Tag Archives: Photography
Original Photographs and the Impossibility of Everything Connected to Them
After your article proposal has been accepted your next challenge will be providing photographs to accompany the text. I hope you can take them yourself. The world of Nat Geo doesn’t exist anymore for freelancers. You will not have a … Continue reading
I Know it When I See It
“But to live outside the law, you must be honest.” Bob Dylan United States Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart struggled in 1964 to define pornography in the landmark case of Jacobellis v. Ohio. In his concurring opinion, Stewart wrote, essentially, … Continue reading
Posted in art, Photography, Photoshop, politically correct, Uncategorized
Tagged art, penthouse, photographers, Photography, playboy, pornography, Roversi
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More on Neural Filters
This photo is from the New York Public Library Digital collection. Here’s the original. Here’s what a one click colorization produced in Photoshop. Now, one click on “Auto” using the curve controls for an image. Quite amazing.
Posted in Photography, Photoshop
Tagged filters, history, photographs, Photography, Photoshop
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A Few Favorites
A few favorites. Nut Tree, California Looking north from Gerlach, Nevada Cactus Joe’s Nursery, Blue Diamond, Nevada Locomotive barn, Ely Nevada Woman with snake, Sacramento, California Rhyolite, Nevada. Death Valley National Park Railroad machine shop, Ely, Nevada Cactus and Succulent … Continue reading
A Casual Look at Color and Monochrome
Simple demonstration between color and monochrome photography. With color photos, I notice colors. With black and white, I notice textures. I’m deciding on photos for my new book. I think monochrome still has its place in a world addicted to … Continue reading
Drool Over Jewels Take II
Sotheby’s produces some wonderful videos which are easily accessed on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCelkSnSbxvIfjjD01uPHHbg A nice video capturing sparkling as only a moving camera can. Sparkles don’t show in still photography, they need movement. Still photos of diamonds use a special lens … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, rocks and lapidary, Uncategorized, video
Tagged diamonds, emeralds, jewels, Photography, sapphires, soethbys, still photographs
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Pfeiffer Beach Sand, Monterey County, California
I’m trying to learn my microscope. These are single focus shots; as I learn more I will get to know photo stacking which will result in the entire field being in focus. If I do it right. If you enjoy … Continue reading
Self-Portraits With A Camera — Do You Have One?
Rei Aijylle Abenoja Estemera is a high school student who just started a blog focused on photography. Her self-portrait with a camera threw me back more than 40 years. That photo on her site is here: https://reisblog.photo.blog/2019/09/09/capturing-every-moments/ Here is her … Continue reading
