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Some thankful thoughts on Patti Smith, Seth Godin & the Artist in Us All

by carbonboyFebruary 14, 2010 Art
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I genuinely enjoy reading two books at the same time, often finding an odd synergy, or perhaps, irony in the juxtaposed thoughts and feelings such a combination evokes. I’ll have the two books by my side at my comfortable tan leather Danish reading chair, and switch from one to the other after a chapter or [...]

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Early HDR experiments – what not to shoot!

by carbonboyAugust 5, 2009 Books
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Everyone has talent at 25 – the difficulty is to have it at 50 – Edgar Degas
I’ve bought a great book on HDR called simply the Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range Digital Photography. I’ve looked at the photos, and skimmed the text a bit. The same with the many online tutorials; all good stuff [...]

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Scott Kelby’s Digital Photography Book – Volume 3

by carbonboyJuly 31, 2009 Books
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To my surprise, Amazon shipped this book about a week earlier than originally promised. It was in my mailbox today and I ordered in back in May. I love this entire series.
Volume 3 continues to provide hundreds of tips, most in a single page. Perhaps a quarter of them are geared for the studio, and [...]

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