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Yes, But Is It Art? You Be The Judge
Joe Farace  |  Mar 01, 2005

"Without contraries is no progression. Attraction and repulsion, reason and energy, love and hate, are necessary to human existence."--William Blake, 1790

At the unveiling of a $40,000 mural at Livermore, California's new public library, people were surprised when the artist misspelled the names of Einstein, Shakespeare, Van...

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Digital Innovations: The Time Machine; Photography Has The Power To Freeze Time
Joe Farace  |  Feb 01, 2005

All Photos © 2004, Joe Farace, All Rights Reserved

"Adapt or perish, now as ever, in nature's inexorable imperative."--H.G. Wells, 1866-1946

Your digital camera is a time machine that lets you show how the people and places look at this particular point in time. Many people think they need to travel to exotic locations in order to make great...

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New Year's Resolutions
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To New Year's Eve
Joe Farace  |  Jan 01, 2005

All Photos © 2004, Joe Farace, All Rights Reserved

"I haven't lost my mind, it's backed up on a disc somewhere."--how I feel on January 2nd.

It wasn't really a holiday present, at least I don't think so, but my pal Jason gave me a Russian-made Horizon 202 rotating lens panoramic camera as a gift. I've always...

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Stocking Stuffers
Joe Farace  |  Dec 01, 2004

"You can't have everything. Where would you put it?"--Stephen Wright

After you open an ink jet printer's box, the manufacturer warns you about using third-party inks and how doing so can void the warranty. In the automotive world, the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (http://www.enjoythedrive.com/content/?id=8128"...

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Enquiring Minds Want To Know
How I Select Products For Digital Innovations
Joe Farace  |  Nov 01, 2004

"When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?"--George Carlin

Enquiring minds want to know what it takes to have products featured in this column. I begin by asking myself if it's something I think Shutterbug readers can use and with only 10-11 columns a year, I hate to waste the space.
Before a product appears, it's...

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Be Careful What You Wish For
What I Want And Don't Want In My Next Digicam!
Joe Farace  |  Oct 01, 2004

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"You live and learn. At any rate, you live."--the late Douglas Adams

In last year's Shutterbug's Photography Buyer's Guide (do...

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Small Wonders
It's A Small World, But I Wouldn't Want To Paint It
Joe Farace  |  Sep 01, 2004

"I am a Shutterbug subscriber and recently received the June issue." So begins a recent e-mail. "On page 74, Mr. Joe Farace describes the xD card as being `mostly useless.' I recently purchased an...

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Real Or Photoshop?
Is That An Illustration Or Are You Just Glad To See Me?
Joe Farace  |  Aug 01, 2004

"Vitaque mancipio nulli datur, omnibus usu."--Lucretius (96-55 B.C.)

I happen to think that the process of making photographs extends beyond snapping a shutter. Manipulating images has...

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What Color Is Your Umbrella?
Going Out? Don't Forget To Take Your Gray Card
Joe Farace  |  Jul 01, 2004

"Black is the color of my true love's eyes."--traditional English song

Making photographs in a factory presents lots of technical challenges. Obviously, there are lighting...

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Fear Of Flying
Or The Doctor Is Really In
Joe Farace  |  May 01, 2004

Lucy Van Pelt: "If you have Aviophobia, you're afraid of flying." Charlie Brown: "That's it!"

The following is a true story. Some names have been changed to protect...

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Whats In Your Utility Belt?
Tools To Save The Day
Joe Farace  |  Apr 01, 2004

Robin: "I want a car; chicks dig the car." Batman: "This is why Superman works alone."--from the film Batman & Robin

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Reach Out And Photograph Someone...
By Camera Or Cell Phone
Joe Farace  |  Mar 01, 2004

"Is this the party to whom I am speaking?"--Lily Tomlin as Ernestine

There was some concern in various corners of our industry that not enough young people were becoming interested in...

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"Real" Rebels, Exclusive Lenses, And More
Thoughts En Route And When Returning From Japan
Joe Farace  |  Feb 01, 2004

Last month, this column was about software; this month the focus is on hardware. I'm writing this on a Boeing 777 as it flies across the Pacific Ocean toward Japan and will complete it on the way back. In between I'll visit representatives of...

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The Law Of Unintended Consequences Redux
Joe Farace  |  Jan 01, 2004

"It's déjà vu all over again."--Yogi Berra

One of the most surprising, to me anyway, unintended consequences of the digital revolution is increasing marginalization...

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The Return Of 3D Photography
Joe Farace  |  Dec 01, 2003

Just in time for the holidays, 3D is back and gone digital. Fresh on the heels of the blockbuster summer movie Spy Kids 3D, you can now make stereo photographs using the digital camera you already own. I've been a fan of 3D since the premiere of the...

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