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Showing Your Work: On the Wall
George Schaub  |  Jan 16, 2013  |  11 comments

The desire to show and share work is common to most photographers. Taking the work out of the drawer or hard drive and putting it onto paper can be a key phase in the development of a photographer. It is both a challenge and a way to build confidence, as it forces the artist to face the concept and underlying principle of his or her work. And, it can be fun.

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What a Photograph Might Mean
George Schaub  |  Jan 04, 2013  |  3 comments

If you were a detective you would look for motive as a prime clue as to who did the deed, but how many times have you really thought about your own motivation for making photographs? The mystery all photographers eventually attempt to solve is: just motivates me to make pictures and to process images in my own unique way? Kind of like trying to figure out the meaning of life, I guess, and using your photography to help you answer a small part of that question.

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Monochrome Diary: Images on Film
George Schaub  |  Dec 26, 2012  |  16 comments

While black and white digital photography is based on the conversion of a color (RGB) image to monochrome via software, those who remain adherents of film photography have an entirely different route to obtaining a black and white image.

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Monochrome Diary: Portraits
George Schaub  |  Dec 16, 2012  |  4 comments

The reaction to a human face is inherently stronger than to any inanimate object or arrangement. The expression, body language, placement and lighting often overcome the processing and/or printing technique, or at the least dictate much of the approach.

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Monochrome Diary: Finding a Personal Aesthetic
George Schaub  |  Dec 11, 2012  |  3 comments

When a photographer deals with the emotions generated by black-and-white prints, and the methodology of creating and defining those emotions and how they are generated, he or she begins to deal with developing a sense of the aesthetics of the monochrome image.

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To Low Pass Or Not To Low Pass: The Optical Low-Pass Filters Debate Has Been Ongoing For More Than A Decade
Christopher Dack  |  Aug 28, 2012  |  First Published: Jul 01, 2012  |  0 comments

Recent years have seen staggering innovations in cameras, most notably involving ISO speed, sensor size in compacts, and video capabilities. Despite these advances, however, one thing has divided the industry for more than 10 years but has rarely been talked about—that is, until recently—optical low-pass filters. Many cameras include them, but some do not. There are believers in both camps but the only thing that’s clear is that the issue is far from decided.

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