Hero

I have decided to post something unrelated to photography this time but certainly something worthy of the written word. When most people think of the word hero they think of someone like a soldier or an athlete. Most of the time ordinary folks aren't lumped into that category. This post is about an ordinary guy who became a hero by doing something out of the ordinary. It is about my son.

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Death of an Icon

June 22, 2009 is a day that will live in infamy. At least as far as old fart time photographers are concerned. It's the day that Kodak announced the last production run of Kodachrome 64 film. Yes, that old industry icon that Paul Simon sang about in his 1973 hit by the same name will cease to exist later this year. Those "nice bright colors" and "the greens of summer" is no more. No longer will it make us think "all the world's a sunny day."

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Photography is Not a Crime

Apparently there is an increase in photographers, both pro and amateur, being harassed by police for taking pictures. It seems to have picked up since 9-11 and police will sometimes site this as a reason in their attempts stop photographers from snapping away. However, it isn't always the police who are the culprits as security guards have made attempts to detain and even disarm photographers of their equipment. It turns out that the very people who we assume to know the law, in fact, many times do not.

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I didn't think I'd like Twitter but I do. It's interesting to see what friends, photographers and oddballs are up to at any given moment. I get breaking news and interesting links to pictures, articles and all sorts of useful things as well as those things that are a complete waste of time. You should look me up if you happen to Twitter. I'm piedmont_photo or just do a search for Rob Byron.

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Shoot Now!

I had written an article for Shutterstock a while back where I talked about shooting a scene the moment it's happening. In other words, if you're driving past a beautiful landscape scene, stop and take a picture then. Don't wait. Do it now. When? Right now. There have been countless times when I have driven past a scene and thought, "I'll stop on the way back and get that shot," only to discover that the light was different or it had begun to rain etc. So I have adopted the policy to "shoot it now." It takes just a minute or two, usually, to stop and take the picture. Pull over to the side of the road or tell your spouse, "I'll catch up in a second" and take the shot. "I'll take the picture later," can very easily turn into never.

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What's This?

Although this is Piedmont Photo's first blog, I’m not new to the world of the Internet. I’ve had a web presence for many moons but ever since the creation of the web site for my photography business, I have been looking for new avenues of exposure. Besides, all the cool kids are doing it. This is not to say that this blog won’t be entertaining and filled with loads of wisdom from my years of experience. The is not to say that it will but I will do my best to not disappoint myself since I’m probably one of the few who will actually read this blog. It is also quite possible that the only time I read the blog is when I’m writing an entry. Time will tell my friends. Time will tell.



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