It happened many times under various circumstances, but basically it went something like this:
I would get back to the office after shooting an assignment for the newspaper. Then I’d process, edit, and print. After turning in my prints I’d hear from the sports desk or from the copydesk that my shot would be on the sports front or on 1A above the fold - prime real estate in newspapers. The very first copies of the first edition would stream off the presses around 10:45 that night. Sometimes I would go downstairs to get one as it comes off the conveyor belt, freshly printed and folded...
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The word of the day is "workflow." This is the series of steps you follow after taking your picture. If you take lots of pictures, you need to put some thought into your workflow. If you're dabbling in professional photography, you absolutely must establish a consistent workflow. Otherwise you will quickly find yourself floundering in a frustrating sea of unfinished images. And even if you have no interest in professional photography, how many of you still have cards full of unprocessed pictures from Christmas or who-knows-when? With every passing month, the images just pile up. Eventually, it's...
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Right after Christmas I wrote that if you're looking for a useful accessory for your camera, consider a good flash if you don't already have one. One of the criteria I listed for a "good" flash is one that has a flash head that can be tilted and rotated. Here, I just want to show you why I think this is a useful feature.
Patsy and our granddaughter Anna Catherine were "twins" today, so they let me snap two quick frames before we headed out for lunch and some errands. I knew I wanted some examples for this post, so I shot the first frame with direct flash, then twisted the flash head around and shot...
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It was nearly forty years ago, but it feels like yesterday. I was sitting in my sixth-grade math class struggling again with long division. There was no way to blame the teacher for my troubles. I loved Mrs. Chamberlain. She did everything anyone could have done. It was all about my own choices, my own attitude, my own perceptions. This is where I let the fear creep in. Over the next couple of years, the fear of math evolved and matured into two absolute certainties:
1) I could not do mathematics.
2) #1 didn't matter because mathematics was useless in pursuit of my own personal goals...or anyone...
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I've got no fight with simple snapshot photography. I absolutely DO NOT believe that everyone needs to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for the latest and greatest gear. Fantastic photos are taken every day with cheap cameras, simple cameras, old cameras, and cellphone cameras. But a couple of times every week, somebody asks me about my own equipment, or about recommending camera equipment for them. So, rather than "re-inventing the wheel," or re-composing a response every time, I'm going to start keeping some sort of running commentary here. I make NO claims that my camera gear is the best,...
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