The Kodak EasyShare C663 is a compact point-and shoot digital camera that is the first to include Kodak’s Perfect Touch image processing technology. Perfect Touch was able to restore the details of sections of the images that were almost lost in the shadows. It’s also non-destructive in that it creates a new image so that the original is not altered, which is useful if you decide you might be able to do a better job in an image editing program.
With an ergonomic shape, made of plastic not metal, it’s not slim and modern, but it has a viewfinder (optical, 84% accuracy): more utilitarian and less aesthetic. It is based on a Schneider-Kreuznach lens and CCD sensor. The camera includes a red-eye reduction mode, so red-eye should not be too much of a problem. A funny thing about this Kodak is the fact that even if it does have a manual mode, is has no aperture or shutter priority modes; also no manual focus is present and amazingly no custom white balance. It comes with: Kodak’s EasyShare software, USB 2.0 connection, DPOF and PictBridge but no A/V output. For this ability, you’ll need a camera dock, which acts as a battery charger and selectable NTSC/PAL video and audio output.

Functions:
• 8 shooting modes: auto, landscape, macro, movie, program/manual, scene, drive / burst, playback
• 13 scene modes: Portrait, Sport, Children, Party, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Flower, Self-portrait, Backlight, Night Portrait, Manner/Museum (which disables the sound and flash) and Text
• 5 color modes: black and white plus sepia, settings for low, normal and high color saturation
• Movie Mode: QuickTime MOV (MPEG-4 compressed) with audio recording during capture and audio playback; VGA (640 x 480 pixels), QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) at 20 fps
• Flash Modes: On, Auto, Fill, and Off
• Metering: through the lens, multi-pattern, center spot and center weighted
• Autofocus: Continuous AF, TTL-AF, single AF, multizone, center zone
• White Balance: auto, daylight, open shade, tungsten and florescent

Technical Data:
• 2.5 inch LCD
• 6.1 megapixels
• 3x optical zoom + 5x digital zoom
• Focal Length: 34mm to 104mm (35mm equivalent)
• Aperture: f2.7 to f5.1 (wide), f4.6 to f8.7 (tele)
• Exposure compensation: 2 stops either way in 1/3 of a stop steps
• ISO Range: 80 to 400, 800 for 1MP pics
• Focus range: Normal wide: 2 feet / 0.6 meters to infinity; Macro: 0.43 to 2.3 feet / 0.05 to 0.7 meters
• Flash range: 2.0 to 12.1 feet / 0.6 to 3.7 meters
• Shutter Speed: 8 – 1/1600 sec
• Self timer: 2 and 10 seconds, and 2 shot
• Power-on: 4.9 sec
• Shot to Shot: 2.16 sec
• File Format: JPEG/EXIF v 2.21
• SD/MMC memory card + 32 MB of built-in memory
• 2x AA Ni-MH rechargeable batteries or 1 Kodak KAA2HR Ni-MH rechargeable battery (250 shots)

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The Coolpix P3 is a compact (not tiny, still small enough for most pockets) rather very solid camera, easy to hold and operate with one hand, made mostly of metal. With Nikon PictureProject, the software that comes with the camera, you can adjust things like brightness, color, and sharpness, or, more advanced features you can use are D-Lighting feature (can be found in playback mode) to brighten up dark areas of your photos auto image enhancement and redeye removal features. The camera provides BSS (Best Shot Selector), face detection, noise reduction as well as optical image stabilization, which Nikon calls Vibration Reduction – a good one (Sensors inside the camera detect motion, and the VR system responds by shifting a lens element to counter it). As a result, the images are sharp, noise free and with accurate colors. A two stage red eye removal is also build in. But it really lacks a viewfinder. Also, the digital zoom feature can’t be turned off and it has limited manual exposure controls. One more bad thing: Coolpix P3 does not support the USB 2.0 High Speed protocol.
You may want to check out Coolpix P4 if you are not interested in the Wi-Fi feature (IEEE 802.11b/g wireless range up to 30m).
Optional accessories: PD-10 wireless print adapter, which lets you send photos to any PictBridge-enabled printer using Wi-Fi, AC adapter and soft carrying case.

Functions:
• Shooting Modes: Auto, Programmed, Aperture priority, 9 Advanced Scene modes, 7 Scene modes, Best Shot Selector
• Scene Modes: Portrait (Face AF), Portrait, Night Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Fireworks show, Close up, Party/indoors, Panorama assist, Beach/snow, Back light, Museum, Copy, Sports
• Effects: contrast (auto, normal, more contrast, less contrast), sharpening (auto, high, normal, low, off), saturation (-2 to +2, 1-step increments)
• Movie Mode: VGA 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 160 x 120 at 30 fps, until memory cars is filled, no zoom during recording, no sound
• Flash Modes: auto, auto w/redeye reduction, flash off, flash on, slow sync
• White Balance: Auto, preset, sunlight, incandescent, fluorescent 1/2, cloudy, shade, flash
• Metering: Matrix, center-weighted, spot, spot AF area

Technical Data:
• 2.5 inch LCD
• 8.1 Megapixel
• 3.5x optical zoom + 3x digital zoom
• Focal Length: 36 – 126 mm (35mm equivalent)
• Aperture: F2.7-5.3
• Flash Range: 0.4 – 4.0 m at wide-angle and 0.4 – 2.0 m at telephoto
• Focus Range: min 2 m in normal mode, 4cm in macro mode
• Exposure Compensation: -2EV to +2EV in 1/3EV increments
• Bracketing: -0.5EV, 0EV, +0.5EV
• Continuos Shooting: Single, continuous, multi-shot 16, ultra HS, 5-shot buffer, interval timer (approx. 1.8fps)
• ISO Range: 50, 100, 200, 400
• Power-on: 2 sec
• Self-timer: 3 or 10 sec
• File Format: JPEG
• SD/MMC memory card + 32MB internal
• EN-EL5 rechargeable lithium-ion battery (200 shots)

