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Lets take the digital out of photography
Ever since the first sensor was mass produced we have been considering and analyzing the differences between the use of film to darken silver grains compared to the use of a CCD to record light. In 2011 I wrote a … Continue reading
Creating the Image –
Previewing the options Photographers used Polaroids for many years to preview an exposure. It wasn’t instantaneous, but it gave a quick two-dimensional rendering of the scene. Unfortunately that technique was expensive and was most suitable in a studio situation with … Continue reading
Knowing the possibilities of digital manipulation
Understanding the characteristics of the photographic medium has always been essential for a photographer in order to imagine the possibilities. A key concept for beginning photography students is arriving at a comprehension of the negative – positive process and being … Continue reading
Conceiving the Image
Photographers are seekers. The images they make are a juxtaposition of a moment, a place, imagination and light – framed-up and sealed in the exposure. Regardless of pre- or post-visualization, the stage must be set, found, or assembled. The photographer … Continue reading