Quotes
“It is not enough to know your craft — you have to have feeling.” — Édouard Manet
” . . . considering how we commodify the visual identity of strangers is a tricky topic.” — Jonathan Blaustein
“I can’t give you a recipe for success, but I can give you a recipe for failure: try to please everybody.” — Frank Langella
I couldn’t resist: “I quote others only in order the better to express myself.” — Michel de Montaigne, philosopher
Links
Photoessays/Bodies of Work
— Raymond Depardon landscapes
— Letizia Battaglia photographed the Mafia
Post-Processing
— Blake Rudis: Sky replacement with Blend-If compared to PS Replace Sky
— Black and white conversions in LR
— Banding, editing and resolution in Photoshop Good explanations and illustration of why you want to edit 16-bit files rather than 8-bit.
Field and Studio
— Lindsay Adler: Using mylar for creative effects
— Compelling compositional tools Illustrated with excellent examples
Miscellaneous
— The coming coast A great example of using photography for a social cause.
— Supporting photographers with NFTs
— Best settings for IPhone photography
Tulip, stacked focus, Sherwood Gardens.