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 [...]
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 [...]
I knew Sunday would be the day I’d shoot the 6,000th photo in the My Final Photo collection. The series of daily photos began on November 15, 2004, about two weeks after I left The AP for “retirement.” The collection would now number 6,000, more than one photo a day as some days I’d posted [...]
Last week’s Westerville Meetup centered on shooting two models wearing vintage clothing on the streets and sidewalk in the Uptown business district. The clothes were furnished by Cinda Lou’s as were the two women who modeled for our group of about 25 photographers for a little more than an hour as the sun dipped below [...]
The toughest time of the day for me is during the school year when I’m the one taking kids to school in the morning. There’s nothing more frustrating than sitting in morning traffic as the sun creeps over the tree line to my left throwing shadows across the road in front of me. I watch, [...]
Today’s post is number 100. Hopefully they’ve been enjoyable for you. It’s been an experience for me as I return to a part of what began my career many years ago. It’s been quite some time since I wrote a weekly newspaper column about photography. One day I’ll have to go into the fading print [...]
I have many uses for gaffer’s tape, most of which you can figure out for yourself. Gaffer tape is similar to duct tape, the more popular consumer item, with a few obvious differences and some differences that are not so easy to discern. Both tapes have a cloth backing. The differences is the gaffer tape [...]
I’m beginning to understand my affection for the iPhone camera. I was asked to shoot a few photos for my granddaughter’s middle school track team for an end-of-year DVD compilation. The team and school have no money for a photography budget so, as a good grandparent with a camera, I lend a hand. I don’t [...]
“Your pizza will be ready in 25 minutes.” Just enough time to find a feature. My daily hunt for another photo to add to the My Final Photo collection is the most challenging aspect of my daily life.
Never stare into the sun! Unless you’ve a camera in your hand, it’s early in the morning, the rowing crews are beginning the day-long series of races and you only have an hour to work before the next shoot. Again, it’s time to break the rules. Go ahead. Stare into the sun. Only this time [...]
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