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Joe’s Book Club: Chapter 39, Even More Thoughts About Books

Joe’s Book Club: Chapter 39, Even More Thoughts About Books

“It wasn’t until I started reading and found books they wouldn’t let us read in school that I discovered you could be insane and happy and have a good life without being like everybody else.” – John Waters, a fellow native Baltimorean and one of my cinematic heroes.

Wheels Wednesday: How I Photographed a MOPAR Drag Racer

Wheels Wednesday: How I Photographed a MOPAR Drag Racer

Since you are the final arbiter of what’s “correct” the Exposure Compensation feature lets you increase or decrease the automatic exposure in one-half or one-third tops to get exactly the exposure you like. Using the camera’s LCD screen and histogram function will help you home in on what’s correct.

A Few Steps for Improving Your Photography Business

A Few Steps for Improving Your Photography Business

I haven’t written any business-oriented posts in some time but I know that many readers of this blog and my articles and columns are aspiring professionals. So I’d like to present a few business-related tips that you might try keeping the rest of this year and in 2024.

First Day of Fall: Do You Love Your Camera?

First Day of Fall: Do You Love Your Camera?

Lots of people are happy as they can be shooting their DSLRs and I am genuinely glad they’re happy and would not dream of changing their enthusiasm for their gear. Because that’s what photography is all about —excitement. It doesn’t matter what kind of camera you prefer to use—DSLR, APS-C, mirrorless or even film—what matters is that you are having fun. And to me that’s what photography is all about.

Girlfriend Camera + Holga Lens = Pix

Girlfriend Camera + Holga Lens = Pix

The Panasonic Lumix GF-series camera aka “girlfriend camera” in the Japanese home market. The Lumix GF3 was the eighth camera in Panasonic’s Lumix G-series…

Tuesday Thoughts: Some Words to Live By

Tuesday Thoughts: Some Words to Live By

So are coffee, blessed and strength just some buzzwords that might have come from social media? Do they mean anything or as Humphrey Bogart said in Casablanca, “the problems of three little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.” I dunno. Do you?