Weekly Photography Links: 02/20/2011
Photography Here’s a really thoughtful photograph and blog post. Photography Websites and Blogs I love photography puns. Developing a Photoshop Workflow! Here’s a great article on composition and verticle lines. Even if you know how to light a subject with 15 strobe lights and 7 reflectors sometimes it pays to keep it simple. Here’s some...
Documentaries on Photography: Your Recommendations
I don’t actually watch a ton of TV but I love movies. Netflix knows how much I love documentaries on art and photography and is great at recommending them to me. Watching documentaries on photographers helps keep me inspired and I learn very interesting and unique things about photographers and photography that I simply couldn’t...
Weekly Photography Links: 02/12/2011
Normally I try to point you to great photos, tutorials, news, and or other interesting things happening in the photography world. Today…it’s just really great photographs or series of photographs. No reason. Just because. If you love hockey as much as I do you’re sure to enjoy these timely caught hockey photographs. Sometimes I wish...
Reader Photo of the Week: Blinded by the light
Blinded by the light by Gary Simmons
What Level Is Your Macro Photography?
Macro, or close-up, photography requires expensive and highly specialized equipment. You need a fat wallet to capture close-up images of flowers and bugs. Or do you? If you’re getting super technical with the term Macro Photography then the answer is yes. However, if you just love photographing flowers, bugs, and other interesting items up close...
Thomas Struth: Photographs 1978-2010 [Book Review and Giveaway!]
Thomas Struth: Photographs 1978-2010 [Amazon] The Monacelli Press (October 26, 2010) Giveaway! The fine folks at The Monacelli Press were kind enough to give me an extra copy to give to one of you lucky readers. Details on the giveaway are after the review. About the Book Photographer Thomas Struth is one of the most...
Weekly Photography Links: 02/05/2011
Photography Laura El-Tantawy captures Cairo. This…you have to see. How difficult is it to get an HDR image from of an animal? Really tough but it’s certainly possible to do. Here’s a lovely winter tree diptych. Photography Webstites and Blogs Here are 33 ways photographers can use QR codes. Here’s a good tutorial on filling...
Winner Announced: Rogue FlashBender
I want to congratulate the winner of last month’s prize the Rogue FlashBender Large Positionable Reflector from the fine folks at ExpoImaging is bridgetsoup! Her entry (the theme was square) was chosen at random using random.org. There won’t be a contest or giveaway this month in the forums due to some (possible) changes being made...
Weekly Photography Links: 01/30/2011
Photography This series of photographs are awefully tasty! I’m really drawn to these snow limb photos. It’s probably because I live in the desert and haven’t seen a snowflake this winter. Photography Blogs and Websites This is a great article on the importance of cropping and how it can completely change a photograph. BURN magazine...
Reader Photo of the Week: The Wind
The wind by Pieter Westerbos
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In the past few weeks I’ve gotten contacted several times from readers asking some general questions about the website. I respond individually almost 100% of the time. That said, I do know that if I get a few questions about the same topic then there are probably many more people who are not contacting me...
