A couple of pictures from the Comments that I would like to.well, comment on. Photo by Darlene Almeda First up is this lovely thing from regular reader Darlene. Darlene Almeda is one of those rare photographers who manages to be.
[UPDATE: P.S. a P.S. before the fact, you might say I m actually thankful to Moose, who is a loyal reader and longtime commenter. It s true that I m "scolding" him a bit here, but it was an opportunity for a teaching moment and.
Time to start thinking about photography-related New Years resolutions again! What are you planning to do in 2023? I m already embarked on my own plans, and for once I think it s going to stick. The reason is that 2023, finally,.
Guest Post by Carl Weese Mike s post on Saturday about pool reminded me of something I still continue to process. My maternal grandfather emigrated from Ireland to Canada as a child with his family, then at 16 crossed into the.
[TOP publishes on Mon./Wed./Fri. Comments will be added later.] - Disclaimer: This is my opinion. You re the boss of you, and you do what you want to, and power to you. Here s what I believe, a version of something Carl.
Open Mike (a day late): The Way Photographs Should Look This is an awkward subject, and I m sure my attempts to verbalize it will be awkward and perhaps inept. So please forgive me if my words are insufficient. I m hoping I ll manage to communicate anyway that you ll know what I mean. All photographs translate the visual world we see with our eyes into some form or other. All of these forms have characteristics. With experience, we learn what characteristics belong to which equipment, techniques, and tastes. So my question is, do you have a favorite kind of way that you prefer photographs to look?
Two New: Adger Cowans and Meshell Ndegeocello I love it that there are so many artists out there who are completely unknown to me. Always somebody new to discover. And you never know when or how you ll do so. Ultimately, I have Black History Month to thank for these two, one a photographer, the other a musician, both new to me. The first is photographer Adger Cowans, who is now 84. I found out about him through our friend Carl Weese, who sent me a link to a review of a photography show that appeared in The Nation. The show, at the Whitney, features a little-known group of Black photographers from the 1960s and 70s called the Kamoinge Workshop.
Have a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Strategy Apropos yesterday s post, Thomas Mc Cann said: Don t you have memory buttons where you can store presets? My Panasonic G9 has a get-out-of-jail-free button marked iA (Intelligent Auto) which I resort to when I get flustered. I d say that s an important element of camera setup for anyone who either doesn t use their cameras every day or isn t naturally an electronics maven (some of you have an aptitude, I know). Start by assuming that occasionally things will go wrong and you ll inadvertently and unintentionally set something on the camera without realizing what you ve done or how to undo it. Having and knowing a quick way to reset the camera to a familiar basic setup is a good failsafe. You might never need it, but you ll know what to do if (or, in my case, when) the need arises.