You’d like John. He’s an actor, handsome, articulate, and makes a fine photo subject. You might like him so much you’d want to use this photo I have on Flickr to illustrate a story in your magazine about the struggles of actors searching for meaningful work. What’s the best way to know exactly who owns [...]
Photo Mechanic by Camera Bits I’m guessing but willing to bet a very large sum that the most common digital asset management software on a news photographer’s computer is Photo Mechanic by Camera Bits. I’ve used this almost perfect piece of DAM software since the day it first became available in 1996. Its evolution has [...]
Please, please, please, set the proper date and time on your cameras. It’s easy to do and may save you a some problems as you work through workflow solutions for your system. This is even more important if you are shooting with more than one camera or are shooting the same assignment or event with [...]
A Week of Workflow – Day 1 Over the next several days we’ll explore ways of making it easier for you to prepare for a shoot, handle the variety of on-site storage methods, moving photos from disk to computer and how best to store the finished images and all the rejects you want may to [...]
I hear emotional tales from energetic photographers of wonderful travels to exotic places for spectacular photos. That’s a mouthful. A mouthful of unnecessary discussion about where to find the best photos of your life. I will not deny that most of the places my photographer friends tell me about are great places for photos. Centuries-old [...]
Several years ago I was issued a trespassing warning by Gahanna police after attempting to find a good spot to shoot a news assignment about business construction for a New York-based news agency. Several days before the assignment came I’d shot surveyors near the adjacent highway plotting lines along the edge of the property. I [...]
After I finished work in the studio yesterday, I took one of my daily walks in Westerville. Because I was Uptown, I decided to walk over to Otterbein University to visit a thrift shop run by the Otterbein Womans Club. My previous trip was cut short when I was met at the door by a [...]
Digital photographers take auto-focus for granted. It’s standard equipment on all point and shoot cameras and usually not something that can be turned off or altered in any way. The exception being a few of the high-end cameras such as the Canon G-series and Nikon cameras. Auto-focus is the default setting on all digital single [...]
Photographers coming to tonight’s Meetup in Westerville are supposed to bring along something photo-related that they received at Christmas. We’ll get to see each others gifts and hear about how the new equipment will help them make better photos. I’m getting a head start. One of the things I received was an iTunes gift card. [...]
Several days a week I pick up the granddaughter after basketball practice. I try to arrive early, especially in the winter, so she doesn’t have to stand around and wait on me to arrive. Some days my arrival time is early enough that I can work the area for photo possibilities. One scene that had [...]
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