I used to think I needed one camera. One that would be just right for portraits in the studio and outside. The same camera needed to be perfect for landscape and nature photos. Of course, this meant it had to have interchangeable lenses for wildlife, and it needed to be…

Have you ever wondered what it was like “back in the day” with those old cameras? Remember the black box you grandparents had that took pictures? The ol’ Kodak Brownie was sold by the hundreds of thousands in the 50’s and 60’s. In fact the name Brownie was used by…

I was recently asked to help someone sell an extensive camera collection.  The cameras represent consumer photography from the 19 teens through the 1960’s.  Many of them are display pieces and are no longer useful without being sent out to a shop for repair.  Overtime cameras that aren’t used suffer…

Is is film or digital and does it matter?  For some the debate was settled a decade ago. However, if you’ve noticed film is in a big resurgence.  A casual look on eBay will reveal the prices for film cameras is higher than it has been in 6-7 years.  While the…

Since I last wrote we’ve had a bumper crop of rain in California.The last post with the fog lifting off Lexington Reservoir isn’t possible today because that part of the lake is about 10 feet below the surface. Since then I have been developing black and white film.  I enjoy…

It’s winter so I naturally want to jump in the car and find snow.  In my case I would have to drive about three hours to find something truly worth a wintery scene.  Winter offers other opportunities to take advantage of the cold mornings besides just snow.  One good way…

It’s officially fall.  To some that may mean the return or everything pumpkin or pumpkin spice.  To others it’s the beginning of the countdown.  It seems as though once All Hallows Eve is done the end of the year is upon us like the Jonestown Flood.  In some parts of…

SEA OTTERS AND SUCH AKA PRACTICE AND DISCOVERY I don’t think there is a bad place to have your camera. I sell pictures but I don’t think every picture I take has to be for sale.  In fact, some of the pictures on my wall will never be sold.  I…

I have offered some tips on using your iPhone as your vacation camera in the past.  One of the suggestions I made was to turn on the grid to help you with the composition of your picture.  Why would you want to do this?  Moving the subject off center creates…