To crop or not to crop? — by Bruce Robbins on December 09, 2014

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It's not unusual for me to see crops in pictures taken by other photographers but it seems I need to develop the knack of looking at my ...

Phallocentric Composition — by Bruce Robbins on December 05, 2014

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Sorry for the post title but what else could I call it? These three pics were off the third roll of TMax 400 I shot on the Nikon F100 and I...

Why I gave up street photography — by Bruce Robbins on December 03, 2014

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A Muslim in Paris A few weeks ago I got an email from a reader wondering why I never did any street photography so I thought I'd write a...

Nikon F100 gives me the finger! — by Bruce Robbins on December 01, 2014

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Security fence shadow Here I was hoping to have some graphic-looking shots to share with you when the camera gremlins struck. The Nikon F100...

Negative Thinking - Part Two — by Bruce Robbins on November 29, 2014

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Read Part One here if you missed it. By David M. Part Two (…or “II” in Zone System language.) We did previously mention that variable contr...

Negative Thinking - Part One — by Bruce Robbins on November 27, 2014

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The quest for a good, repeatable negative and a consequently easier-to-make print continues in the caring hands of contributor David M. This...

Project Saab — by Bruce Robbins on November 22, 2014

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I've not been doing very much with a camera in the last week or two so I thought I'd "regale" you with something completel...

Single shot Rolleiflex: Zone System on the cheap? — by Bruce Robbins on November 19, 2014

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If you want to practise the Zone System properly then you really need to be able to give individual development times to each negative. That...