Photography

Useful links:

• Outdoor Photographer
• William Neill — a contributor to Outdoor Photographer, among other things.
• Rob Sheppard — blog.  A contributor to Outdoor Photographer, among other things.
• Rob Sheppard — website.
• John Paul Caponigro writing in Digital Photo Pro.
• Dewitt Jones
• Phil Cooke — media guru.
• Photomatrix high dynamic range [HDR] software at www.hdrsoft.com.

Insightful quotes:

• John Sexton: “The only difference between me and my students is that I have made more mistakes.”
• Anais Nin: “It is the function of art to renew our perception.  What we are familiar with we will cease to see.  the writer shakes up the familiar scene, and as if by magic, we see a new meaning in it.”
• John Paul Caponigro: “Failures aren’t failures if you learn from them — they bring confirmation and direction.”
• From Outdoor Photographer, February 2009, “And the Meadow Said…” by Dewitt Jones.  Jones discusses Einstein’s question if the universe is friendly or unfriendly.  The givers believe the universe is friendly, the takers believe it is not.  Jones suggest we should not be the best in…, but rather be the best FOR ….  For example, the United States should not strive to be the best nation in the world, but to be the best nation FOR the world.
• Phil Cooke: “Don’t give the audience what you think they want.  Give them what they never dreamed possible.”

Tasks and Activities:

• Study the Zone Method in Digital Photography.
• Consider a white balance device of sorts.
• Study and possibly purchase HP Scanjet G3110 Photo Scanner.

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