Eventually every photographer gets the hang of their camera when they are able to control the basics: stop a subject in motion, control the zone of sharpness in their pictures.
Then they might get fancier experimenting with lighting the scene instead of just relying on what’s there.
Some arrive at this mastery sooner than others but eventually everyone gets it.
From that point on, what separates the artist from the casual snapshot taker is how good their muse is and how well they execute.
To simply grab an idea out of thin air is tough to do, especially day-in and day-out.
Jude Dettman from upstate New York is a recent switcher to Macs. She did so apparently after my advice? Brave soul.
For starters, no, I do not own Apple shares. Wish I had some.
I happen to think if you don’t have a boatload of applications for photography and other graphics programs for the Windows platform, you ought to seriously consider switching.
It’s like getting 2 computers for the price of one. A word of caution here though. Some of your peripherals may have driver issues. But there shouldn’t be anything major except..
When you hit the “Eject” button to open the DVD drive, (your cup holder) it might close spilling your cup of coffee.
On this final night at the US Open, I spent more time watching than taking pictures.
The downside to being a photographer is, whenever I attend an event that I enjoy, I also want to take pictures to document it.
Badminton has been my favorite sport since I was 9 or 10, so I was torn between watching and making pictures.
That, and  I didn’t want my son to be sitting in the stands by himself all evening.
Fan Favorite–Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat applauds his fans after beating Taiwan’s Hsueh Hsuan Yi for the Mens Singles title.
I know my son enjoyed the evening especially at the end when he got the autographs of  the  Mens Doubles champions Tony Gunawan and Howard Bach. Continue reading US Open Badminton Finals 2009→
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