Harry Flashman
Jacques-Henri Lartigue – the Frenchman who had anticipation
France has a long history in photography, beginning with Daguerre, and Jacques-Henri Lartigue (1894 – 1986) was the first photographer to show that equipment...
Changing DOF
Depth of Field (DOF) is something that seems to be a challenge for many weekend photographers, though it does not have to be. Mastery...
Your favorite photographer
If you are interested in photography (and I presume you must be if you are reading this column) then you probably have bought a...
Medium Format – is it the holy grail?
As a pro photographer it was almost mandatory that you have a medium format camera. There was no getting away from the fact that...
Thinking about Still Life?
Most weekend photographers don’t think about still life photography. Yet most weekend photographers already take still lives. Surprised? Well, don’t be.
Ever since the advent...
178 Years of Photography
Very soon we will be coming up to 200 years of photography. Everything about photography has changed remarkably in the past 178 years since...
Making a small fortune from your camera
It has been said that if you want to make a small fortune out of owning a bar, best to start with a large...
What goes on after dark
Too many weekend photographers put the camera away at sunset. For many, there is no auto mode called “after dark”, so they imagine that...
Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (1789-1851)
Many historians believe that Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre was the driving force in photography in the 1830’s resulting in the eponymous Daguerreotype in 1837....
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