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Film Friday: Making More Shots but Having Less Fun?
During the film days, when I made today’s featured images, I would expose two to three rolls of 35mm film for a typical model test shoot. Sometimes these were only 24 exposure rolls, so a model shoot might consist of my making 72 to 108 images.
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The Magic of Parabolic Umbrellas
Gene Kelly had an umbrella while he was dancing to “Singing in the Rain” but he didn’t use it much, preferring instead to get wet. Photographic umbrellas won’t keep you dry but are the simplest and most inexpensive form of lighting modifier available.
Wheels Wednesday: Photographing Drag Racing
Tip: Photographing any sport requires a rudimentary knowledge of the rules so you’ll know what’s going on and in what sequence to be able to capture the peak of action.
How I Photographed a Galloping Goose
Galloping Goose is the popular name that was given to a series of seven railcars that were built upon the chassis of full-sized automobiles.These unique and compact locomotives were built during the 1930s by the Rio Grande Southern Railroad and were operated until end of service on the line in the early 1950s.
Monochrome Monday Reminiscences: Ah, The Good Old Days?
It’s no wonder that some people find the digital photography experience complicated and this may be the real and unsaid reason why so many people make snapshots using their cell phones. Another reason for this is because of one the most important of Farace’s Laws: “Every change in image making has been one of convenience, not quality.”