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7 Flaming Bacardi’s.
I belong to an online photo community called Digital Photography Challenge. A recent challenge was to photograph 7 of any object as long as they are all the same. My wife Cheryl and I came up with the idea of photographing 7 flaming shot glasses. Sounded cool to me because I had never photographed fire before. We set this shot…
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Interview with Photographer Ron DiCostanzo
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] This is the first of what I hope will be many interviews with photographers to follow. I came to know Ron DiCostanzo through a business relationship. I would see Ron setting up product shots as well as beautiful fishing pictures that were blown up and in their conference room. We quickly realized that we both share a…
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Happy Birthday to me!
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] For my 56th birthday my wonderful wife Cheryl surprised me with a long time desired Sony Carl Zeiss 24mm 1.8 lens and a tabletop lighting setup. Woohoo!!! The 24mm Zeiss lens will have a 35mm equiv. of 36mm due to the 1.5 crop factor. This is a good focal length for an “all purpose” lens. The 24mb…
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When bare trees are a good thing!
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] I DON’T NEED NO STINKING LEAVES! Like most folks I like the foliage and tree’s in my photo’s to be rich in color and in full bloom. However, there are times when having no leaves on your tree’s is a good thing. It can be a good thing when the leaves block whatever it is you’re…
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To tripod or not to tripod?
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] You don’t have to ask a pro or veteran photographer if they need a tripod as one of their tools. However beginning photographers may wonder if they can get away without one. Whether your budget restricts you or you just find it a pain to lug around then the answer is, of course, you can make…
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What’s the best camera to use?
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]The best camera to use is the one you have with you! That’s an old expression but very true. If you’re serious about recording the world around you then never go anywhere without a camera. If you happen to forget your camera then use your phone camera if you have to. There are many, many types of camera’s available…
