Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2019 . Starting a Studio . Several friends have asked me for equipment recommendations for setting up a studio. If I were to set up a studio for still photography today (and I hope to soon do so), I’d invest in a set of Paul C. Buff’s Einstein flash … Read more
NEW BOOK RELEASE! . Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2019 . COSMIC DANCE . Those of you who have enjoyed my rambling discourses here will probably like my new book, my first in twelve years. It’s titled COSMIC DANCE by Bob Sbell and is available from Amazon now. (ISBN: 9781799224747, $ 12.95 quality paperback; … Read more
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2019 . Meditations on Cameras and the State of the Photo Industry Today . The first professional level camera that I ever used was my father’s Exakta VX1000. It was an odd beast, obviously designed for a left-handed user, with the film advance lever and shutter release button on … Read more
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2019 . Pacifism, Guns, Religion, Revolution, etc. . I’m a committed pacifist (what used to be called a peacenik). No apology.. I hate war and everything associated with it. I believe that human disagreements are best settled by peaceful means. This is not something I came to later in … Read more
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2019 . Photography by Anthony Colagreco, Copyright 2019 . The Digital Era . Many of you reading this came of age in the digital photography era. Most likely you’ve never used, maybe never even seen, a film camera. My girlfriend Marion was like that. The first time I handed … Read more