IMG_5540 copie, originally uploaded by AlainG.
It was Cartier-Bresson that coined the term “the decisive moment”, and I think this may have been what he was talking about. When I first saw this shot, I was expecting the description to talk about a pile of wreckage and 4 dead pilots.
Great timing and colours.
The word “photography” comes from the Greek ??? (phos) “light” + ?????? (graphis) “stylus”, “paintbrush” or ????? (graphê) “representation by means of lines” or “drawing”, together meaning “drawing with light.”
It is something I want to do eventually. Imagine having a gallery full of your own works? Well the link below may help.
So a few weeks back now, I got a question from Jason about getting his work into a gallery the first time around. I forwarded his question onto a friend on mine you runs a local gallery here in Toronto called The Cryptic Canvas, and she was kind enough to give me some pointers. There are some awesome tips in here so enjoy.
via Getting your foot in the door – Your first gallery presentation — Blog on Photoblogs.
I am a bit annoyed that I am not in that list. Having said that, there are some amazing photographers out there. Click the link below to see 20 of them.
The Internet is filled with wonderful photographers. Here are 20 truly amazing photographers working in various fields. Some are amateurs and some are professional photographers working hard at their art. Give them some love by visiting their websites and say hi. Enjoy!
via 20 Amazing Photographers From Around The Internet | Your Photo Tips.
If you are like me, and I know there are plenty of people who would like to be, you might have those odd moments when you cannot, for the life of you, recall what it is you are trying to remember. Hmm, what was I saying? Huh, wait…what? Octopus. Wait, photos…
Well, here is a very clever little program and web site. I will let Photojojo explain the rest.
Remember Everything With Your Camera and Evernote
Study the following phrases carefully:
* Absent-….ed professor
* One-track ….
* Get your …. out of the gutter
If any words appear to be missing, you may have lost your mind.
The good news is, your trusty camera can keep your mind from wandering off!
Snap a picture of anything you want to remember and drop the photo into Evernote.
This clever little app turns your picture into a note (it can even read text in your photo) and creates a collection of little reminders.
via Photojojo » Remember Everything With Your Camera and Evernote.
Well the guys over at Strobists have come up with the goodies again. This is a great guide for people wanting to get those beautiful shots of water drops crowning and other cool effects.
How to Photograph Water Drops with One Speedlight
Ever notice those cool water photos that drop into the Strobist Flickr Pool?
Water droplet photography is very easy to get started with, and you can get as complex as you want. There are three tricks to making beautiful, time-scultped water pictures with a single small flash: Light placement, timing and flash duration.
via Strobist: How to Photograph Water Drops with One Speedlight.
In what is a very interesting read, this article by Sandra S. Phillips, senior curator of photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, revisits how reconnaissance photographs triggered The Cuban Missile crisis of 1962.
The picture is strangely beautiful; it is clearly an aerial view of what appears to be some curious and unassuming scratches in the ground below. There is a torsion between the fields and roadways that we easily recognize and the photograph looks like a wonderful drawing, like a giant child’s game, or some magic sign. In fact, the meaning and impact of this picture—made form an American spy plane flying over Cuba on August 29, 1962—is more complex. This photograph triggered the beginning of an international dispute between the American government and the Russians during the Cold War in the 1960s, and had the potential to spark a nuclear exchange.
via Photography changes the course of international events.
Thanks to Alex Wise for the heads up. Some photos of a young Barak Obama are being exhibited, sorry to say for us Aussies, it is in California, but there are some great photos on the web site linked below.
M+B.
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Many news photographs are Photoshopped here and there to increase clarity or to optimize for print or online display. But there have been several instances with where retouching has been pushed too far, changing the original intent or accuracy of the photo.
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