Vol. 7, No. 19 — May 8, 2020
The Best Tip to Offer Meaningful Critiques
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Giving critiques on another photographer’s work is one of the biggest challenges we’ll face as photographers. It’s tough to give advice that is meaningful, constructive, and most of all, not so harsh that it hurts someone’s feelings. And, too, there is one big problem that many photographers fall into when giving critiques. It’s something I’ve caught myself doing. The feedback that we give is very often centered around the giver’s thoughts and
feelings. What we would do with the photograph if it was ours...
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Josef Sudek: The Great Artists
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Josef Sudek is a famous Czech photographer, best known for his photographs of the city of Prague. He was born on March 17, 1896, in Kolin, Bohemia and trained as a bookbinder as a young man. This is a career that he eventually pursued, though he had been an enthusiastic amateur photographer from at least his teen years.
However, he was drafted into the Austro-Hungarian army during WWI, joining the army in 1915. As an infantry soldier, he was sent to the front lines in Italy, where he took many amateur photographs of what was going on around him. Later, still, on the front lines, he was wounded in his right arm by friendly fire from his own compatriots. The wound was so bad that the entire arm eventually had to be removed at the shoulder. Naturally, this was the end of his
military career, and he was sent home...
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One of the biggest questions we must always ask ourselves as photographers is why we do what we do. The answer should be for the sake of creating art, one way or another. But sometimes, things get skewed and our reasoning for taking certain photographs or employing certain techniques is not because these things create the best art possible, but because these things give us bragging rights.
One example is printing with gelatin silver versus conventional digital methods. Lots of people like to do this, and of course, there’s nothing wrong with it. But one needs to ask oneself: Are you doing this because it enhances the aesthetic of the image? Or are you doing it simply because more obscure printing methods make the process harder, thus giving you a chance to impress people with the difficulty of the process rather than the depth of the
imagery?
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Teaching Children the Wonders of Photography #2
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Last time, I talked about some of the most basic things that a child will need to know as they learn how to be a photographer. This week, let’s dive a little deeper into the topic by showing you some of the more advanced things that should be taught next. Some of these advanced topics include lighting, the camera’s shutter speed, aperture, and ISO controls. As you go through this lesson, remember that the things I’ll be discussing here are a bit more
advanced, so make sure that you and the children that you are teaching take plenty of time to learn each lesson thoroughly!
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This eBook is completely free (all the eBooks are free) to you today, although you are welcome to leave a $5 donation to help with future projects.
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Join me where I share my thoughts and adventures in photography in this weekly podcast. I hope you enjoy it.
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There is a wealth of photography books out there that are useful for photographers at every stage. Here are some of the books that I recommend!
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Throughout my life, I’ve spent hours upon hours in a doctor’s office. One of the things I enjoy while waiting is writing music on my laptop and phone. These short unfinished electronic musical themes are just doodles per se to pass the time. Enjoy.
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