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  1. Asher Kelman

    "Exhibition" Pictures for Discussion and Questions Michael A. Smith and Paula Chamlee, Guest Artist Photographers

    In an ongoing bi-weekly posting of one photograph from each of them, Michael A. Smith and Paula Chamlee will be discussing the nature of photographic vision and the visual concerns things that go into the making of their photographs, and by extension, any fine photograph. Their writings will be...
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    Flowers, Lines and Curves

    As somebody who usually aims for compositions that are geometrically "correct", I have recently been producing more and more work (including shooting with a fisheye lens) where things are very off-kilter, yet trying to maintain a pleasant balance. This was such an instance. While waiting for...
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    Embracing distracting elements

    Though we regularly strive to remove all distracting elements from a typical "postcard" landscape image, I often find cases where I try to embrace them, to use them as a sort of frame to direct the viewer's attention. This is a recent (May 2009) such attempt, and I was wondering what the...
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