{"id":3409,"date":"2018-06-18T00:03:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T04:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=3409"},"modified":"2018-06-18T11:25:19","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T15:25:19","slug":"monday-missive-june-18-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=3409","title":{"rendered":"Monday Missive &#8212; June 18, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Quotes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>But Kandinsky did not intend for his theories to be prescriptive. Artmaking, he insisted, was about freedom.<\/em>&#8221; &#8212; From How to Be an Artist, According to Wassily Kandinsky, by <strong>Rachel Lebowitz<\/strong>, Jun 12, 2017, Artsy.net<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Quitting merely because you\u2019re behind is a trap, a form of hiding that feels safe, but isn\u2019t. The math is simple: whatever you switch to because you quit is another place you\u2019re going to be behind as well.  It\u2019s not a race, it\u2019s a journey. And the team that scores first doesn\u2019t always win.<\/em>&#8221; &#8212; <strong>Seth Godin<\/strong>, June 13,2018<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>It\u2019s true that you\u2019re not good enough yet. None of us are. But if you commit to trying hard enough and long enough, you\u2019ll get better.<\/em>&#8221; &#8212; Seth Godin, June 16, 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href = \"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/19366\/6-great-artists-show-artist\/\">&#8211; 6 Great artists on how to be an artist<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.outdoorphotographer.com\/on-location\/featured-stories\/pumas-of-patagonia\/\">&#8211; Pumas of Patagonia<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/nighttime-landscape-photography\/\">&#8211; Nighttime landscape photography<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/jkost\/2018\/06\/3-2-1-photoshop-four-creative-color-and-tonal-edits-using-blend-modes.html\">&#8211; Controlling color and tonal edits with blend modes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/photonaturalist.com\/adding-an-artistic-element\/\">&#8211; Adding an artistic element in nature photography<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SfyVOX6jVQw\">&#8211; More on photographic intent with McCurry&#8217;s &#8220;Afgan Girl&#8221; as an example<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0X1Fu8qdHwM\">&#8211; More background on intent and the iconic &#8220;Afgan Girl&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ASPzh4ZOOL0&#038;t=10s\">&#8211; Seeking color and enhancing creativity<\/a> 45 minute video from B &#038; H Optic 2018, but definitely worth the time.  Many great examples on how light, color, position, shape, repetition impact the emotion and perception of the image.<br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.outdoorphotographer.com\/tips-techniques\/photo-tip-of-week\/sense-of-place-travel-photography\/\">&#8211; Showing a sense of place in your travel photography<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.lightstalking.com\/three-tools-photoshop-does-better-than-lightroom\/\">&#8211; Three tools that are more capable in Photoshop than in Lightroom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AsianLily_D75_1626.jpg?resize=584%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AsianLily_D75_1626.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AsianLily_D75_1626.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AsianLily_D75_1626.jpg?resize=449%2C300&amp;ssl=1 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3432\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3432\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AsianLily_D75_1571.jpg?resize=584%2C389&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AsianLily_D75_1571.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AsianLily_D75_1571.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AsianLily_D75_1571.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Asian Lilies are finally open and are gorgeous in the early morning light.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/D75_1419.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/D75_1419.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/D75_1419.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/D75_1419.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quotes &#8220;But Kandinsky did not intend for his theories to be prescriptive. 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