Sometimes it helps to be able to take a good picture of what you are writing about. However, editors expect digital images of high quality. Here are some tips for writers who would like to know what editors are looking for. 1. If it is not sharp do not even think about submitting it. 2. [...]
Cameras are very wise. Your business could benefit from listening to the tips that come from cameras. Here are some tips from your camera… 1. In order to successfully take pictures, you must be prepared. In the olden days, that meant having enough film. Today, you need charged batteries and memory cards. 2. To get [...]
The United States is rich in historic photographs. Some photos, like the scene when Lee Harvey Oswald was killed, are vivid in many of our minds, even though it happened decades ago. Although many photos are famous, only one, I think, actually changed American history. It was taken on February 27, 1860 in New York [...]
I’ve never actually met Elsa Dorfman. Every three months I get a postcard from her. She sends them to people on her mailing list. Elsa is very special…in the best sense of the word. Elsa is a portrait photographer. If you think of any other portrait photographer, don’t even consider putting her in the same [...]
At one time, Polaroid was a significant photography company. Polaroid cameras and film were everywhere there was fun going on. You would take a picture, hear the sound, and out would pop a picture that would develop before your eyes. And then…it all stopped. Due to gross mismanagement, Polaroid stopped making the cameras and film. [...]
Contrary to what they teach you in school, dumb can be very good for you. My writing career started because I was extremely dumb. If I were smart, I would have never done any writing. It all started when I applied for a job that I was not qualified for at all. At the time, [...]
Family memories fade! Pictures help. Unfortunately, a picture alone will be useless in a few decades. When you take a family photo it’s important to describe who’s who…in writing…preferably on the back of the photo. My father came from Poland during the 1930s. Before he left Europe this family photo was taken. All except two [...]
Most photographers seek perfection. They want their pictures to be in sharp focus and have vivid colors. They use reflectors and flash to alter the lighting and Photoshop to fix whatever doesn’t seem to be just right. With an iPhone you can even alter the images within the iPhone itself. Why? There is no such [...]