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Going Up or Coming Down

February 26, 2008 by A. Cemal Ekin

I would like to talk about a photograph I saw and commented on at a photography site I visit when I have time. I found …

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A Short Vent

February 6, 2008 by A. Cemal Ekin

Photography is a process of selection and abstraction, a series of them at that. First, we put frames around a frameless …

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Near Martha's Vineyard

Narrative and Meaning in Photography

December 9, 2007 by A. Cemal Ekin

I made a presentation to a small group of friends related to the art of photography. The presentation mostly focused on …

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Kozak Plateau Folio

Kozak Plateau Folio

October 26, 2007 by A. Cemal Ekin

I have issued a folio of photographs, limited to a total of 12 copies. The photographs are selected from a series that I …

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After Sharpening

On Giclée and Understanding Digital Photography, III

August 19, 2007 by A. Cemal Ekin

Oh, where was I? Yes, I was trying to dispel some myths about digital photography. Let me continue with a few more I …

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Replace Color in Lightroom

On Giclée and Understanding Digital Photography, II

August 18, 2007 by A. Cemal Ekin

In the previous post, I tried to give you an idea about the setting, now I will try to address specific arguments …

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99 Cent II Diptychon (2001), Andreas Gursky

On Giclée and Understanding Digital Photography, I

August 17, 2007 by A. Cemal Ekin

Yesterday evening I attended a panel discussion at the Bert Gallery in Providence. The topic “What is original …

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Time Travelers, Beyoglu, Istanbul

The Decisive Moment

May 12, 2007 by A. Cemal Ekin

The term that symbolizes Henri Cartier-Bresson’s photography is at once elusive, mysterious, alluring, and quite …

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On Humor and Photography

May 6, 2007 by A. Cemal Ekin

I admire humorists, good ones that is. Some get belly laughs by picking on some people, they may be fun to watch but not …

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Fine Art Photography

March 29, 2007 by A. Cemal Ekin

After reading this article, you may want to read a follow-up post I wrote. Photography is a democratic medium, everyone …

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Profile Connecting Space

Photographic (digital) Workflow

December 6, 2006 by A. Cemal Ekin

The term workflow has been closely associated with digital photography. I think this is a misnomer. The core idea is, …

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Rules, Learning, and Experts

December 4, 2006 by A. Cemal Ekin

Someone seriously misunderstood this post as a “prescription for good photography.” A careful reading will …

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How to Use a Polarizing Filter

November 22, 2006 by A. Cemal Ekin

  What is polarized light We see and photograph reflections of light from the surfaces surround us. If objects did …

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Lotus Leaf

Imagine

August 29, 2006 by A. Cemal Ekin

Digital photography certainly opened new horizons on imaging and gave photographers a very powerful set of tools. We …

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Wild Thyme Fields, Tenedos, panorama, HDR

Manipulated Photographs

August 27, 2006 by A. Cemal Ekin

At a photography Web site that I frequent, I read a series of comments about “manipulated photographs.” One …

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Flight to Martha's Vineyard

A New Vantage Point

August 20, 2006 by A. Cemal Ekin

Seeing is the essence of photography, and I saw some new places and saw again familiar places from a totally new vantage …

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Photography Critiques

August 20, 2006 by A. Cemal Ekin

I would like to explore the idea of a critique and how to stimulate reflection and the critical viewing of photographs. …

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Too Many Sunset Photographs

August 20, 2006 by A. Cemal Ekin

According to the legend, in 1899 the head of the U.S. Patent Office sent his resignation to President McKinley urging …

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How I Discovered a New Approach Mood Control

August 20, 2004 by A. Cemal Ekin

As I tried to adjust a photograph I took last April (2003) from a moving train, I realized that I was not getting the …

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Splitting Hair for Wider Range

October 22, 2003 by A. Cemal Ekin

(Before the advent of high dynamic range (HDR) processing I used to use the following method to extract a greater …

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Digital Polarizer

June 6, 2003 by A. Cemal Ekin

A polarizing filter is an indispensable tool for most photographers. It helps remove reflections from most non metallic …

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