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"“The eye should learn to listen before it looks.”

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Robert Frank
I'm quite late hopping on the discussion wagon with this one since `fritsvandersloot tells me the article has been trending for some time now. However I was eternally grateful to him for pointing me in its general direction - because what a topic!McDonalds show behind the photo-graphical scenes because a customer in Canada asked why the food looks so different in real life. If you watch the video included in the article, it's actually very insightful. And what a team they have JUST to photograph a burger. What the video does show is that everything in the photo, every ingredient you see, is exactly the sam

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“What i like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.”

―
Karl Lagerfeld
This week I spied an awesome topic in *Fuzzypiggy's journal and knew instantly that it was what I would talk about for edition twenty eight. "Underground train system bosses are set to ban all photos under new proposals that have angered photographers.." You can read the full article for yourself here but I would love to get some discussion going amongst us all as to whether or not the proposed ban would effect you. I'm personally quite pleased that the latest articles report a U-turn in the proposals so it doesn't look

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"Surrealism is embedded in the everyday, in the daily experience." - Katharine Conley

This week the general theme of the article is Infrared Photography. You may know it well for its vision into a dream like world where the trees appear to be fluffy candyfloss and the grass is blue or Orange...Infrared is not as far away from achievable as you might think. This week some wonderful Deviants have shared their infrared views and art to try and help us understand the technique a little better. I rather thought it was time that the infrared community on deviantART had a bit more recognition too!
Contest!

Check out #Trees-With-character who are holding the Sky is the Limit Contest and think about

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“Photography deals exquisitely with appearances, but nothing is what it appears to be.” - Duane Michals
Still Life is the theme of this weeks article given that it's Still Life Week over at #projecteducate! I'm living and breathing still life works right now, and actually it's quite nice. I've discovered some fantastic talent on deviantART, conducted some awesome interviews and started up a group with the wonderful *claremanson If you want a sneak peek head over to #Still-Life-Stills But really the whole definition and ideal of Still Life has eluded me for quite some time and was something I deliberately avoided because I didn't believe in it. If you take an image, you have stilled life. By rights this means that everything out there is Still Life photography. Even when you're capturing movement, you're stilling it for just a few seconds. So why then, do we hav

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"Make your lives extraordinary”

― John Keating
Lilly McElroy throws herself at men in the name of Photography. That is quite literally, what she does. And when I stumbled across the article this week I was tickled to read more into her project and the profoundness behind it all. Lilly initially started out on Craigslist, trying to find men to throw herself at but unfortunately she didn't get much response. In the end she went public, approaching men in pubs and clubs to try and recreate that social situation where so many throw themselves at strangers with such ease (and often with not much grace).
Check out her full gallery of works Here.
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Lilly pursues a range of socially

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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

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"We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us." - Winston Churchill
The general theme this week is focusing on Architecture and in particular how to drum a bit more enthusiasm for noticing what's around us and capturing it successfully on camera. Architecture is profoundly unavoidable whether we like it or not! It's there in everyday life through work, socialising, living, politics and everything in between. The Architecture Gallery here on deviantART is vast and contains a great range of inspiring artworks.
Spotlight Deviant ~LeMatos
Here for just nine months ~LeMatos has already made an impact on the Architecture Community having been spotted and suggested for this feature by `anmari the Architecture Community Volunteer!

Spotlight Group :devstunningArchitectu

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"The one surefire way to get nothing is to not bother looking" - Joe McNally
Research carried out by Nikon has estimated that an amazing 332 million jubilee related photos will be taken on the day of the Thamas River Pageant on June 3rd. That's amazing. It even tops the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton last year. The upcoming Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth has sparked patriotism in the most unlikely places meaning that driving down a normal street turns into an epic photo opportunity with the various bunting, flags and other bits and pieces. So whether or not you're local to London and able to join in the four days of pomp and ceremony that the British are allegedly famed for - you might find that there are events and things local to you that will bring out the journalistic candid photographer that's screaming inside to get out! But in this day and age, when every second perso

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"A photograph says that you were so important, I stopped everything else to come and preserve you."
This week Horacio Coppola died. Many will not know the name, but in the Photography world he was pretty awesome. He died age 105, and was famous for taking Black and White photographs of Buenos Aires in the 1930s. But he also photographed normality. Some of his works included egg and twine - quite simply an egg and a piece of twine. Others featured a typewriter, but ultimately he shot normality, the everyday things that people overlooked. He's said to be one of very few photographers who manage to capture the romance, vitality and squalor of a great city. So a legend has died, but somewhere another will rise up through the ranks. Who inspires you? Which historical Artists have provoked you to reach the place where you are now? Or who you aspire to be?
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"Eyes like a Shutter, mind like a Lens" - Anon
This week the general thoughts come from =Eitvys200 who brought up the topic of Too many cameras around?! It's one that baffles many from amateur to professional in deciding what we, as artists, want to use as our tools. Hopefully one of our community volunteers will cover that in greater depth next week in an article all about choosing your next or even first camera. But for now the confusion comes when you're lining up to take a shot and somebody next to you with a mobile/cell phone is taking the same one and truth be told - it might even turn out better. I broached the subject a while ago of standing at a wedding and being the 'pro' but not the only one with a £500 camera. How do you make yourself unique in a digital world that's fast developing beyond our means and capabilities? Well, you work with

