I recently learned that friend’s daughter attending a local college was required to shoot only film for a photography class. Digital not allowed. At first I was angry that a young photographer was forced to learn the craft using outdated technologies. One of the ways you become a better photographer is by taking pictures, lots [...]
Back in the day, almost two years ago, when newspapers and wire services assigned freelance photographers to shoot photos to accompany business stories, I often searched out photogenic subjects to best illustrate manufacturing, warehousing, shipping, and business-to-business and retail sales. The reality of most manufacturing facilities is that they don’t look anything like what the [...]
I once was chastised, and punished, for including people in some of the photos I shot during a year long project at InnisWood Metro Gardens park. The self-assigned project [ rockatinniswood.com ] was to document the activity within line-of-sight of the rock in toad pond. Toad pond is one corner of a triangle of spaces [...]
Is there a moment when you’re not thinking about photos? Is there a time when you don’t have a camera ready? Is there a photo you missed because you couldn’t answer “Yes” to these questions? Several times a week I pick up one or both of my granddaughters after their sports team practices at a [...]
When you begin to study the great photographers you’ll discover most work with a very specific style. After careful study you’ll almost be able to recognize the photographer just by looking at the photo. It’s fairly easy to tell an Avedon from a Weston from a Liebovitz from a Greenberg from a Smith from a [...]
Before I left the park Sunday I’d already uploaded to The Best Camera a photo of my grandson enjoying himself for the first time this year at Planet Westerville. In my Nikon D300 was a near duplicate image of the seven-year-old struggling to get high enough to leap into the air at his greatest apogee [...]
“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.
Lens choice modifies the mood and impact of your photos. My first thought shooting this group of almost Spring fitness seekers was with a telephoto view to compress their figures against the chaotic water falling over Hoover Reservoir as the background. I chose a point on the entrance road leading to the parking lot at [...]
The third photo studio at the Arnold Sports Festival was built on the Small Strobe – Big Results philosophy of our primary speaker at the weekend, David Tejada. David’s built a business around using small, inexpensive strobes instead of AC-powered monolights or studio strobes to light his commercial, editorial and portrait clients. His expertise is [...]
Some of you are familiar with my years-long project, “My Final Photo – If I died in my sleep, this was it.” Started after my early retirement from The Associated Press, the project is to publish a photo every day chronicling my personal and commercial work. It began after my annual checkup on November 15, [...]
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