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Analog V Digital – What to teach? What to learn? To whom?
Priest – © John Neel Here are a few personal thoughts about what we should be thinking about when teaching photography: I believe that photography should include any and all of the processes that...
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Reality Check – Once Nature is Gone -A Photographer’s Perspective
Paradise and Philosophers – © John Neel A photograph is not the world. It can’t take its place. It produces no air, water or life. Once nature is gone, there will be no earthly reason to photograph...
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Cross-view Stereo 3D
A gallery of images to view in stereo 3D Maples – © John Neel These images are meant to be viewed using the cross-view stereo viewing method. Learn more about cross-view here: 3D Cross-view Stereo –...
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2014 Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day – Promo Posters
This is a poster that I created for the WPPD event. Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day is April 27,2014 Please use these links to obtain downloadable posters that you can print and use to promote WPPD...
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Dirkon – The Paper Pinhole Camera
Dirkon Pinhole Camera For many digital photographers, it is hard to believe that it is possible to make images with a simple paper camera and a pinhole. What they may not know is that the act of...
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When Photographs Were Round
Truck – © John Neel It’ may be hard for some to imagine that there was a time when snapshot images were produced in the round. We rarely see images that are anything other than the usual...
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Selfie is a four-letter word
Bomb Self-Portrait - © John Neel Lately, thanks to the cell phone, taking a picture of yourself by extending the camera to arms length and aiming it towards ones face, seems to be a new concept....
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The Other Half of a Photograph
Docent – © John Neel The viewer There are two parts to every photograph – the making of the image and the viewing of the image. Both are acts of seeing. The photographer is the first viewer. The...
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Walking Away from a Gallery Inspired
Modern Living – © John Neel When I go to a gallery, I usually know that when I leave, I will want to capture something with my camera. Almost always, I feel the need to create. I feel energized, full...
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Finding Inspiration From All The Arts
Dress in Window – © John Neel As photographers, we look for new ways to see the world with hopes of making images that will show the world in a new light. Inspiration is something we all need....
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Every Photographer is a Photographer of Sorts
© John Neel There are all kinds of photographic image-makers in this world. Especially now with digital and smart phones the act of photography has never been so popular or as ubiquitous. It seems...
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Inspiration – Compassion…Yes!… This is about photography
Zodiac – © John Neel Yes! This is about Photography! Everything is connected to everything else. “So I have done what I wanted to do, I have seen everything, misery, celebrity, the beautiful people,...
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How to make a perfect Ansel Adams
Cloud – NY – 2011 – © John Neel Ever wonder how to make a perfect Ansel Adams or perhaps a perfect Weston? Elliot Porter is a good one too. Then there is Callahan and Friedlander or perhaps...
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Making Photographs From What We Know
Snake – © John Neel “I have learned as much about photography from painting (and the other arts) as I have from photography itself.” – Author Photography is a relatively new art form. It has only...
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Making a Photograph
Couple – © John Neel “You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people...
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What makes a great photograph is not what you might think
Pittsford, NY – © John Neel Consciousness – the state of being aware of ones surroundings, ones self and the world. It isn’t about the camera, the lens, or the technique you use. It has nothing to do...
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Getting Out of the Car to Photograph the World – Courage and Commitment
Window – Lima, NY – © John Neel You really can’t see much from the seat of a car. The getting out and getting started is the hardest part. But once you start, you can’t stop ’cause you see things you...
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“photo club rules”
Camera Man – John Neel Vault – © John Neel Tent – © John Neel Big Snake – © John Neel I’ve never really cared much for photo clubs. Every time I’ve been to one, I get an uncomfortable feeling about...
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There is no next time
Woman – © John Neel There used to be a saying in film photography – “When in doubt, shoot.” There is no next time. Shoot it now. It will never be the same tomorrow. Everything changes. Even the way...
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The Older – the Wiser…???
Man and Woman Note: This article also pertains to photographers and creative artists. Not all who are old see what is important. There are plenty of deluded old people who contribute to our foolish...
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