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Latest Update Shows ONE INSTANT Peel Apart Film Could be Great!
Anyone who has backed the ONE INSTANT Kickstarter project and have been keeping tabs at the updates must be brimming with excitement now. They've just dropped the latest on the production prototyping so far -- it's a success, and as they say, the devil is in the details! It's amazing to see them so close to finally "hacking" the peel-apart instant film system, and they have the "latest (and greatest) tests" to prove it!
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Are Fast Aperture Lenses Really Worth the Money? Probably Not!
When you start out as a photographer, you probably go straight for the kit lens or small, fast aperture lenses like a 50mm f1.8 or so. There are reasons why some lenses are called te Nifty 50--and it's because they're nifty, at 50mms, can let in a lot of light, and can help a photographer grow for many years as they become better. In some cases, they're very affordable. But in other cases, manufacturers will demand and premium for the lens. Of course it all varies on a number of factors. So we're going to take a look at a number of options out there.
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Stefan Ruiz on Documenting the “Cholombiano” Street Culture of Mexico
If you're interested in a documentary approach to portrait photography you'll surely be fascinated at the projects of Brooklyn-based Stefan Ruiz. If you're just learning about him now, one of best ways to get acquainted with him and his work is a VICE Picture Perfect episode from 2012, which takes us behind the scenes of him at work documenting the "Cholombianos" of Monterrey, Mexico.
from Photography News https://www.thephoblographer.com/2019/04/24/stefan-ruiz-on-documenting-the-cholombiano-street-culture-of-mexico/
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Guest Blog: A Destination Wedding Photographer, Qay Majid
I like to think I’m a regular guy; a husband and father who loves traveling, food, movies, and music. But of all my passions, photography sets my soul on fire, and I always wanted to turn my biggest passion into a career.
I took my first steps into the industry working as a second-shooter for other photographers, but after a while, I wanted to go my own way.
It took me some time to find my own style and identity as a photographer. It was a steep learning curve, and there was a lot of trial and error, but eventually I settled on my signature style – candid, cinematic, and deeply emotive images.
I took the plunge and launched my own brand, Weddings by Qay in 2017, with only one wedding on my books. Nowadays, I shoot along with my wife since last year.
The first wedding I booked.
Because my style is so different from a lot of photographers in my native Malaysia, I got a lot of criticism from the local photography community when I first started out. I was told I’d never make it, and that the tone of my images was so dark that you’d need a torch to be able to see them. When I wanted to do my first photography workshop, they dared me to show my work to people beforehand.
Even now, I still get negative comments, and some of my critics have even claimed that I buy awards and recognition. I don’t let myself get too affected. This is my journey, and I know that I would never be happy if I wasn’t being true to myself, and taking the kind of photos that I want to take.
Being a creative photographer is different from being a businessman, and I learned about that side of things from some amazing photographers who I consider to be my friends and mentors.
I learned about marketing from my friend, Marko Marinkovic, and I jumped at the opportunity to do a mentoring session with the amazingly talented Eric Rene Penoy when he was shooting a wedding in Kuala Lumpur.
I was lucky enough to be able to second shoot for Eric in Scotland and Finland, and that’s when my career as a destination wedding photographer really began. From then on, my career has gone from strength to strength.
I did my first local workshop last year with Merve and Nils from Dirty Boots and Messy Hair, and following that, I established my own photography community, The Rebel.
Couple session during Rebel workshop
I’m passionate about photography, and I work so hard, but never in my wildest dreams did I imagine the accolades and recognition I would receive.
I was the Rangefinder Magazine Rising Star in 2017, US Brides Magazine named me as the Best Wedding Photographer Abroad, LooksLikeFilm awarded me Best Wedding Photographer 2018, and I also became a mentor myself, at the Rise & Shine Program at WPPI 2019 in Las Vegas.
The issue of Rangfinder Magazine where I’m featured as one of 30 Rising Stars.
I’m always excited to see where my career is going to take me next, and my next stop will be speaking at the El Cosmico Workshop in Mexico this November. Among the speakers are Oscar Castro, Pablo Laguia, Froydis Daisy and many more. More info at ElCosmicoWorkshop.com.
But whatever comes my way, I know that I wouldn’t have achieved even half as much if I didn’t have the constant support and encouragement from my wife, my close friends and the desire to give my kids a good life. They are my motivation to keep going, and I will.
