In the previous post I briefly, indeed too briefly, touched upon the nature of languages and moved from object-oriented, to icon oriented, and ended up in symbolic languages like the spoken or written English. In this post I will try to wrap up the … [Read more...] about Photography and Language, 3
Archives for August 2015
Photography and Language, 2
In part 1 of this series, I covered the general idea of language and drew some preliminary parallels between learning a language and learning to see photographically. In this second part, I will address the essential idea of a language and how … [Read more...] about Photography and Language, 2
Photography and Language, 1
English is my second language. In the beginning, long, long time ago, every student had to choose a foreign language to study as part of the high school curriculum and I chose or was told to choose English. The standard books in all the schools then … [Read more...] about Photography and Language, 1
Dinner and Ice Cream
Yesterday we went to Efendi's restaurant for dinner. He opened a new place a couple of years after closing the one he operated for quite some time. This one is on Atwells Avenue in Cranston and is a smaller place than the previous one. The flair of … [Read more...] about Dinner and Ice Cream
Summer of 2015 with Mina and Elif
Elif and Mina came for a visit on August 10, 2015 for ten days. Mina has grown quite a bit, she has shed her childish form and assumed a young girl appearance. The weather has been quite hot, so we all try to stay indoors with the AC on except for … [Read more...] about Summer of 2015 with Mina and Elif
Haze – Dehaze 2
In the previous installment of this two-part post, I explained how you may attempt to reduce or remove the haze in your photograph using a simple Photoshop tool, Layer Blend Modes. In this second part, I will show a more flexible, albeit slightly … [Read more...] about Haze – Dehaze 2
Haze – Dehaze 1
Since Adobe Lightroom 6 CC introduced the "Dehaze" slider, there is a new dehaze-craze. The slider has gained the status of Merlin's wand to cure many ailments. Like all the other adjustment tools, "it is a tool" and not a particularly new one. A … [Read more...] about Haze – Dehaze 1