Photo

Those who have been patient enough to continue with this blog know that I have been blogging less about academic matters and I am more often sharing photos that I have taken. The primary reason for this is that my administrative duties keep me rather busy, allowing less time for the kind of research and reflection necessary for thoughtful posts on biblical and rabbinic literature. That is what also led to my return to photography.

Some of you lucky folks may be getting a digital camera for Christmas. If so, enjoy! Today you can do a LOT and make exceptional pictures with a $50 camera. The cameras in smart phones are so good that many are predicting the end of the point & shoot camera. Just take a look at some of the pictures I have shot with my iPhone! I encourage you to get out and simply take lots of photos, but be sure to go back and look at your pictures. See what you liked and didn’t like and try and duplicate or change what you did. Most of all, have fun with it!

I was fortunate enough to get a new, very nice camera for my birthday in September, a Nikon D7000, and this fall I have had a LOT of fun exploring the camera and our region (not to mention my children’s sports events!). Photographers will tell you that buying the basic body and lens is just the beginning. I am just starting out with my new kit (I had been shooting a Sony Alpha for the last few years and loved that camera as well) and since many have asked what I am using now thought I would share what basic items I am using now and hope to get in the near future.

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