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30 September, 2025

Photographing An Iconic Location – A One Shot Story

By Floyd K. Takeuchi

My first camera, a birthday gift from my parents, was a Kodak Brownie Fiesta. All plastic, a simple viewfinder, and it used 127 film. Keep the sun over your shoulder, the Kodak ...

29 September, 2025

One Keeper on the Roll – A One Shot Story

By Stephen Hanka

In May of 2021, when we were still under Covid-19 restrictions I, noticed a ripening cone at about eye level in peeking dawn sunlight on a young evergreen in my yard. I had a N...

26 September, 2025

Zip Disks – A One-Shot Public-Service Announcement

By Dave Powell

Remember these? How long has it been since you stored important files– especially photos– on Zip disks? It’s been three decades for me, since higher-capacity CD-R me...

25 September, 2025

Day Out at The NPG – Part 3 – 85mm Lens – One Shot Story

By Leon Winnert

In Part 1 I relayed a conversation I had had with our Tutor Eddie. On his assertion that no-one shoots with an 85mm lens these days and all portrait photography is shot using wi...

24 September, 2025

Day Out at The NPG – Part 2 – Kit – A One Shot Story

By Leon Winnert

Towards the end of my article Day Out at The NPG, Part 1 – Eddie, I very briefly introduced our photographic model for the day. Kit, a gentleman in his late 70s who is a profes...

23 September, 2025

Day Out at The NPG – Part 1 – Eddie – A One Shot Story

By Leon Winnert

Part 1 of a three-part post that has been inspired by my experiences of attending an analogue portraiture workshop in London.I kindly invite you to read on! I have been involved...

22 September, 2025

One Shot Story: An Epic Photo And Getting Caught With My Pants Down

By LASousa

This image was taken of Sakonnet Light in Little Compton, Rhode Island. The light was beautifully diffused from the offshore shroud created by Hurricane Erin. For support I ne...

19 September, 2025

Gravity on Pause – A One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

This a casual shot taken while I was wandering around without actually thinking about taking photographs. Setting aside the photographic quality of the image for a moment, I was...

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