Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2023 . Images and Artificial Intelligence . Every year, Sony Corporation sponsors the Sony World Photography Prize. Thousands of photographers worldwide enter to win this prestigious award. This year’s winner was Boris Elgadsen who won with a portrait of two women. After winning, Elgadsen revealed that his winning image was … Read more
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2023 . Film Makes a Comeback . For years in the 1980’s and 1990’s I wrote for an industry publication named Photo Industry Reporter. Because it was for photographic dealers only, it didn’t conflict with my job as Editor In Chief at SHUTTERBUG, a consumer magazine. I loved writing for … Read more
Text by Kitchie Ohh, Copyright 2023 . Love and Valentine’s Day . Well, it’s February and there seems to be absolutely no way to avoid the ‘elephant in the room’ holiday that is Valentine’s Day. As soon as the stockings, trees, and candy canes come down, the hearts, flowers, and chocolates come out. Let’s discuss. … Read more
. Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2022 . Early Digital Nudes . At the turn of the century like many photographers at that time I started working with a digital camera. My assistant turned me on to one of the first, a Nikon Coolpix. I think it had about 5 megapixels and was best used … Read more
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2022 . Good Enough . A friend wrote me with a technical photography question. He wanted to know if a raw file from a native 6 megapixel sensor would have better quality than a file from a larger sensor converted to a 6 megapixel JPEG image. I answered in … Read more