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Ten Commandments of Photography 2007-05-08 19:00:13 Learn them well. Originally posted on Epic Edits.
ALWAYS Know Your Equipment - Know how to use your equipment, know what all the settings and options do, and know how they affect your photography. Be comfortable with your camera.
NEVER Try Too Hard - Have fun and learn as you go. The hard stuff will start to come naturally; you’ll just get frustrated if you try forcing it.
ALWAYS Break The Rules - Maybe not always, but don’t be afraid to do it. Know the rules of photography well enough to know how to properly break them.
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Tags: rules of photography, top ten photography rules
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Randomness: 893 Top 5 Lists… 2007-05-13 01:00:30 Yeah, that’s right, 893 of them.
From ProBlogger’s ‘Top 5′ Group Writing Project.
Become Blog Worthy by Sarakastic
The Top 5 Mind, Body & Spirit Books by Talia Mana
The Top Fives by Claudia Fletcher
The Top 5 Web Sites for a Deserted Island by Nick
Five gems: what makes a good pub? by Michael Scott
Top 5 healthy relaxation techniques by Jacob
Top 5 Steps to Securing your Data by Geoff R
Top 5 Essential Tips To Know Before Hiring A Tax Pro by Investments & Loans
the top 5 reasons to change your life right now by sven
Definitive Guide for Geeks to Time Pass at Work by Ashwin
Top Five ways to spot a bad Contractor by Paul Thurst
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Tags: problogger, top 5 list
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Looking For Photography Schools? 2007-05-12 19:00:55
Just because it’s called the Academy of Art doesn’t mean they know a thing about art.
For some time know one of the highest paying keywords related to photography has been “photography schools”. Seems like everyday I see more ads for photography programs at various universities. More and more private institutions are popping up claiming to have the highest placement for photographers. What they don’t tell you is that wether you are freelancing or working at McDonald’s, you are considered “placed”.
All too many young photographers are being duped into attending art schools under the pretense that when they graduate, they will find a job in their field almost immediately. This of course is complete and total rubbish.
There are several things you should keep in mind when searching for or attending an art school for photography.
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Tags: photography school, art school, photogrpahy education
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Quotes: Louis Nizer 2007-05-11 19:00:02
“A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist”
- Louis
Nizer
Tags: famous quotes
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links for 2007-05-11 2007-05-11 08:24:22
exactitudes.nl
very cool, a must see.
(tags: photography)
Blurb | Self publish for Windows or Mac
(tags: photography books publishing printing)
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Untitled 2007-05-10 19:00:19
Wildfire, San Bernadino CA. 50mm @ f/8 - Tri-X Pan, ISO 320
Tags: black and white photographs
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Ilford Photo: The Future Of Film 2007-05-15 18:00:01 Ilford Press Room
THE FUTURE OF FILM 14th May 2007
Comment on the future of film by Howard Hopwood, marketing director of Ilford Photo
.
Over recent times, the demand and usage of both digital and film-based imaging have settled into more discernable levels, with film very much holding its own. Howard Hopwood, marketing director of black-and-white photographic materials
manufacturer ILFORD PHOTO, sees a very positive future
for the traditional medium.
The Future
Of Film
Although the mainstream digital imaging manufacturers and suppliers seemed to have ceased their alarmist, some would say desperate, predictions of a speedy demise for film-based photography, it is obvious that the market mix of media has continued to change dramatically.
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Tags: future of film, ilford photo
W. Eugene Smith Grant 2007-05-15 01:00:13 A Call For Entries:
The 2007 W. EugeneSmithGrant
for Humanistic Photography is open for entries. Photographers can download the application online; the deadline is July 15, 2007.
