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There’s no more iconic vehicle on the planet than the original air-cooled Volkswagen Beetle. VW attempted to capture lighting in a bottle with the New Beetle (1997–2011) a car I that actually owned—a 2001 model—and like many latter day VWs, mine was beset with unending quality control issues. VW tried again with the Beetle (2012-2019) and it’s a much better car then the New Beetle.

National Legwear Day on September 22’nd coincides perfectly with the changing seasons. The air is getting cooler and fashion magazines are covering the best style for fall.

Once upon a time, a Shutterbug reader sent me an email asking, “Why do you shoot infrared, when regular photography is already so hard.”  My feeling was then and still is now that IR photography isn’t that difficult and is as hard as you want to make it. That’s why, I was surprised to find that there was a SOOC (Straight Out Of the Camera) movement within the world of infrared photography.

I’ve always believed that a soft light source is a better choice for portraits than a hard one because it’s more flattering to the subject. You may not agree and that’s OK. One of the advantages of using soft light is that the portrait will usually require less retouching.

…how some photographers think that the only way that they can attract new clients is by giving them low-ball estimates that undercut their competition. These shooters are blind to the fact that short-term thinking like this does not build client loyalty and only reduces an operation’s profitability.

I don’t think it was a Christmas present, but once upon a time my old pal Jason gave me a Russian-made Horizon 202 rotating lens panoramic camera as a gift. The Horizon is an all-mechanical camera, no batteries included, no batteries needed.