Month: October 2008
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Zen and the Art of Motordrive (thoughts on teaching/part 1)
I come from a family of teachers. My mother was a teacher and later a principal. “First female principal in her district” she would proudly tell anyone who would listen. She briefly tried to get me hooked on teaching right after college, as a substitute teacher in the district where she worked.
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Highlights from the PhotoPlus expo in NYC
There were hundreds of new and interesting things to see at the PhotoPlus expo in NYC. A couple jumped out at me as interesting and important to the aspiring and accomplished photographers who visit this site.
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The Wells point goes live
I am excited to announce that The Wells Point website, in development for months, went live on Wednesday, October 22nd. This was just as I was preparing to attend (and present a seminar) at the huge Photo Plus trade show in New York City.
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Importance of timing when photographing at twilight (a video)
This photography podcast explores the importance of timing when photographing at twilight.
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B + W fiber prints from digital files
Though I work primarily in color, I have a long time love of black and white photography. For me the Holy Grail of black and white would be to merge digital capture with conventional, fiber-based output.
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Interesting and important color test
I was introduced to an interesting and important color test that any photographer working with color imagery should take.
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Doing it for money
Here are a few more great resources on the business of photography for those interested in “doing it for money.”
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Portugese photography festival
I was connected to information on an interesting photography festival in Chaves, Portugal.
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Keeping up on the stock photography business
If you are interested as I am in keeping up with developments in the rapidly changing world of stock photography, you should be reading a new blog called “about the image.”
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Visual search engine
Right now, if you want to search for an image, you are limited to searching using keywords. TinEye is a new and possibly revolutionary visual search engine currently in beta testing.