How much time do you suppose Henry Darger spent world-building before he started writing? I read a post on someone else’s blog recently titled Forget Self-Improvement. It was interesting, in that it suggested that the reason we don’t do things, … Continued
Appreciate your DSLR’s built-in light meter! Here’s something to make you appreciate just how far we’ve come in a very short time; Kaufman’s Posographe. What is it? It’s a mechanical “computer” for calculating exposure, based on variables like camera settings, … Continued
Do you dream of becoming a professional photographer? Personally, I don’t. Oh, it might be nice to make a little extra cash as a freelancer, but I shoot for enjoyment. Still, if you want to get paid as a freelance … Continued
Well, maybe a little more difficult than that… My “day job” is being the IT department for a specialized engineering, design and manufacturing business. In a very simplified nutshell, we design and build huge cranes, primarily for off-shore work in … Continued
You may not realize it, but typography is actually very important to me. Longtime readers of this blog may have noticed that it looks just a little different. That’s because I’ve changed how I make the fancy titles on my … Continued
No, seriously, when was the last time you printed your digital photos? I hang out with a couple of photographers, and I talk to a whole lot more various places online, and since we all shoot direct to digital, almost … Continued
Free is good! If you’re like me, you spend virtually all your spare money on photography gear. Or art supplies. Or whatever it is that you need to churn out your particular flavor of creative “stuff”. For me, and many … Continued
Know your rights, as a photographer. Yes, you still have some. I know, from the way people talk about the harassment they get as an amateur photographer in public, you may not think you have any rights left, but you … Continued
Like Wikipedia, but on the micro scale. It may surprise some readers here that I’m a geek in my professional life. (Okay, so it may not have surprised many readers, but, still…) And, as such, I tend to use computers … Continued
Well, this is interesting… Some time ago, I read about a revolutionary new idea in cameras; focusing after taking the photograph. Having had autofocus occasionally grab the wrong thing in a photo, this idea intrigued me. The idea that a … Continued