Tag Archives: John Neel

Photo Positive – Shooting for Change

Photo Positive – Shooting for Change It is very likely that my fine art colleagues know the meanings of concerned photography. Most of them practice it in one form or another. However,…

HDR is simply another tool

…HDR produces images, which seem closer to the way the eye sees the world. That is only true however, when the image is processed with some careful attention to maintaining natural appearances. It is way too easy to push the process into the ugly world of kitsch and gaudiness.

Fisheye Fun – Rokinon 8mm and the Sony NEX 6

I am always much more interested in the way the final image looks than I am in the look and feel of a lens. The optics on this lens can produce some amazing results. Much better in my estimation than other fisheye lenses selling for much more money.

Responding to HDR with restraint

  There seem to be many misconceptions about the process of HDR. HDR can create images that are pretty amazing. It can also produce images that are dreadfully awful. HDR…

Self-expression and the open mind

Purists will only see what they want to see. But, those with a truly open-mind will look for what the photographer/artist intended.

The Tiny Image

These days, there seems to be a trend towards producing very large prints. It would seem that “the bigger the image, the better” is a common theory for photographic greatness….

Experience 3D stereo using the Pulfrich Effect

  Pulfrich Glasses showing a dark lens frame and an empty frame. Most people do not know this, but there is a simple way to make most any moving image…

Adapter Remover – Crazy gadget works perfectly!

  Most of the time, you go to a place that sells camera stuff to find solutions to your photographic needs, but sometimes that perfect thing is found in the…

The Present of Photography

Thich Nhat Hanh “Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings…

Distortion, Manipulation and the Experimental Image

I guess I’ve always had an experimental side to my image making. Photography seemed to be somewhat malleable even in the days of film. Besides being attracted to the ways…