To anyone who wants to chase their dream, I’d say never give up, even the journey is rough. Work hard and earn it. Don’t be afraid to set big goals and be true to yourself, whether or not other people like it. Work on your mindset and use it to deal with the negativity that’s always going to be around. What other people think of you is none of your business, your job is to push yourself to be a better person.
Qay Majid is a destination wedding photographer from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia who travels around the world photographing weddings. You can see more of his work at WeddingsByQay.com, and keep up with him on Instagram and Facebook.
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Useful Photography Tip #193: Don’t Forget to Bounce a Flash off the Nearest Wall at a Party
When you're at a party using a flash, it's common practice to either use a bounce card (like a Flashbender) or to bounce the light off the ceiling and a bit behind you in order to give frontal illumination to your subjects. But also seriously do remember to take note of all of your surroundings. If you've got a wall not far from you, bounce the flash off of that and turn your back to the wall. By pointing the flash up and behind you, you'll provide some nice frontal lighting on your subject.
from Photography News https://www.thephoblographer.com/2019/04/24/useful-photography-tip-193-dont-forget-to-bounce-a-flash-off-the-nearest-wall-at-a-party/
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Cheap Photo: 4,000 LR Presets for $39; Intro to Flash for $29!
Increasing our knowledge, and spending more time behind the camera; these are two things we all strive to do, and with these photography tutorials, and presets you can do both. Do you want to become better at flash photography? The Introduction To Flash For Children & Family Images by Mike Hagen is only $29! That's a bargain for 24 HD video lessons! You can save 86% off of 4,000 Lightroom presets with the 4,000 Unique Lightroom Preset Bundle which costs just $39, and you can take control of Photoshop with the 49 Photoshop Retouching Actions Bundle which is only $49! Join us after the break to see the crazy deals on photography tutorials, presets and actions we have found for you.
from Photography News https://www.thephoblographer.com/2019/04/23/cheap-photo-4000-lr-presets-for-39-save-on-creative-live-photography-tutorials/
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Saturday: There’s a Pub Crawl Happening Just for Photographers in NYC
This Saturday, photographers will be treated to a very fun and special time as they get together to eat, drink and be merry...or something like that. The NYC Photographer's Pub Crawl Sponsored by American Photographic Artists is happening and it seems like a great way for photographers to get together, network, hang and talk shop. Some event details are on Facebook.
from Photography News https://www.thephoblographer.com/2019/04/23/saturday-theres-a-pub-crawl-happening-just-for-photographers-in-nyc/
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Make a $12 DIY Darkroom Safelight With IKEA’s Storage Box
In this article, I’m going to show you how you can make a DIY darkroom safelight using very simple products from IKEA. Yes, IKEA the store that sells furniture that’s almost made of cardboard.
Some of you might say, “Why make one when you can still buy darkroom safelights from photography shops?”
Of course you can buy it, but for around just $10? I don’t think so. And there are also places in the world in which photography supplies are hard to find, and where buying from the Internet has even greater costs due to import taxes.
Note: In the tests I did for this idea, I used TETENAL RC paper and ADOX RC paper, both of which are great papers.
What You Need to Buy
You’ll need to buy IKEA’s $4 orange TROFAST storage boxes. Buy two to be super safe for one stacked inside the other.
You’ll also need to buy a $1 IKEA TROFAST lid, which you’ll need to cover with black material so light doesn’t leak from the top of the box.
The last thing you’ll need is a light bulb. I’m using the $2.79 IKEA RYET LED bulb, 100 lumens with the “Warm White” light color of 2700 Kelvin.
I conducted a lot of tests and everything came out great. Let me show you two tests that I made, one with 7 minutes and the other with 10 minutes. Can you tell me which is which?
When you make a safelight test, something you don’t want is the result in the image below. You can see easily the different exposures.
Here’s a video from YouTube that explains how you can do your own darkroom safelight test:
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Here are photos showing my safelight and setup — my safelight is about 5 feet from my enlarger and chemicals.
Now you’re ready to start printing your film photos. And when you’re putting everything away, you can use the safelight’s storage boxes for storing your chemicals.
