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Be Careful What You Wish For
What I Want And Don't Want In My Next Digicam!
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Joe Farace  |  Oct 01, 2004  |  0 comments

Photos © 2004, Joe Farace, All Rights Reserved

"You live and learn. At any rate, you live."--the late Douglas Adams

In last year's Shutterbug's Photography Buyer's Guide (do...

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Black & White And Infrared All Over; Don’t Overlook Your Digicam’s IR Capability
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Joe Farace  |  Jul 01, 2005  |  0 comments

"Nothing travels faster than the speed of light except bad news, which obeys its own special laws."--Douglas Adams

A digicam's infrared capability is a feature that's sometimes overlooked when cameras are reviewed in Shutterbug and other publications. Lest you think digital IR capture is an esoteric pursuit, a Google search turned up...

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Black And White And Read All Over
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Joe Farace  |  Aug 01, 2003  |  0 comments

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"Everything looks worse in black and white..."--Paul Simon's Kodachrome

I think Paul Simon is wrong, but...

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Blurring The Lines; Software Solutions For Soft Effects
Digital Darkroom, Digital Innovations
Joe Farace  |  Mar 01, 2006  |  0 comments

"There is nothing worse than a brilliant image of a fuzzy concept." --Ansel Adams

It could be that the sainted Adams meant a fuzzy image of a brilliant concept, but we'll never know. This month's column looks at using imaging software to blur an image and was inspired by a letter from reader Carol Baker. As a movie buff you gotta know...

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Browsers And Other Useful Digital Imaging Software
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Joe Farace  |  Sep 01, 2001  |  0 comments

"The major difference
between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go
wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it
usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair."--Doug...

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Cameras, Cases, Lost And Found And More
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Joe Farace  |  Apr 01, 2001  |  0 comments

It is expected that 13.9 billion amateur digital images were created during 2000 in the US alone.--InfoTrends Research Group.

One question I'm often asked by friends...

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Change Is The Name Of The Game
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Joe Farace  |  Nov 01, 2001  |  0 comments

"If we don't change
direction soon, we'll end up where we are going."--Professor
Irwin Corey

If there is one constant
theme running...

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Digicams Are Not New
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Joe Farace  |  Oct 01, 2003  |  0 comments

"History repeats itself; that's one of the things wrong with history."--Clarence Darrow

In February 1990, I wrote a story for the now-defunct Photomethods magazine...

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Digital Cameras Are For Everyone
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Joe Farace  |  Mar 01, 1999  |  0 comments

One of the things I love most about photography is its democratic nature. Everyone from "happy snappers" using recyclable cameras to advanced amateurs to professional photographers creating images for clients enjoy what I believe is the most...

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Enquiring Minds Want To Know
How I Select Products For Digital Innovations
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Joe Farace  |  Nov 01, 2004  |  0 comments

"When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?"--George Carlin

Enquiring minds want to know what it takes to have products featured in this column. I begin by asking myself if it's something I think Shutterbug readers can use and with only 10-11 columns a year, I hate to waste the space.
Before a product appears, it's...

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