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Episode 1: The Developing Image, 1900-1934

One picture is worth a thousand words, they say, and a simple snapshot can change a person, a society, and a country instantly. Trace photography’s effects on American history from the early 20th century to the era of masterful manipulation. Fascinating and shocking, this documentary shows how a simple device caused serious changes in the face of war, boosted advertisers’ wealth, and grew from an art form to an image builder.

Time travel at its best! American Photography: A Century of Images is a remarkably complete, high-caliber PBS presentation of who Americans were and are, using 20th-century images that capture everything from the everyday to the once-in-a-lifetime. While of course you’ll see many photographs, some familiar and some new, you’ll also learn about the history of our relationship with photography and the ways pictures are used. See the progression from posed to unposed photographs and from picture postcards to digitally enhanced photos that show what a missing child might look like today. Learn about the importance of photography for social causes such as abolishing child labor, the civil rights movement in America, and the way we feel about everything from what we buy and how we dress to how we get the news. Especially interesting is the discussion of how Native Americans have been portrayed – including the photographer who brought a trunk of costumes with him to dress Native Americans the way he wanted them to look in his pictures.
The three episodes, The Developing Image 1900-1934, The Photographic Age 1935-1959, and Photography Transformed 1960-1999, are educational and entertaining. Whether you’ve enjoyed National Geographic or Life magazine, or are interested in photography or 20th-century history, this will make a great addition to your video collection. – Tara Chace

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Roger Hicks and Christopher Nisperos
Hollywood Portraits. Classic shots and how to take them
C&B, 2000
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Hollywood Portraits from   20-th to 50-th years. Portraits and light settings

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If you’ve not yet got yourself a copy of our newest E-Book – Photo Nuts and Bolts: Know Your Camera and Take Better Photos – your time is running out to get a free bonus copy of the Photo Nuts Pocket Reference Guide.

We’re offering this handy little pocket reference guide as an exclusive launch bonus for the Photo Nuts E-Book for those who buy the E-Book in the first 10 days after launch. That means that we’ll be removing it as a bonus at midnight this Friday night (Eastern US time).

You can get full details on both the Photo Nuts E-book and the Photo Nuts Pocket Reference Guide here but in short….

The Photo Nuts and Bolts E-Book’s sole purpose is to help camera owners to understand their camera and help them get the best from it. It talks readers through 10 important lessons on how their cameras work.

The Photo Nuts pocket reference guide is a quick guide to get you started with camera settings in various situations. It is designed to be printed off, folded up and stored in your camera bag for when you’re out and about with your camera.

For example if you find yourself Indoor in a low lighting situation it’ll suggest where to start with setting your Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO. If at the beach it’ll suggest how to approach shooting in that situation.

It covers 10 situations and will help you to take what you’ve learned in the main book and put it into action in a practical way while shooting.

Learn More about these Photo Nuts Resources and Grab a Copy of them Here

Post from: Digital Photography School – Photography Tips.

Photo Nuts Pocket Resource Guide – Available for 2 more Days Only

Whether you call it a Photo 365 or a Photo A Day (PAD) project the net result is the same, a photo for every day of the year. These types of photo projects are menacing at first thought, but provide a fantastic opportunity to explore and learn not just photography, but creative seeing and post-productions skills. Here are 11 tips to get the most out of any future Photo365 / Photo A Day project you undertake this year.

1. Maintain A Heightened Awareness

At every moment of the day keep your eye open with a photo in mind. Look for the obscure moments or observations that you might otherwise let go by with out a second glance. Training your eye and brain in this way is where a Photo365 / Photo A Day project can help you improve as a photographer the most. Taking great photography can’t happen if you never see or never know when to react.

Featured are photos of a Photo365 project now on its 3rd consecutive year taken by Noel Kleinman of his son from birth to today Happy Feet – Day 1/365 Year 1 © Noel Kleinman, All Rights Reserved – Used With Permission

2. Always Have Your Camera With You

Always have your camera with you through out the day. Don’t feel self conscious. Don’t get lazy. Don’t ever take a break. The one time you don’t have your camera with you is the one time you’ll wish you never left it behind. While Murphy’s Law is something you normally encounter from time to time, the frequency of taking photos every day means you’ll have many more opportunities to experience it. With a little discipline you can easily avoid Murphy’s Law moments.

3. There Is No Time Like the Present

Never say, ‘I’ll take a photo of that later.” or “I’ll take a photo of that on my way back.” Take the photo while the idea is in your head and the light is right. Moments of inspiration seldom come at convenient times and light conditions are seldom ever exactly the same twice in a day.

4. Train Your Eye To See Light

Learn how to get the most out of the light whether sunny, overcast, or any thing in between. Learning how to get the most out of high contrast and low contrast lighting situations is a great way to broaden your photographic opportunities. In addition experiment and make use of off camera lighting to supplement the available light to you. I learned a lot forcing myself to take photos in all different lighting environments during my Photo365 / Photo A Day project several years ago and it helped make me a stronger photographer.

