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This is the original photo. I wanted a more balanced image so I moved the gannet in flight over to the right, and cropped the image to a square format. This is problematic in that the contents of the photo … Continue reading
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I think there may be a project in here, mixing different country land and skies. Trust goes out the window completely here, as opposed to Paul Graham’s shots of the clouds over Belfast. Again it’s the intent or purpose of … Continue reading
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Face lightening is only showing what may be seen in real life and as such is acceptable to me. Changing the iris hue, colour, saturation or anything else that makes it substantially different from real life wouldn’t be acceptable in … Continue reading
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I use this technique frequently, and especially where there is a wide range of skin tones, such as in this shot near Cape Town, where the waiter’s face is too dark and his uniform top is too white. The camera … Continue reading
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I have a Canon 5D full frame that I bought in 2007 and still use, but it doesn’t have a dust cleaner built in and it seems to suck in dust with every stretch of a zoom lens, so its … Continue reading
I’m not convinced that there is any “truth” in photographic representation, in no matter what concept. The fundamental problem is that neither film nor digital sensors can capture the full range of colours and tones, and then the media used … Continue reading
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I couldn’t understand how to emphasis depth in a landscape and I didn’t find the example in the course book any help, so I cheated and used blur in the BW conversion. ..A few months later and the haze puzzle … Continue reading
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On my first attempt I thought I was dealing with red and green, but during processing it was the yellow slider that made most difference to both the leaf and the raspberries. I tried again with yellows and blues, … Continue reading
Manipulation #1 This series reminded me of John Stezaker’s collages in which he cuts up and joins old found photos. I don’t understand his intent although I enjoy the results. Anna Pantelia’s photographic manipulation seems more fluid, and interesting in … Continue reading
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