{"id":7043,"date":"2021-03-08T09:57:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T14:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=7043"},"modified":"2021-03-08T09:57:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T14:57:17","slug":"monday-missive-march-8-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=7043","title":{"rendered":"Monday Missive &#8212; March 8, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Quotes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Here, then, was a paradox of picture taking that appeared from the start. Despite its promise of the ultimate document, of a picture more realistic than art could achieve, the camera was also an instrument of artifice and posing, even fakery and deceit. The invention that enabled people to write with the sun would blur the distinction between appearance and reality, between the image and the event.<\/em>&#8221; &#8212; <strong>Kiku Adatto<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The best images are the ones that retain their strength and impact over the years, regardless of the number of times they are viewed.<\/em>&#8221; &#8212; <strong>Anne Geddes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>I just love to work on something until I get it right. To me, what\u2019s important and what I enjoy is not the finished photograph but the process. The photograph is a record of that process.<\/em>&#8221; &#8212; <strong>Kim Weston<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Photoessays\/Bodies of Work<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thephotoargus.com\/pictures-of-bremerton-washington-by-david-albright\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; Bremerton, WA<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/2021\/03\/the-artist-intervenes-charlotte-schmid-maybach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; Multi-media landscapes<\/a> I don&#8217;t usually include multi-media bodies of work, but this is particularly interesting.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/photopxl.com\/jan-bell-fine-art-photographer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; Jan Bell<\/a> Impressive monochrome landscapes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Post-processing<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/37498\/how-to-make-your-images-more-expressive-with-adobes-color-grading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; How to make your images more expressive with color grading<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zgzIA0Tx1Rs&#038;feature=emb_logo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; Julianne Kost on color grading<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LyolSZ3PcDI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; Jesus Ramirez&#8217; view on color grading<\/a> This one is shorter.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O3J5EAmuheE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; Julilanne on Applying lens blur<\/a> Applying lens blur can be more flexible than you might expect<\/p>\n<p><strong>Field\/Studio<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MgjvBQ16HE0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; Comparison of Tamron 28- 200 vs SONY 24-105 and 70-200<\/a> I don&#8217;t generally do lens reviews but this video gives an excellent explanation and demonstration of lens defects, shows what to look for and how to correct them, as well as reviewing the advantages and disadvantages of less expensive lenses.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/explora\/photography\/tips-and-solutions\/exploring-the-world-of-ultra-wide-macro-photography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; Ultrawide macro<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Miscellany<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/explora\/photography\/features\/the-time-has-come-a-case-for-mirrorless-cameras\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; A balanced discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of DSLRs vs Mirrorless cameras<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7079\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7079\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Field-sparrow_D8E_2158.jpg?resize=640%2C457&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Field-sparrow_D8E_2158.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Field-sparrow_D8E_2158.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Field-sparrow_D8E_2158.jpg?resize=420%2C300&amp;ssl=1 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Field sparrow (Spizella pusilla).  Tentative.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7085\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7085\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MaryTony_D8E_2783.jpg?resize=640%2C431&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"431\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MaryTony_D8E_2783.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MaryTony_D8E_2783.jpg?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MaryTony_D8E_2783.jpg?resize=445%2C300&amp;ssl=1 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baltimore Cemetery-<br \/>Life Askew: Alone for a long time.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quotes &#8220;Here, then, was a paradox of picture taking that appeared from the start. 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