About the author: Pedro Cardoso is the Lisbon, Portugal-based photographer behind filmlovephotography, a website for people who love analog photography. The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author. You can find more of his work and writing on his website and Instagram. This article was also published here.
from Photography News https://petapixel.com/2019/04/23/make-a-12-diy-darkroom-safelight-with-ikeas-storage-box/
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A 1-Minute Intro to Using Photoshop’s Refine Edge Brush
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If you need to make a complex selection in Photoshop that involves hair or fur on a background, the powerful Refine Edge Brush is ready to help. Here’s a 1-minute Photoshop Magic Minute video by Adobe that will show you how to get started with the tool.
When your selection of a person’s hair or an animal’s fur is rough and includes the background peeking through, open up Select→Select and Mask and you’ll find the Refine Edge Brush on the left toolbar.
Using this brush, you can paint along the edge between the hair/fur and background to tell Photoshop that you want it to decide what’s subject and what’s background.
To see what you’ve brushed already, click the Show Edge checkbox to reveal where Photoshop is looking for edges (both painted in with the Refine Edge brush and the edges included by the Edge Detection feature).
Specify exactly where you’d like Photoshop to work its magic, and voila! A fine selection that isolates your subject from the background.
A rough selection that includes background pixels in the fur
After refining the selection using Photoshop’s Refine Edge Brush
from Photography News https://petapixel.com/2019/04/23/a-1-minute-intro-to-using-photoshops-refine-edge-brush/
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Rare Photos of Hitler from Glass Plates by His Personal Photographer
Hitler’s personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann, was one of the infamous dictator’s primary propagandists, and tens of thousands of the photographer’s photos exist on glass plate negatives. Now a large number of those rare photos are being revealed with a new level of clarity through a digitization effort by the National Archives.
The Washington Post reports that 1,300 Hoffmann glass plates have been digitized out of a trove of about 41,000 plates.
Hitler avoided photographers in his early days in the public eye, according to Hoffman in his memoir, even going so far as to destroy one of Hoffmann’s negatives that the photographer had camped out to capture. But the veteran photographer joined the Nazi party in the 1920s and became part of Hitler’s inner circle, carefully using his camera and posed photos to craft public perception.
Hoffman’s glass plates were confiscated by the US Army after World War II and were placed in the care of the National Archives in 1962. Many of the plates — particularly ones showing Hitler — were broken and need to be carefully put back together on light tables like a jigsaw puzzle.
The photos provide some of the earliest documentation of a Hitler entrance into public life in his early-to-mid 30s and the rise of the Nazi party in Germany. We see Hitler meeting with supporters, taking a group photo, speaking at a rally, and even posing with his dog.
“What makes this digitization project special is that the ensuing image has been reproduced from the original negative, rather than it being a copy or copy of a copy,” National Archive special projects preservationist Richard E. Schneider tells the Post. “This results in unmatched quality.”
The National Archive is reportedly planning to make the digitized collection of photos available online soon.
(via Washington Post via Fstoppers)
Image credits: Photographs by the National Archives
from Photography News https://petapixel.com/2019/04/23/rare-photos-of-hitler-from-glass-plates-by-his-personal-photographer/
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Adobe Made a Quiz That Reveals What Creative Type You Are
Adobe just launched a fun little online quiz that helps creatives figure out their creative type. The “simple and relatable yet robust and science-informed creative personality assessment” is inspired by popular personality tests such as the Myers-Briggs and the Enneagram.
The Creative Types quiz was developed in partnership with Anyways Creative and Carolyn Gregoire, co-author of Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind. It’s based on psychology research, Adobe says, and the goal is to assess your basic habits and tendencies — things like how you think, act, and see the world. It’s an assessment that can “help you better understand who you are as a creative.”
To take the test, you’ll need to answer 15 simple (and often abstract) questions about yourself — there are “cutscenes” between the questions that you can skip by pressing the link in the bottom right-hand corner.
Based on your responses, the quiz will assign you to one of 8 creative types: the Artist, Thinker, Adventurer, Maker, Producer, Dreamer, Innovator, or Visionary.
