Archive | January, 2011

Learning the Light or How to Become a Pro

30. January 2011

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Learning the Light or How to Become a Pro

It doesn’t necessary have to be a professional photographer to understand the world of photography. There are hundreds photography blogs with amazing portfolios for inspiration, but how about those showing the process of becoming a pro?
Learning the Light is the photography blog of Alan, an amateur on his way to turning into a very good [...]

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Abstractive Nature of the Black & White – Photo Inspiration from Giedrius Varnas

23. January 2011

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Abstractive Nature of the Black & White – Photo Inspiration from Giedrius Varnas

“Monochrome allowed me to express ideas more clearly. I love abstractive nature of the monochrome, the way it hides details, I love tonality, I love almost everything about it”
Giedrius Varnas is a Dutch photographer, fascinated by the black & white photography. The foggy atmosphere of his photos creates a strange universe, [...]

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Never Seen MLK & The Freedom Rides Photos Published in LIFE

17. January 2011

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Never Seen MLK & The Freedom Rides Photos Published in LIFE

Tucson shooting reawakened emotional memories for civil rights veterans, as in the recent months they have seen familiar signs. Winning “at any costs” reveals that politicians suffer from “historical amnesia” as a historian stated these days.
Read the whole story on CNN
Reverend Martin Luther King, pictured in 1961 at age 32, worried for the students moved [...]

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Learn to Think Like a Professional Photographer with Michael Kitada

15. January 2011

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Learn to Think Like a Professional Photographer with Michael Kitada

We all love photography tutorials, but it’s even better when teaching comes with great examples, open discussions and completely for free.
Experienced photojournalist Michael Kitada created a useful digital photography blog – a perfect tool for learning to see and think like a professional photographer. Each post presents one or more professional photos taken by Mike [...]

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Blissful Astrophotography Inspiration from Russell Croman

11. January 2011

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Blissful Astrophotography Inspiration from Russell Croman

“It is truly a beautiful universe we live in. Enjoy these images, but even better, get yourself out under the stars and [...] you’ll see the heavens with your [...]

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Looking for Buddha

10. January 2011

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Looking for Buddha

Ulaanbaatar is the largest city in Mongolia, hosting most of the non-nomadic population (about half of Mongolian population is nomadic).  It’s also home for tens of buddhist temples. This photo presents a huge golden Buddha at Gandan Monastery.
Photograph by Ted Wood, Getty Images
Photo credit National Geographic

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Give and Get Free Stuff on Listia.com

7. January 2011

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Give and Get Free Stuff on Listia.com

I’m pretty sure that many of you have old digital cameras that work just fine, and that you don’t use them anymore. How about giving these to someone who really needs them? You can donate them for under-privileged high-school students, or you can exchange your items with something else using Listia.
Listia is an original new [...]

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Where To Base Your Green Screen Photography Projects?

6. January 2011

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Where To Base Your Green Screen Photography Projects?

If you hear about The Greenery Studio, don’t necessarily think eco, but more like cutting-edge design and technology for your photo projects. The green screen studio Los Angeles, has the largest 3-wall screen cycloramas in the city. With 110 linear feet screen, The Greenery Studio welcomes you with plenty of space [...]

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Questioning Life – Surreal Self-Portraits by Manu Pombrol

3. January 2011

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Questioning Life – Surreal Self-Portraits by Manu Pombrol

Questioning the time, life, psychology and human evolution, the unique style of the Spanish artist Manu Pombrol’s work balance on the edge of photography and photo-manipulation. The photographer reveals a whole different world, dominated by the surrealism, where everything is made possible just for finding a sense of the world around us. Incredible creative, probably [...]

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Paint Avant-Garde – Fun and Crude Art-Work

2. January 2011

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Paint Avant-Garde – Fun and Crude Art-Work

If your art is original, fun and crude, there’s no better place to show it to the world but at Paint Avant-Garde. PA-G is a visual stream of consciousness, a space without imagination boundaries, with topics ranging from very serious to quite silly.
This site was conceived as a place for you to create, upload and [...]

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