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1 June 2020
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Christo, virtual venues, white balance, a Lomo conversion, indoor activities, a wildlife camera, inclusivity and Central Camera Company.
- Christo: A Life in Pictures celebrates in photos the work of the Bulgarian artist who has passed away at 84.
- In June: Books and Exhibitions, the British Journal of Photography lists a few virtual venues to explore this month.
- Are You Wasting Your Time Setting Your White Balance In-Camera if You're Shooting in Raw? Scott Kelby asks. He thinks not. The image you see on your LCD is the JPEG thumbnail subject to the white balance setting (which your Raw data is not) and it can mislead you.
- In This Photographer Converted a Lomo Instant Camera to Shoot Mini Wet Plates, Dunja Djudjic documents Ursula Ferrara's method of creating modern cabinet calling cards using plastic cards sensitized with an emulsion in a Lomo Instant Wide camera:
- Derrick Story suggests Putting Our Camera Gear to Work Indoors. In his case, he happily harnessed his Olympus PEN-F for webcam duty. Around here we cleaned all our sensors a couple of weeks ago.
- In Generic Versus Specific, Thom Hogan wonders how "to define a camera that doesn't exist." In particular, he wonders what a camera designed for wildlife photographers would look like.
- In Inclusivity Guide, Andrew Molitor considers an image in Photographer's Guide to Inclusive Photography after summing up the advice in the publication as, "Do your research, be empathetic, avoid stereotypes."
- Chicago's Central Camera Company was damaged in a two-alarm fire during protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the company reported on its Facebook page. The store plans to set up a GoFundMe page to support its effort to rebuild.
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