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Street Photography Two

Posted on February 24, 2013 by admin

By: Harvey Spaven and Dennis Nikols.  Images are by Spaven. In this second street photography essay we thought a narrative about image narratives might stimulate others to try their hand at this art form.  Modern cell phones and pocket point … Continue reading →

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Street Photography One

Posted on February 10, 2013 by admin

By:  Harvey Spaven & Dennis Nikols.  The images shown here are by Spaven   Street photography is a type of photography that features subjects in candid situations within public places such as streets, parks, beaches, malls, political conventions and other … Continue reading →

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Journey End

Posted on January 13, 2013 by admin

Mid January and winter is here.  This is a real old fashioned winter from my youth.  I never thought I would be writing something like this. Time has been relatively kind to me and my memories have only faded for … Continue reading →

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Canvas

Posted on January 7, 2013 by admin

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

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A Neighbourhood Walk Around

Posted on January 1, 2013 by admin

Calgary had a snow in early December.  It was not major, about 10 cm (4″) accumulated.  This event was different then the normal snow falls in Calgary.  For all of its duration the wind was essentially absent.  Calgary is normally … Continue reading →

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Fine Art Is?

Posted on December 13, 2012 by admin

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

Posted on December 7, 2012 by admin

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

Posted on November 30, 2012 by admin

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

Posted on November 23, 2012 by admin

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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First Snow Of Winter Nov. 1, 2012

Posted on November 18, 2012 by admin

Often the first snow or real snow (not the stuff that malts as soon as sit lands) of winter offers some great photo opportunities.  Here are a few of the ones I ceased when that wonderful white stuff fell on … Continue reading →

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