Category: Photography
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Tell It To The Judge: In Defense Of Photographers & Canvas
To be transparent, I must say I’ve developed some theories about the biases of art critics and the judges of art festivals, based mostly on their selections of art to be awarded prizes at these festivals (and maybe my own biases). I’ve noticed certain patterns that I was hesitant to discuss here until I had…
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Ideas For Shooting The Solar Eclipse In Miami With Phone Or Camera
I have some ideas for shooting the eclipse by either phone or SLR camera. For those who haven’t heard, the next eclipse will be Monday, August 21st. In Miami, the eclipse will start around 1:30 pm, right after local apparent noon (when the sun crosses due south of us around 1:24 pm and is…
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Best (and Worst) Angles For Whale Pictures
The March before last, we returned to Antarctica (Nancy’s favorite continent) with Cheesemans’ Ecology Safaris. Nancy broke her ribs in 26-foot seas in the Drake Passage the second day out but still managed to make all the shore excursions. Her technical support staff hasn’t yet processed the pictures from that trip, but we have some…
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Camera Limitations
Contrary to what a lot of neo-photographers seem to think, what you see is NOT what you get with your digital equipment. I just finished an article discussing these limitations and what to do about them. Although you still won’t be able to find the article through our website’s menu system, it is listed…
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Neutral Density Filters And Another “Brilliant Idea”?
A little over a year ago I was shopping for neutral density filters. While doing my research, I triggered the following e-mail from the owner of Breakthrough Photography: Hello Bruce, My name is Graham and I’m the founder of Breakthrough Photography. I wanted to take a second to say hello and welcome you. Seriously, on…