By Albert Chi— Dentist, "How important is the equipment you buy?" He knew I was a professional photographer but was not expecting the answer I gave him, which was: Not that important...read more
By Arthur H. Bleich— Let’s face it. It’s no fun to fly today. Start making lemonade from those lemons and there’s no better way to do it than with your camera. My recipe:...read more
By Arthur H. Bleich— You’re in your hard-won window seat and have finished cleaning the window. This a good time to turn off the Autofocus feature on your camera. Set the focus to infinity...read more
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I've been buying Red River Paper for 3 years. I converted from Hahnemuhle. The paper is excellent and costs a bit less than my previous supplier and as a professional, both matter. But RR is more than that. They ship and pack superbly, but there's still more. The website and Facebook blog are packed with valuable technical information; especially the "true cost of printing". And you can telephone them and you don't get India. And as we're both Texans, I was able to set up a resale account (no sales tax) rather painlessly. Profiles work fine. So as to limit the number of variables in my professional life, I've standardized on UltraPro Satin, but I use Polar Pearl Metallic on instances where the highlights trend towards silver rather than white tones, like a foggy scene. And they've got a sense of humor. It was said about Ray Perkins, the erstwhile football coach at 'bama that "it doesn't really make sense going through life with your teeth clenched."