Giles Hoover, Photographer

Enjoyed Cocktail Hour this past Thursday with my good friends Miles and Trish, who hosted the get-together in their Magnolia Street home. Also appreciated the house cat, Pablo, for not only putting up with the crowd, but participating — mostly: Photographs of Pablo bookend the fifteen-photograph set, but there’s also good stuff in the middle. [...]

I’ve gotten questions this week regarding what I mean when I refer to “a slightly different focus.” Delighted to illustrate. Starting with a photograph that … doesn’t suck, actually: The Nuts and Bolts (of a Garden Ornament) Good composition, nice shadows, the bits of green are a plus, etc. Almost — almost — suggests a sense [...]