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Musings

These are our thoughts on photography and photographs in general—our web log. We discuss why we take photographs, the pleasure and satisfaction we gain from it. We also discuss what makes a good photograph, the psychological and artistic aspects of it. And we discuss what makes a photograph boring and unappealing. These are our musings on photography.

 

Is Film Better?

 As I improve my equipment and skills in film photography, and as I get better at using Adobe PhotoShop for processing digital images taken with both film and and digital cameras, I’m wondering if there is a difference. I’m wondering if a state of the art, high end digital camera can produce better images digitally and in print than any film camera.
posted: april 27, 2010 ;  readers: 38 ;  no comments;  category:
 

Film Camera and Lens Combination

 Top of the line lenses are key to taking high quality photographs, but they can be expensive. This is the problem I’ve had with my film cameras. However, since I already own several excellent EOS L-series lenses, I recently purchased an excellent Canon EOS film camera to be able to use with these lenses.
posted: april 19, 2010 ;  readers: 44 ;  no comments;  category:
 

Learning Monochrome

 As part of my latest activities to relearn film photography, as well as to learn what escaped me about film in my youth, I have begun trying black and white film this week. It’s been an interesting experience.
posted: march 17, 2010 ;  readers: 45 ;  no comments;  category:
 

Without a built-in meter

 Old rangefinder cameras can be impressive looking and may seem fun to use. But some of these cameras don’t have built-in light meters. For many decades photographers did without them, but those of us who are spoiled by them, doing without can be frustrating. It took me a while, but with the assistance of a simple guide and a hand-held meter, I managed to take pictures without a built-in light meter.
posted: march 10, 2010 ;  readers: 89 ;  no comments;  category:
 

Equipment Obsession

 I confess that I like camera equipment. I like researching new equipment, deciding on what to buy, buying it and then using it. If I only wanted it just to have and didn’t use it, then I would be firmer about it being a problem. But I use my equipment and enjoy doing so. Is that bad?
posted: august 5, 2009 ;  readers: 28 ;  no comments;  category:
 

Three Enjoyable Aspects to Photography

 Photography has three main components: the photography equipment, the act of creating photographs, and the photographs themselves. I believe enjoying all three is necessary to being an amateur photographer.
posted: july 27, 2009 ;  readers: 38 ;  no comments;  category: photography theory
 

Why do we stare?

 Photographs that contain certain elements, certain patterns are appealing to us. These types of photographs are easily reproducable and as a result anyone can become a good photographer. What’s curious, though, is why we find photographs with certain patterns so appealing.
posted: july 25, 2009 ;  readers: 52 ;  no comments;  category: photography theory
 

The Secret World of Macro Photography

 While some may consider macro photographs interesting art or pretty pictures, I consider it to be a form of meditation. Or at least a method of creating material for meditation. The subjects I like to photograph with a macro lens relate to a childhood need to hide from the larger world that oppressed me so much.
posted: july 12, 2009 ;  readers: 38 ;  no comments;  category: macro photography
 

Why do we Photograph?

 Normal people take photographs to record and remember social events (e.g., a party, or a child‘s graduation), to be able to tell people about their vacation in another country. These reasons explain why we take some photographs. However, as amateur photographers we take far more photographs and spend too much money on equipment than is needed for the simple reasons that normal people take pictures. So why do we do it? To explain this, I first define the term photographer, then professional and amateur photographers.
posted: july 9, 2009 ;  readers: 43 ;  no comments;  category: photography as art

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