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Dec 26 2020

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...

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Dec 04 2020

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...

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