A Beginner?s Guide to Outdoor Portraits

If you’re new to portrait photography, starting your work outdoors is an inexpensive and simple way to experiment with your camera. There’s no need to construct a studio environment, and learning how to manipulate natural lighting is a great skill to acquire. Below are a few introductory-level tips for those who want to see an [...]

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Source: http://www.lightstalking.com/outdoor-portraits-guide

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A Guide to the Most Popular Tools in Photoshop

Working in Photoshop can be confusing to say the least, especially if you’ve just bought a new dSLR or made the switch over from film to digital. While there is a huge learning curve for this program, the benefits of proper image editing are certainly worth the time investment. Below are a few of the [...]

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

Source: http://www.lightstalking.com/a-guide-to-the-most-popular-tools-in-photoshop

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Tales From FotoFest

The stage is set for portfolio speed-dating
I've always wanted to go to Houston for FotoFest. The shows, the people, the line dancing. One year I'll get down there. In the meantime I asked a two friends, Phil Toledano and Justine Reyes, who attended the portfolio reviews this year to report back from the trenches. It's been a few days since they returned home, but you get the idea.

Phil Toledano
Now I know what it?s like to be a cow at the meat-yard, waiting for the compressed-air bolt to the forehead.

Fotofest is a very interesting experience-it peels back the little band-aid the covers the giant weeping rash of desperation that all (ok-most) of us suffer from. Of course, it?s useful-for some of us, it?ll crack open a career. But (to quote George Bush, which I try and do as much as possible) make no mistake-we?re all down here dancing about like monkeys, selling our wares. Is this a little bleak? Well, I suppose so, but then again, I am the Morrisey of photography.

Sometimes I?m asked what I hope to get out of a meeting. Honestly? The only thing I?d like to hear is something along the lines of: ?I?ve never seen genius of this importance before in my life-hang on, let me get the curator of MOMA on the horn? That would be great. Or a screaming artgasm ?when harry met sally? style, reviewer white-knuckling the sides of the table.

But I?ll settle for a group show in Nebraska.

Now, don?t get me wrong, I?ve had a good time, and I?ve had some lovely conversations with some people who seemed (at the time) interested. I also met some really great photographers (red Sonja and death reyes-shout out to my peeps!)

We all ask each other how it?s going, and it?s a question I find very hard to answer. Some people liked my work, others, not so much. You really don?t have any clue. It can take a week, a month, or a few years.


Justine Reyes
Last day at Fotofest. Trying to summarize this experience seems like an extremely daunting task at the moment. I am exhausted. Being a first timer I guess I didn?t quite know what to expect. For only four days a lot is packed in. I met with ten reviewers today alone and then did an open portfolio night.

On the good side I have gotten to know some really lovely people, talented photographers and critical thinkers. It has been fun looking at people?s work and getting feedback on my own.

On the bad side there is at times this odd competitive/aggressive energy that I naively wasn?t expecting to encounter.

All in all I am glad I got to come and be a part of it although I don?t think I will be able to process this experience fully until after I return home and escape the vortex that is Fotofest.

Source: http://amysteinphoto.blogspot.com/2010/04/tales-from-fotofest.html

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An Introduction to Focal Length

The focal length of the lens you choose can greatly affect your photos ? much more than just determining how much you can zoom in on your subject. However, before we get into those kind of details, there are some important things to know about how a certain focal length reacts differently when used on [...]

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Source: http://www.lightstalking.com/an-introduction-to-focal-length

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A Beginner?s Guide to Outdoor Portraits

If you’re new to portrait photography, starting your work outdoors is an inexpensive and simple way to experiment with your camera. There’s no need to construct a studio environment, and learning how to manipulate natural lighting is a great skill to acquire. Below are a few introductory-level tips for those who want to see an [...]

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

Source: http://www.lightstalking.com/outdoor-portraits-guide

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Plagiarism: The World's Oldest Profession

With much (too much) discussion of late about plagiarism in the photography world, it's important to have some historical context. To wit, You Thought We Wouldn't Notice points to the interesting similarities between the lions in Peter Paul Rubens's ?The Meeting of Marie de Médicis and Henri IV at Lyon? and Paul de Vos's ?The Ark of Noah.?

Theft seems to be the one true constant in the long human history of creative expression.

Source: http://amysteinphoto.blogspot.com/2010/04/plagiarism-worlds-oldest-profession.html

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A Guide to the Most Popular Tools in Photoshop

Working in Photoshop can be confusing to say the least, especially if you’ve just bought a new dSLR or made the switch over from film to digital. While there is a huge learning curve for this program, the benefits of proper image editing are certainly worth the time investment. Below are a few of the [...]

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

Source: http://www.lightstalking.com/a-guide-to-the-most-popular-tools-in-photoshop

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Plagiarism: The World's Oldest Profession

With much (too much) discussion of late about plagiarism in the photography world, it's important to have some historical context. To wit, You Thought We Wouldn't Notice points to the interesting similarities between the lions in Peter Paul Rubens's ?The Meeting of Marie de Médicis and Henri IV at Lyon? and Paul de Vos's ?The Ark of Noah.?

Theft seems to be the one true constant in the long human history of creative expression.

Source: http://amysteinphoto.blogspot.com/2010/04/plagiarism-worlds-oldest-profession.html

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Greetings From Down Under

Outback © Amy Stein or Stacy Mehrfar. Who cares?
This blog has been quiet lately because I've been focusing on making images rather than writing about them.

Right now, I'm in Australia to participate in Foto Freo. The festival--which will feature the first solo show of Stranded and a panel discussion where I'll be speaking about online photo communities and blogging with the illustrious Andy Adams and Jon Levy--doesn't start until March 20, but I decided to turn my once-in-a-lifetime trip to Australia into a jam packed, three week affair.

Over the past ten days or so I've been working on a new collaborative project with photographer Stacy Mehrfar that has taken us from Sydney to the dusty wilds of the outback. After ten straight days of shooting from sunup to sundown I'm very happy to be back in Sydney.

If you happen to be in Sydney, please come celebrate with me tonight at the Australian Centre for Photography where a solo exhibition of Domesticated is opening. My focus will be squarely on the Sydney art scene and drinking a ridiculous amount of Coopers.

Here are the details:

Amy Stein | Domesticated
Friday March 12 - Sunday April 11, 2010
Australian Centre for Photography
257 Oxford St
Paddington NSW 2021

Opening Reception: Thursday, March 11, 6-8pm
Artists Talk: Saturday, March 13, 1pm

Source: http://amysteinphoto.blogspot.com/2010/03/this-blog-has-been-quiet-lately-because.html

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