From The Archives: 1965 US Army Training Film: Basic Photography

Sometimes we come across great things in the archives.  This one is just fascinating.  It actual has some useful information, but its a wonderful slice of history too. US Army Training Film TF19-3582 “Covers the use of photography in military police work and criminal investigations.” In the course of this, includes some general photography instruction. […]

Husband’s ‘Photography Obsession’ Leads to Divorce

If your spouse has ever told you to put your camera down or that you’re spending too much time taking photos, you might want to start taking the warning a bit more seriously. Apparently, as ‘Mr Cai’ of Taipei recently found out, an obsession for photography can be grounds for a divorce. According to Apple […]

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This Is How To Make Fake Blood And How It’s Been Used Throughout History

Blood is crucial to movies. And it is not just the gore-filled, army oriented, zombie killing movies. Every time someone get hit and need to bleed a bit, there is the issue of where blood comes from. Of course, you can not use real blood. There are moral and ethical issues with that. Not to […]

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Aesthetic Judgments: Composition, Color & Story

In the first part of my thoughts on aesthetic judgments I introduced the first two considerations on my list of five that inform my work. This post discusses the rest of them starting with… Composition Composition is the pleasing expression of the elements in a space. I prefer to lock the camera on a tripod […]

2015 Camera & Photo Gear Gift Guide

Welcome to the 2015 edition of Photography Bay’s Photo Gear Holiday Gift Guide. This guide is set up in categories that describe the general type of cameras and accessories – be it a price range or general features.  You can scan the headings until you find the right category for you and your special photographer. […]

Reader Photos Roundup: November 1, 2015

It’s time for our weekly break from the gear for a few minutes so we can enjoy another round of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group. Check out the rest of the photos below. Clicking on the photos will take you to its Flickr page where you can read more about the shot, […]

Photo of the Day: Lonely

Category: Street. Photograph: “Lonely” by Tate Husband (username “Tate Husband” on Flickr), Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: And almost deserted railway station. Modern architecture. Fog. And only two people silhouettes in the bright that are about to meet. Hollywood could not make a better opening scene for […]