Comments for Emerald Light Photography http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog Architectural & Commercial Photography Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:01:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on American Red Cross by Terry Roscow http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=60&cpage=1#comment-304 Terry Roscow Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:01:52 +0000 http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=60#comment-304 This place just made my month. I have been searching around for info on this. I'm feelin good now that I ran across this site. This place just made my month.

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]]> Comment on Just one of the many thoughts on Elizabeth’s mind this week…. by artykuly z linkiem http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=72&cpage=1#comment-296 artykuly z linkiem Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:35:35 +0000 http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=72#comment-296 I came across your site, i think your blog is interesting, keep us posting. I came across your site, i think your blog is interesting, keep us posting.

]]> Comment on American Red Cross by Bill http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=60&cpage=1#comment-14 Bill Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:55:45 +0000 http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=60#comment-14 Margaret... Thanks so much for the really great words. By you offering your positive thoughts it gives me renewed enthusiasm to continue producing photographs. If I was the only one looking at my "stuff"... then it would get pretty stale. By sharing and then hearing back either constructive criticism or "glowing" thoughts truly makes my day! Right now I want to go and pickup a camera and do something fun with it. Seriously! Margaret…

Thanks so much for the really great words. By you offering your positive thoughts it gives me renewed enthusiasm to continue producing photographs. If I was the only one looking at my “stuff”… then it would get pretty stale. By sharing and then hearing back either constructive criticism or “glowing” thoughts truly makes my day! Right now I want to go and pickup a camera and do something fun with it. Seriously!

]]> Comment on American Red Cross by Margaret Sanner http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=60&cpage=1#comment-13 Margaret Sanner Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:59:51 +0000 http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=60#comment-13 It has been such a blessing to have each of you (William, Elizabeth and Beth) work on behalf of the Willamette Chapter of the American Red Cross this past year. We have worked in a variety of challenging locations with an assortment of personalities with one consistent outcome, unique images which capture the essence of each individual. You have efficiently met challenges without compromising the integrity of the finished product. In fact, you shine as creative problem solvers who are incredibly nimble in your ability to transport the viewer into the intended visual experience. Your work has been instrumental in bringing the work of our volunteers to the attention of our community through increased media exposure. You listen to our requests, understand what we are looking for, improve upon our ideas and hold fast to your commitment to deliver our work as promised. We are delighted that this world class team has chosen to support our work locally and nationally as part of our network of disaster relief workers. Your work illustrates that there is nothing stronger than the heart of a Red Cross volunteer; for it is you who carry a spirit of compassion and generosity to the people we serve. Our volunteers are on the job 24/7, making our community a better place to live, work, and play. THANK YOU for bringing light to that! Margaret A. Sanner Public Information Officer Willamette Chapter American Red Cross Salem, OR USA It has been such a blessing to have each of you (William, Elizabeth and Beth) work on behalf of the Willamette Chapter of the American Red Cross this past year. We have worked in a variety of challenging locations with an assortment of personalities with one consistent outcome, unique images which capture the essence of each individual.

You have efficiently met challenges without compromising the integrity of the finished product. In fact, you shine as creative problem solvers who are incredibly nimble in your ability to transport the viewer into the intended visual experience. Your work has been instrumental in bringing the work of our volunteers to the attention of our community through increased media exposure.

You listen to our requests, understand what we are looking for, improve upon our ideas and hold fast to your commitment to deliver our work as promised.

We are delighted that this world class team has chosen to support our work locally and nationally as part of our network of disaster relief workers. Your work illustrates that there is nothing stronger than the heart of a Red Cross volunteer; for it is you who carry a spirit of compassion and generosity to the people we serve. Our volunteers are on the job 24/7, making our community a better place to live, work, and play. THANK YOU for bringing light to that!

