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18 January 2019
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Daniel Ramos, taking a passport photo, the lunar eclipse, Lightroom presets and net neutrality.
- "Do they pay you in food?" Daniel Ramos's grandmother asked when he told her he was a photographer. In Reconciling Heritage and Hope Between Chicago and Mexico, David Gonzales reveals how Ramos bridged the gap between his heritage and his recent past, moving from Chicago to Mexico after inheriting a house from his mother.
- Les Shu explains How to Take a Passport Photo. You can do it yourself (with some recent handy apps) or have it done for you. Shu covers the options and reveals his preference.
- Katie Dangerfield explains how to watch A Lunar Eclipse and a 'Super Blood Wolf Moon' on Sunday. And if you want to photograph it too, Fred "Mr. Eclipse" Espenak details How to Photograph a Lunar Eclipse.
- In Where Are Lightroom Presets Stored?, Viktor Elizarov answers the "loaded question."
- Harper Neidig reports Court Rejects FCC Request to Delay Net Neutrality Case. The FCC had sought the delay when the commission’s workforce was furloughed.
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