Where the Impressionists Haunted the Streets
New How-to Video coming within a week
I have a nice long video that I shot while at Yellowstone. It discusses an interesting shoot of an awesome geothermal location and the trouble I went through to get it.
It will be available in the Videos section, along with all the others!
Daily Photo - Where the Impressionists Haunted the Streets
Montmartre, in the north of Paris, is a very artsy place and I would love to open a little photography studio there, even if it is a bit touristy now. I don't think they had neon paint-palettes hanging in the streets when it was frequented by Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, and the whole cast of bohemian characters.
I'm halfway through a book now called "The Judgement of Paris", about all these guys had to go through to get their paintings shown in the Salon. Old-school judges would only approve paintings that showed historical scenes and the moral teachings of antiquity. Consequently, dozens of today's priceless paintings were stamped on the back with a big red "R" for "Refused".
After the Impressionists' paintings were refused by the selection committee, the artists would gather at cafes here, drinking wine that tasted of "mountwash and soot", and lament about the state of the art, so to speak.
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An HDR Book Sighting In the Wild...
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The Harleyfest on 6th Street - Do People See the World Differently?
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Thanks to everyone that participated in the Twitter Contest to win a free copy of theHDR Book, "A World in HDR"! I think Peachpit was completely overwhelmed with the results. I hope it gave you a chance to discover and share some great art on the web. Thanks to John P from OneMansBlog.com who was The Judge. Visit his website below and see the winners!
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Daily Photo - The Harleyfest on 6th Street
This is one of the best times in Austin for HDR Photography! I really think it's perfect perfect conditions to really show off what this style of photography can do. Long exposures just don't do the trick. The wonderful thing about being there is that the human eye really can see all these colors and light levels at the same time. At least... to those of us that see like this. I'm convinced that after talking to countless groups that not everyone "sees" in the same way. It's not that one way is better than another - just different. What do you think?
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Impressions of Paris
HDR Spotting invites still going out
I understand invites are still going out on www.hdrspotting.com/. This was started with the simple idea that we can all increase the amount of attention for other HDR Photographers and drive traffic to their respective sites. The site always has new content on it, and more improvements come every week. For some of the best, see the Editor's Picks!
Jason St. Peter from www.fiftypercentchanceofrain.com sent in this nice testimonial:
"I think HDRspotting has been a tremendous success and I am lucky to be part of it. It's so cool to see so many great hdr artist in one spot. Being affiliated with hdr spotting and the stuck in customs brand has also helped drive much more visibility to my own blog. HDR Spotting quickly became my top referring site behind google and my top 10 images have over 35,000 views on the HDRspotting site. This is awesome in such a short time."
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Daily Photo - Impressions of Paris
I had a nice conversation with a friend this evening about the Impressionists of Paris and all they had to go through to get their work seen. The old-guard painters than headed the selection committee for the Salon of the late 19th century had a distaste for the Impressionists, and their work was continually rejected. I feel lucky that we all live at a time where our own impressions of the world can freely be shared. I hope sites such as HDRspotting can help everyone get their work better exposed to the world.
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Uploaded on Dec 2, 2009
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Finding Dinner in the Alleys of Kyoto
Win A Free Book! Twitter Contest is Live!
We have a new Twitter contest to win some free copies of "A World in HDR", hosted by the team at @Peachpit. It goes for three days and will be a ton of fun. Anyone can enter, and you can enter as many times as you like! For full details, see the Twitter Contest Page!
Peachpit (the publisher) is giving away three copies to some of the best photos found on Twitter. Submit as many and as often as you like. Note that my photos are not eligible -- let's use this as a way to find other great new photos and artists out there! Again, all the details and info on The Judge can be seen on the Twitter Contest Page!
Daily Photo - Finding Dinner in the Alleys of Kyoto
After exploring an area (and era!) of ancient temples in Kyoto, I was absolutely starving. I tend to get in a "shooting mode" where I do not undertake basic human necessities like eating, sleeping, and making regular bathroom breaks. In fact, Nikon makes this great set of diapers you should try. They're Japanese so there are little buttons that dispose of everything and leave you fresh as a daisy.
Anyway, after shooting, I headed down into the old part of Kyoto to find a traditional Japanese dinner. I sat there for a long time, enjoying myself thoroughly..
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Uploaded on Nov 30, 2009
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