A crash course on using a digital camera – Part 1
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There are two main methods for collecting and developing source material for paintings: 1. Drawing and sketching. In another life I owned and managed a graphic design business in Boston where I spent about an hour or so every day sketching the locals and tourists at the café where I had my morning coffee, along with collecting photographic reference material.