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"Creativity, like human life itself - begins in Darkness "
-Julia Cameron."
I read a very interesting article this week debating Photography Vs Literature and which one of the two tells us more. Of course there is always the element that a picture could be accompanied by words but neither aspect is enough to tell a whole story. But as the article says, Photography has become a universal constant in the world today and is accessible to nearly everybody. Yet many still believe that only pure narration can truly tell a story. What are your thoughts? As Photographers we can choose to limit what we tell or show with a photograph, we can even mislead. Can we convey more with words? Or more with an image? You could describe a person with words but never truly give an accurate picture of who they are visually without a photograph...

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"Replace Fear of the Unknown with Curiosity..."
As the year crawls into the final quarter - lots of challenges and daily photo tasks and so on begin to conclude. I have personally been challenging myself with the 365 Photography challenge - a photo a day for a whole year. It has been tricky to say the least, especially as I set myself a high standard of capturing more than one Photo a day - but also rewarding. Setting yourself a challenge, whether it's following the 52 week photography challenges that are out there, or doing a themed challenge such as 365 breakfasts - is a great way of expanding on your portfolio. Whilst it sometimes means that you struggle to find anything interesting to photograph or share, on the days that you do, you're one step closer to building another aspect of your portfolio.
Next week in Photography Troubleshooting - we will be looking at Money Matters and so
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“Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it.”
  
  ― Mark Twain
The sky is so often underestimated in terms of Photography that I felt compelled to give it a bit of love and talk about it in this weeks article. I've been following UK Storm Chasers on facebook who have been documenting the arrival of the 'demon child of Nadine' as it has been deemed. Hurricane Nadine is still out there in the Atlantic Ocean spinning around and preparing to send the UK another demon child (which is really just a tropical storm to us) and with it comes a plethora of opportunities to snap some stunning skies and horizons. But do we appreciate the sky enough? I don't think we do. When was the last time you stopped shooting at eye level and looked up? Often, there's nothing there - but often too, there's something worth capturing. The general rule when capturing la
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"“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”
- Erich Fromm
Weather Photography has always fascinated me - the weather in general does anyway, but capturing those changes, shifts in atmosphere and so on have always had me in awe. However when browsing the latest news within popular photography early this week I was stunned by an image that NASA had captured of hurricane Isaac as it lurked over the USA. I've been in a hurricane before, but it never felt as organised or precise as this image shows. This shows a smooth beautiful cloud formation. When below  it's likely wreaking havoc and destroying lives. It's difficult to match the two together and contemplate them as the same thing. It's also incredible how we've advanced in terms of technology. This shot of Hurricane Isaac was captured at the end of a month in which images have been transferred from Mars. We, as a human rac
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“Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources”
    - Albert Einstein
I don't know about you, but Light Painting has to be really unique and awesome in order to impress me. So when I stumbled across the work of Darren Pearson aka Darren Twin - I was astounded at the creativity and simple methods used to create his conceptual photographic pieces. Darren creates LED pictures of Skeletons Skateboarding, dancing and living - exploring what the Mail Online has termed as the bare bones of our daily lives. And it really is precisely that. Darren takes the ordinary, the mundane and the normal of everyday life and lights it up by night by painting bones. Check it out for yourself. That prompted me to go searching for some of my favourite light painted pieces here
Photography Fortnightly: Edition Forty Nine
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"Skill in photography is acquired by practice and not by purchase"
- Percy W. Harris
The other week, a piece of my writing was selected for a Daily Literature Deviation. If you're curious you can see the article here. I was humbled by that, but my reason for mentioning it in Photography Bi-weekly is that *0hgravity then highlighted a website to me that I found absolutely fascinating. It's soul purpose is to highlight Endangered Languages through Photography. 3170 lens are capturing the people who hold the key to the worlds most secret languages. Once again something like this highlights the complete and utter importance of Photography and reminds us of how far we've come, and how much we can do from mobile ph
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"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
-William Shakespeare
Basking in the glory of finally getting recognised for your hard efforts and photographic skill is pretty awesome and at the start of this week I took the opportunity to enjoy *Fuzzypiggy's after he got published in a UK Photography Magazine. It's really nice when something like that happens and the knowledge that across the country - and because of deviantART and other networks - across the world, people are looking at your work. And if you're me, smiling! I once stumbled across *lauren-rabbit's work in Black and White Photography Magazine and was truly proud that somebody I had found here on deviantART was here in my mag! So have you been published? Has your work received any recognition that makes you proud? What are your tips to getting out there and having your work showcased?
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"Have no fear of perfection - You'll never reach it! "
~Salvador Dali"
Have you studied Photography? I'm intrigued to know whether or not a qualification in Photography has made you a better, or indeed a worse photographer. Or has there been no change? This week, The Photography Blog asks whether or not a Photography Degree is worth the paper it's written on. Graduation in any field these days doesn't mean that you'll immediately get a job in your desired area. Not these days. So is it worth embarking on study related to photography when in the end, you could get to the same place without the paper stating what you are capable of? Photography is one of a small number of job areas where what you've done speaks higher volumes than whether or not you're
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A photograph is memory in the raw. - Carrie Latet

