Designing A Photograph – Mood

Photographer Scott Bourne has a great post on the Photofocus site. He discusses the important value of designing a photograph with mood in mind. It's worth a look at Photofocus.com

Quote DuJour

"The enemy of photography is the convention, the fixed rules of 'how to do'. The salvation of photography comes from the experiment."
-Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

John Jay on Creativity

Jazz Daze

Quote DuJour

"Style has no formula, but it has a secret key.
It is the extension of your personality."
-Ernst Haas

9/11

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MASERATI

Camera Toss.... A New Fad

One site on the subject can be found here

Window Reflection

Quote DuJour

"Why not go out on a limb?
That's where the fruit is."
–Mark Twain

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Quote From My Basement!

Wir lernen schnell alt
und zu spät klug.

We get to soon old and too late smart.
This is from a card that's been around the house for a long time.

Rains Perspective

Great Quotes Page

Inspirationfeed.com has some great quotes. Take a few minutes to inspire yourself.

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(C) Neil Schierstedt All Rights Reserved

Quote DeJour

“Some pursue happiness, others create it.”
- Unknown

The Delicate Dance

Photographers have always in some way manipulated images, but the question is to what degree. Dodge, burn in, some form of correction. The question is to what level and where does it cross the line especially in photojournalism. Ben Long has great and thoughtful blog post on that topic and is worth the read. The post "All Photographs Are Manipulated" is on the Creative Pro site.

Green, Green, Green

Quote DuJour

"I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones."
- John Cage

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Don't Be Afraid To Experiment

This is a nice post by photographer Scott Bourne and is worth the read. It's on the Photofocus site.

9 Motivational Essays On Photography

Let face it we all get in a visual rut sometimes. Climbing out can be difficult. Renowned wildlife photographer And car lover, has made available a free eBook called 9 Motivational Essays On Photography through the Animoto website. Follow this link to download this inspirational eBook. This might just get you out of the visual funk you get into and get you visual brain cells a firing.
Also on that page is an Animoto presentation of Scott Bourne's images of bald eagles which is quite majestic.

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