Category: Discussions
Discussions related to photography, photographic equipment, techniques, other photographers, events, etc.
Discussions related to photography, photographic equipment, techniques, other photographers, events, etc.
How was I Influenced by Jerry Uelsmann Ever since childhood, photography has intrigued me. At first the camera was a way to overcome my shyness. It empowered me to approach people to take their pictures. I became interested in the art of photography during high school as I experimented with darkroom techniques. Ansel Adams and […]
Why is Color Management IMportant? In the digital world getting a photo (or any artwork) from source to destination is a challenge because colors are represented by numbers but each device handles those numbers differently. The challenge increases when you want a specific color on your screen or print. I’ll try to keep this from […]
This video must be viewed in a Browser. Click to Launch Video: Sam Dobrow introduces his next project. Sam’s new project is a fine art photobook about people living through the pandemic. Sam shares the story behind a photo he made as a student when he was 20 years old attending the University of Florida […]
Video must be viewed in a browser Sam Dobrow discusses his photographs of Cuba and presents a photostory about life in Cuba under the communist, authoritarian regime. The subject of his story “Living Under the Shadow” presents a visual and political allegory. The Cuban people live under severe oppression. Any desire to rise up and […]
I’ve always been intrigued by infrared (IR) photography because of its ethereal transformation of landscapes. The images are easily recognized with the snow white appearance of leaves. IR photography is usually processed as black and white photos. With digital photography, some color can be mixed with the IR spectrum to create surreal effects in post […]
When people see my fine art landscape panoramas they often comment that the picture seems to draw them in and surround them. Its not a coincidence that people feel that way, its part of the construction of the image. My panoramas are typically about 30 inches tall and about 80-90 inches wide. At this size, […]
Photography was once seen as something to be mastered in its purity very much the way pre-impressionist painting was to be mastered to present a perfect rendition of realism. Ansel Adams was revered as the master of photography and his zone system became a standard to measure the perfection of black and white prints. While […]
Sometimes while out with my camera I see things that have great potential but somehow aren’t captivating. I’ll be there looking right at it but there is a distraction, a bad background, a missing element; but still something is there. Something of interest, but it hasn’t really surfaced. So I snap the picture knowing that […]
I’ve visited Flagler College in St. Augustine Florida several times. Every time I walk in the courtyard I find myself at odds with the task of capturing what I experience. The first challenge is to find a way of photographing negative space. The feeling of being enclosed by towering walls looking upward into an open […]
You’ve heard the saying “seeing is believing” and that is one reason why purists constrain the creativity of photographers. They think they are preserving the “truth”. The biggest truth in photography is that you and your subject were there and even that can be misleading. The fact is that there is little truth in photography. […]