I recently spent some time (okay maybe hours!) exploring a photographic exhibition on the Isle of Wight - England. I had known that the exhibition existed for some years, but had never really ventured over there. It was held in the home and studio of a celebrated Victorian Photography - Julia Margaret Cameron. However it did include a nice variety of works - photographs from Dorothy Bohm who put together the book A world observed and a collection of shots taken at the famed 1970s Isle of Wight Pop Festival. It included images of Jimi Hendrix who performed at the festival just three weeks before his death. The images collated and exhibited were fascinating. But what really struck me was how far we had come in terms of camera equipment.

This was donated to the Margaret Cameron Trust by Graham Ovenden and was subsequent
Photography CR Newsletter: Nov - DecAs 2012 begins to draw to a close, here is a roundup of the past two months' shenanigans within the General Photography Galleries and a bit of an up-to-date news to get you kept in the loop!
Facebook has today changed its Terms of Service to allow Instagram to use your photographs pretty much for whatever it wants, whether that's advertising to sell or more. It's important that you, on an individual level, decide whether this is something that you want to have your work involved with or whether you stop using the service and move on to something else with a much more fairer Terms of Service. Regardless, be aware that things have changed. You can read more about that here. There are rumours that the TOS has now been changed again- but they are unconfirmed.
Over the past few months, we've shared lots of Photography bits and pieces with you. Hopefully things that will prove u
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"Which of my photographs is my favorite?
The one I'm going to take tomorrow." ~ Imogen Cunningham
I'm loving jars this month. I'm not sure why, other than the fact that I saw some set up at a craft fair that I had a table at, and I just fell in love with them. A couple of large jars with some fairy lights nestled in them - the effect was immense. It was so simple too! Sadly the people weren't actually selling the lights, but once I'd made a little profit on my sales, I went over clutching my ten pound note and picked out a few. So I was delighted to see that on Flipboard today, there was an article exploring 19 great photos of jars. If you're stuck for inspiration, grab a jam jar (take the jam out first maybe) and start shooting. Shoot things through them, around them, in them - get creative! Jars are awesome. :D



