A New Gallery Entitled 'White Borders'

White Borders

Nature is always beautiful even if the subject ranges from emerging to it's final show before decay. This collection is designed to allow the print buyer to place several of these in a set, matted & framed. These are all similar yet not identical in the edge treatment so they will all display well together in a grouping of 3 or more.


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Which Lens to Choose: Wide or Tele? Updated Site

When searching for data on which lens to choose you might consider using this site, Bob Atkins. Here

 you'll have the opportunity to spend countless hours or days at reading through all his reviews. You can

 choose from 3 options to begin with; show all lenses, show all prime lenses and show all zoom lenses.

 narrowing it down, if you know what you want, say a wide angle single focal length vs a wide angle

zoom, will clearly save time in reviewing. Certainly we all want more lenses, especially when starting out 

assuming you are using a SLR body. Bob also offers many other criteria for learning about lenses; Just 

choose Reviews> Lens> Cameras> then the lens you want to research 

Bob has also has a Forum where you can register and discuss details of his reviews and other users opinions from personal experience. It's a great site for learning if you are in the market for a lens.

 

 

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This week's featured art is Red Cedar River by Patrick Power

Red Cedar River by Patrick Power — View Larger

Patrick produces images in one set, Michingan State University, which may be a bit out of norm for many of us. In fact they may be not quite digital. The images are produced through the Viewfinder of an old Twin Lens Kodak Duaflex II camera. Yet they are digital.



You are in for a real treat by linking to any of his images. This one, 'Red Cedar River' is one I especially like, but there are so many in this Gallery that are truly unique. Take a look. View them not just as they exist as enlarged thumbnails, but also Click on Buy A Print to see how it might look in a matte of many colors and of course frames and different photographic papers. Don't worry about the Buy button, it is not a Add To Cart type of Button. More like a practice button.



I really think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Prices for Red Cedar River begin at $50.94, subject to change.

New art featured weekly, courtesy of the artists at Imagekind.

Tags: Patrick Power, Red Cedar River, Imagekind,

Not Having Much Fun With Photoshop?

I am guilty of this too. I am constantly learning about using tools in PS and learning new ways of using them. Time goes by and we just keep doing the same stuff, or variations over and over to increase our skills. But then we see someone else's work and we are awed by it. I recently saw some digital art from a photograph converted to a near painting and found out that it was done with brushes I don't have. Fortunately the link was included in the post.

Jump to the link above or below, and you'll see more brushes that you'll ever use in your lifetime. Well I guess that depends on your age, but it's certainly true for me. If you like a particular set, check back in and share them with us. Also if you like your work, link us to something you've done.

Have fun at Get Brushes .com

This week's featured art is IMG_0240 Lost on Mossy Trails II by Rich Collins

IMG_0240 Lost on Mossy Trails II by Rich Collins — View Larger

Walking alone in the woods following a path refreshes me more than anything else. The air is almost always fresh, often crisp. The sounds are like loud snowflakes, even on a clear day. Birds are ever present, owls 'whooo', squirrels bark, Jays Screech and crows Caww. The occasional deer stares until she bounds away. Black bear look in my direction but always move on. Coyotes continuously on the move put distance between us. Elk scream their tiny high pitched calls. As always when I return to the beginning of the trail, it is as if I have slept for a year.



This print is available in my Dimensionz Gallery.

Prices for IMG_0240 Lost on Mossy Trails II begin at $16.98, subject to change.

Tags: Rich Collins, IMG_0240 Lost on Mossy Trails II, Imagekind,

And so this is New Year. What will be your contribution to learning more about photography? What you did last year can be continued, or you can start a new lesson for yourself. I often find myself revisiting over again so it sinks in & becomes second nature. Although often when I am out shooting I find that I cannot see the forest for the trees. In this photo of a rusted seat on a turn of the century Hay rake, I wanted to capture both the grain of the rusted steel seat, but also the vibrant green of the grass below. Really contrasty. Nothing at all was done to this. It is straight out of the camera as a JPEG. Not even sharpening. In addition to getting the shot I wanted, I realized later I had captured a virtual face, as the eyes of my Hay Rake seat add expression to the captured image. It is this unrealized add-on that I often find elusive and a real pleasure to recognize. So it is this ability to recognize before I fully depress the shutter, that I want to concentrate on. As not only in this photo, but what developing this skill can do for my photography in general that I can gain from.

Perhaps you may have found yourself in a similar position. On your next venture outside, be aware of everything you are doing in order to capture the shot. Notice the lighting, the shadows, the composure, the exposure, notice all of the elements of settings as a means to an end. And somewhere in this group of knowledge, skills & manipulations you'll discover something you have either been unaware of, or just blindly doing over and over without taking notice, which you can learn from and improve upon. Make it a great year to learn. Then share it with us. Perhaps you can learn even more by sharing.

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Happy New Year

For your new journey ahead here's a path well taken. But you might ask yourself which Photoshop Tutorial you have decided to learn. Or which technique you want to manage better than before. In order to start the New Year we might consider something we have been struggling with. Let's take the use of flash for example. If your use of flash has been uninspiring, take a look at a website called Strobist.

Starting your New Year's Journey with the idea in mind to improve your skills using flash at this site could be the best thing you've done in learning this aspect of photography. Be prepared to read volumes of guides. It is not a quick read. But I will improve your use of the on & off-camera lighting technique. And one more thing, the Strobist, David Hobby, takes care whenever possible to save money in accomplishing his goal of helping you become proficient.