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Revolution in a Photograph – Aliaa Magda Elmahdy and Ai Weiwei

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Douglas Barkey

Two photographs published by artists of themselves have generated a great deal of controversy recently. The geographic and cultural distance between the two artists is worlds apart, but their response to repression through a photograph and it’s distribution through the … Continue reading →

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Teaching Photography As If Nothing Has Changed

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Douglas Barkey

We teach photography as if nothing has changed; as if silver had never been swapped out for pixels. If fact, that is how we act, as if the silver grains on film frames were switched with pixels on sensors with … Continue reading →

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Scottsdale, Arizona – city of walls

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Douglas Barkey

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Transformative Moments

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Douglas Barkey

A photograph transforms a moment in time into a window through which the invisible becomes visible. …inspired by Henri Nouwen

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Managing the Image

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Douglas Barkey

Sorting through the catalog The images that a photographer accumulates over time are an extensive collection of creative acts, or at least, partial expressions of ideas. Any photographer who makes images for a living…or to live…creates thousands of tiny images … 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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