{"id":5931,"date":"2020-05-11T00:48:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T04:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=5931"},"modified":"2020-05-11T00:48:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T04:48:31","slug":"monday-missive-may-11-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=5931","title":{"rendered":"Monday Missive &#8212; May 11, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Quotes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>I started not with the feel of the city but with my own emotions. I felt dark, lonely, a little scared, and I built a city\u2014based on New York\u2014out of that feeling. Instead of choosing shapes, I chose lights and shadows. I worked on textures first and added details later. Eventually, I got to a point where all I needed was a small visual anchor to make the image representative rather than abstract. In this case, the delivery man became the recipient (and embodiment) of my emotions.<\/em>&#8221; &#8212; <strong>Pascal Campion<\/strong>, on his cover for the April 13 edition of The New Yorker.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am very sympathetic to the torture of the proverbial blank page:  the ways that infinite options can be the greatest source of anguish.&#8221; &#8212; Sasha Wolf<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;. . . we slowly discover that we need not be paralyzed by infinite choices, but rather become gloriously aware of the handful of paths that truly suit each of us.&#8221; &#8212; Sasha Wolf<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Photoessays\/bodies of Work<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/lee-miller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Lee Miller: Fashion model, photographer, war correspondent<\/a> Courtesy Steve O.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lensculture.com\/articles\/jessica-lange-highway-61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Highway 61 by Jessica Lange<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Post-processing<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iPAU3kwjUEQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Creating a circular crop with the frame tool<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c5dqTcFtTrw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Skin retouching<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H-z0j2jVka8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Creating rim light in photoshop<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Field\/Studio<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OK5PaTTes4Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Macro photography in your backyard<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-EODQONnJLg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Three mistakes to avoid with a wide angle lens when shooting landscapes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7MH_omQdFYU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Avant garde beauty portraits<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Miscellany<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturephotographers.network\/creating-a-diverse-portfolio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Creating a diverse portfolio<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vQdgCb9WBuBvXZl9OgKsi66KKl-lof3nwaFBVcCh9kZJ7Oek8Bblh7YiL3mgM1kZ0XjRpoSbw5kZCew\/pub?start=false&#038;loop=false&#038;delayms=3000#slide=id.ge5c5fd87d_0_43\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Palmer Museum of Art: Very interesting presentation approach of &#8220;virtual galleries&#8221;<\/a> From Steve O.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5989\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5989\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/SnowyEgret_D8E_0899.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/SnowyEgret_D8E_0899.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/SnowyEgret_D8E_0899.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/SnowyEgret_D8E_0899.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snowy egret.  Although generally a common species, I have not seen a snowy egret at Black Marsh before.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5990\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5990\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IrisBeginningToBloom_D75_3326.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IrisBeginningToBloom_D75_3326.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IrisBeginningToBloom_D75_3326.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IrisBeginningToBloom_D75_3326.jpg?resize=449%2C300&amp;ssl=1 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iris beginning to bloom in the morning sun.  Hope this lifts the mood.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quotes &#8220;I started not with the feel of the city but with my own emotions. I felt dark, lonely, a little scared, and I built a city\u2014based on New York\u2014out of that feeling. 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