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...
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...
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...
Enjoy this collection of quotes by photographer Sean Kernan. “Somehow the pictures that work out just the way I wanted them to are the ones I lose interest in soonest. The expectation has become the limit. And I think that the way to take something...
Sean Kernan’s The Secret Books Sean Kernan makes insightful comments on twelve photographs. “At this point I most respond to things that stir me to a kind of seeing that I didn’t think I could do. They make me want to try, even though I have...
Enjoy this collection of quotes on photographic Prints. “We should always remember that the practice of printing – of using an object to control the form of a repeated picture – has had a role in human culture from its earliest days.” – Richard Benson...
Enjoy this collection of quotes on Technique. “You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will...
Enjoy this collection of quotes on Craft. “He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.” ― Francis...
Before and after the Gradient Map Whether used subtly or dramatically, Photoshop’s Gradient Map color adjustment tool can open up new ways of seeing and working with color for any artist. Photoshop’s Gradient Map assigns new colors to existing brightness values. With it,...
“Enjoy this collection of photographic books that have influenced me during some of my most formative years. #1 Paul Caponigro – Megaliths Watching the production of this project from start to finish had a profound effect on me. The book was the culmination of...
