dont get me wrong...digital is a wonder...and I have four cameras...but there are no contact sheets and a loop anymore...

And B&W is becoming a lost art...

But most of the time we didnt have a choice.

I worked for a daily newspaper some time ago…and in the “Old days” thing were a little different…

When you actually bracketed your shots.

When someone showed you how to bounce a flash.

When if you didn’t know about aperture and shutter speed…you didn’t get a shot.

When if you were hung over…you didn’t focus very well.

When you had 16 rolls of film in your bag with 4 different ASA’s

When the dark room was yours…and you had to buy a 60 watt bulb for the enlarger.

When your auto winder blasted out 2 frames a second.

When you shot with whatever camera was on hand.

When you could make a chain link fence go away with depth of field.

When the old guy showed you how to push your film speed.

Tell me your stories….

The are some amazing photos on spaceweather.com...do check it out if you havent

Great shot

Call yourself whatever suits you...the proof is in the shots...not in the title.

I have taken thousands of pics for a daily newspaper...and my business card says photographer...and thats all I am.

Take some time and explore the LIFE site...my favorites include the 20 worst covers ever...

http://www.life.com/gallery/66721/image/ugc1273001/lifes-20-worst-covers#index/0

Even the real pros make mistakes...and read the caption on the third photo of the lutist...

you are quite welcome

hope you enjoy this as much as I did...the stories behind these shots are as interesting as the pics themselves...get a cup of coffee and look...


http://www.life.com/hdgallery/67131/the-75-best-life-photos?hpt=hp_c3#index/0

so would I...there are people here that can do things I havent even thought about

Thanks for all the help!...your suggestions will keep me busy for a while...

Is there any program you can use to create a "cubism" photo...

My sons girlfriend is an art major...and interested.

Know this a strange question...but the abundance of know how here is better than I can get on google any day

If I may digress...I used to live in Kalispell MT...about 30 miles from Glacier National Park.

And each year when the kokanee salmon spawned they would come up river into Glacier...there was a small bridge over the river...and each year 300 to 400 eagles would wait in the space of a mile.

Everyone was there...CBS...NBC...but...somehow mysis shrimp got into the lake...and the konakee salmon died off ...in the space of 3 years. It simply goes to show you that you cant take Mother nature lightly

But it was a great time to take eagle pictures....my e x wife has the negs tho...and my recliner...and my silverware...and

great stuff