Head on over to the Creative Types website if you’d like to assess your own creative personality.
from Photography News https://petapixel.com/2019/04/23/adobe-made-a-quiz-that-reveals-what-creative-type-you-are/
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This ” Kit” Transforms Your Expensive Lens Into Hipster Vintage Glass
Hipsters sure have ruined film photography and vintage gear for a lot of photographers. It's certain that there have been one too many passionate film photographers who have been wrongfully slapped with the label. So, it's not surprising if most photographers fiercely hate on these wannabes. Yet some, like Mathieu Stern choose to poke fun at the whole idea of hipster instead.
from Photography News https://www.thephoblographer.com/2019/04/23/vintalens-kit-hipster-vintage-glass/
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Woman Shoots ‘Anti-Selfies’ by ‘Dying’ at Famous Landmarks
When “normal” people visit famous landmarks these days, they commonly pull out their phones and snap a selfie to keep as a memory of being there. Artist Stephanie Leigh Rose does something different: she shoots “anti-selfies” of herself “dying.”
Rose says the project, titled STEFDIES, is a photographic performance art series.
Eiffel Tower in Paris.
“STEFDIES is a photographic performance art series that chronicles a life,” Rose writes. “Each photo is an ‘anti-selfie’ that strives to get back to the roots of what a photograph was intended to be: a captured moment in time.”
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
Rose says that each photo is spontaneous without advance planning and preparation.
“No special equipment, lighting, or conditions are met,” Rose says. “I (the artist) go about my normal day, and if there happens to be a moment or a place I happen to find particularly provoking, I will take a STEFDIES photo. That is the beauty of this series, each photo is just a blip in a day. Nothing less, nothing more.”
Paris marathon.
“It is the truest sense of what I believe photographs should be: tangible physical proof that ‘I was here,'” Rose says.
Monopoli, Italy
Kötlujökull glacier in Iceland.
Borough Market in London.
Tuileries Garden in Paris.
Volta’s Lighthouse in Brunate, Italy
You can follow along with Rose’s project on her website, Facebook, and Instagram.
(via STEFDIES via Bored Panda)
from Photography News https://petapixel.com/2019/04/23/woman-shoots-anti-selfies-by-dying-at-famous-landmarks/
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An Ode to 35mm Film
I took some of the best photos of my life on 35mm film. It will always have a special place in my heart, even though I haven’t shot on film in years.
If you ask me what I love about film, I can rattle off lots of reasons:
Film grain looks painterly and artistic;
The texture gives a focal point to photographs that have a shallow depth of field;
Negative film is very forgiving of overexposure (digital is not);
The ability to hold a photograph in your hand makes it less likely that important photos will be discarded by future generations;
The expense of shooting film, coupled with the lack of seeing a shot in realtime, forces a photographer to plan his or her shots more carefully;
Getting photos back from a lab (especially by mail) feels like opening a present;
It’s fun to experiment with the chemistry of film to see what happens. E.g. pushing, pulling, cross-processing, adding salt, microwaving, etc.
But, if you ask me why I stopped shooting film, I could just as easily tell you:
Each shot is expensive, especially when you add in the cost of processing;
Negative film is terribly hard to organize if you shoot mixed subjects on the same roll;
Film scanners are slow. Retouching dust, dirt, scratches and stray hairs is tedious; and
It can be scary and depressing when a film is discontinued. (Imagine if a painter woke up to discover that oil paints would never be made again. That’s what many photographers felt like when Kodachrome was discontinued. I even wrote an obituary for it.)
Nevertheless, I look back at my old photographs with nostalgia. Each of my favorite films had its own character. Here is a small collection of photos that speak to how each was wonderful and unique. These images are minimally edited. I used Photoshop to restore the colors to what the original slides or prints looked like.
KODAK GOLD 100
An elevated view of San Onofre State Beach outside of San Diego, taken on Kodak Gold 100 film.
Kodak Gold 100 was a cheap film that you could find behind the counter at pharmacies like CVS and Walgreens. It wasn’t a professional emulsion, but it was distinctive. Reds popped and highlights looked golden. It was the perfect film for capturing “Kodak moments” on a bright, sunny day.
KODAK GOLD 200
A wedding procession crosses Jackson Square in New Orleans, photographed on Kodak Gold 200 film.
Kodak Gold 200 may no longer be a “drugstore film,” but it’s still available for sale. That warms my heart because I loved Kodak 200. It was a dependable travel film that made skin tones look natural without sacrificing color elsewhere.
FUJI SUPERIA REALA 100
The Tribute in Lights at the former site of the World Trade Center in New York City, photographed on Fuji Superia Reala film. The swirling white lines are birds and insects attracted to the light.
