Category Archives: People

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

Visiting Palomar’s 200-inch telescope

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Brian Lawler

After visiting Mt. Wilson’s two observatories in September, 2014, I began a reading marathon to learn as much as I could about the big telescopes that were used to usher-in the era of astrophysics. It was at the 100-inch Hooker … Continue reading →

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Photographing the elusive cellist…
and being quiet about it!

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Brian Lawler

I’m the staff photographer for the Festival Mozaic, San Luis Obispo’s wonderful summer music festival. I’ve been doing this for a number of years, and I have learned a lot about photographing musicians who often play notes much softer than … Continue reading →

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An Exposure Expedition at Cal Poly

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Brian Lawler

Each quarter when I teach Digital Photography at Cal Poly, I take the students out for what I call an Exposure Expedition. These expeditions are in the interest of teaching basic camera techniques, and teaching the students how to “see” … Continue reading →

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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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