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Business Sunday: Let’s Talk About the Blog

Business Sunday: Let’s Talk About the Blog

At the end of each chapter in my now DOA book, A Life in Photography, there was a section that I called “What Have We Learned Today.” The ending of one particular chapter goes something like this…

Joe’s Book Club: Chapter 52: Happy Fourth of July

Joe’s Book Club: Chapter 52: Happy Fourth of July

Several years ago, My wife and I, along with my cousin and his wife. went to Key West Florida for a joint vacation. I told her that my goal was “to sit on the beach and look at the waves;” My cousin, Mike, agreed with me. Alas that didn’t happen…

Stupid (Infrared) Photographer’s Tricks

Stupid (Infrared) Photographer’s Tricks

I started the Stupid Photographer’s Tricks series o posts in March 2019.The series began with a three posts in which I shared some of the dumb things I’ve done over the years and that, for some reason, always seem to involve attractive women. But not always…

Wheels Wednesday:  Olympus E-1MX at Cars & Coffee

Wheels Wednesday: Olympus E-1MX at Cars & Coffee

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you, no doubt, have seem me express my affection for the Olympus E-M1X Micro Four-thirds mirrorless camera. My quest for one has been ongoing with OM Systems selling new ones on their OM SYSTEM Store for $2,019.95.

Monochrome Monday: Making Monochrome Manipulations

Monochrome Monday: Making Monochrome Manipulations

There are lots of ways to create monochrome digital images but the easiest way to create a black and white digital image is in the camera at the time of capture. Many mirrorless cameras and DSLRs have built-in monochrome modes and some even have modes that enhance gray tones while making the rest of the colors look less vibrant producing an old-fashioned even hand-colored look