Reala was my favorite negative film. It was a jack-of-all-trades that had fine grain, excellent contrast and color rendition, and was forgiving of over- and under-exposure. It was also great for long exposures and it scanned well. Reala would have been my go-to film if I had worked as a photojournalist.
FUJICOLOR 200
A lifeguard chair on a mountain of sand in Long Beach (LI), photographed on Fujicolor 200 film.
I shot a lot of Fuji 200 because it was dirt cheap and looked great in bright sunlight. Reds, white and blues all popped. The film behaved very differently in low light situations, however, producing desaturated photos that looked hand tinted.
KODACHROME 25
A view of Manhattan from the top of the Empire State Building, photographed on Kodachrome 25.
Kodachrome 25 was a grainy film despite its ultra-low ISO. It was also brutally unforgiving of under- and over-exposure. Still, there was something magical about Kodachrome. Sadly, I was only able to shoot two rolls of Kodachrome 25. I discovered its charms just before it was discontinued.
FUJICHROME VELVIA 50
An elevated view of Santa Monica Beach in California, photographed on Fuji Velvia 50.
I found Velvia 50 to be more contrasty than colorful. Maybe I never exposed it correctly. Nevertheless, I liked the film because it reminded me of Kodachrome 25 (but I preferred the ISO 100 version of Velvia).
FUJICHROME VELVIA 100
Tulips and cherry blossoms in bloom at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, photographed on Velvia 100.
Velvia is famous for producing super-vivid colors. It’s not a portrait film (it makes skin looks sunburnt), but boy does Velvia make landscapes look great. A well-exposed frame can feel like a window into a Technicolor dream world. There’s no other film like it.
FUJICHROME ASTIA 100F
A friendly man on the streets of Daytona Beach, photographed on Fuji Astia 100F.
Astia was a slide film that muted colors and rendered skin tones pretty naturally. It was designed for portraits, but it was decent enough for general use. I found that Astia made things look a little sadder than they really were, which was a downer, but a downer that could be used to good effect.
FUJICHROME PROVIA 100F
An American flag caught on barbed wire, photographed on Fuji Provia 100F and cross-processed.
Provia is Fuji’s most versatile slide film: Colors pop without distorting skin tones. Provia is also the best slide film that I found for cross processing (i.e. developing a slide film like it was a negative film).
KODAK EKTACHROME E100
This might be my favorite picture of my father, photographed on Ektachrome E100 film.
I didn’t appreciate E100 as much as I should have. If Fuji Astia made everything look a bit sadder, then Ektachrome 100 made everything look happier. Skin tones look warm and natural and it is forgiving of overexposure. Maybe that’s why Astia is discontinued but E100 lives on.
KODAK PORTRA 400UC
A “Creamsicle” cocktail, photographed for Debonair Magazine on Kodak 400UC film.
Kodak’s “Ultra Color” film looked drab under daylight, but it absolutely popped under studio lighting. It was great for product photography and portraits under tungsten light.
KODAK 100UC
A rose photographed with a Canon 28MM f1.8 lens, shot wide open with Kodak 100UC film.
This ISO 100 version of Kodak “Ultra Color” was a strange film when you paired it with a “creamy” lens. It made photographs look like paintings! Contrary to its name, I found this film to have muted colors in natural light.
KODAK BW400CN
Junior lifeguards celebrate their graduation on Newport Beach. Photographed on Kodak BW400CN.
Kodak’s BW400 is the most forgiving black-and-white film that I ever used. It had bright whites, neutral grays and rich blacks that seemed to adjust in proportion if the film was over- or under-exposed. I was sad to see this one go.
For each film that I remember well, there is a film that I remember poorly. Ilford’s black-and-white films looked muddy and always left me disappointed. Agfa’s slide films didn’t resolve details nearly as well as equivalent films from Kodak and Fuji. Kodak’s Portra films (both the “Natural Color” and “Vivid Color” varieties) seemed vulnerable to fogging from X-ray machines. I didn’t like Kodachrome 64 half as much as Kodachrome 25, and many of my shots on Tri-X 400 haven’t aged well because I did a poor job developing it (I was an impatient chemist). That said, my experiences and preferences are no indictment.
