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Erik Kessels - In Almost Every Picture

© Garry Winogrand - All Rights Reserved

Also go to Garry Winogrand.

Jim

Reconsidering Winogrand by Nick Turpin

There's inherent risk in doing exactly what you want and doing it well.

Garry Winogrand, whose photographic output said both "look at us" and "look at me look at us" in equal (and thrilling) measures, knew well the width of that risk.

He took its measure, set it aside, and deliberately went about the work of widening photography (both what photography was, and what photography might become) with every click of his shutter.

Nick Turpin

© Sean Teegarden - All Rights Reserved

Also go to 2007 Adobe Design Achievement Award winners.

Jim

Sean Teegarden - Portraits

Using the file's Red, Green, and Blue Channels, I found which color contained the most contrast that enhanced the important details.

I copied the information and pasted it into new layers.

I used a series of blend modes and layer masks to bring out striking detail and retain great value and color.

I employed burn/dodge layers to emphasize shadows and finally employed sharpening and blurring to make every little "Character" jump off the page.

Sean Teegarden

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Martin Parr

The important and often iconic Parr photographs in this show are drawn from nine series spanning over thirty years.

Stephen Daiter Gallery

© Canon - All Rights Reserved

Also go to Scanning Negatives & Slides.

Jim

Buying Smart; Scanning Options For Negatives And Slides; Bring Out Your Shoeboxes! by Jon Sienkiewicz

Unless you were born after 1990 (and maybe even if you weren't) you have a box full of negatives and slides somewhere, and some of them are pretty damn good.

And you've thought about scanning the better ones "one of these days" but never got around to it because, well—here comes the BS again.

Jon Sienkiewicz

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Riley G Strapworks

Our goal at Riley G is to create quality camera straps that embody the creativity and style of the photographers who wear them.

With dozens of styles and colors it won't be hard to reflect your dynamic and creative look.

All our camera straps are proudly hand-crafted here in the USA and made with a great mix of new and recycled materials.

Riley G Strapworks

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Moodstream™

Any mood can take you places.

Moodstream is a powerful brainstorming tool designed to help take you in inspiring, unexpected directions.

Whether you want images, footage or audio, or just need a stream of fresh ideas, tweak the Moodstream sliders to bring a whole new creative palette straight to you.

Ready?

Stream.

Create.

Getty Images

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fstoppers

We want fstoppers.com to become the website that has interesting, and informative videos of professional still and video shoots.

Searching through vimeo.com is great if you want to see talented artist's work but our goal is to show you HOW they created their work.

If you are a creative professional we want you to be a part of fstoppers.com.

Join our Vimeo group and submit us your behind the scenes videos and articles.

We will help you promote your business by posting your work on our site and you will help all of us learn a little bit more about our field.

Lee Morris

© Cindy Sherman - All Rights Reserved

Long Exposure by Jennifer Allen

Photography is dead.

That news may come as a surprise, since obituaries about art tend to be written about painting.

Invented in the 1830s, photography is still in its infancy as an art form compared to the centuries-old medium of painting.

Despite inventions like portable paint tubes and fast-drying acrylic, painting has not undergone the transformations that digitalization is bringing to the medium of photography.

Jennifer Allen

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Neighborhood Treasure

It can take years to feel at home in a new area.

At first it's just a place with unfamiliar streets, restaurants you might like to try, and shops that look interesting from the outside.

But over time you see yourself reflected in parts of the city, and begin to block out the rest.

Certain patches of sidewalk almost feel like they should be worn down by your foot traffic.

But these familiar spots aren't always your favorites.

Sometimes it's the anomaly — new, foreign, exotic — that attracts, and sometimes it's the rare treat.

Consider your local treasures while viewing this collection of haunts and hangouts.

Laura Brunow Miner

© Sam O'Hare - All Rights Reserved

Made from 35,000 stills, with tilt-shift effect added during post.

Jim

Sam O'Hare - The Sandpit

A day in the life of New York City, in miniature.

Sam O'Hare

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Ron Galella - Smash his camera, but not immediately by Roger Ebert

He is a viper, a parasite, a stalker, a vermin.

He is also, I have decided, a national treasure.

Ron Galella, the best known of all paparazzi, lost a lawsuit to Jackie Kennedy Onassis and five teeth to Marlon Brando, but he also captured many of the iconic photographs of his era.

Roger Ebert

© Thomas Hauser - All Rights Reserved

Thomas Hauser - Amazona

© Sam Falls - All Rights Reserved

Also go to Nothing Is Revealed.

Jim

Sam Falls - A Finality

© Jay B. Sauceda- All Rights Reserved

Jay B. Sauceda - Sign Painters