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Tag Archives: black and white
Monday Missive — May 3, 2021
Quotes “Don’t try to lessen yourself for the world; let the world catch up to you.” — Beyonce Knowles “As it also turns out, knowing where best to point your camera requires a skill set whose precepts appear to be … Continue reading
Monday Missive — June 8, 2020
Quotes “Great photography is always on the edge of failure.” –- Garry Winogrand “In terms of art, the only real answer that I know of is to do it. If you don’t do it, you don’t know what might happen.” … Continue reading
Posted in Links and Quotes
Tagged black and white, BW, Clyde Butcher, color grading, Composition, Eileen Rafferty, lighting, lighting effects, masks, portraits, studio lighting
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Monday Missive — December 2, 2019
Quotes “The question is not, “Should I manipulate a photograph?” Since the invention of photography, all kinds of things have been done to photographs. The question is, “What happens when I do or don’t manipulate a photograph?” — John Paul … Continue reading
Monday Missive — November 25, 2019
Quotes “I tend to question photography, not regurgitate it.” — Duane Michals “I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. … Continue reading
Monday Missive — September 2, 2019
Quotes “Three rules of work: Out of clutter find simplicity. From discord find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” — Albert Einstein “It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and … Continue reading
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Tagged architectural, black and white, BW, consistency, David Yarrow, Landscape, lens cleaning, Links and Quotes, Monochrome, Photoshop, shadows, split toning, wildlife, Woodstock
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Monday Missive — April 29, 2019
Quotes “That’s why I fight against the notion of rules. . . They don’t encourage the kind of questions that will get us to making better photographs. They don’t ask Why. As in, ‘Why am I making this photograph and … Continue reading
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Tagged 3D, black and white, BW, emotion, Landscape, Links and Quotes, masks, monochome, selections, workflow
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Monday Missive — January 7, 2019
Quotes “In a world filled with empty noise, the most important slots are reserved for the poets we seek to listen to, and the poet we seek to become.” — Seth Godin, December 25, 2018 “Our ideas regarding success should … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Brigman, black and white, BW, Creativity, Hakan Strand, Henri Prestes, Links and Quotes, nude, retouching, self-portrait, wildlife
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Monday Missive — December 24, 2018
Quotes “Why don’t you put that old print on the floor and I’ll step on it for you and make it even more vintage.” — Brett Weston to Scott Nichols “A good snapshot stops a moment from running away.” — … Continue reading
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Tagged beaches, black and white, blur, BW, color lookup tables, colorize, composites, gradient map, Links and Quotes, masks, models, photo filter, Photoshop, portraits, shadows, split toning
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Monday Missive — December 3, 2018
Quotes “I often think of that rare fulfilling joy, when I am in the presence of some wonderful alignment of events. Where the light, the colour, the shapes and the balance all interlock so beautifully that I feel truly overwhelmed … Continue reading
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Tagged Arctic, black and white, bokeh, difference, Instagram, Keyezua, Links and Quotes, luminosity, wildlife
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Monday Missive — November 19, 2018
Quotes “Even if you’re not sure of where it will lead, today’s the day to begin.” — Seth Godin, November 3, 2018 “Look at the acknowledged masters of this craft and you will see large bodies of work that focus … Continue reading
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Tagged black and white, BW, content aware, Instagram, Links and Quotes, monochome, Photo essay, Photoshop, portrait, retouching, street photography
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