Saturation

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 artist’s are rarely asked this question.) While many people who...

Share Experience / Share Vision

It was December 2005. We had just made the long crossing of the Drake Passage to Antarctica. On the horizon were enormous icebergs. It was our first view of big ice. We all rushed to deck and began to photograph. I found myself standing shoulder...

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...

Next Step Alumni Exhibit – Indianapolis – 5/20 – 6/24

Next Step Alumni 2011 by Daspit, Gill, Bailey, Beal, Caponigro | . Renaissance Fine Art & Design Gallery and John Paul Caponigro’s Next Step Alumni present a beautiful collection of their work May 20 – June 24, 2011. You are cordially invited to view this...

New Book – Landscapes Within

  “Landscapes Within presents selected images highlighting John Paul Caponigro’s many collaborations with nature. . The artist’s life’s work is a call to connection. It’s a call to connection with nature – the matrix from which we are born, which sustains us while we are...

Sharpening Workflow

The vast majority of photographic images benefit from sharpening. Before you decide how and when to sharpen images, you need to decide why you’re sharpening them. The goal is to enhance detail rendition without producing distracting visual artifacts. You’ll find many conflicting philosophies and their...

Photoshop.com Spotlights

Looking for insight and inspiration? Check out Photoshop.com Spotlights. You’ll find more than a variety artist’s profiles. View more with my collected photographer’s videos. Read more with my conversations with photographers.

Gregory Crewdson

Gregory Crewdson discusses his work. View more photographers on photography here. Read more photographers on photography here.

Jeff Wall – I Begin By Not Photographing

Jeff Wall discusses his creative process. View more photographers on photography here. Read more photographers on photography here.

Developing Personal Projects

As a fine artist, I advance my career with personal projects. Personal projects also create a clearer direction for and develop greater meaning in my life. My life would be unfulfilled without them You don’t need to have a fine art career to benefit from...