NOTE: 60 years ago Frank Lloyd Wright designed The Monona Terrace Center and that project was delayed by
politicians looking for headlines, etc. Then Madison’s new"hippie-mayor"
Paul Soglin took office and pushed the project to completion. Since I had met Mr.
Wright and seen the original models for the project I was elated to discover it being
finalized….and [...]
You can build a fine basic darkroom for under $200.00 -
especially if you take the time to shop. I find .ebay.com
has a great selection of darkroom equipment…. just go to the Photographic
Equipment link and then click the Darkroom Accessories link and you’ll find everything you
need.
FIRST: Please go to the camera
store and get a good book [...]
Let’s take a look at a basic package of equipment
required for a typical news or on-location assignment.
Starting from upper left:
A Black Sharpie Marker (for labelling film,etc) with some plumber’s tape wrapped around it.
Two rapid chargers.
A pack of rechargeable batteries.
Pencil flashlight
Extension Bellows w/copier
Pocket point&shoot camera
White bounce reflector card
Vivitar 283 strobe with extension cord
Gerber all-purpose tool
50mm Nikkor [...]
Most adjustable cameras are quite similar. The camera in these pictures, a Nikon FE, is fairly typical. You should be able to use these pictures to find the controls on your camera however, we will also use a typical “Point and Shoot” camera in a few of the illustrations. Their controls are quite similar [...]
Camera won’t work? Camera leaks light? Camera just messing up?
Don’t despair…. we have some tips and solutions that could save you tons of money in camera repair or replacement.
Read on and smile:
First, the most common problem:
The camera, or flash, simply won’t turn on. Are you certain the batteries are fresh? If so, don’t despair…. [...]
