The things you say and then hear.

Teaching a class photography last week...
"When you open the diaphragm", I said innocently "more light can enter the lens".
 "Diaphragm", she says "Didn't fuckin' work did it".  The room erupts in laughter, chaos for two minutes.

Should have said iris.

Teaching Older People

One of my students today opened her locket and showed me two black and white pictures; one of her and one of her husband two years before they were married in the late 40's. She is 86. I'm teaching her photography as her late husband was the photographer in the family. Life is sometimes sublime.