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Subtitle: I’m Fixin’ to Fix That for You

This week’s photo shows that my tomboy cousins knew how to build a snowman, but our grandfather didn’t always empty his camera in a timely manner.

After his death, his old cameras just sat collecting dust. After my grandmother passed away (Thanksgiving Day a few years ago), all us kids had a chance to walk through the house marking items we’d like to keep. The selfish side of me was a little worried my dad would want the cameras, but it was unfounded. One of them, an old Argus rangefinder, still had film in it.

Film that was at least 20 years old.

I had it developed and found a few gems. Thus was born my first major photo retouching project.

(as usual, if you know you’re never going to use this tip, then you still may enjoy the pictures)

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Dragonfly Coming at You

What makes the background (and part of the subject) so fuzzy in this picture?

In this, the second in my sporadic photography how-to series, I’m discussing depth of field. This is useful for those using point-and-shoot cameras as well as SLR (single lens reflex) models. Almost every digital camera sold allows some degree of control over settings, and getting a handle on depth of field is a quick, easy way to make your photos stand out on purpose instead of accidentally. (If you don’t care a thing about this, then don’t worry, there are several pictures to see.)

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