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Michael Snow – Disrupting the Suspension of Disbelief, Part I

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Douglas Barkey

Part 1: Simultaneous compression. When we pick up a camera and frame a composition in the viewfinder, we do so with a number of key assumptions about what happens when we press the shutter button and capture an exposure. A … Continue reading →

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Lets take the digital out of photography

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Douglas Barkey

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 →

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Creating the Image –

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Douglas Barkey

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 →

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Knowing the possibilities of digital manipulation

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Douglas Barkey

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 →

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Conceiving the Image

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Douglas Barkey

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 →

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Fotonotes Introduction

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Douglas Barkey

Fotonotes is a blog of personal reflections on photography. There is not particular theme or aspect of photography that will narrow the discussion, rather, I am interested in all manifestations of photography. I plan to use this blog to explore … Continue reading →

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