Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass

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Feb 022012

I know that I usually write up a whole bunch of stuff about the recipe I used but this one I've been futzing with for so long that unless I had had the foresight to write it down somewhere…

It gets to a point where it feels like alchemy sometimes. But one thing I can say – no HDR in this one no matter what it looks like.

The place is a museum. And I'm sure that tons of DUMBO people can tell me more. First one to say, "good capture" gets banned (just kidding). Have a good night. And for those following my cat (Buddy's) saga — I think he's on the mend. Will find out more when blood work comes back tomorrow.

And I know that I shouldn't mix cat stories and DUMBO paintings – but any recommendations for a "soft" dry cat food? I think he's been having trouble chewing and I've been taking his Science Diet stuff, putting it in a plastic bag, and smashing it up to make it easier for him to chew and that's working.

Ciao for now.

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Questions You'd Ask Someone Who Wanted to Buy A Camera

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Feb 022012

Thought experiment. Someone asks you what camera to buy. They are "just a beginner." It seems to me that you'd need to ask the person a few questions before you could give any sort of useful answer.

For example:
1. How much can you spend?
2. What do you plan to use it for?

And based on certain questions that you begin with, you could create a semi-intelligent series of questions.

At one end you have possible questions… and at the other end you've got how many possible categories:
1. Point and shoot
2. DSLR
3. SmartPhone

Should a newbie buy a camera online if it saves them a few dollars?

Am I over-complicating things? Probably.

And of course within those categories you've still got all the brands… models…

The reason I posted this was that it is a common question for me, and frankly, most of the time if the person has a decent smartphone I suggest that.

And if they aren't using it, I ask why.

And they say, because I want something better.

And the intelligent machines responds: what do you mean by better?

And the person says, something clearer. Or, I want something that takes better pictures…

But of course I get the same responses if the person has a digital point and shoot.

Do you still have the old point and shoot?

No, I threw it away. It broke somehow. Maybe when it fell in the bathtub…

Back to the main subject.

How do sales people decide what to offer?

If I get someone that says, I'm interested in learning photography. I really would like to study it.

Then I have a chance. I'm going to suggest an inexpensive DSLR if it's within their budget but when I suggest a prime lens they aren't going to be happy.

Anyway – just thought I'd see if there were a series of questions you could ask that would help answer the newbie question – or whether there really is no answer.

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Questions You'd Ask Someone Who Wanted to Buy A Camera

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Feb 022012

Thought experiment. Someone asks you what camera to buy. They are "just a beginner." It seems to me that you'd need to ask the person a few questions before you could give any sort of useful answer.

For example:
1. How much can you spend?
2. What do you plan to use it for?

And based on certain questions that you begin with, you could create a semi-intelligent series of questions.

At one end you have possible questions… and at the other end you've got how many possible categories:
1. Point and shoot
2. DSLR
3. SmartPhone

Should a newbie buy a camera online if it saves them a few dollars?

Am I over-complicating things? Probably.

And of course within those categories you've still got all the brands… models…

The reason I posted this was that it is a common question for me, and frankly, most of the time if the person has a decent smartphone I suggest that.

And if they aren't using it, I ask why.

And they say, because I want something better.

And the intelligent machines responds: what do you mean by better?

And the person says, something clearer. Or, I want something that takes better pictures…

But of course I get the same responses if the person has a digital point and shoot.

Do you still have the old point and shoot?

No, I threw it away. It broke somehow. Maybe when it fell in the bathtub…

Back to the main subject.

How do sales people decide what to offer?

If I get someone that says, I'm interested in learning photography. I really would like to study it.

Then I have a chance. I'm going to suggest an inexpensive DSLR if it's within their budget but when I suggest a prime lens they aren't going to be happy.

Anyway – just thought I'd see if there were a series of questions you could ask that would help answer the newbie question – or whether there really is no answer.

