Digital Distractions
Photo Prose
By Gary Rabenko
iPhones, iPads, iPods–ay yay yay.
Is there a “me” in all this? Where have we all gone?
It gets worse daily.
Digital devices have become walls and barriers to...
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...
The New Montage: A Wall Of Words
Photo Prose
By Gary Rabenko
Each year sees an exponential decrease in substance and a similar increase in vapidity. Last year, at a huge, beautiful, fancy bar mitzvah, the montage shown...
Feeling The Image: Photo Album Design, Part 3
Photo Prose
By Gary Rabenko
Artists must work by feel. Many photographers refer to themselves as artists; yet only a few work by feel, while most work by habit. Feeling is...
Photo Album Design, Part 2
Photo Prose
By Gary Rabenko
(Continued from last week)
If you do not see a difference between two photos, pick either. Let the photographer choose best amongst small differences. He cannot choose...
Photo Album Design, Part 1
Photo Prose
By Gary Rabenko
Many try to design an album after the event by selecting their favorites. Those then are given to the studio, with the words: “OK, here is...
The High Price Of Cheap Photography
Photo Prose
By Gary Rabenko
Good photographers have a big problem. The sheer ease of being able to do any photography, coupled with the economy and job market, has created...
Shidduchim: Too Many Options?
Photo Prose
By Gary Rabenko
Artists are expected to see things differently. Sometimes we might see the same thing from a different place.
I see the shidduch world from the perspective of...
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...
Priorities, Part 2
Photo Prose
By Gary Rabenko
Last time, I asked about your photographic priorities. Here are some additional aspects to think about.
Some studios give loose photos–prints–like an 11” × 14” and wallets....
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Netanyahu Expected to Freeze Judicial Reforms Amid Mass Civil Disobedience
(March 27, 2023 / JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to freeze his government’s judicial reform program on Monday.
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