Sight, Unseen: Color Photographs 1940 to 1960

Sight, Unseen: Color Photographs 1940 to 1960

By Jo Mazelis Because these photographs are both “found” and ‘anonymous,”  and furthermore, because they date from a time when the “art” photograph was almost invariably in black and white, it is easy for the viewer to assume a more  “innocent” process at work in the mind of their creator. In other words, there is…

iPhoneography Tutorial: Four Lovelies

iPhoneography Tutorial: Four Lovelies

By David Hayes See more of his work WTP Vol. III #3 Pears have always been a subject of artists and photographers. Their skin and curves seem to attract many artists, including myself. Four Lovelies is my most recent study of pears this time shot with my iphone native camera app and processed with the iphoneography apps Distressed FX and…

The Art of Photogravure

The Art of Photogravure

By Lothar Osterburg Lothar Osterburg makes photogravures of small, sculpted models of windmills, lighthouses, sailboats among others, staged in evocative settings. Built from memory of readily available materials, the models have a dreamlike quality which is enhanced by the placement of the camera within their worlds; the perspective is that of a person within the…

Photography: Peopling Your Travel Photos

Photography: Peopling Your Travel Photos

By Dick Jordan Getting people into (or out of) a shot can present several problems that photographers, including leisure travelers snapping away with a smartphone, usually don’t encounter when taking photos of landscapes or inanimate objects. People in Motion: When people gather, whether in a big city, little village, beach, or national park, they tend…