Portraiture

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

A.H. Scott: Do Right, Woman! – A Travesty in Two Acts

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DO RIGHT, WOMAN! – A TRAVESTY IN TWO ACTS BY A.H. SCOTT ************** ACT ONE “If you don’t like this country, you can leave” – President Donald J. Trump ************* Progression or regression is a question to ponder for the man in that ultimate position of power which controls the shifting scales that can shape … 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