{"id":1715,"date":"2016-11-21T11:05:09","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T16:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=1715"},"modified":"2016-12-25T14:43:24","modified_gmt":"2016-12-25T19:43:24","slug":"monday-missive-november-21-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=1715","title":{"rendered":"Monday Missive &#8211; November 21, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Quotes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.<\/em>\u201d \u2014 <strong>Ansel Adams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.  It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.<\/em>&#8221; &#8212; <strong>Marianne Williamson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Reaching a \u2018creative\u2019 state of mind thru positive action is considered preferable to waiting for \u2018inspiration\u2019.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 <strong>Minor White<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href = \"http:\/\/www.outdoorphotographer.com\/on-location\/featured-stories\/jack-dykinga-enduring-images\/\">&#8211; Interview with Jack Dykinga<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"http:\/\/www.outdoorphotographer.com\/on-location\/featured-stories\/critical-exposure\/\">&#8211; Conservation Photography<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"http:\/\/create.adobe.com\/2016\/10\/28\/lynsey_addario_notes_from_the_conflict_zone.html?trackingid=HZG8X2Y7&#038;mv=email\">&#8211; Lynsey Addario: Notes from the conflict zone<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"http:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/getting-more-creative-with-professional-self-portraits-not-a-selfie-part-ii\">&#8211; More creative self portraits<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/phlearn.com\/create-3d-textures-photoshop?\">&#8211; Create 3D textures in Photoshop<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"http:\/\/mattk.com\/great-smoky-mountains-photo-summit-photography-recap\/\">&#8211; Summit in the Smoky Mountains<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"http:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2016\/11\/a-collaborative-duo-pokes-fun-at-plein-air-painting-through-photographic-series\/\">&#8211; This one is fun<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"http:\/\/petapixel.com\/2016\/11\/14\/overcoming-fear-photographing-strangers\/\">&#8211; Overcoming a fear of strangers<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/design.tutsplus.com\/tutorials\/sketch-photoshop-effect--cms-27461\">&#8211; Sketch effect in Photoshop<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"http:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/visit\/wpy\/gallery\/2016\/images\/the-wildlife-photojournalist-award-story\/5139\/entwined-lives.html\">&#8211; Wildlife Photographer of the year<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Art of Photography Assignments<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JB0rtvtmdF8\">&#8211; Introduction to the whole assignment concept<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=upiVXDyMFdM&#038;index=5&#038;list=TLGGnqNZjIsQvBwxNDExMjAxNg\">&#8211; Assignment::Variations<\/a>  First assignment in case you lost the URL.  In this episode he references a journal, which he explained here:<br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wjdBm7dy9D8\">&#8211; Photographer&#8217;s sketch books<\/a> Then he provided some follow up and additional explanation of what to expect and why you will benefit from doing the assignments.<br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U--Tn19nYME&#038;list=TLGGnqNZjIsQvBwxNDExMjAxNg\">&#8211; Follow up to Ted Forbes 1st assignment<\/a>  How to be a great photographer<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/AlenaRiver_D75_3826.jpg?resize=533%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"alenariver_d75_3826\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/AlenaRiver_D75_3826.jpg?w=533&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/AlenaRiver_D75_3826.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quotes \u201cWhen words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. 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