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The best 52 cents you’ll spend in photography

[Guest post by SPS Team member extraordinaire, Josh Ryder]


If you’re like me you’re always on the hunt for that next piece of gear to push your photos to the next level.

That usually means you’ve also got someone rolling their eyes at you when a new item hits your Amazon wishlist.

That’s exactly why our project today is such a great fit for everyone- introducing the DIY Light Box! Total investment: less than a dollar! (it’s a win for everyone)

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How to make a fence disappear instantly (without Photoshop)

Ever been at your kids ball game (baseball, softball, football in particular), ready to take capture perhaps a few great pics of Jr. playing ball, and then discovered that there’s a fence between you and the action?

Since I coach little league, I’ve seen countless parents standing on tip-toes and chairs trying to position themselves high enough to shoot over the fence.

Others try to sneak in the dugout and shoot out the one opening!  (As a coach, don’t get me started…haha!)

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Get.in.the.frame.

A few months ago, my husband and I attended the funeral of a friend.  It was a wonderful celebration of his life and it was filled with the chatter of friends and family reuniting and sharing memories.  At the front of the church was a 24×36 enlargement of a family photo.  It was beautiful.  It was also at least 10 years old.

Friends, none of us know how much time we have on this earth. It’s time to get in the frame.  Now.  Today.  

I don’t love to be in front of the lens.  I loathe it, truth be told.  For many reasons I cherish my position behind the lens.  I have groaned, moaned, and complained when my husband deigns to snap a sneak shot of me doing something with our kids to ‘prove I existed’.  I’ve replied with a ‘yeah, whatever’ too many times to count.

That all ends now.  I am vowing to be in the frame.

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The return of “point and shoots?”

It’s fitting that I start this post while watching the original Jurassic Park with my oldest kiddo.

Reason being, over the past few years we’ve seen point and shoot cameras start heading in the direction of the dinosaur.  As cameras in our smartphones continue to ‘evolve,’ they’re revolutionizing the entire photography industry.

In 2016, I even told people to stop buying point and shoots.  They just seemed rather useless given the point and shoot cameras in our pockets (smart phones).  I definitely saw dedicated point and shoot cameras going extinct.  It was just a matter of time.

Interestingly, the one point and shoot I recommended in the prior link was the Sony RX100 Mark V.  And today it’s the updated version of that same camera, the Sony RX100 Mark VI, that brings me to this post.

Why this camera might save point and shoots.

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