TOP 10 QUALITIES THAT A GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER MUST POSSESS
September 20, 2013
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TOP 10 QUALITIES THAT A GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER MUST POSSESS
Photography can be a very competitive career field. Job opportunities with newspapers and magazines are highly sought after, and freelancing careers can be difficult to establish. That said, many photographers become extremely successful in the field, with the top photographers sharing a set...
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Was there Instagram in the 19th century? | Masserman Photography
September 05, 2013
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The digital filters available to users of Instagram, Hipstamatic and other similar photography software applications give users an ability to mimic artistic photography styles. Not many actually take the time to find out what those styles are trying to replicate in the first place. Go back in time a little bit, however, and you’ll see that these ar...
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The importance of Syrian combat photography | Masserman Photography
September 05, 2013
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Combat photography is a difficult, heart-wrenching job, but the work of depicting images of conflict is very important to our world. Reporters in the field can talk about buildings destroyed or bombs fired, but nothing drives home the message of what war actually is like a picture of the action itself. Unfortunately, there are far too many times or...
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It’s important to document your family’s life together | Masserman Photography
September 05, 2013
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Photography has a wonderful ability to document all of life’s important events. Weddings, anniversaries, birthdays and family reunions are often cause for celebration. A professional photographer can help you record images from these events while you’re left free to enjoy yourself or make sure that everything else is going as planned. Birth photogr...
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Photography should be about mortality, vulnerability and mutability | Masserman Photography
September 05, 2013
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We are inundated with photos on a daily basis. Whether it is through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Snapchat, it is impossible to go through your day without seeing photos of friends and their activities. No matter how frivolous the activity may be, some document their lives inside and out. They could be eating a sandwich or mailing a letter; it d...
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The slow photo movement | Masserman Photography
September 04, 2013
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Our digital world is one that is based on convenience and not always aesthetics. Electronic devices can quickly snap dozens of pictures and store thousands of images on a hard drive. This has undermined the entire notion of photography as a form of art. With Facebook and Instagram, any blurry, unfocused picture can be quickly shared with hundreds,...
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Authenticity is an essential part of photography | Masserman Photography
September 04, 2013
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As I stated in the first post, we are inundated with an incredible amount of image media in our contemporary society. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social networks receive thousands, maybe millions of picture uploads each and every hour. Digital filters attempt to recreate the sepia tinted, antique look of older styles of photography, but...
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