{"id":4956,"date":"2019-08-12T09:54:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T13:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=4956"},"modified":"2019-08-12T09:54:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T13:54:05","slug":"monday-missive-august-12-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=4956","title":{"rendered":"Monday Missive &#8212; August 12, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Quotes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Toni Morrison:  In Memoriam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Freeing yourself was one thing. Claiming ownership of that freed self was another.<\/em>\u201d <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn&#8217;t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>At some point in life the world\u2019s beauty becomes enough. You don\u2019t need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough.   No record of it needs to be kept and you don&#8217;t need someone to share it with or tell it to. When that happens \u2014 that letting go \u2014 you let go because you can.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The function of freedom is to free someone else.<\/em>\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photoessays\/Bodies of Work<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href = \"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/2019\/08\/photographers-on-photographers-emily-weithorn-and-morganna-magee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Morgana McGee<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/article\/artsy-editorial-5-photographers-capturing-chinese-youth-culture-today?utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=17701616-newsletter-editorial-weekly-08-06-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Chinese youth culture captured by 5 photographers<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/article\/artsy-editorial-10-striking-moments-photojournalism-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  10 photojournalistic images from July<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Post-processing<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mPp7h5ddQ3E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  How to blur a background<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BhXFybPTs2Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  How to add a golden tone to skin<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KJWlgG68pUw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  How to remove anything in PS<\/a><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PrIx3YQAmkI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Hidden color settings for landscapes<\/a> Simple but sophisticated use of smart objects.<br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kz4mnrq_4aA&#038;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Cloning along a curve<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Field\/Studio<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zXJS2lWAUig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Upgrade gear or travel to shoot?<\/a>  Simon Baxter is a thoughtful woodland photographer<br \/>\n<a href = \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ba2OnpjbncQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Taking portraits of strangers<\/a>  25 minute video<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4988\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4988\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CraneFly_D8E_8518.jpg?resize=584%2C584&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CraneFly_D8E_8518.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CraneFly_D8E_8518.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CraneFly_D8E_8518.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CraneFly_D8E_8518.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CraneFly_D8E_8518.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Used remote shutter release<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4989\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4989\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PaintedTurtle_D75_7982.jpg?resize=584%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PaintedTurtle_D75_7982.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PaintedTurtle_D75_7982.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PaintedTurtle_D75_7982.jpg?resize=449%2C300&amp;ssl=1 449w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PaintedTurtle_D75_7982.jpg?w=1198&amp;ssl=1 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Painted turtle.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CabotBeachPP_D75_2291-Revisedcpyrt.jpg?resize=584%2C779&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CabotBeachPP_D75_2291-Revisedcpyrt.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CabotBeachPP_D75_2291-Revisedcpyrt.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quotes Toni Morrison: In Memoriam \u201cFreeing yourself was one thing. 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