Sam Fenstermacher 1/17/24 Sam Fenstermacher 1/17/24

The Nine Shot Rule - This Rule Will Help You Get Better B-Roll for Your Videos

Sam Fenstermacher 5/30/23 Sam Fenstermacher 5/30/23

Pella Iowa Tulip Time 2023

I traveled to Pella Iowa a couple of weeks ago for the Tulip Time festival. It truly is a wonderful small-town festival with so many things to see and do. My primary interest was the tulips and the gardens, but that is by no means all there is to do. They have a daily parade, live performances at various locations, many street vendors and cafes, informational presentations about Dutch culture, and on and on…

Sam Fenstermacher 11/21/21 Sam Fenstermacher 11/21/21

Sony Imaging Products are Dominating the Press Photography Business

Sony is now the official imaging products provider for Gannett's 250 national and local outlets, including USA Today. It was only a few months ago that I read that PA, the UK’s largest news agency, had switched to Sony cameras. And, then in 2020 the Associated Press partners with Sony

Sam Fenstermacher 11/3/21 Sam Fenstermacher 11/3/21

Social Media and Technology are Transforming Photography

The camera phone democratizes photography. I’ve been thinking lately that photography is going through a phase of transformational change, and that change is being driven by smartphone popularity, consumer demand, and new technology.

Sam Fenstermacher 10/20/19 Sam Fenstermacher 10/20/19

Transition - A personal Journey

This photo project started in Cleburne Texas, on the 4th Of July 2019, with pictures of the American and Texas flags, and it ended on October 10, 2019 with a slice of pizza at the Shot Tower Inn on Locust Street in Dubuque Iowa.

I decided to start a 100 day photo project at the beginning of this journey. I called this photo project Transition. The Transition photo project was intended partly to create a visual record of the change, but it was also a creative awakening.