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17 July 2007
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:34:28 GMTFor me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously. In order to “give a meaning” to the world, one has to feel involved in what one frames through the viewfinder. This attitude requires concentration, discipline of mind, sensitivity, and a sense of geometry. It is by economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.
I believe that, through the act of living, the discovery of oneself is made concurrently with the discovery of the world around us, which can mold us, but which can also be affected by us. A balance must be established between these two worlds – the one inside us and the one outside us. As the result of a constant reciprocal process, both these worlds come to form a single one. And it is this which we must communicate.
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25 December 2006
Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:07:52 GMTChased by the Light
Jim Brandenburg
Book of photos taken one-a-day for a 90 day period from autumn to the winter solstice. The images themselves are online, but for want of things to put on my christmas list I went for the book. It was worth it.
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02 September 2006
Sat, 02 Sep 2006 12:24:48 GMT Bad Ass Cameravia Kjell Olsen858 days agoIn Ross’s giant landscapes, you can mak out the woodgrains on barn shingles thousand of feet away, and see mountain trails seven miles off. The pictures seem to be made not of pixels but of vision itself.
The new R2, a video camera made by the same guy, captures nine gigabytes of data per minute. It takes 360º of video.
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09 January 2006
Mon, 09 Jan 2006 19:01:00 GMT Beauty in The Beastvia Kjell Olsen1094 days agoEdward Burtynsky takes some impressive photos. Photos showcasing the unimaginable scale of human undertakings, in all their obscene glory. They’re just as beautiful as they are frightening.
I don’t think my photographs are neutral but they do allow a multiplicity of meanings. Burtynsky
I drove through Butte (MT) about two weeks ago now, there was a huge hole in a mountain that just blew my mind. The Berkeley Pit is a huge mining crater filled with groundwater that is so polluted with traces of metal that in 1995 a flock of geese landed there, and all 342 of them died. But there’s a monster dog who manages to survive on the site.
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15 November 2005
Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:56:16 GMT The Radiant VistaKjell Olsen1149 days agoImpressive photography site with useful video tutorials and podcasts. It’s great to see someone who really knows what their doing go into photoshop and do image corrections – I read the photoshop book this spring, and learned a lot, but these screencasts are a way better format.
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30 October 2005
Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:44:57 GMT Gallery of Best Panoramic Scenes by Erik Goetzevia Kjell Olsen1165 days agoImpressive photos.
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12 October 2005
Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:49:00 GMTCamera
I’m on the lookout for a nice camera, I’ve missed having one since I left for college. I can’t decide between compact and full featured – I’ve always wanted an SLR, and the things are finally coming into the sub $1000 price range. I could even afford one – I’m liking the nikon d50.
The thing about an SLR is that it’s big. I wouldn’t want to carry it everywhere with me – but where I did carry it, it would serve me better then a compact. But I don’t know how much advantage the compact would give me – I don’t carry my cellphone with me often, and it’s smaller and lighter then a camera would be. So things really come down to price, you can get a real good point and shoot for $400, when the cheapest dSLR costs double.
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24 July 2005
Sun, 24 Jul 2005 10:32:46 GMT Kite Aerial Photography by Scott Haefner | 360º Panoramasvia Kjell Olsen1263 days agoImpressive panorama photography from a kite rig.
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22 July 2005
Fri, 22 Jul 2005 16:46:58 GMT Flickr: The Kite Aerial Photography (KAP)Kjell Olsen1265 days agoThe KAP pool at flickr.
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17 March 2005
Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:47:00 GMTAdobe Photoshop CS Classroom in a Book
Adobe Creative Team
Wow, I knew photoshop was a nice tool – but now having a copy to work with at school and taking a lesson-book from the library I can almost do a few things with it, and it’s amazing.
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09 March 2005
Wed, 09 Mar 2005 20:03:04 GMT Flickr: Techniquevia Kjell Olsen1400 days agoNice howto on light metering for your photos.
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Wed, 09 Mar 2005 11:32:41 GMT
The Mind's Eye
Henri Cartier-Bresson
A collection of essays by Henri Cartier-Bresson, a French photographer who died just last year and pioneered the field of photography.
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06 March 2005
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 22:02:27 GMT Toronto, Canada on Flickr - Photo Sharing!via Kjell Olsen1403 days agoIncredible pano taken from 443m above toronto, and explanation. Nice.
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23 February 2005
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 23:19:50 GMT How to Do Anything PhotographicKjell Olsen1414 days agoA really helpful site on photography – I took a class last semester at school and the teacher was a complete wacko, all I learned to do was develop film, which incidentally will do me a lot of good… But it was fun, and I want to do more shooting on my own.
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14 February 2005
Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:30:10 GMT The Photographers Rights (Bert P. Krages II — Attorney at Law)via Kjell Olsen1423 days agoA quick legal guide to help incase the law goes after your camera.
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Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:58:16 GMT
Photographic: Baker's Dozen: A recipe for great travel photosvia Kjell Olsen1423 days ago
Or just great photos…
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12 February 2005
Sat, 12 Feb 2005 01:01:14 GMT Flickr: Technique | Faking the lomo effectKjell Olsen1426 days agoSome incredibly neat photos have come out of this technique thread. Look through the comments for a few of ‘em.
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