Softness

This is my entry for softness. Softness is sometimes a bad word for photographers. Especially now, with digital photography-I always hear people complaining in on-line forums and camera clubs how they can’t get lenses sharp…

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Photo Tip #7

Photo Tip #7-Stay at Home Many people are under the impression that you have to travel to take great pictures. Often, you can take great shots in familiar surroundings. Learning the details of your immediate…

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Rex Is Not Your Lawyer, Nicolas Cage is Broke, and a Red Leaf Has Fluttered My Way

I don’t usually do these “weekend roundup” type of posts outside of the weekend, but so much has been going on I felt the sudden urge. For starters, this article in EW.com (an on-line magazine…

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Photo Tip #6

Photo Tip #6-The Sunny F/16 Rule Learn what the “Sunny F/16” rule is and how to use it (From the wikipedia: “On a sunny day set aperture to f/16 and shutter speed to the reciprocal…

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Painters Every Photographer Should Know – Marc Chagall

As a Russian born of Jewish faith, you might expect a painter like Marc Chagall, who fled Nazi occupation by moving to Paris and the United States, to paint dark, brooding subjects. You might expect…

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