Quotes
“The herculean task of a photographer is to capture a momentary frame as beautiful in reality, as it would be in a dream.” -– Ansel Adams
“A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.” -– Man Ray
“Great art is if you can’t stop thinking about it, then it becomes a memory.” -– Damien Hirst
Links
Photoessays/Bodies of Work
– Interesting photoessay on the Inuit peoples
– Sharing indigenous culture through photography
– If you go all the plants will die I included this, in part, because it is reminiscent of my current book project on “Senescence.”
Post-processing
– MattK: Getting the best fall colors
Field/Studio
– Tom Heaton: How does the scene look three months later?
– Great bird shots with amusing dialog
– Simon Baxter: Photography with one man and his dog Simon has a great eye for woodland compositions and his images seem to come from a fantasy time. It is also fun to watch Meg.
Miscellany
– BW street photography award winners For my camera club friends who participate in competitions, I suggest you view the work of Australian Sam Ferris who took 2nd place. Camera club judges would almost certainly throw his work out as being too busy and with blocked up shadows. But it is great work if you approach it from an artistic rather than technical point of view. If a judge doesn’t like your submission, remember it is only one person’s opinion.
– Daido Moriyama on vision and motivation, context and information
– Street photography tips
Hibiscus and Coneflower from my “n progress book “Senescence.”
So cool. Thanks for this. Loved the street photography winners and the quotes. True that one only needs one fan to be successful…Want to learn more about your current project of Senescence. Interesting from a scientific, aging and longevity point of view as well as risk factors for Alzheimer’s and other diseases…