Pixel Pete on June 20th, 2008

Just as a wood-working artisan has special chisels for his trade, every working professional digital photographer has over time put together his own “toolkit.”

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Pixel Pete on June 20th, 2008

As a professional photographer, I am constantly asked what consumer grade camera is the best. I know you’re probably like me and you hate answers that start with “depends.”
And no, I’m not referring to the product to safeguard against incontinence.

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Pixel Pete on June 19th, 2008

Increasingly those of us who shot film and were schooled in the darkroom are feeling resentful of their successful present day digital counterparts. And why not?

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Pixel Pete on June 19th, 2008

In this 2nd installment about portraiture, let’s discuss equipment.
If you haven’t figured that out by now, photography like other creative endeavors has a technical side as well as a creative side.
Before you can get predictable results with your camera, you need to master or at least understand your equipments’ limitations. Without this mastery, your vision [...]

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