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The Vagaries of Photography Competition Judges
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
I recently entered six images into a local judged photography competition. Of the six images, four were accepted for entry. At the reception I was able to talk with one of the judges regarding one of my images that did not receive an award of any kind. Read more...

Importing in Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
I am looking into tips for importing images into Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC today, an important tool for many of us photographers. Read more...

How's your approach changing over time?
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
My finger was bouncing around on the keyboard, on an online photography forum the other evening and someone asked this question, “Can mental quickness in responding to a changing photographic scenario be learned or improved?” Read more...

Street Photography in Cuba
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
Why did I find myself in Cuba on a Street Photography Workshop? -- A non-streetphotographer tells her story while working her Nikon Z7 and D500 in this target-rich area. Read more...

Going Mirrorless with the Nikon Z7
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
I have several photographer friends who have switched from a standard dSLR to a mirrorless camera at some point during the last years. Each time I would see their printed images I would think that the images were so much sharper than my dSLR cameras, even though I always carefully sharpen my images at the end of processing. Read more...

Digital photography contests rules…why?
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
When I read the rules a certain line in the wording gave me pause for thought as did other wording about the specific category rules. It seems to me that people are still struggling with what digital photography is versus what film photography was. Read more...

The Debate Rages On: RAW or JPEG?
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
I follow photography conversations on a couple of different web sites, as do many of us. I also take photography trips to various areas with tour guides, again, as many of us do. Recently I took a guided photography trip to Costa Rica. One of the things I like about taking these trips is meeting new people, mostly other photographers, and talking about our shared love of the craft. This trip I was reminded about the seemingly apparent divide over shooting JPEG format versus shooting RAW format. Read more...

Ansel Adams: His contribution to Photography and Nature
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
I often hear Ansel Adams invoked during discussions on photography. Many times, it is apparent that the person invoking Adams knows little about him or his life, but read a few lines somewhere written by some obscure person who said whatever it was about Adams that they then repeated as true. Read more...

Shooting Indoors — Light Box Photography
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
Sometimes I cannot get outside in a location that will allow me to take interesting photographs or the weather just won’t allow it. But, I still want to use my camera to take photographs so I’ll try setting up a still life of some sort. At one point, I read about light box photography and saw some beautiful flower images that a photographer, who teaches the technique, had taken. Read more...

Achieve Your Artistic Photographic Vision
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
My goal, with every photograph I take, is to make each image be the very best that it can be by my standards and by general artistic standards. Read more...

Working Toward Getting Successful Wildlife Photos
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
Learning to photograph animals in action takes effort, time and patience and, at some point, will result in successful action shots. Sharing the experience from locally in the US and abroad. Read more...
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