Tag Archives: “fine art photography”

From Now to Wow – Lightroom3

Posted on September 5, 2010 by

Whether you know Lightroom from previous releases (or think you do), or Lightroom3 is your starting point, you will find this book fills two important instructional goals. Continue reading →

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The Pessimism Market

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

Photographers should note that Fine Art Photography is a sliver of the total art market and accounts for approximately 8% of all the sales, but it is 8% of a big number. Continue reading →

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Cancer comes…

Posted on August 25, 2010 by

For me, downtime is not dead time; I’ll keep the blog and website active (please subscribe to updates on the blog if you have not already), improve lesson plans, catch up on projects, and read that stack of photo magazines that seems to be growing like July corn in my office. Continue reading →

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Defining “Fine Art Photography” – The last word?

Posted on August 1, 2010 by

The artist’s value definition for his work occurs by deferring to times past. Continue reading →

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A Dinner Party

Posted on June 27, 2010 by

You can (and should!) see A Dinner Party, which runs through July 19th at the Utopia Dinner Restaurant and Gallery in Long Beach, CA (1st and Linden). Continue reading →

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Postmodernism – Deconstruction and Fine Art Photography

Posted on June 7, 2010 by

As it relates to art, Postmodernism means just about any form that challenges modern concepts and concerns. Painters and music led the way into this period, and Photography, as it has since its invention, followed later. Postmodernist photography rejects the ‘rules’ and concentrates on ‘banal’ subject matter, with a dispassionate, cold, and heavy focus on the ugly around us. Continue reading →

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The Trinity: An Era Past

Posted on May 17, 2010 by

“And the three men I admire most, the father, son, and the Holy Ghost, they caught the last train for the coast, the day the music (Fine Art) died.” Continue reading →

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Robbie Kaye: Beauty of Wisdom

Posted on May 5, 2010 by

As a Fine Art instructor, I encourage my workshop students to develop themes as a central tenet to exploring and creating Fine Art Photography. Robbie Kaye is a photographer I’ve watched emerge onto the scene as a documentarian. Continue reading →

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Minor White— Equivalence is Synthesis

Posted on May 3, 2010 by

Minor White is the third in the trinity of early photographic leaders who advanced the medium as a Fine Art. Continue reading →

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Fine Art Photography On Purpose – Ansel Adams

Posted on April 23, 2010 by

While there are many iconic Fine Art Photographers, Fine Art leaders are few. Continue reading →

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