel’s Point – would eventually come down. John Cleek, the wallpaper expert who put it up, painted … Continue reading →

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Planning and preparation pay off

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Brian Lawler

How do you explain to students, children, associates, business partners – anyone – how important it is to plan? I am a pretty good planner, and I was especially careful to plan my photo exhibition that opened last Friday at … Continue reading →

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SLO PANO opens tomorrow

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Brian Lawler

I’m slowly recovering from my bicycle mishap with a pick-up truck. I go to physical therapy three days each week, and I have graduated from a walker to crutches. Here is the latest on my work to open a panoramic … Continue reading →

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Dear Blognosticator readers – all 60,000 of you

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Brian Lawler

We have reached a milestone on this 31st day of December, 2013: 60,000 readers! Your continued interest in the blogs has been inspiring to me, and I thank each and every one of you. A lot of interesting topics have … Continue reading →

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Resurrecting Ottmar Mergenthaler

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Brian Lawler

In 1960, John W. Reed, President of the Linotype Company, presented a bronze bust of Ottmar Mergenthaler to the students of Cal Poly’s Printing Department (now called Graphic Communication). The bust is about 2/3 life size, and is mounted on … Continue reading →

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Danish designer’s logo makes a nice Chinese ideograph

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Brian Lawler

While participating in the ICC Symposium in Hong Kong this week I had a chance to visit and tour the Hong Kong Design Institute, a public post-secondary institution devoted to graphic arts, graphic design, interior design and industrial design. The … Continue reading →

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