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When someone asks me for an opinion on an image (seems the term photograph has been replaced due to the prolific use of post capture software but that is an altogether different subject) I am faced with a quick decision. Should I succumb to the notion that they have a nice image and they are in search of reinforcing praise, or do I take a few moments and run through a series of question that I have developed over the years and provide some critical analysis that may improve their body of work,… Continue

It’s kinda cool to have a mixed marriage. No, I am not that cool, my wife is from Poland. Some of the best things are learning about her traditions. In the good old USA our traditions are literally stuffed into us in the form of mass marketing campaigns. I am not on my soapbox against… Continue

These tips are equally important for digital and film photography. You

remember film don’t you? Those thin strips of plastic (celluloid)

impregnated with chemicals that you had to take to the drug store to

have developed. Never mind, these tips are universal. The last tip is

the best, easiest and most often underused. There is an old and very

true saying in photography, “It’s not the subject, it’s the shooter.”

Great photographs require technique and talent. Master… Continue