5. Experiment! Don’t Stay In Your Comfort Zone

Break out and risk the bad shot to learn something new. Taking the same photos over and over again because you’re comfortable taking them will not improve your photography and it won’t increase interest in your work. Step out of your comfort zone to try new things. Doing this is not dependent on buying new equipment rather opening your eyes to new styles and new subjects.

Jack & Barack 08 – Day 81/365 Year 1 © Noel Kleinman, All Rights Reserved – Used With Permission

6. Make Use of Weekly Themes

365 unique photos is a sizable goal. If you’re running thin on ideas think in terms of weekly themes. Take photos of a particular location, a color, portraits of family & friends, pet photos, macros, hidden letters, etc. Sometimes an infinite number of subjects are more easily pared down when thought of in terms of themes. Themes offer a sense of order and predictability providing incremental steps bringing you closer to your end goal.

7. Plan Ahead & Write Down Ideas

Rather than wait for inspiration to find you plan ahead and write down ideas for future photos in a notebook. This is great practice for normal photo shoots and will reinforce creative thinking. Reviewing previously documented photo ideas will prove to be a great resource when spontaneous ideas are few and far between.

8. Edit & Post-Process Every Week

In order to avoid backlogs edit & post-process you photos weekly if not daily. Getting into a rhythm on editing & post-processing is key to completing your Photo365 / Photo A Day project. For many taking photos is the easy part, but editing & processing the photos is the challenge. For every photo you publish you’re likely to have many others that don’t make the cut. Getting into a rhythm to select your final photos and processing them in a timely fashion will make the difference between success and failure.

9. Add Notes to Your Photos

When posting daily photos online add notes as to what you thought worked or didn’t from your days photos. Post general photo shoot and camera setting info from your EXIF data, you’ll look back on this later to refresh your memory or to see how far you’ve come. Anecdotal stories are also great information to look back on. Understanding how, why and when you photographed your subject provides insight to your creative thinking that you can’t get from EXIF data.

10. Get Into A Rhythm & Have Fun

Make sure to have fun during your year long photo project. The moment it becomes work the more challenging completing a Photo365 / Photo A Day project becomes. Getting into a rhythm can help a great deal in lowering the perceived level of effort to get your daily photos in. Whether you’re heading out to explore during your lunch break, taking a 10 minute detour in your commute or even taking 365 self-portraits, knowing that you have time dedicated to get your photo(s) in takes a lot of stress out of the process. If you’re the more spontaneous type then build in an extra 10-20 minutes into your appointment schedule to stop and explore with your camera. As with life ones destination is often far less interesting than the journey.

Jack in the Box – Day 236/365 Year 3 © Noel Kleinman, All Rights Reserved – Used With Permission

11. Start Today

Here is the best thing about a Photo365 / Photo A Day project, you can start ANY day of the year. Most frequently people associate these projects with New Years, but there is no rule as to when you have to start a project such as this. While it may seem overwhelming take the plunge and start your Photo365 / Photo A Day project today.

Post from: Digital Photography School – Photography Tips.

11 Tips to Succeed with a Photo365 Project

If you haven’t noticed yet, your Presets panel in the Develop module can get outta control pretty easily. I know that I’ve got over 100 presets and the list still grows. Some I use all the time and some I just keep around to use once in a while. Now, whether you create your own presets or you download them from the web, the one thing we have in common with each other is they all have different names. So here’s a couple of suggestions to help keep things tidy:

1) Since your presets are sorted alphabetically, the A’s come first right? Well, if you put numbers in front of your presets then they’ll appear first (at the top) in the list. So if you have presets you really like and want to see them at the top then put numbers in front of them.

2) If you’re like me you have presets that do the same thing but with different settings. For example, I have white balance presets for each white balance setting in the Develop module. If you name them by their original names (Cloudy, Daylight, Shade), then they’ll show up all over the place in your preset list. Instead, try putting the words “White Balance” in front so your preset name would look like “White Balance – Cloudy” or “White Balance – Daylight”. That way they’ll all stay together in the list under “W”. In this example image I have presets that remove the color saturation in all colors except for one. You can see how naming them appropriately helps out.

By the way, I never really told you how to rename an existing preset. All you have to do is right-click on the name and choose Rename. That’s it

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It’s official… Epic Edits is now a multi-person effort! Last week, I put out a “now hiring” post for an ad manager position, and that position has been filled.

Randy is our new… Ad Manager… Advertising Salesperson… um… VP of Revenue Generation? Whatever we label him, Randy will be handling all of the advertiser accounts and direct revenue generation for the site. He’s been running his own business for many years and I’m confident that he can hold down the fort on the financial side of things. He’s also a fellow photography enthusiast and regular reader of Epic Edits, so I’m stoked to have a partner who knows the lay of the land.

This new development should give me a little extra free time for writing while providing a higher level of income (aka motivation). I have high hopes, so we’ll see how things pan out in the near future. Who knows, if the site starts doing well enough, I may be able to bring on an additional paid writer so you guys have more stuff to read. In the meantime, Randy needs an official title…

WHAT JOB TITLE SHALL WE GIVE RANDY?

I’m kind of partial to a “VP” designation just because it sounds cool, but let’s hear some ideas from you guys. And be sure to say hi to Randy and welcome him to the team!