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21 December 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 a few highlights, Christmas lights, store windows, Christmas portraits, B&W captures and a Vivid-Pix deal.
- The Guardian has published The Best Photographs of 2020 but with the stories behind them, too.
- The Rabers spent Friday night shooting Christmas Lights. They had a blast.
- Kirk Tuck finds Store Windows Are Better at Night, especially when you have a camera that can handle high ISOs.
- In A Christmas Portrait, Marksteen Adamson talks about what Christmas means to him, which cameras he uses and what he considers makes a great portrait.
- In Capturing in B&W Has Its Advantages, Derrick Story reminds us of the usefulness of shooting Raw+JPEG to capture in monochrome with a color chaser.
- Vivid-Pix is offering a Buy One Gift One deal through the end of the year. "Purchase Restore or Land & Sea Scuba Mac or Windows software for yourself and we'll send you a 100 percent Off Gift Coupon Code for an additional license of software to give to another," the company says.
More to come! Meanwhile, here's a look back. And please support our efforts...