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"Is Photography Art?
This week the Guardian asks Is Photography Art? Now this is an interesting question and I already know my stance on it, Photography, to me - IS art. It can't not be art. It's creation, creativity, capturing, preserving - but it's Art. I'd be interested to see who agrees with this and who would say no to the Guardian's question - and why. So let's get thinking about it and debate it in the comments on this article...One commenter on the Guardian Article said the following..."Photography is definitely not art. In my opinion it's something way more beautiful and profound."
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'The day my mother bailed me out of jail she said to me...
 "You Need A New Hobby"'
-Jared Wingate  aka *JaredWingate
Recently I started a forum post asking members of the community where they began with Photography. Specifically I asked what your first camera was and what provoked an interest in the hobby. Because for nearly everybody that's exactly how it begins. The response was incredible, however one reply in particular touched me. *JaredWingate permitted me to share so here we go...
"I was 21. Just got my first DUI... I wrapped my car around a pole after
leaving a bar late one night. The day my mother bailed me out of jail
she said to me "You Need A New Hobby" she went out and bought me an
Olympus 5mp. Which was mind-blowingly awesome for 2001... She then
suggested I take a trip
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"One Signature is worth a thousand implied tones..."
-Charles Swan -
Copyright Expert
In the news this week there has been a spotlight on Karren Brady, a photographer who has won a copyright ruling. The news article itself is interesting but the cautions that it turfs up for the future and current generations of photographers are slightly more concerning. The general feeling that has started to develop is that if you have assistance with setting up a shot, making a scene, posing a model and making up a person for example, those people may well have rights to your work. This is also being debated with regards to post-production and if you get somebody else to edit your work. What are your thoughts on this? And when attributing this to the deviantART community, what
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"Does Equipment Matter?"
One of the more recent articles on the topic of photography explores how an instagram photograph taken during Hurricane Sandy has been selected to be used on the cover of Time Magazine. Perhaps quite fittingly, the title accompanying the image on the front page is Lessons from the storm. Whilst many have learned a lot from Hurricane Sandy and many more are working on rebuilding their lives, one of the biggest lessons for photographers and the world of media could well be that iphone Photographers can be photo-journalists too. We've covered the topic of equipment, capabilities and qualifications many a time before now in Photography Weekly - but what are your thoughts on this article?
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Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.  Art is knowing which ones to keep. 
~Scott Adams


I was fascinated this week by an article about the Photographer who survived a year only on Penguin Steaks. When I read further I was enlightened about an exhibition to the Antarctic that I had never before heard of. In 1914, Sir Shakleton along with 27 men, 69 dogs and a cat sailed from Buenos Aires to Antarctica. They wanted to be the first to cross the Antarctic Continent on foot. However their boat became trapped and they lived on the ship for 10 months. Some of the photographs captured of those moments are wonderful - timeless creations of moments when all you really have to keep yourself occupied with, is thinking and existing. To cut a long exhibition short, they spend almost two years (some of them) existing on penguins and biscuits. But the whole time they were there, Frank Hurley, a Photographer, was taking and developing photographs in a make shift darkroom which he created in the ship's refrigerator. My point is that many of us shy away from being ambitious (me included!) or doing something differently because we're unsure how or we think it will be too much trouble. If a man existing entirely on penguins, for two years, in a shipwreck in the Antarctic can develop photographs in a makeshift darkroom - then we have no excuse! Read more about it here.



Contests


:bulletblack: What's Going On is a great article with projects, contests and happenings that can earn you points and prizes. Check it out for more info.

:bulletblack: Halloween Contests - Find One Here! is a roundup of all the currently announced Halloween events going on. Check back on the journal for regular updates!

:bulletblack:Capture Your Pumpkin! hosted in the #Still-Life-Stills group this contest is still life photography based. But do not fear - if you've never ventured into the Still Life World it doesn't matter! You can quite easily pick up your camera and get creative on this one. Plus there's a category for best carving too....so why not get creative with the carving knife (and your pumpkin!)

:bulletblack:Abstract Colours Contest has launched over at #Abstract-and-Surreal and challenges you to capture colour in abstract!

:bulletblack:Recipe Challenge: Pesto be sure to check over at #Still-Life-Stills for the recipe for this months challenge and the winners from last month. October will be encouraging to create something with Pesto! Don't know what that is? Check out the group for more info!

:bulletblack:Orange Still Life Contest is open at #Still-Life-Stills and is for your Orange themed still life photography. Head to the group to enter!

:bulletblack:Seasonal Portraiture Contest  is open and is being hosted by #communityrelations along with ~PeopleAndPortraits. Check it out as it challenges you to capture people in seasonal environments and creative ways! There is a fantastic prize list too.



