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Blog: Evaluating Your Photo - It's All in the Mind

By: Stephen Terlizzi
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Using online sharing sites like Facebook and Flickr to post your photos and get constructive criticism is the defacto standard to improve your photography.  Open honest review can provide insights into what you did wrong and how you can improve.  It is especially useful when pushing the edge of your envelope.

 

Learning to Shoot an Ultrawide Lens

 

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Gauntlet: What Holds Our Attention?

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 16:22

by Gary Fong
Photographer: Billy Weeks, www.billyweeks.com
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Both photos are nice…but one is nicer than the other.  The elements are the same…a horse, a man working with a horse, and a child in the background. Which one would generate more interested viewers?

Lessons from the Shop: Solving the Mystery of the Headless Photograph by Stanley Leary

 by Stanley Leary

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My wife Dorie was standing in line at a local drugstore and overheard a customer complain about his photos. He asked, “Why is their head chopped?” The clerk told him that the photo technician was off, but could help him tomorrow.

Blog: Face-ism and Portrait Photography

Thu, 07/22/2010 - 10:43
By Stephen Terlizzi
Photographer: Stephen Terlizzi
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Figure 1 - 38% Face-ism IndexFigure 2 - 55% Face-ism IndexFigure 3 - 95% Face-ism Index 
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People love faces. If you want to engage people in your photos, then give them an in-focus face, beautiful eyes and a wonderful smile. And voilà, you have created instant interest. Ever wonder what people are thinking when they are looking at that face?