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Monochrome Monday: A Few Reasons to Try Shooting in B&W

Monochrome Monday: A Few Reasons to Try Shooting in B&W

When shooting with film, there were several ways that you could capture images. You could shoot color negative or slide film or you could use black and white film that would let you create an entirely different version of that same photograph.

Book Club: Chapter 60: Books for Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday

Book Club: Chapter 60: Books for Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday

Today's Post by Joe Farace “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons You've got questions about books? I've got some answers. Q: Why haven't you written any new...

Celebrating National Authors Day Today and….

Celebrating National Authors Day Today and….

I's not just National Authors Day today, it's also National Fountain Pen day, which somehow seems fitting because many writers still produce their books by writing them longhand. One of the reasons I own two Conklin fountain pens is because it was Mark Twain's...

Thursday Vibes: Bugs and Close-Ups

Thursday Vibes: Bugs and Close-Ups

Tamron’s 14-150mm Di III was the company’s first lens designed for the Micro Four-thirds system. When originally announced, this lens was supposed to feature built-in mage stabilization but over the course of its development —there’s lots of in-body stabilization in this format—this feature was removed.

Wheels Wednesday: Mastering the Light for Your Car Photography

Wheels Wednesday: Mastering the Light for Your Car Photography

Light has four major qualities: quality, quantity, color and direction. No matter what exposure mode you select on your DSLR or mirrorless camera, seeing how light in a scene affects a photograph’s overall impact is the key to mastering the art of proper exposure. Yes, its just as much art as it is science because the final exposure controls the image’s mood.