{"id":3893,"date":"2018-11-19T00:38:18","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T05:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=3893"},"modified":"2018-11-19T00:38:18","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T05:38:18","slug":"monday-missive-november-19-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=3893","title":{"rendered":"Monday Missive — November 19, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quotes<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Even if you\u2019re not sure of where it will lead, today\u2019s the day to begin.<\/em>” — Seth Godin<\/strong>, November 3, 2018<\/p>\n

“Look at the acknowledged masters of this craft and you will see large bodies of work that focus on specific places, subjects, themes. Do masters only focus on a few things? No. Focusing on a few things is what gives us a chance at becoming masters.<\/em>” — David duChemin<\/p>\n

“Do not adjust your mind, the fault is in reality.<\/em>” — R. D. Laing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Links<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Developing personal projects<\/a> A fairly long article but very consistent with David duChemin’s advice above.
\n– Interesting approach to street photography<\/a>
\n– How to prepare your images for Instagram to get the best results<\/a> Includes a tip on how to upload directly from your computer
\n– New content aware tool in detail<\/a>
\n– One minute tutorial on removing dark areas under eyes<\/a>
\n– Photo essay on mourning and friendship<\/a>
\n– The problem with calling them black and white photographs<\/a>
\n– Kost on exporting files or layers<\/a> Less than 2 minutes
\n– One minute video on enhancing freckles<\/a>
\n– Simple way to whiten teeth<\/a> 4 minutes<\/p>\n

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I was taken by this still life, mostly by the warm late afternoon light on my wife’s potting table. Just after the first snow, spring seems so very far away.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A building along Pratt St., near the convention center. I was attracted by the extreme repetition and geometric shape. For some reason two panes stood out and I enhanced the blue with a BW\/luminosity layer and a saturation adjustment layer. Left in the top of the tree for scale and to add a bit of “imperfection” to the image.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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