Do You Make This Classic Mistake in Black and White Post Processing?

When processing your photo as a black and white image, it can be a bit confusing as to what the next step is. Do you dodge and burn, add a lens vignette, or adjust your contrast? While all these steps can greatly improve your image, there is one important adjustment that many overlook which will [...]

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Source: http://www.lightstalking.com/black-and-white-post-processing

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Evolve or Die

© Mona Lisa Productions

I'm a bit of an evolution junkie. I'm particularly fascinated by the idea of evolution in real time. We tend to think of evolution as something that happens over millions of years, but there is evolutionary change happening right under our noses. See this story on Live Science about fish in southern Mexico who are adapting to a centuries old, yearly religious ceremony practiced by the Zoque people. As part of the ceremony, the Zoque stun the fish with a plant toxin. Most fish knuckle to the toxin, float to the surface and are eaten. The fish that have developed a resistance to the toxin live to swim (and reproduce) another day.

Source: http://amysteinphoto.blogspot.com/2010/09/evolve-or-die.html

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Evolve or Die

© Mona Lisa Productions

I'm a bit of an evolution junkie. I'm particularly fascinated by the idea of evolution in real time. We tend to think of evolution as something that happens over millions of years, but there is evolutionary change happening right under our noses. See this story on Live Science about fish in southern Mexico who are adapting to a centuries old, yearly religious ceremony practiced by the Zoque people. As part of the ceremony, the Zoque stun the fish with a plant toxin. Most fish knuckle to the toxin, float to the surface and are eaten. The fish that have developed a resistance to the toxin live to swim (and reproduce) another day.

Source: http://amysteinphoto.blogspot.com/2010/09/evolve-or-die.html

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Fortune Rejects Chris Ware Cover


Fortune Magazine commissioned Chris Ware to do the cover for their annual Fortune 500 issue. He responded with the brilliant critique of capitalism you see above. Fortune promptly rejected it. (Via Kottke.)

Source: http://amysteinphoto.blogspot.com/2010/04/fortune-rejects-chris-ware-cover.html

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How Using Strong ND Filters Can Create Awesome Results

This is a guest post from Chris Gin – you can see more from Chris at his Website, Flickr and Facebook. As a landscape photographer I rely heavily on filters. The ones I use most often are my graduated neutral density (GND) filters which help balance the intensity between the sky and foreground. However another [...]

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Source: http://www.lightstalking.com/strong-nd-filters

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Photographers are Terrorists

Photography is Not a Crime shows us a new poster by the Transportation Security Administration that makes a pretty clear assertion: if you are a photographer near an airport you are potential terrorists and must be reported. Next thing you know some church in Florida will start burning copies of The Americans.

UPDATE: The TSA responds. Thinking about it more, I don't know if the greater insult is the implication that photographers are terrorists or that we dress like LES skate rats.

Source: http://amysteinphoto.blogspot.com/2010/09/photographers-are-terrorists.html

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How Adding Interest to Foregrounds Can Make Your Images Pop

The concept of foreground interest is not a new discovery, but it?s a monumental way to take an ordinary image and make it stunning. Images with foreground interest (mostly landscapes) are generally more visually intriguing than those without. It creates a layered photograph that provides a focal point to start on, and then allows you [...]

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How Using Strong ND Filters Can Create Awesome Results

This is a guest post from Chris Gin – you can see more from Chris at his Website, Flickr and Facebook. As a landscape photographer I rely heavily on filters. The ones I use most often are my graduated neutral density (GND) filters which help balance the intensity between the sky and foreground. However another [...]

Photography Tutorials, Case Studies and Discounts - LightStalking Photography Newsletter.

Source: http://www.lightstalking.com/strong-nd-filters

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