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Leica’s New Camera Puts Skill Back Into Focus

Posted on March 24, 2022by Andres

Shooting with Leica’s M11 digital rangefinder underscores how technology has all but removed human ability from the process of taking a picture.

Star Wars

“There is a Strength in Asian Culture”: A Conversation with Lucasfilm Legend Doug Chiang

Posted on May 19, 2021by Andres

Doug Chiang is a name familiar to fans of the Star Wars galaxy. Personally selected by George Lucas, his influence as the head of the Lucasfilm art department during the production of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Attack of the Clones is legendary. Now as vice president and executive creative director at […]

Star Wars

How Judith Leiber Turned Fan-Favorite Astromech R2-D2 into Fine Art

Posted on April 30, 2021by Andres

Loyal astromech R2-D2 has been called many things: Nearsighted scrap pile. Artooie. Clone Wars veteran. Rebel hero. Jana Matheson, the chief creative officer of Judith Leiber Couture, humbly offers up her own take from this galaxy: cultural icon. The designer and her team have spent more than a year creating a fitting tribute to the squat droid that […]

Photography

How Freelensing Can Reinvigorate Your Photography

Posted on December 31, 1969by Andres

The fact that the focal plane of a picture must always be parallel to the sensor plane is so obvious to most photographers that they don’t even bother questioning that fact. Here’s what happens when you do question it and how modern mirrorless cameras can help you do it.

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Is This Historic Photo Massively Underrated?

Posted on December 31, 1969by Andres

In 1839, Louis Daguerre captured his seminal image: Boulevard du Temple, a 5 x 6 inch plate shot from his studio window. It is famed for being the first image to feature the human form, but should it also be regarded as a masterpiece of photographic composition?

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Photography

We Interview Rhy Dyball: Understanding the Human Condition Through the Uncanny

Posted on December 31, 1969by Andres

Rhy Dyball is a photographer and artist working with themes uncanny and eerie images.

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Photography

Clean NFTs Exist, but We Are Not Using Them

Posted on December 31, 1969by Andres

This comes almost as an unplanned part two to my article on the environmental costs of NFTs. As was pointed out in the comments, clean NFTs are a thing. This got me wondering, why are we not using them? Why aren’t artists jumping to clean NFT platforms?

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Photography

How to Tell a Story in Landscape Photography

Posted on December 31, 1969by Andres

It is the story that makes a photo special, and it is one of the base requirements for fine art photography. But it is also that area where landscape photographers seem to struggle most.

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Photography

Behind the Scenes of This Fine Art Portrait: A Four Light Setup

Posted on December 31, 1969by Andres

There are few types of video more valuable than a good behind-the-scenes, particularly when it walks you through the process. Jump backstage in this tutorial to see how this beautiful, fine art portrait was taken with four lights and a purpose-built set.

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Photography

XXL Printing: What To Consider for Printing Bigger Than A0

Posted on December 31, 1969by Andres

How many megapixels do we need? What do we have to consider already out on location, that we are able to print big afterward? How do we choose the right printing material, and how can we be sure to get the best possible printing result in the end?

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