MY NEW GALLERY ASSOCIATION I have consciously been doing fine art photos of aesthetically muscular female physiques for decades. I would quite often ask myself how a given image would look on the wall of a museum or gallery. Over time my photos have been exhibited in two museums, a half dozen galleries and been… Read More THE FEMALE PHYSIQUE AND MY ART PHOTOS
FREE PHOTOS ARE LIKE FREE ADVICE: EASY TO COME BY, NOT WORTH MUCH If you have ambitions that require some kind of marking or promotion using photographs, unless your photos are good enough you are essentially wasting your time. If you rely on getting photos for free from somebody who is a camera owner… Read More FREE PHOTOS ARE LIKE FREE ADVICE…
Anyone who follows fashion knows how specifically things like clothing, hair or even make-up change over time. When a model was shot in the 1980s or 1960s, for example, you can often tell so at a glance. And that becomes even more evident when you are dealing with the 30s, the 20s or even earlier.… Read More THE BODY AS FASHION
PRO PHOTOS ARE WHAT GET DRAMATIC RESULTS By Bill Dobbins Model: Carmen Garcia IMAGES THAT MATTER Want people to notice you? Want to be famous? Trying hard to market your image on websites and social media? Are you images all over Facebook? OK – then why isn’t this working? Why isn’t the world paying the… Read More PRO PHOTOS FOR DRAMATIC RESULTS
Back in the 1830s, you had to be a highly trained craftsman to be a photographer. Whether you were shooting Daguerreotypes or using wet plates, creating a photograph was difficult and technologically demanding. The transition to dry plate technology helped to simplify the process, but photography was still an undertaking for specialists. Then film was… Read More THE IMPACT OF PHOTO TECHNOLOGY
“I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work,” Woody Allen once said. “I want to achieve it by not dying.” Artists usually want their work to live on after them, to become part of the culture and be appreciated by future generations. The problem is that you can’t be around to experience this. Vincent… Read More IMMORTALITY THROUGH ART
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