Margaret A. Sanner
Public Information Officer
Willamette Chapter American Red Cross
Salem, OR USA

]]> Comment on Current state of affairs by Sylvia Crain http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=27&cpage=1#comment-9 Sylvia Crain Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:23:43 +0000 http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=27#comment-9 The rapid transition to digital photography and the push back/growth of film and black and white are indicitative of our times. We live in an age of instant gratification and always wanting the newest gadget - a mold that digital fits perfectly. At the same time, there is the longing for a simpler time which creates the push for others into or back to film. And it sems every generation has its "retro" movement which helps fuel film and B&W as well. I agree that digital is just one more tool in the tool box of creativity. It does not lessen the creative process but hopefully opens the mind to more great ideas. Not surprisingly, the painters said that photography was not art and the film photographers said that digital photography was not art. It is all just part of the growth of new tools, techniques and technologies and oh so entertaining to watch and be a part of. Shooting digital, printing digital and still owning the film camera and darkroom stuff. Will I use film and the darkroom again? Perhaps. When the right project crys out for it and I can't do what I want to digitally. The rapid transition to digital photography and the push back/growth of film and black and white are indicitative of our times. We live in an age of instant gratification and always wanting the newest gadget – a mold that digital fits perfectly. At the same time, there is the longing for a simpler time which creates the push for others into or back to film. And it sems every generation has its “retro” movement which helps fuel film and B&W as well. I agree that digital is just one more tool in the tool box of creativity. It does not lessen the creative process but hopefully opens the mind to more great ideas.

Not surprisingly, the painters said that photography was not art and the film photographers said that digital photography was not art. It is all just part of the growth of new tools, techniques and technologies and oh so entertaining to watch and be a part of.

Shooting digital, printing digital and still owning the film camera and darkroom stuff. Will I use film and the darkroom again? Perhaps. When the right project crys out for it and I can’t do what I want to digitally.

]]> Comment on Current state of affairs by Philip Augustin http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=27&cpage=1#comment-8 Philip Augustin Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:00:10 +0000 http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=27#comment-8 Bill- Photography has always been susceptible to the "we need to have it now" mentality. I would argue that it's been accelerating since the '70's with better and better film, cameras, auto exposure, auto focus, bigger digital sensors, faster computers - - - etc. It's a real balancing act for photographers (particularly of the professional variety) between spending all their energy acquiring and learning "the latest and greatest" tools vs. actually creating images. For me, it boils down to using the media that works best for communicating what you are looking to communicate. Had I remained in portrait/wedding photography I know that today my media of choice would be digital. In commercial photography the advantages of shooting digital are so overwhelming that you need a very specific reason not to be using it . . . yet there are still photographers in those areas who use film because, for them, it is the best media to express their creativity. I think you'd agree that VISION needs to drive the creative process, not technology. Rather than blindly following the latest trend, photographers need to spend more time understanding WHY they are choosing the tools they use. Bill-
Photography has always been susceptible to the “we need to have it now” mentality. I would argue that it’s been accelerating since the ’70′s with better and better film, cameras, auto exposure, auto focus, bigger digital sensors, faster computers – - – etc. It’s a real balancing act for photographers (particularly of the professional variety) between spending all their energy acquiring and learning “the latest and greatest” tools vs. actually creating images.

For me, it boils down to using the media that works best for communicating what you are looking to communicate. Had I remained in portrait/wedding photography I know that today my media of choice would be digital. In commercial photography the advantages of shooting digital are so overwhelming that you need a very specific reason not to be using it . . . yet there are still photographers in those areas who use film because, for them, it is the best media to express their creativity.

I think you’d agree that VISION needs to drive the creative process, not technology. Rather than blindly following the latest trend, photographers need to spend more time understanding WHY they are choosing the tools they use.

]]> Comment on Current state of affairs by Bill http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=27&cpage=1#comment-7 Bill Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:55:50 +0000 http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=27#comment-7 Philip.. All that you say is totally true. I guess that the true direction of my blog piece was to actually pat those still in film on the back. With all the flashing lights and buy me stuff out there in the photography world it is easy to get distracted and move in a different direction. The blinders that I refer to are representative of the discipline that film photographers must face daily in order to practice and improve the medium with the larger than life world of digital howling in the background that film is dead. I was drawn away from film as the world of commercial really is a good landing pad for digital imaging. The "we need to have it now" mentality along with the ability to combine several photos to create one select make the only right choice for a good percentage of projects.. digital. Film is still around the commercial arena.. but it is very scarce. Once again hats off to those that do their very best with the medium that pushes their button.. be it fine art, landscape, commercial, weddings, editorial or any direction in the world of modern photography. Philip..
All that you say is totally true. I guess that the true direction of my blog piece was to actually pat those still in film on the back. With all the flashing lights and buy me stuff out there in the photography world it is easy to get distracted and move in a different direction. The blinders that I refer to are representative of the discipline that film photographers must face daily in order to practice and improve the medium with the larger than life world of digital howling in the background that film is dead.

