Category Archives: stills

A Little Help from a Steady Hand

The Case For a Tripod I’ve never been a big user of tripods. I have nothing against using them and in fact I own several of them. I use a tripod mostly around the studio when shooting still life and … Continue reading

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Making your Photos Move

A case against Stop Action The usual “rule” for photography is to choose a shutter speed fast enough to eliminate the jitter or bluriness when the subject moves. But sometimes ignoring the rule leads to more interesting photographs. Here’s a … Continue reading

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In Search of Nemo

Underwater Photography – Blllllrrrrrpppp! For those of us who spend their winters in the frigid cold, surrounded by ice and snow for months at a time, a visit to the tropics is a blessing. To me, the mention of the … Continue reading

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