By oteph on November 29, 2011
Are we having fun yet?-
Of podcasts and signature looks–
Listening to podcasts can be a lot of things. It can be inspiring; it can be irritating; it can be numbing. Hopefully, when you run across some photography podcasts you will be more inspired than anything.
We started last week discussing Lightsource. It will take you a while [...]
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By oteph on November 15, 2011
When the Slingshot is Shot–
Let’s admit it. Sooner or later, there will be a time when you seem to be blind. No, not blind in the sense that you’ve lost your sense of sight but rather not being able to see the shots that others see. That can really be frustrating. Finally, you have the [...]
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By oteph on November 1, 2011
Swan Songs-
And other challenges because your film camera needs film–
People normally speak of swan songs when things are about to go. The swan song speaks of that one last great haul before finally breathing one’s last or making a farewell. All things come to an end anyway, as some people say and, as it has [...]
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By oteph on September 27, 2011
Making Legacies Part XI–
Honestly, when this series began, it wasn’t part of the plan to let it become this long. Perhaps making legacies involves a lot of things and sooner or later, one must come up with an idea of just what you really want to do in photography. We can all try different things [...]
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By oteph on August 23, 2011
Making Legacies (Park VI)-
An important side trip–
One American magazine once had a very (emphasis on that) short article on a guy in the middle east who had no control over his hands, feet and legs. He was always on a wheelchair owing to what was most probably cerebral palsy. But here’s the rub: He was [...]
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By oteph on August 16, 2011
Making Legacies Part V (Going into a workshop)–
We talked about workshops last week with the kind and generous input from Winston Baltasar. There are a lot of things to consider when trying to learn about photography and Winston’s approach is actually quite practical, economical and easy on the senses. It does seem like quite a [...]
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By oteph on July 5, 2011
Keeping Safe II–
( Note: Yes, this is supposed to be Part III of a series but we’re on number 4 of this list. Part I had numbers 1 and 2 while we had number 3 last week. Just so nobody gets confused.)
4. But what if I really want to shoot JPEG only?
If truth be told, [...]
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