I was drawn away from film as the world of commercial really is a good landing pad for digital imaging. The “we need to have it now” mentality along with the ability to combine several photos to create one select make the only right choice for a good percentage of projects.. digital. Film is still around the commercial arena.. but it is very scarce.

Once again hats off to those that do their very best with the medium that pushes their button.. be it fine art, landscape, commercial, weddings, editorial or any direction in the world of modern photography.

]]> Comment on Current state of affairs by Philip Augustin http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=27&cpage=1#comment-6 Philip Augustin Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:41:21 +0000 http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=27#comment-6 I have to strongly disagree with your dismissal of silver based photographers - "even tho' the world has left them behind" Silver based imagery is alive and well and has a unique and valuable role in the world today! The demise of Kodachrome aside, film (particularly black and white) continues to flourish! Ilford, Fuji, and Kodak continue to introduce new products to their film lines and improve on existing products (Kodak STILL produces the venerable Tri-X). Ilford has a commitment to producing their sheet films in ultra large and unique formats - a sign that this niche market is continuing to remain strong (check out their website www.ilfordphoto.com). Digital hasn't killed silver imagery, it has provided creative individuals additional tools for creativity. When Niépce took the first photographic image in 1826 the popular press soon announced the death of painting, yet today I walk by galleries crammed with all manor of paintings. With the advent of color film people said that the world had passed the black and white photographer by - why would anyone want a black and white image when they see the world in living color!, yet today traditional black and white photography continues to be a creative and archival benchmark. The photographic and creative world is not a zero sum game, the ascendancy of digital imagery does not necessitate the demise of traditional photographic techniques. Interestingly there is a strong resurgence among high school and college students turning to the darkroom in search of something "different", something to set their work apart from the masses. I strongly encourage today's digital photographer's to look at the long history of photography and learn the lessons it has to teach! I have to strongly disagree with your dismissal of silver based photographers – “even tho’ the world has left them behind” Silver based imagery is alive and well and has a unique and valuable role in the world today! The demise of Kodachrome aside, film (particularly black and white) continues to flourish! Ilford, Fuji, and Kodak continue to introduce new products to their film lines and improve on existing products (Kodak STILL produces the venerable Tri-X). Ilford has a commitment to producing their sheet films in ultra large and unique formats – a sign that this niche market is continuing to remain strong (check out their website http://www.ilfordphoto.com).

Digital hasn’t killed silver imagery, it has provided creative individuals additional tools for creativity. When Niépce took the first photographic image in 1826 the popular press soon announced the death of painting, yet today I walk by galleries crammed with all manor of paintings. With the advent of color film people said that the world had passed the black and white photographer by – why would anyone want a black and white image when they see the world in living color!, yet today traditional black and white photography continues to be a creative and archival benchmark.

The photographic and creative world is not a zero sum game, the ascendancy of digital imagery does not necessitate the demise of traditional photographic techniques. Interestingly there is a strong resurgence among high school and college students turning to the darkroom in search of something “different”, something to set their work apart from the masses.

I strongly encourage today’s digital photographer’s to look at the long history of photography and learn the lessons it has to teach!

]]> Comment on Current state of affairs by Ofeargall http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=27&cpage=1#comment-5 Ofeargall Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:17:54 +0000 http://www.emeraldlightphotography.com/ELBlog/?p=27#comment-5 Last night on my way home from work I heard a spot on NPR about Kodachrome's final gasp from the photography technology nursing home. Kodak has finally ceased production and there is only one lab left in the world to process it. I do miss shooting sheet film for run though... Last night on my way home from work I heard a spot on NPR about Kodachrome’s final gasp from the photography technology nursing home. Kodak has finally ceased production and there is only one lab left in the world to process it.

I do miss shooting sheet film for run though…

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