A very prestigious award, the $30,000 grant is awarded to a photographer whose work upholds the “commitment to documenting the human condition” exemplified by the work of W. Eugene Smith. An additional $5,000 grant is also rewarded at the discretion of the judges.
http://www.smithfund.org/apply.html
Tags: awards, grants, eugene smith
Photography Events 2007 2007-05-13 19:00:50
Contact - Toronto Photography Festival
May 1 - 31, 2007
Palm Springs Photo Festival
May 6 - 11, 2007
Epson FotoFestival Naarden (Netherlands)
May 16 - June 10, 2007
Review Santa Fe
May 18 - 19, 2007
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Tags: photogrpahy events, art shows, photography auctions, art festivals
links for 2007-05-19 2007-05-19 08:23:39
Yahoo ‘censored’ Flickr comments | BBC NEWS
(tags: censorship copyright flickr photography)
photographyVoter FeedFlare and Bookmark Icon
(tags: photography social bookmarks)
vancouver fashion and portrait photography
(tags: photography Portrait)
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The Duality Of The Photograph 2007-05-17 19:00:53 Is a photograph documentation or art? Self-expression or communication? Reality or illusion? A photograph can be all of these and more; but, most certainly, it is not an ‘either-or’ dichotomy. You cannot have a left without a right, a valley without a mountain; all dualities and seeming dichotomies are part of a whole.
In her book “On Photography”, Susan Sontag observed, “The history of photography is punctuated by a series of dualistic controversies.”
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Tags: film photography, digital photography, what is a photograph
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links for 2007-05-17 2007-05-17 08:25:02
Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir - Freedom of expression?? Telling the truth??
(tags: photography flickr censorship)
Flickr + Rebekka + High Resolution Images = Nightmare
(tags: photography flickr censorship)
Flickr = Censorship
(tags: photography flickr censorship)
The Photography Web-o-Sphere Sell-Out Trifecta
(tags: photography flickr censorship)
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Flickr Censors Stolen Photographs 2007-05-16 23:00:17 I will do my best to suppress the rage that I feel at the moment toward Flickr
and the schmucks who stole Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir’s photos, but I make no promises.
I have never really been a fan of Flickr. That is not to say that I didn’t like the website. The whole thing never really clicked with me. I was indifferent to the idea, nothing more, nothing less. After the stunt they have pulled my feelings are now drastically one sided. It seems that Flickr has joined the ranks of Getty and Corbis in their complete and total disregard for the rights of the photographer.
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Tags: censorship, flickr, photography, Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir
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WordPress 2.2 Upgrade 2007-05-21 01:00:55 Mostly Photography has been updated to WordPress Version 2.2. At the moment everything appears to be functioning normally. Please feel free to contact me with any problems or bugs you encounter.
Thanks.
~Origin
Tags: wordpress
Photography 2.0 2007-05-19 19:00:30 A group of teenagers sit in a cluster on the floor of an airport lounge photographing each other with cell phones and giggling. A man takes a picture of everything he eats that day and posts the results on his blog.
Across the globe amateur photographers are recording and preserving the mind-numbing minutia of daily life. Births, birthday parties, cloud patterns, garbage on a street corner, the blur of traffic, or the neighbor’s dog. The result is an astounding collection of images adding up to hundreds of thousands of pictures every day.
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Tags: Web 2.0, Photography 2.0
Flickr Censors Stolen Photographs 2007-05-16 23:00:17 I will do my best to suppress the rage that I feel at the moment toward Flickr
and the schmucks who stole Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir’s photos, but I make no promises.
I have never really been a fan of Flickr. That is not to say that I didn’t like the website. The whole thing never really clicked with me. I was indifferent to the idea, nothing more, nothing less. After the stunt they have pulled my feelings are now drastically one sided. It seems that Flickr has joined the ranks of Getty and Corbis in their complete and total disregard for the rights of the photographer.
(more…)
Tags: censorship, flickr, photography, Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir
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links for 2007-05-25 2007-05-25 01:21:25
Photocritic » How to win a photography contest
(tags: photography contest)
What Type of Camera Do You Shoot With?
(tags: Cameras photography)
Random Web Toy: www.zefrank.com
(tags: kaleidoscope flash games art)
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Quotes: Robert Mapplethorpe 2007-05-24 12:00:26
If a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it’s as though I’ve neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up.
-Robert
Mapplethorpe
Tags: Robert Mapplethorpe, famous quotes
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Kodak Exposed 2007-05-23 17:00:32 Kodak
interviewd fourteen television industry producers and cinematographers to get their thoughts about film and digital capture. They gave their experiences with both, what works for them and why. What they like, what they don’t like and where they see things moving in the future.
Still waiting for them to interview some photographers…
Check it out: http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/16mm/exposed/index.jhtml?id=0.1.4.13&lc=en
Tags: Kodak film, Digital Capture
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