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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?
Source: Petapixel
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" What's the most obscure subject you have been asked to photograph?"
If there is one vital thing that I have learned in my years as an amateur photographer - it's that to diversify and spread yourself amongst as many outlets, ideas and topics as possible is the best way to move forward and become successful. Photography doesn't begin or end with a Wedding. Nor does it start with a fashion shoot that pays you hundreds of pounds. There are so many niches and gaps in between that people overlook as lesser known and inadequate - but that can be one of the strongest rungs on the ladder to success. (See what I did there?) It's coming to the end of a week where I've stretched myself
photographically, more so than usual, and I'm more than happy to share what I have learned in order to help out those who want to step up with their work. Last week I was recruited by an image company as a
photographer documenting ins

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"Why are YOU reading this?"
-This- little bit of space right up here at the top of the weekly Photography Article is usually filled with a newsworthy topic, or a question. And it nearly always gets ignored!! So many of you look at this article, favourite it and comment on it - but what are you looking at it for? Are you gazing at the images? The news? The links? You're certainly not looking at the paragraph right up here that can sometimes be the juiciest bit of the whole article!! As a reader, you're important. Without your input and without positive stats, this article would dwindle - so it's here for you. Tell me what you want to see...

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“If life were a camera, I'd have the lens cap on.”
― Charles M. Schulz
I lacked the inspiration for any words for the article today, so I googled Photography under News and came up with something pretty amazing. Photography, it says, can be an ideal tool to give a voice to those who need it most, people on the margins of society, or who have little access to mass modes of outside communication. Photo-journalism goes some way to documenting those who can't document themselves, but how different would it be if they could do it? What would they photograph if they were stood behind the view finder looking forwards at their own lives? And equally - what would we photograph about ourselves?
PhotoVoice is a charity that was formed about ten years ago and is now well known for its commitment to training and developing the knowledge of those members of communities who are l

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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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"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera"
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This week I happened across a Photographer who shoots the economy - currently in the UK. If you ever wondered what Economy looks like - and what the recession looks like - in the Photographic sense then wonder no more. Simon Robert's has it captured. What really struck me though, aside from the complete normality and sometimes mundane life that made the photographs, was the comments on the Article that I read about Simon. The BBC Wrote about him yesterday and nearly all the comments were from people advocating boredom. The Irony is that Simon Robert's had, in full colour, photographed our lives. And the general consensus was that it was dull and unimaginative. How very English we are.

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We've said farewell to $wreckling and $haldron from the Community Relations Team these past few weeks! But they're not leaving us completely - both Hunter and Trevor have got themselves a dollar! (Which means they're now full time awesome staff!) Congrats guys!

Check out this Article for info on name changes and new staff!

Have you ever wondered how to host a successful contest on deviantART? Well as part of her dA Life Series `RockstarVanity has Written a guide exploring just that!

Spotlight Deviant *DariaPitak

*DariaPitak was reccomended to me by ^Astralseed and I was certainly not disappointed when I arrived in her gallery! Emotion was my first thought - most of the deviations capture emotion in some way shape or form, even without showing a complete face.

Spotlight Group #Still-Life-Stills

We launched just last week and already we're closing in on reaching 100 members. The response to launching a group for Still Life Photographers and appreciators has been amazing. Head over to submit work, browse or check out the Culinary Creations Contest

Check out the first featured tutorial by the fantastic *claremanson She is well known for her wonderful creations in the kitchen but has now begun to share her photography secrets!

Deviants to Check Out This Week

~Chiotas

~csbazsek

~dSavin

Photography Books

This week I'm introducing a new feature of Photography Books. I don't know about you, but I love having a few books on the shelf that I can leaf through that contain inspiring works from across the world. Well this week I'd like to draw your attention to The Photographs Not Taken a book of Photographers Essays by Will Steacy.

It simply explores exactly what it says on the cover - those photographs we, as photographers, didn't take. Those times that photographers didn't use their cameras and instead made a picture using words. Basically Literature and Photographer community combine!

Source: Will Steacy - Photographs Not Taken

Project Educate - Still Life Ends!

