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Image to Art
What makes a photographic image a work of fine art? This blog examines this question in in both principle and process.
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Majestic Male Lion on a Mound
After strolling right past our Land Rover, then mating with his lady friend, this majestic male enthroned himself on a large termite mound. A few minutes later the female killed a wildebeest, which he helped her devour. I think we … Continue reading
Posted in image editing, Lightroom, Silver Efex Pro
Tagged lightroom, lion, photoshop
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Editing Long-nose & Crooked-tusk
Vision A 50mm lens is not commonly considered a go to lens for an African photo safari. But I was determined to come back with something different from this safari. With this in mind I was intentional to pull out … Continue reading
Posted in image editing, Lightroom, photography, Photoshop, technique
Tagged elephant, lightroom, photography, photoshop, tutorial
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Cheetah in the Grass Revealed
The light was failing. Dark clouds were moving in blocking even the most determined rays of light from the setting sun. For two cheetah brothers out hunting with their mother this was not a problem, but it was pretty poor … Continue reading
Image or Art?
So what is it that takes any given image from the category of photograph and elevates it to the category of art? Chris Orwig in his book Visual Poetry says that “good art entails pulling together little fragments of the … Continue reading
…and so it begins
Since this is my first blog I figure I may as well start off the way I start each new photography class that I teach. In an effort to get my students to change their photographic perspective I have them … Continue reading