The Photo.net editors are reviving Mike's column as an exclusive feature on
Photo.net. Called simply 'Johnston on Photography,' the new
photography opinion column will appear monthly. Its content will be
wide-ranging, including everything from philosophical ruminations to
product reviews, but if all goes according to plan (that is, if enough
manufacturers choose to cooperate), the new column will put a distinct
emphasis on discussing fine photographic camera lenses. As before, it
will be directed primarily at passionate amateurs, and be concerned
first and foremost with how we all have fun with our interest in
photography.
To go to this month's column, click on the title below. As
each new column is added, they'll appear on this page as
well. You'll be able to access all the current and past columns
published by photo.net from here. We hope you enjoy it!
Johnston on Photography Column
The column covers photography tips and advice as well as photography
equipment reviews.
From 2002 to 2005, Mike Johnston wrote a popular column called
'The Sunday Morning Photographer' that appeared on four major
photography sites: the Luminous Landscape, Steve's Digicams, the
Polish-language site Fotopolis, and on Photo.net. The column came out
intermittently—sometimes weekly, sometimes monthly. Along the way it
was translated in brief bursts into five different languages: Polish,
Portuguese, German, Italian and, very briefly, Croatian. At its peak
it was seen by some 80,000 readers a week.
About the Author
Mike Johnston is the principal author of The Online
Photographer web site. He's the author of The Empirical
Photographer and Lenses and the Light-Tight Box, and has
had a dozen or so interesting and educational jobs in photography over
the years, including a stints as a teacher, portrait photographer,
studio assistant, custom printer, and magazine editor. A 1985 BFA
graduate of the Photography program at the Corcoran College of Art and
Design in Washington, D.C., he was East Coast Editor of Camera &
Darkroom magazine from 1988 to 1994 and Editor-in-Chief of PHOTO
Techniques magazine from 1994-2000, where his editorial column,
"The 37th Frame" was a popular feature and where he presented, among
other things, a set of three articles on "bokeh" by John Kennerdell,
Oren Grad, and Harold Merklinger that were subsequently widely
discussed among photographers. He lives in a boring but peaceful
Wisconsin town with his 15-year-old son Zander and a very personable
and lively terrier named Lulu.
