PhotoDump 05-31-2010
May 31st, 201033 selected photos from the Epic Edits PhotoDump Flickr pool. This time there are 74 new members, 0 new discussions, and 761 new photos in the group.
Archive for May, 2010
eBook Review: The Magic of Black & White, Part Two – Craft
May 27th, 2010I recently reviewed The Magic of Black & White, Part One – Vision and now we have part two – craft. A clever set of titles if you ask me… mainly because the books are published by Craft & Vision. I gave high marks to the first book, and this one is right up there too. Author and photographer Andrew Gibson continues his discussion of black and white photography by covering some of the technical aspects and how they relate to the inspirational side of things.
Why is Street Photography Dominated by Black and White?
May 25th, 2010When I think about street photography, I see black and white. Perhaps I’ve been conditioned to think this way, or maybe there’s some other driving force… what do you think?
15 Street Photos From Our Readers
May 24th, 2010Last week I announced that we would be running a new feature here on the blog: The Epic Edits Flickr Challenge. For the first topic, I chose “street photography” and asked you to submit your best photos to the Flickr pool. In a week, we had over 70 entries and I narrowed my selections down to 15.
Bring the Bicycle Portraits Project to Life
May 22nd, 2010Bicycle Portraits from Bicycle Portraits on Vimeo. This is great on so many levels. Stan Engelbrecht and Nic Grobler recently started a project investigating South African bicycle culture and the lack of cyclist commuters out there on our roads. They want to raise the funds to turn this project into a self-published full-color hard-cover photographic [...]
Photoshop Technique: Digital Airbrush
May 21st, 2010Airbrushing is (or was) a process typically used to remove minor imperfections in portrait, model, and fashion photography (among other uses in photography). I’ll be presenting a digital airbrush technique in Photoshop intended to slightly smooth out skin textures in close up portraits. Sharp lenses and good lighting can produce very detailed captures, including all the small wrinkles and pores. Sometimes you just want to smooth out all those little things.
What Type of Photography Books Do You Prefer?
May 19th, 2010Do you lean more toward educational or inspirational photography books?
