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Many times we are out and about town with students from our classes and we get approached by people out of nowhere: “what are you guys doing,”they ask, as they see us all milling about with cameras in hand, taking pictures of various buildings, and s

As with anything in life, if you add more, it doesn't always make something better, and it's often true of the saying that less is best.

I recently started taking shots that take you back to familiar places and time. I have often said that a camera just doesn't take a picture, but records time, too.

I heard news about Kodak falling prey to our ever-changing economic times. My first reaction was sadness, accompanied by self-talk, then some relief as I assured myself that it is all good; after all, I shoot in a digital format.

Cleaning and keeping a lens clean is not always a simple thing to do, and while they all seem to look the same, the glass on these lenses have unique coatings that make them especially hard to clean at times.

Like most family functions during the year, Christmas is when we all gather with family and friends. You will always find someone with a camera in hand and ready to snap a few shots.

Often in class we hear several students sadly looking at the cameras in their hands, shaking their heads and saying “Crap, my battery is dead and I don’t have a spare or a charger with me. I should have charged it before leaving.

Often, the new photographer, holding their brand new DSLR, will want to know what the formula is for that “perfect” shot when they starting working with settings other than Auto.

Of all the things I see people neglect when they buy a new camera, the tripod has to be at the top of the list. So many shots are missed due to shake.

In today’s world, it seems that everyone has a camera handy at all times. Cell phones, tablets, point and shoots, DSLRs...they’ve become an essential part of our day to day lives.