News & Events from Chats



Be sure to check out the Chat events Calendar and follow #communityrelations for constant updates! Our schedule of Halloween events is coming soon!



Spotlight Deviant


=WickedMirage hasn't even been here for a full year yet but has a fantastic collection of inspiring works in his gallery. Working with black and white he captures emotion and feeling seemingly effortlessly.





Spotlight Group


#rawFASHION is a new face on deviantart! #rawFASHION is the tribal and animalistic side of high fashion. It is a group for fashion photography, artisan crafts and fashion design. This
is not about the pretty, modern, sleek and clean types of fashion - this is RAW!





Project Educate


Check out the Schedule for upcoming weeks and head over now to #projecteducate to get in on Photo-manipulation month! Also we're now recruiting for community week bloggers! If you're interested then note the group!



Art History


We're calling for all History Enthusiasts to get involved with the next few months of Art
History! Read the article and head over to #ArtHistoryProject to send a note and get involved. Don't forget it's Digital Art Month currently which means lots of historical info about Digital Art is emerging - follow the group for more information!



General Photography


Community Volunteers ^Kaz-D | ^3wyl |


This week in Photography Troubleshooting we talked about how to capture mist effectively. It's a tricky topic, not least because mist is wet and affects the cameras! But there are ways around exposure problems and so on. If you're interested then please do check out the article. In the coming weeks we're going to focus on Halloween and then Fireworks. In the meantime if you'd like to see a topic written about or want to contribute, just send me a note! Don't forget to check out the latest edition of Celebrating Diversity!


People & Portraits Photography


This week I got a bit sad when browsing the People and Portraits gallery, that it was full of young people! Don't get me wrong, I'm not jumping on the age bandwagon, plus I am only 23 still - but it was sad that the older generation get buried in favour of modernism and vibrant young people. So I wrote an article Celebrating Age and I might even keep the series up who knows! We've focused on the male model this week in People and Portraits Exposed and I do encourage you to send me Daily Deviation suggestions for both male and female pieces! The former is vastly under-appreciated lately. Finally, don't forget to check out the People and Portraits Contest!

Still Life Photography


I love the reception that the Nom Nom Articles seem to get each time I publish one. You people really love your food! So as always, if you want to see a particular food featured just note me! This week we went for an Autumn warmer - Soup! Scroll up this page to check out the contests that we have going on in particular related to Still Life Photography. There's much happening at #Still-Life-Stills as we have an awesome team over there doing all the things. *claremanson put together a Still Life Music feature and ^maytel put together a feature of our Gallery Selections this week! Also there has been a new Photographer of the Week announced - head over to check out who it is!





Abstract & Surreal Photography


Community Volunteer `DpressedSoul


The team at #Abstract-and-Surreal have been very busy this week as usual. Check at the top of this article for the current contest going on and get involved! Check out Square Abstract and Abstract World for some fantastic features this week.





Darkroom Photography


Community Volunteer ^RockstarVanity


Another issue of Darkroom Exposed is out from ^RockstarVanity and exposes some under appreciated artists in the darkroom community! Check it out for more info.





Horror, Macabre & Cosplay Photography


Community Volunteer ^pullingcandy


Serenade me sinister is out once more with some wonderful horrific works and lyrics! Also ^pullingcandy has contributed to our Halloween Photography Troubleshooting article - keep an eye out for that in the next few weeks.





Street Photography


Community Volunteer `StamatisGR


There's something new in town! Check out *TheStreetSweeper and find out more about what it involves in this Article from `StamatisGR There's also an issue of Friday Night Specials out too!




