Archive for August, 2011
Making Legacies (Park VI)-
An important side trip–
One American magazine once had a very (emphasis on that) short article on a guy in the middle east who had no control over his hands, feet and legs. He was always on a wheelchair owing to what was most probably cerebral palsy. But here’s the rub: He was [...]
Graduated Filter in Photoshop CS5’s Camera Raw Plug-in–
You do not have to be precise or accurate with the values or settings of the chosen effect(s). You can always change the settings after you have applied the filter. Since this is a non-destructive editing, the initial value has no permanent impact on the photo. As long [...]
Photo Ethics–
We start today’s column with a couple of recent news items that raised questions on ethics and responsibility in taking, retouching, and publishing photographs.
In its August 5 issue, Photography News (http://www.photography-news.com/) featured the controversy over the sexualized images of a 10-year-old female model recently published by Vogue magazine. As described by the Mother’s Union, [...]
Rxandy Capinpin - Unconventional Showcase-
By Yugel Losorata–
Photographer Rxandy Capinpin goes for images that will make people react, not just predictably please them. “A photograph,” he said, “becomes effective if it gets people to react upon seeing it. It doesn’t matter whether they like it or not.”
Though basically into the mainstream fashion photography, Rxandy’s works are [...]
A Beginner’s Guide to Flash Photography-
Understanding the Studio Strobe Flash-
(Part 72)–
Unleashing and Taming the Raw Light of Studio Flash
Author’s Note:
For better grasp and understanding of this topic, the author recommends the reader to review the October 13 and 29, 2009 issues with chapter title “Modifying the Light of Flash,” parts 36 and 37 of this article [...]
‘V-J Day in Times Square’–
On August 14, 1945, U.S. President Harry S. Truman went on a nationwide broadcast to announce that Japan has accepted the Potsdam Declaration, effectively ending World War II. This brought about an instantaneous festive mood and people began to gather in New York City’s Times Square to celebrate. It [...]
Calling all photography enthusiasts!–
If you have a good photograph that you would like to share and you think is good enough to be published, send it to us (including some technical information about the image). We are looking for images of any subject that will catch the readers’ attention and paint a thousand words. After [...]