Sunday saw the end of the Still Life Photography Week but the contest is still going strong until mid June. If you want to learn more about Game Development Art it's worth stopping by #projecteducate and checking out `WillowXD's articles! For a complete archive of previous articles written across the Project Educate months check out The Wrap up Blogs

General Photography

Community Volunteer ^Kaz-D

There's not a huge amount going on in General Photography this week. There is still a spot open for another General Photography Community Volunteer so if you're interested then drop by #communityrelations to apply. Keep those DD suggestions coming - I read every single one and reply to as many as possible!

The Culinary Creations Contest is going well! Check out the entries that have already been submitted right Here!

Nom Nom is out once more this time exploring Chicken

Urban & Rural

Community Volunteer `fritsvandersloot

The Urban and Rural group overhaul has begun and is now in phase two! `fritsvandersloot is working hard with the team to make changes and get the group alive and kicking again. Stand by!

Fashion Photography

Community Volunteer ^Pixel-Spotlight

Fashion this week is a series of articles started up by Merry to explore some of the Fashion Photography submitted over the past week which definitely needs some extra attention. Check it out!

Additionally `dekorAdum has started up Fashion Friday with the fourth issue out already!

Abstract & Surreal

Community Volunteer `DpressedSoul

Check out #non-real this week which is a brand new group focused on showing the world in an unexpected way! Read the rules carefully though!

Have I wasted a dream? is out from `DpressedSoul and features some emotive works.

Over at #Abstract-and-Surreal some fantastic new features and tutorials are out. Surreal Photography Feature from *RosleinRot a Blue abstract photography feature from ~daisicalolliwog and finally a Digital Infrared Photography Tutorial from *DimensionSeven All are great articles and well worth peeking at!

Street Photography

Community Volunteer `StamatisGR

Street tutorials:

A Visual Guide to Street Photography

Street Photography Tutorial - I

Street Photography Tutorial - II

Features:

Friday night Street Specials v5.2

Friday night Street Specials v5.3

The Street Community is having a CONTEST !!!
The "So you think you can street" Photography Contest is well worth checking out and ends on the 15th of June

Horror, Macabre & Cosplay

Community Volunteer ^pullingcandy

This week I stumbled across The Monster Contest which is open to all mediums. =Nilanja asks you to show your best monster! So get creating! Closes 17th June 2012.

If you haven't already seen it and you're into all things Macabre then check out Assault your Senses from `RockstarVanity

Photo-Journalism

Community Volunteer `xbastex

Master of Photography IV is out and explores Lewis Hine. Don't know who he is? Check out the article!
"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera"

Reccomended Artists is also out and explores some Photo-journalism and Street Photographers!

Forums

This week I noticed a thumbshare request from `RipfangDragon which is open to all mediums. Stop by here and drop up to five of your best deviations off for future articles!

Featured Tutorial

Whilst we have #projecteducate to keep you ticking over with tutorials and education on various subjects it's always nice when the community take hold of education and bring out their own tips, guides and tutorials. I especially love The Photographers Guide: Taking Quality Photos that =seeinglight published yesterday!

Features & News 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!

Transportation under 1,000 from *L0NE-W0lf

Obscured Photos - Under -appreciated feature from ^3wyl

dA love for everyone from `lintu47

Square-ish by `dragonfly-oli

Demonstrably Deviant - wyldhoney from `Kneeling-Glory

Wind Feature from =luckydesigns

Wonderful Wednesday from `JamminJo

I Came, I dAmned, I Founded 25 from `shuttermonkey

The stars of dAr - Gillianivy from $namenotrequired

Project Porkchop Vol125 from ^Astralseed

May staff picks from $codenamepanther

Dodge Dart Contest Semi-Finalists Announced from $Moonbeam13

Finding Beauty is out once more from *RosleinRot

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Abstract and Surreal: `DpressedSoul

Animals, Plants and Nature: `trevg and `shuttermonkey

Urban and Rural: `fritsvandersloot

Artistic Nude and Fetish: ^Nyx-Valentine

Conceptual: `DemonMathiel

Fashion ^Pixel-Spotlight

Horror & Macabre & Cosplay: ^pullingcandy

Macro: `hellfirediva

Pinup and Glamour: ^DistortedSmile

Photo-journalism `xbastex

Street: `StamatisGR

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`DpressedSoul May 26, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Thank you so much for another wonderful article (and for the feature, of course)!

^Kaz-D May 28, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Always welcome

*ZokiArt555 May 26, 2012

Amazing article! Congrats!!!

^Kaz-D May 28, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Thanks for reading

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My pleasure completely! And great, welcome for you!!!

My English is not so good.! I am tiring a bit of time to translate everything. But your articles are very beautiful and interesting, so I spend my time very glad!

*DanielHeydecke May 26, 2012

Here I was, minding my own business, enjoying your article and realize you featured a work of mine. Awesome!

Thank you for that! And so many new favorites!

^Kaz-D May 28, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Welcome!

*PhotoGrassHopper May 26, 2012

Thank you very much for the feature in your Abstract & Surreal photo's.

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You're welcome

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