Chuck Swinden

Chuck Swinden

How much is too much?
April 17, 2012

As with anything in life, if you add more, it doesn't always make something better, and it's often true of the saying that less is best. When you look at...

Take it, shoot, quick!
February 23, 2012

I recently started taking shots that take you back to familiar places and time. I have often said that a camera just doesn't take a picture, but records time, too....

Film and Fortune
January 23, 2012

I heard news about Kodak falling prey to our ever-changing economic times. My first reaction was sadness, accompanied by self-talk, then some relief as I assured myself that it is...

In a glass all of its own
January 06, 2012

Cleaning and keeping a lens clean is not always a simple thing to do, and while they all seem to look the same, the glass on these lenses have unique...

Some tips for the Christmas camera
December 21, 2011

Like most family functions during the year, Christmas is when we all gather with family and friends. You will always find someone with a camera in hand and ready to...

You’ve got the power
December 13, 2011

Often in class we hear several students sadly looking at the cameras in their hands, shaking their heads and saying “Crap, my battery is dead and I don’t have a...

Just the f-stop
December 01, 2011

Often, the new photographer, holding their brand new DSLR, will want to know what the formula is for that “perfect” shot when they starting working with settings other than Auto....

Tripods
November 24, 2011

Of all the things I see people neglect when they buy a new camera, the tripod has to be at the top of the list. So many shots are missed...

All I want for Christmas
November 18, 2011

In today’s world, it seems that everyone has a camera handy at all times. Cell phones, tablets, point and shoots, DSLRs...they’ve become an essential part of our day to day...

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