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Posted by: Kristi Finefield
Imagine needing all of the equipment shown below to simply take a photograph within a dark place. Take note of the camera on the tripod – a stereoscopic camera, which has two lenses. See the chalky residue of hundreds of magnesium tapers burned within the metal reflector at left. This intrepid crew and all their …
Posted in: Photographs, Series: Anything to Get the Shot, Women's History
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
I’ve heard of going to great lengths, but daredevil “Jersey” Ringel goes to new heights in this photograph. Perched perilously on the top wing of a plane, Ringel appears to be shooting moving film footage, perhaps of another aerial acrobat executing a stunt. Most photographs of Newark native Ringel show him in these kinds of …
Posted in: Photographs, Series: Anything to Get the Shot
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
Have you ever tried to photograph a baby? No easy task! The first challenge is getting him or her to smile, a job at which this photographer is currently failing, despite his best efforts: The second challenge is simply this: young babies cannot sit up on their own. Hence the need for a photographer to …
Posted in: Photographs, Portraits, Series: Anything to Get the Shot