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The Impossible Delay

The incredible The Impossible Folks were due to have presented the status of their work on the 22nd of February 2010 in New York – where Edwin Land presented the very first Analog Instant Picture publicly at the Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America 63 years and 1 day ago, on 21st of February 1947. Unfortunately, there’s has been a delay…

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Sally Mann Revisited

A little while back I reviewed the DVD What Remains which is perhaps one of the best photography documentary films I have ever watched. Heck, it’s worth watching even just for the music! It’s a great film. Anyway you can read the full review in this post. Anyway, so today the book Immediate Family by Sally Mann arrived from Amazon…

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How Far Can You Venture From the Truth?

Is there really such a thing as truth in photography? And if there is, is it then OK to deliberately leave the truth behind in pursuit of a more creative interpretation of a given subject?

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Are You Photoblogging?

You can literally start your own photoblog in a matter of a few minutes and it can be a very satisfying journey! Liberate your images from the dark corners of your hard drive and get them onto the internet. Start your own photoblog today!

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Photo Critique No. 5 – “Flamingos’ Human Thoughts”

“I wanted to focus on the flamingos’ “human” expressions and body language. I’m wondering if it was a mistake to crop at the knee joints, which I know is generally a no-no, but I liked the angled composition of the 2 animals together, and including the entire body of the dominant subject in my opinion negated the “humanistic” effect.” -Karen Tate

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Zoo Photography Tips

The zoo is a fantastic place to spend a day with a camera and practice your wildlife photography skills. The zoo is also a great place to practice before a photo safari if you’re not used to shooting wildlife (or haven’t done it for a long time) and you’re planning a photo safari. This way you can get into the habit of shooting wildlife and be prepared from day one of your photo safari trip rather than wasting the first few days brushing up on your wildlife photography skills.

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First Impressions of the Lensbaby Fisheye Optic

The fisheye look is not to everyone’s taste and I have always been a bit unsure about the look myself. However once I found out Lensbaby had introduced a $149.95 Fisheye Optic for the Lensbaby Optic Swap System I was sold.

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4 Great WordPress Blog Solutions for Photographers

Get your images in front of potential buyers, curators, fellow photographers, friends and family and just people in general by starting your own blog. Blogging is becoming increasing popular among photographers and in recent years we have seen the development of some really cool blog soloutions for photographers.

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Signature Worthy Papers from Epson

Printing your images on paper is one of the greatest satisfactions there is, although I have to say I need to print more myself. I have been using Epson papers for a long time, but lately I have also experimented with Hahnemuehle’s  Matt FineArt and Bamboo papers as well as Museo Artist cards from Crane [...]

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