I photograph bodegas at twilight using HDR techniques.
She knew what was photogenic and what was not. When I went to the refreshment stand to photograph anyone (and purchase popcorn), server Sheila Ramsay felt the small size (a large white styrofoam cup) “wouldn’t make a nice picture.”
Peter Bates is a writer and photographer living in Florida. He is the administrator of this blog and runs the blog Stylus.
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