I’m grateful that Kodak and Fuji still manufacture 35mm films and equally thankful that stores like Lomography and B&H continue to sell them. Film is an important part of our heritage and I would hate to see the art form lost to history. The world is swimming with wonderful old cameras and lenses; I hope that young artists find inspiration and continue to experiment with the medium.
About the author: John W. DeFeo is a writer and photographer living in Brooklyn. The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author. DeFeo is the founder of Always Bring Sunscreen, a family travel blog. This article was originally published on johnwdefeo.com.
from Photography News https://petapixel.com/2019/04/23/an-ode-to-35mm-film/
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Surprise! Photographer Listed Among the Worst Jobs in the U.S.
If you've been enjoying your career as a high-earning photographer, reports are suggesting that you could be an exception to the rule. Targeted job opportunity website CareerCast ranked over 200 careers in 2018 to put together a report on the worst jobs in the U.S. based on income, overall quality of work environment, stress levels, occupational outlook. Photographer is listed as the 25th worst profession.
from Photography News https://www.thephoblographer.com/2019/04/23/surprise-photographer-listed-among-the-worst-jobs-in-the-u-s/
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Don’t be nasty
It’s a funny old thing, photography. There’s a bunch of photographers who are keen to share, but there’s a larger group who aren’t. But why?
It seems to me that a lot of photographers really don’t want to share their ‘secrets’ with others, as if they’ll lose out because of it. Is there actually any real chance of loss through sharing ideas and creative processes with others? Let’s tackle that first: I certainly don’t think there is, and here’s why.
When you share an idea in, say, the field of real estate photography, what would have to happen for you to lose? Basically your idea would have to be put into practice by your nearest competitor. That is to say the competitor in your town or area, attracting your clients, hunting your target market, and shooting the same style as you would have to be the person causing you a loss owing to you sharing your ‘secrets.’ The offs of that very specific set of circumstances becoming a reality is extremely slim, as I’m sure you’d agree. In sharing your idea you’re helping other photographers in your field but (noteably) out of the scope of your target market to grow and to develop their skills, knowledge, understanding, and creative abilities. I don’t see any loss there at all! So as they say, sharing is caring.
Photography is challenging enough already as an industry with the pressures and nuances coming from the outside, with a completely unnecessary spanner sitting in the inner works that we need to lose. We need to grow as individuals in this industry, and also as a community. We all started somewhere, and we all grow from that place. In order to achieve that growth we need to take some chances, show some vulnerabilities, and from that foundation we need to move onward and upward. The vulnerable side of us in that growth is the side of us which is taking chances on releasing what is becoming a progressively better portfolio, where each image is better than the last. Retrospectively this makes the last photo worse than the current and so it shows those “bad shots” in broad daylight. This cycle never really stops – we’re always showing this vulnerability because we’re always releasing better shots and thus, through time, revealing those same shots as getting progressively worse as the next good shots come to the surface. So here’s the next thing: –
That cycle links in to the need for critique. Not heavy, harsh criticism, but creative, objective critique. It helps us to grow and it helps our community to grow. It leads us to achieve better things, better shots, and reveals new talent. We all started somewhere, as I said, and we’ve all needed guidance whether we sought it or it came unsolicited to us. It’s done from groups, communities, and from more experienced photographers. We’ve all been helped and as such we should all pay it forward.
Help people. Show strengths rather than pointing out weakness. Encourage growth, offer solutions, and add value to work that needs improvement rather than devaluing and discouraging through focusing on negatives. We’ve been in positions in our own growth, be it in photography or otherwise, where we’ve felt like throwing in the towel, and a little skill sharing and positive contribution to steer us back on course always helps – let’s make sure it’s strong in the photographic community and remember where we started, and as I said, that we lose this fear of giving away too much. There’s actually nothing to lose.
Much love
Dave
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Rant: Modern, Dedicated Photo Printers Desperately Need Bluetooth Integration
I think that one of the biggest things that I hear from all the manufacturers out there is that print is on its last legs, evolving, becoming more niche, etc. And to be very transparent, I think that they have themselves to blame. It's only been in the past year that I've been bigger efforts from Fujifilm, Canon, HP (sort of), and Epson to really reach out to younger audiences. By that, I don't necessarily mean age, but more photographic age. There are still so many photographers that don't know what their images look like on a print and haven't had the opportunity to really get prints made. I think that Bluetooth can honestly make this so much easier.
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