How To Use Noise In Images Creatively

Noise happens. Most of the time you want to lose it, but sometimes it’s better to use it. There are many reasons to use noise in your photographs. Detailed areas look sharper with less noise reduction. Make Images Look Natural & Sharper Be careful not...

My Interview On Maine Mag Radio Is Live !

My interview with Dr. Lisa Belisle on Love Maine Radio is live! It’s wide-ranging and soulful. This episode also features Suzette McAvoy executive director of The Center For Maine Contemporary Art. Listen to it here.

Creative Image Sharpening With HDR Software

Unsharpened / Hybrid / Strong HDR HDR software is most typically used to render shadow and highlight detail, but it can also be used to enhance tonal separation and detail in any range of tones, even in images with extremely low contrast. The very same tools that...

17 Great Quotes By Photographer David DuChemin

Enjoy this collection of quotes by photographer David DuChemin. “The cliché comes not in what you shoot but in how you shoot it.”  – David DuChemin “Learning to see is not about having open eyes; it’s about having an open mind.” – David DuChemin “The more...

Alumni Beal & Hartford Collaborate On Big Successes

This summer, two of John Paul Caponigro’s Next Step Alumni, Kathy Beal  and April Hartford completed cornerstone projects in Santa Fe, and their success was enhanced by their support of each other. – The second week in June, Kathy Beal debuted her new active wear line,...

13 Great Quotes By Photography Charles Sheeler

  Enjoy this collection of quotes by photographer Charles Sheeler. “I have come to value photography more and more for those things which it alone can accomplish rather than to discredit it for the things which it alone can accomplish rather than to discredit it...

The Best Books On Color Theory

What is color theory? It’s a language and set of concepts that’s useful for describing and creating color relationships. Color management helps you get consistent colors. Color adjustment helps you change colors. Color theory helps you choose colors. I’ve studied color all of my life...

The Temperature Of Color – Warm Or Cool ?

An essential quality of color is temperature. Temperature can be used to attain a color balance. Temperature can be used to enhance spatial relationships within an image. Temperature can be used to elicit psychological responses within the viewer. Understanding and exploring the dynamics of temperature...

Saturation – The Essential Key To Color Palettes

One of the most distinctive features of a visual artist’s use of color is their use of saturation. Many photographers are often asked, “Are you a black and white or color photographer?” (Curiously other visual artists are rarely asked this question.) While many people who...

Special Discounts During My Opening Aug 5 & 6

John Paul Caponigro Open Studio | New Work August 5 & 6, 2017 / 10 AM – 5 PM Artist’s Talks 2 PM Watch them live on Facebook. 73 Cross Road, Cushing, ME  04563 Find directions here. . Save 25% On Prints For A Limited Time Only! Enter the...