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+Bette Kauffman and her class discuss Newsstand, a picture that now seems somewhat...

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Feb 022012

+Bette Kauffman and her class discuss Newsstand, a picture that now seems somewhat prescient.

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It…
Newsstand, Street Portrait 1993

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It intrigued me that the newsstand vendors who were often immigrants were surrounded in such detail with…

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Mosholu Parkway

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Feb 022012

Place: Bronx, New York
Workflow: #palindromedlb
This was the subway station that is near the end of the line in the Bronx and was where I emerged at the end of the daily trek into the city. From here, I walk along Jerome Avenue then make a right onto Gunhill Road and walk down to a small street called Putnam Place which is about one block long and directly across from Woodlawn Cemetery.

Jerome Avenue was where I had all my first jobs. Citron's Hardware store where I learned to stack lightbulbs. Mr. Singer's jewelry store where I learned to gift wrap tiny little packages.

My early jobs were all held when high-school let out at 3 p.m. and were boring except for the fact that I made my own money for the first time.

And then I worked two full days on the weekend. I was 15 and 16.

The only pleasure that I had, was being able to go to the blue-collar luncheonette on the corner of Gunhill and Jerome and order a cheeseburger deluxe at the counter with workmen.

These were the beginning of a life of boring jobs. If I had thought that school was boring – well these were mind-numbing. I suppose that I must've done somebody wrong at some point to be saddled with these jobs – but what it was – I guess I'll never know.

I once sat down and enumerated the jobs I've held so far – and it amounted to something like 30 separate jobs. And I'm not counting one day jobs, or all the temp jobs I had at one period when I worked as a typist and later as a word processor.

I really didn't find a job that I enjoyed until I found my way to the ad agency that I've mentioned a few times and by then – maybe I was 40 years old? And the reason that I liked it was because of my boss who was another Bronx guy – though ten years older than me. We simply hit it off and could get things done and at that time – being a computer engineer / programmer – you had leverage. You had freedom. You knew that with the skills you had, and the way the economy was – that you could always get another job when the corporate politics got to be too much.

Well – that's the backstory and I'll give this a #photostorydlb tag so I can find it again when I tell the story of my life. (Like I'll ever get around to it.)

Oh – and look at the picture carefully. It's filled with secrets that don't make much sense.

Mosholu Parkway, Bronx
Palindrome – www.BeckermanPhoto.com

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Grand Central Terminal

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Feb 012012

From b&w HIE (infrared film)
#infraredpaintingdlb #colorpaintingdlb

www.BeckermanPhoto.com
Grand Central Terminal
Infrared Film

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You Name It (Hercules)

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Feb 012012

#youcaptionitdlb

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You may find something on my business G+ page that interests you

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Feb 012012

If you follow that page you'll get notified about things like print sales and one of my latest additions – the ability to get high resolution files at a reasonable price.

I'll also be collecting things I've learned about selling photography through the web since the last century. Oh – and anyone else that I've found with good advise about the fine art photography business.

As I think about it – I'm not sure if I sure have stuff like discounts and selling promotions on the same page as business advise. Hmmm…. will think that over tomorrow. What do you think?

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by Dave Beckerman

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Self Portrait in Subway Mirror

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Jan 312012

#palindromedlb

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I had a sick cat (Buddy) on my hands over the last few days

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Jan 312012

The vets came to the house today and we think it's the old ailment (thyroid gland) acting up again. I'll start giving him medication again tonight.

It took two vets to hold him down. And even then he escaped twice. Next time, if there is a next time we all agreed he'd have to be given a tranquilizer first. I asked them if they had come across a cat that gave them this much trouble. Answer – he was at the top of the list. But what a survivor he is. I admire him greatly.

Here's the shot of himself that he likes. He's lost a good deal of weight since then, and it does seem to be the thyroid. We'll see. He's not uncomfortable but man did he give the vets a tough time. They used all their tricks to try and get a urine sample but forget it.

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