Hi Friends, I know a lot of you are creating pods of friends and family with whom you socialize during this Coronavirus outbreak, and I am too. We all want some restriction-free time with a select group, especially for our kids. However, it is important to have your eyes Continue Reading
In Defense of the Soft-Focus Lens
Introduction Ah, the soft-focus lens: Never has a piece of photographic equipment been so vilified. For this injustice, I blame Glamour Shots, Inc. and their shopping mall storefronts of the 1980’s and 1990’s, providing everyday people with a “professional” portrait – often shot with a soft-focus lens. Google “Glamour Shots Continue Reading
Hacking “Chutes and Ladders” using R
The Problem with Chutes and Ladders “Chutes and Ladders” is an old children’s game where players take turns spinning a spinner and moving their pawn between one and six spaces. Throughout the board of 100 spaces are nine ladders and ten slides (chutes?) that transport your pawn up or down. There Continue Reading