Photography

Bob Shell: Starting a Studio

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  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

Linda Ruan: 10 Questions

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  . TW: Let’s start with your acceptance to PAFA. How did you feel when you heard the news of acceptance to MFA program? LR:  It was only a month between my submission to PAFA and my acceptance into PAFA. I was excited because it would be my first time going to a fine arts … Read more

Bob Shell: America’s Puritanism

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  Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2019 . America’s Puritanism . “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.” — Benjamin Franklin Franklin, along with the others who founded this country, was very smart. He realized that government, any government, would … Read more

Robert Li: Acro Yoga

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  Text by Robert Li, Copyright 2019 . Acro Yoga . Ikigai. Have you heard the term before? It’s a Japanese concept that means “a reason for being.” Essentially, it’s a reason to get up in the morning. There is a sense of purpose and a reason to enjoy life.  If you take four elements … Read more