Photography Resources


Photographing Cityscapes is a really useful tool for doing exactly that. It's on a website that *TouchedD showed me recently and actually the website itself is incredible. I'm surprised I haven't stumbled across it before. Do go and check it out, for there is a tutorial for almost everything photography related. It also inspired me to begin the Photography Glossary - a fixture for each Photography Weekly Article that explores a certain term - just briefly - for those who might not know what it means...
Gamma  
"Gamma is a technical term that measures the midtone brightness of a
digital image. Gamma is an adjustable value that allows you to alter the
brightness of the middle range of gray tones without radically changing
the image's shadows and highlights. "



News & Events From the Forums



:bulletblack: How to look for models
:bulletblack: Photographers whose work you admire
:bulletblack: Present for a Photographer
:bulletblack: Desensitized to saturation
:bulletblack: Alaska Wildlife
:bulletblack: First DSLR
:bulletblack: Should I upgrade now, or wait?
:bulletblack: First time photographing people at a shoot- tips?
:bulletblack: Best way to preserve memories?
:bulletblack: How to...?
:bulletblack: Types of portraits in photography
:bulletblack: Macro Lenses



Photography Books


If you're after light bedtime reading then The Tao Photography - Seeing Beyond Seeing isn't the first book I'd recommend! But it's fascinating in itself and looks at the Chinese Philosophy of Taoism and how it relates to Photography. Many regularly venture to such a book when they find their creativity waning and need a little boost. The caffeine of the Photography world as it were.



Weekly Features to keep an eye on!


There's so much going on around the community especially for Volunteers that sometimes the awesome news can be missed out. I hope to share any weekly or monthly features that are ongoing here so that you can browse them at your leisure. If you know of something that needs to be listed let me know!

:bulletblue: Making a Difference from ^3wyl
:bulletblue: Weekly Light Hunters from =MarcosRodriguez
:bulletblue: Wonderful Wednesday from `JamminJo
:bulletblue: Project Porkchop from ^Astralseed
:bulletblue: Under 1,000 Views from *L0NE-W0lf
:bulletblue: Square-ish from `dragonfly-oli
:bulletblue: Colours from `miontre



The Community Volunteer Team - Photography



General Photography: ^Kaz-D | ^3wyl

Architecture: `anmari

Abstract and Surreal: `DpressedSoul

Animals, Plants and Nature: `IsacGoulart

Darkroom: ^RockstarVanity

Artistic Nude and Fetish: ^Nyx-Valentine

Conceptual: `DemonMathiel

Fashion: ^Pixel-Spotlight

Horror & Macabre & Cosplay: ^pullingcandy

Pinup and Glamour: ^DistortedSmile

Photo-journalism: `xbastex

Street: `StamatisGR



Groups to check out


:iconstill-life-stills::iconshopping-for-stock::iconphoto--assignment: :icongothictemple: :iconblackwhitephotos: :iconbeautiful-bokeh: :icondapn: :iconbestofcolor: :iconphotographersdream: :iconurban-and-rural: :iconabstract-and-surreal: :iconcommunityrelations: :iconprojecteducate: :iconthrough-a-lens::iconr72: :iconstreetsnapshots: :iconcritique-it: :iconbeyond-borders: :iconsweet-photography: :iconphotography-inc: :iconphotographyportraits: :iconcasualphotography: :iconphotographyworld: :iconbreathtaking-photos: :icongothictemple: :iconbeautiful-bokeh: :iconwater-dreams: :iconlovely-square-pics: :iconpeopleandportraits:



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You can get yourself into Photography Weekly just by sending me a note! Each week I look for:
:bulletblue: Spotlight Deviants
:bulletblue: Underappreciated Deviants
:bulletblue: Spotlight Groups
:bulletblue: Photography related news
:bulletblue: Themes & Topics
:bulletblue: Featured Tutorials

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*TomWasilewski Oct 13, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Thank you very much!:)
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^Kaz-D Oct 14, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Welcome!
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`electricjonny Oct 12, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
I read about the Shackleton story a while ago in a book my aunt bought be. It was really interesting (although I don't think they mentioned the photographer very much) [link]
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^Kaz-D Oct 14, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Thanks for the link!
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=WickedMirage Oct 12, 2012
Thank you very much for the spotlight and your words, I appreciate it a lot :heart:
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^Kaz-D Oct 14, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
You're welcome :)
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