Kodachrome in Memoriam: Color’s Brilliant Flame Extinguished
In the final week of 2010, the photography world lost something very important … Kodachrome. To many, this seems like a minor loss. Many of us only shoot digital, while many of us still using film have moved on to more modern and readily available film stocks. It was a pain to shoot of late, […]
Wake-up From Your Data Storage Nightmare (Part 2)
I’ve shared my sorry tale of woe … I needed to replace my MacBook Pro but finances were limited, and a high capacity drive wasn’t feasible. In Part 1, we looked at how as we upgrade our data storage to sleeker, faster MacBooks with Solid State Drives (SSD), we need to adopt a robust approach […]
Everyone’s A Photographer
In my kitchen, I’ve got some high-quality cooking knives, cast iron pots, copper pans, and other gadgets. I know how to use them. I enjoy watching cooking shows and trying new recipes, but so do many other people. Am I a chef? In my office, I’ve got a couple of Moleskins, computers with word processing […]
Mobile Photography Tips For The Curmudgeon
Mobile photography is changing the rules permanently. Smart phone camera users are not limited by the cost of film, the cost of chemicals, or the cost of equipment. Everybody today has a camera (a powerful one) right in their pocket. Don’t let this change in the photography world make you nervous or pass you by. The […]
5 Photo Projects To Start Today
There are only 2 ways to start the New Year. The first one is to keep doing everything just like you did previous 365 days … or try something new and grow. Projects aren’t meant to be shot in a day. These are designed to be fun and train your eye to see the world […]
Legit Journalists Using Mobile Photography To Tell Intimate Stories
Do you schedule time in your work diary for fun? I’m prepared to put money on a bet that you don’t because even professionally creative people can lose sight of the importance of play. The problem is that it doesn’t feel like work, does it? Yet one of the key component of a successful creative […]