BOB REWICK’S

PUBLISHED

 ARTICLES AND BOOKS

Bob has published the following photography articles and books in National Journals, Createspace.com and Amazon KDP  Books.com.  They are available from these sources, and directly from the author (brewick@earthlink.net).

 1.  “Discover The Joy Of Close-Up Photography”.

 2.  “Soap-Scapes: How To Photograph Soap Film Color BOB

      Interference Patterns”.

3.  “Crystal-Scapes: Unique Colors And Patterns You Can

      Photograph Through A Microscope”.

4.  “How To Become An Artist With Your Camera, Volume 1”.

5.  “How To Compose A Photograph”.

6.  “How To Photograph Remote Subjects Using a Fiber-Optics

       Camera”.

7.   “You Be The Judge”.

8.  “How To Achieve Color Accuracy In Your Photographs By

      Using Custom White Balancing”.    

9.  “Creative Backlighting For Transmitted Light Photography

10.  “How To Become An Artist With Your Camera—Volume 2”.

11.  “An Introduction To Pixel Light Sensors For Cameras” 

12.  “The Basics Of Photography”. 

13.  “Pre-Fogging: A Technique To Enhance Shadow Contrast”.

14.  “Crab Spiders—Fascinating Little Photographic Subjects”.

15  “Photo Microscopy For Beginners”.

16.  “A Fancy For Feathers”.

17.  “A Tool For Learning The Color Zone System”.

18.  “A Photo Studio In A  Box”.

19.   “The Art Of Still Life Photography”. 

20.   “Transmitted Light Photography—A Revised Edition”.

21.  “A Legacy Of My Accomplishments As A Chemist And A Photographer”. 

22.  “Photography Publications And Areas Of Expertise”.

23.  “Fisheye Photography”.

24.  ‘’The Magic Of Pinhole Photography”.

Spot Color - Response to Jean's Comments

An interesting effect that I have on my Sony RX100 is under "Picture Effects>Partial Color". It screens out all color except for your choice of Red, Yellow, or Green. This feature might be an all Sony cameras.

For anyone interested in doing a spot color picture, I'm sure PS has many ways to do it, and here is mine:
1     Open the photo in PS and duplicate the layer.
2     Convert the duplicated layer to B&W.
3     Zoom to 500% and use the Hand tool to move around.
4     A     On the B&W layer, use the eraser as a small brush to go around the edges where you want color.
       B     Use the eraser as a larger brush to fill in the rest of what you want.
5     Zoom back to 100% to see how you're doing.
6     Flatten layers & save with a new name.   

Then, post and show how it worked for you! (If anyone has another way, that would be good to know too.)

In response to Roy's  China photographs,  I want to intro this amazing creative photographer,  Benjamin Von Wong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P3ljuhUzoA

Looking for interest to go to Santa Cruz annual Clam chowder Cook-off.
https://beachboardwalk.com/Clam-Chowder-Cook-Off

 I'm likely to go there on Saturday (amateurs) , but will change if there's group interest for Sunday (professional chefs/cooks)
For best photos of cook-booths, costumes, foods,   I suggest arriving 9am.   Food prep time is 10-11am,   Clam cooking 11am-1pm.   Public tasting (& the long lines) start about 1:15.   Kits cost $10 for 6 tiny tastes,  then you vote B4 3:30.  Winners announced 4pm.

My cell ph# is  702-757-7128.  I'm going Saturday.  Also,  the Boardwalk opens up the rides in the afternoon.      Terry

Real clams are real UGLY

My all-time fave booth.   Silence of the Clams,  w/ life-size Hannibal, masked & on his dolly.

Clam Casino

Redwood City Community Action Rally, January 21, 2017

Hello Fanatics,

You can see my collection of photos from the Redwood City Community Action Rally here.

Harlan

Southwest art show at Coastal Arts League - Reception Feb 11

Spot color samples -- let me know what you think

Costa Rica

Leaving for Costa Rica Road Scholar trip end of Feb- Anyone have suggestions on a small camera to rent that will have a great zoom capability for birds? I have a Nikon D800-80-400 lens--but fear it is too heavy to cart around on the hikes and this is not a photography group. Thanks! Patricia

What do you think of doing "spot color" sometime, maybe as a monthly theme, maybe as a subset of monochrome, maybe something else?

I'm thinking of the photo I took of my son with his little boy in a field of pumpkins, and I made the basic picture B&W but had the pumpkin my grandson was holding as orange. Also, Reg photographed a line of dancers at a Renaissance Fair, with most of the picture B&W, but one girl in a dress of many bright colors whirling around--not a single "spot color" but the same technique or theme.

Any thoughts? Suggestions, or guidelines? I'd be interested to know what everyone thinks.

   -- Jean

Guatemala

Just toying with Nik software and working on on image from Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, to test our website.

Breathtaking arial photos of China

Just found a gallery of 60 amazing photos of China. Here's one of them.
The gallery takes several minutes to download, but it is worth waiting for.  http://thierrybornier.com/album/landscape-photography/

Online Source for Photography News - Gear, Laws, Developments, etc.

DpReview is a great source not only for photography product reviews, but also for news developments relating to photography. Check out their news here:  https://www.dpreview.com/news/

I took a selfie the other day and wanted to post it on the new FFF Blog.

Here's a useful list of photos apps for tablets and smartphones:
Photo Apps

Has anyone been on a photo trip to Equador? I found one that sounds good and is reasonably priced.
Please let me know if you have any experience there.

I took this last week by my home with my new Sigma 150-600mm contemporary lens.  I am really liking it. Does anyone else have one?