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Practice is how photographic skill improves
This is my first and as far as I am concerned, only rant. This rant began in 1888 when George Eastman invented a disruptive technology—black and white roll film. He made roll film holders for practically every plate camera in existence at the time. He also introduced the box camera ushering in the amateur photographer […]
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My last post showed views inside and from the Gateway Arch in St. Louis made with a fisheye lens. This one is all portraits of the soaring stainless steel structure itself. I carry a camera practically everywhere I go. I set times to study a subject. Then I photograph it in many ways. I walk
Ryan Brown, Missouri’s Professional Photographer of the year for 2013, and I visited the Gateway Arch. As a personal challenge, I took only one lens, Sigma’s 15mm f/2.8 fisheye. This was my fourth trip to the Gateway Arch. It was the first time that the tram to the top was available. A mutual “Let’s go!”
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A week or so ago, makeup artist Kristen White, model Amy Patterson and I got together to make some fun portraits. I’ve said all along that playing with my craft is one of the keys to the creative kingdom. This one started when Kristen asked, “Do you have any Scotch tape?” I handed her one
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