Category Archives: stills

Lens Settings and the Background

How Size Matters When picturetaking, most often I’m concerned about the subject that is closest to me. I’ll pick the length of the lens that emphasizes the subject. But there are often times that I’ll want the subject to fit … Continue reading

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The Smithonian Collection

To My Surprise A couple of years ago I opened an email from a curator at the Smithonian Institution. Preparations were underway to open their National Museum of African American History & Culture and she was asking for permission to … Continue reading

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What to do with your Photos

Using Smaller Frames On my computer desktop, I have a folder labeled “To Be Printed”. Every once in a while as I’m editing my photos, I’ll drop a copy of a favorite image into the folder. As the number of … Continue reading

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