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Canvas

Here we will examine canvas as a medium for Fine Photographic Art or for Decorative Photographic Art.

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Fine Photographic Art or Decorative Photographic Art

Decorative arts, is historically a term applied to the design and manufacture of functional objects.

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Fine Art Is?

In my essay Fine Art Photography — FAP I approached this descriptive phrase as just that, a descriptive or adjective phrase.   Here I want to look a little more philosophically into the name, term or noun pair, fine art.

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Seasonal Greeting Cards and Letters

Here is one way of making your own holiday or seasonal greeting card or letter.  Please read my example carefully. ( I’ll reproduce the small text below so it is easier to read.)  This example is As I Found It’s … Continue reading

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Photographic Studies

I promised to discuss the idea or concept of photographic studies, not the study of photography, in last weeks essay.

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North Point Water Tower

Update:  Nov. 26 the contents of the enclosed photo study just added to the What’s New gallery of As I Found It. This stand pipe (water tower) was built in 1873-74.  It was fed from the Old North Point pumping … Continue reading

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Create A Memory Book or Image Essay II

                    We have spoken before about the narrative of images (Nostalgia Narrative).  Here is a little story that illustrates just that.  It fits in the remembrance theme and comes with a … Continue reading

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Fine Art Photography — FAP

Fine art photography (FAP) refers to photographs that are made in the creative vision of the photographer as an artist.

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Sun Up

The Sun Up slide show was shot October 3, 2012 from a ridge, one of the highest points in Michigan, overlooking Copper Harbor, Michigan.

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Macro Lens In A Summer Garden

We have talked about macro photography before, the essays Macro Prairie Smoke and Garden Macro comes to mind. If you have a camera with a true macro lens or setting then taking macro photographs is quite easy. 

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