This is where you will find original articles from Jules and Joy, as well as info on all of Jules's upcoming workshops.
Aperture 4.0
February 1st, 2012
Posted In: Articles, Jules Cafe Shared Feeds, Learn, Shooting.
UPDATE: My pal Joseph says my dates are off. That may be – I went with a source that I considered reliable. In any event, he’s used Wikipedia, which may or may not be reliable – but it doesn’t really matter. We end up with roughly the same con…
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Kodak Files For Bankruptcy – Thanks For The Memories
January 30th, 2012
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In the mid 1990s I had a studio in the Seattle area. I took a meeting with some Kodak executives about the new “digital cameras.” They gave me a Kodak DCS 420 to play with. It was a 1.5 MP camera with a 2.6x crop factor. It fired at two …
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10 Signs You Might Be A Bad Photographer
January 27th, 2012
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Copyright Scott Bourne 2011 – All Rights Reserved
(With a hat tip to Jeff Foxworthy!)
You might be a bad photographer if:
1. You think that merely owning a Leica means your images will hang in a museum.
2. You know nothing about and care nothing about …
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Five Things You Can Do To Improve Your Photography In A Week
January 23rd, 2012
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Copyright Scott Bourne 2011 – All Rights Reserved
1. Learn to use your flash – Read the flash manual. Read the camera manual pages that talk about using flash. Practice making a photo of a person, place and a thing with the flash. Then get (or make) …
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The Effects of White Balance on RAW Photo Files
January 20th, 2012
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Copyright Scott Bourne 2008 – All Rights Reserved
Kent asked me a question.
“What effect does a camera’s white balance setting have on a raw file? Why should I bother with a white balance setting in camera when shooting raw?”
When you shoot RAW y…
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10 of the Things Beginners Should Know About Photography
Copyright Scott Bourne 2011 – All Rights Reserved
It’s okay to be new. Everyone is new at one time or another. If you’re new, there are some things that those of us who are not want you to know. These aren’t the only things you need to know. This…
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Why Prime Lenses?
Many of you contacted me after I wrote my post about the Olympus EP3 and my excitement over their addition of two stellar prime lenses, the 12 and the 45 respectively. The questions often revolved around why I wasn’t more excited about zoom lenses.
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How To Develop Photographic Passion
January 13th, 2012
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If you’re a regular at Photofocus you’ve heard the word “passion” on both this website and on the podcast. It’s something we frequently talk about because it is the secret sauce for those who want to make great photographs.
Unfortunately, pa…
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Will The Compact Point & Shoot Survive In An Era Of Smart Phone Cameras?
January 10th, 2012
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If you’ve used an iPhone 4s camera phone, chances are upon looking at the image quality you got you said “Wow!”
Smart phone cameras in general are improving quickly. The ability to snap and share in seconds is drawing millions of people to these…
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Where To Photograph Birds
January 9th, 2012
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Copyright Scott Bourne 2005 – All Rights Reserved
Shorebirds, water birds, birds of prey, exotic birds, and song birds are just some of the many types of bird subjects that inspire great images. And no matter where you live, you can find some of these …
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