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Wheels Wednesday: Photography is What You Make of it

Wheels Wednesday: Photography is What You Make of it

There’s an old Latin expression that, “Life isn’t given to anyone but just given on loan to everyone.” When this thinking is applied to my own photography I think it means I should be spending more time making the kind of images I like. And believe me, at this point in my life, that’s exactly what I try to do.

Shooting Glamour Images using Continuous Light

Shooting Glamour Images using Continuous Light

One of the problems with traditional, continuous “hot lights” is that they are, well, hot and are not all that comfortable to work under for subject and photographer alike. Looking for something cooler?

Working with LifePixel’s Hyper Color Infrared Filter

Working with LifePixel’s Hyper Color Infrared Filter

After I purchased a used Lumix GX1 from Roberts Camera and had it converted for infrared capture using Life Pixel’s Hyper Color filter, I took the camera to the giant “jacks and balls” at Parker CO’s library and immediately began to doubt my choice of cameras.

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At a time when everybody who writes a blog is an expert, I’ve have been writing about photography, cameras and studio lighting since 1981 and digital photography since 1989. I’m passionate about photography and if you would like to get some additional photo tips from all that experience…