Photo Prose
Album: Designed or Not?
By Gary Rabenko
By this article, my fifth one about albums, you should have settled on images that convey the essence of your simcha — from the...
Three Circles, One Photographer
Photo Prose
By Gary Rabenko
Sometimes everything is going right–but no one knows it!
Here I am in the center of the women’s dancing, covering all three circles. The bride’s friends are...
More Cameras, More Problems
Photo Prose Today’s Video, Part 4
By Gary Rabenko
Equipment is good. Experience is great. Talent is terrific. Skill makes it meaningful.
Last month I wrote how amazing new cameras are...
Social Media: Striving for Awesomeness or Excellence
When you are paying, you need excellence. Other times, awesome is good enough.
How exciting it is to be instantly connected! But today some realize that online is often unreal....
Perspectives Before Pesach
Photo Prose
By Gary Rabenko
It’s before the exodus. Many are in panic mode. Some don’t care at all about having their photos until after Pesach, but some must have them...
Albums: Practical Or Artistic
By Gary Rabenko
Generally, my sample albums are clones of my clients’ albums. I might do a sample album of what one client’s album could have been to demonstrate the difference...
Photo Prose: Ten Years For An Album?
By Gary Rabenko
I am writing this while waiting for a client to visit my Woodmere studio to discuss her recent wedding photos so I can evaluate her views and...
Rabenko: Capturing What Is About to Happen
The “Original Rabenko.” I am often asked about this, which appears in my ads, cards, and promotional materials. Are you the father? No. Are there two Rabenko photographers? No....
Not Black Or White, But Mostly Gray
Photo Prose
By Gary Rabenko
The 5TJT has many interesting columns about a variety of things.
I frequently have enjoyed Hannah Reich Berman’s column, “That’s The Way It Is.” With a...
What Is Your Experience?
Photo Prose
By Gary Rabenko
What have your experiences been with photographers? Have you been either very happy or upset with your photographer or videographer? Please share so I can analyze...
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