Film School You Really Can Afford: Northwest Film Center

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Want to learn how to hone your cinematography craft? Want to cut your teeth on some honest to goodness film? Have Spielberg dreams on a dimestore budget? Northwest Film Center is the answer.
I came across the Northwest Film Center several weeks ago while researching film archives across the country. I was truly amazed by their [...]

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Goal Setting | Blog Your Photography Progress

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Meet Sam Gonzalez, web designer and photographer in Chicago. His goal is to photograph whatever he sees in the course of a year. His progress is documented on his blog, creatively named xperiment365. His subtitle tells it all: An artistic approach to Sam’s life in a year.

This was Sam’s photo from New Year’s Day. He [...]

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Wrinkle Reduction | Photoshop vs. Plastic Surgery: Which is More Addictive?

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Plastic surgery or Photoshop: which is more addictive? Well, I guess I should be asking Heidi Montag this question. When it comes to improving our physical appearance, lots of water and exercise work wonders, but in the meantime Photoshop can really be your friend. Watch out though, it really can get addicting.
Both plastic surgery and [...]

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Goal Setting | Become a Better Photographer in the New Year

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Meet Betty Wisse. She decided that she wants to hone her photography craft in 2010. To achieve that goal she has set out to take one photo per day. She joined the Project 365 group on Flickr to get encouragement and inspiration from other members with the same goal. Believe it or not, as of [...]

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Photos with a Purpose: The Art of Photography

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I went to a great presentation tonight by local photographer Hank Erdmann, titled the Art of Photography. He focused on getting back to the art of the medium. The talk really got me thinking of the purpose of the photos and videos I (as a hobbyist) shoot. Am I thinking of how they will be [...]

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