In the Moment
My view of Japan is cartoonish. It’s built almost entirely from exports and a European vantage point. When I watch how other…
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Will Photography Die With GenZ?
For a while I assumed the relationship was simply doomed. Photography requires patience: you develop a project over months without knowing whether…
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Become a Good Photographer, Part Seven: Choose Lenses Based On You, Not Your Activity
The standard advice for lens selection follows a simple formula: match the focal length to the genre. Portraits need 85mm or longer.…
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Become a Good Photographer, Part Six: Don’t Learn From Teachers
There is no shortage of people eager to tech you photography online these days. There are probably many tens of thousands of…
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Shooting Raw Is About Insecurity, Not Possibilities
The justification photographers reach for when defending raw files is technical: more latitude, recoverable highlights, adjustable white balance. Sound in principle, largely…
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Photography Chain of Custody Experiment #2
After mentioning this idea of somehow being able to authenticate the source of a photo, I’ve implemented and tested the idea. Here…
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Photography Chain of Custody Experiment
Projects change. Photographs move from person to person, from tool to tool. A crime-scene photo passes from the investigator’s camera to a…
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The Best Camera Is Not The One You Have With You
The saying has earned its place through repetition: the best camera is the one you have with you. There’s obvious sense in…
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GAS Lives Between Expectation and Reality
Gear Acquisition Syndrome operates on a simple mechanism: attributing the limitations in my work to the limitations of my tools. When I…
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May is Mental Health Month
On paper, photography looks like a bad coping strategy. You take a heavy thing with you out the door, walk around, and…
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