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Snapper’s Disappointment

February 26th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Art, Design and Communication, photography

Snapper figured if he bought the best he’d be the best. So he made the call and ordered himself one of the finest digital single lens reflex cameras money could buy. This puppy came with 24.5 megapixel full-frame capability, a magnesium body shell, a carbon fiber composite shutter, a 922,000 pixel LCD monitor, and it [...]

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10 Steps to Meaningful Photographs

January 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Images, Uncategorized

Most likely, Annie Leibovitz did not shoot your driver’s license photograph. It was probably taken with a dedicated camera, operated by a clerk at the motor vehicle registration office—another example of photographic technology applied to a routine task. However, when a photograph is intended to be more than a simple record, considerations of its aesthetic, [...]

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