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The Unstuck Hybrid

Mithat Konar

A lot of people are hybrids. There are personality hybrids, perhaps having both introverted and extroverted tendencies. There are cognition hybrids, having both strong analytical and emotional capacities. There are cultural hybrids, who may have become so by spending meaningful parts of their...

Relative Sharpness and Cones of Light

John Neel

Depth of field is a way to assure a selection of the subjects in an image appears sharp. Depth of field is a cause of aperture function. It has to do with the opening created by the lens iris relative to the subjects in a scene. It has to do with light cones. Light cones are the gathered rays of...

Notes to Myself — For Photography and Living — John Neel

John Neel

A Few Thoughts On Photography, Light and Seeing   Originally published Published on: Oct 17, 2013 “It’s easy to respond to a world that is new to us. However, if we pay attention, it is possible to find things in the commonplace that look amazing. Soon, we begin to see the familiar in entirely new...

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2021 Poster

John Neel

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2021 Poster Each year for nearly two decades, thousands of people from around the planet have participated in the annual WPPD event. The event is meant to be fun and creative. It brings people together from nearly every nation around the globe. I see it as a tool...

In Frame Out of Frame

John Neel

TeePee – © John Neel         This article is a repost from 2013.   The photographic image captures a segment of what is in front of the camera, but the viewer senses that what is shown is simply a crop of a much larger scenario. The framing of an image is a border of sorts. To a degree, it defines...