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Tag Archives: composition
Dealing with Nature – PArt 1: Letting It Talk to You
To paraphrase Minor White, an iconic figure in photography and photo education, (and the author who co-wrote the book that made Adams’s “Zone System” intelligible to us mortals), if nature sees in you a heart it can trust, it will … Continue reading
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Tagged composition, landscape photoraphy, Minor White, nature, photogfraphy, Skip Cohen
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Vision and Simplicity
One of my favorite photo-authors is David Du Chemin. He writes with clarity and beauty about constructing the photographic image. Among my favorites is “The Soul of the Camera.” I could not possibly recommend that book and his writing in … Continue reading
FINDING (AND SHOWING) THE FOCAL POINT
At the judge’s panel for the SD Fair we talk a lot about how it is not the judge’s job to find the real photo somewhere inside of the photo that was submitted… it’s the job of the photographer. But … Continue reading
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Tagged composition, focal point, perspective, photography, subject
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Observations and Thoughts from Judging at the Orange County Fair
San Diego –– Wednesday (the 10th) I went up to the Orange County Fair Grounds in Costa Mesa to do the 2nd tier judging for their photo show. They handle things a bit differently logistically and procedurally than at San … Continue reading
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Tagged camera controls. creativity. judging, composition, exhibitions, photography, skills
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Judging at the San Diego Fair 2013
San Diego — Once again I was invited to be a judge for the International Exhibition of Photography at the San Diego Fair, the 4th largest county fair in the country. And once again, a number of distressingly common issues … Continue reading
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Tagged basic skills, composition, cropping, exhibitions, judging, photography, print quality
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Travels with Rocinante 