I’m going to revive a practice I used when I had surgery on my hand several years ago—a “best of posts” series but this time the series will feature the best guest posts, today featuring some thoughts about infrared photography from my friend Barry Staver,

The other day, my pal Barry Staver and I were talking about our home-based studios and wondered if we even needed them anymore, given how the pandemic had affected our photography. I mentioned that if I didn’t use my studio before the end of the year, I would turn the space into a giant LEGO layout. Barry then suggested that I could use different parts of my house to make portraits. And why not…

There is a classic image of a person who is ill or recuperating from an illness sitting up in bed reading  a novel. That was certainly my own case back in the 1970’s when I was in the hospital for a long stay…

“The Guide Number of a flash unit is to be determined by means of a photoelectric light output measuring instrument whose photocell exhibits a spectral sensitivity matched to that of the human eye. The light output measuring instrument measures the light intensity over a specific period of time and then calculates the flashgun’s guide number (LZ) by means…

For years people have accused me of lollygagging with my photography, even after I tried to explain to them that I’m just dilly dallying.—I think I said that at some point.