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The SD1000 replaces the old SD600, in stores since beginning late March 2007. It is a model more modern, minimalist aesthetic with cleanly rendered lines and squared – off edges, made of stainless steel. Canon SD1000 features DIGIC III processor with Face Detection AF/AE/FE and Noise Reduction Technology. Face Detection Technology also enables Red-Eye Correction in playback. Users can quickly detect and remove red-eye in captured images directly in-camera, ensuring that people shots look natural and accurate.
New features: Image Stabilisation, a Real-image zoom optical Viewfinder, and, yes, it is compatible with Windows Vista.
The image quality is brilliant: accurate colors and plenty of sharpness as canon usually does; noise remains unimportant until ISO 200, but the images are useful even at ISO 800.
According to cnet.com: “The PowerShot SD1000 took 0.98 second to start up and capture its first JPEG. Subsequent JPEGs took 1.48 seconds between shots with the flash turned off and 2.44 seconds with the flash enabled. Shutter lag measured 0.45 second in our high-contrast test, which mimics bright shooting conditions, and 0.9 second in our low-contrast test, which mimics dim shooting conditions.”

Functions:
• Shooting Modes: Auto, Manual, Digital Macro, Portrait, Night Snapshot, Stitch Assist, Movie, Special Scene, Color Accent, Color Swap
• 17 Shooting modes: Kids & Pets, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater
• My Colors photo effects: My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color
• Movie Mode: AVI (motion JPEG), 640×480 and 320×240 at 30fps, 160×120 at 15fps, with sound
• Metering: Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Center-weighted average, Spot (Center)
• White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
• Flash Modes: Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Sync, Red-eye reduction
Technical Data:
• 2.5 inch LCD
• 7 megapixels
• 3x optical zoom + 4x digital zoom
• Focal Length: 35 – 105mm (35mm equivalent)
• Max. Aperture: F2.8 – F4.9
• Macro Range: up to 3 cm close
• Exposure Compensation: +/-2EV in 1/3 stop increments
• ISO Range: 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
• Flash Range: 50cm – 3.5m (wide) 50cm – 2.0m (tele)
• Shutter Speed: 15-1/1500 sec
• Self Timer: 2 / 10 sec, custom
• Continuos shooting: approx 1.7fps until memory card becomes full
• File Format: JPEG (Exif 2.2)
• SD/SDHC/MMC memory card
• Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery NB-4L

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Digital Photography School came up with an interesting tutorial on…
Spider’s Web!
One subject that presents photographers with wonderful opportunities but also a lot of challenges is the spider’s web. There’s something about their delicate nature (while also being incredibly strong for their size), flexibility and beauty that draws me to them every time.
The 11 proposed tips for this subject are:

• Shoot on a still day
• Be an environmentally friendly photographer
• Find a dark background
• Narrow your Depth of Field
• Shoot from head on
• Use Manual Focussing
• Tripods Please
• Dew on the Web
• Fill Your Frame
• Shoot from both sides
• Experiment with a Flash

I highly recommend reading this article, I found it very interesting and useful.

Here’s a pic I made last summer. It’s not as sharp as I would have wanted it to be. Focusing is deffinetly the hardest thing about this.

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HP Design Gallery: Add artistic effects directly on your camera – no PC or software needed. Make your photos look like cartoons, sketches or antique photographs. Add fun borders and tint photos to black-and-white, sepia and more.
HP automatic in-camera red-eye removal: Remove red-eye without having to transfer photos to your computer. This unique, easy-to-use tool automatically recognises red-eye and lets you remove it immediately via your camera’s LCD screen.
HP Photosmart Premier software for Windows and Macintosh included and HP Photosmart 6220 Digital Camera Dock connectivity. There is also a on-camera button to easily order and share photos on Snapfish using HP Photosmart Express. You can add wireless capabilities by purchasing the HP Photosmart 6222 Wireless Dock Base to share your photos via a wireless home network.
Photosmart M527 is a very light compact point and shoot, suited for vacation and snapshot photography, with almost no manual features but a lot of specific HP interesting key features like the ones described above. It takes great pictures that can be enlarged and are clearly focused, but the LCD screen can hardly be seen in bright sunlight.

Functions:
• Shooting Modes: Auto, Scene, Movie, Macro
• Scene Modes: Action, Beach and Snow, Burst, Fast Shot, Landscape, Macro, Night portrait, Portrait, Self Timer, Sunset
• Effects: Full colour (default), black & white, sepia; Date and time imprinting
• Flash Mode: Auto (default), Auto with red-eye reduction, Flash on, Flash off
• Movie Mode: 20 fps, VGA 320 x 240, MPEG 1, with sound, limited only by available memory
• White Balance: Auto (default), sun, shade, tungsten, fluorescent, manual
• Metering: TTL (through-the-lens), Center-weighted auto exposure metering (AE)

Technical Data:
• 2 inch LCD
• 6 megapixels
• 3x optical, 7x digital zoom
• Focal Length: 37.5 – 103.6 mm (35 mm equivalent)
• Aperture: f2.8 to f8 (wide), f/4.7 to f/7.6 (telephoto)
• Focal Range: 0.5 m to infinity (normal), 0.6 m to infinity (telephoto), 0.12 – 1 m (macro wide)
• ISO Range: 100, 200, 400
• Shutter Speed: 2 – 1/1000 sec
• Shutter lag: 0.83 sec
• Self timer: 10 sec
• Exposure Compensation: +/- 2.0 EV in 1/2 steps
• Continuous Shooting: 2 fps
• File Format: JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
• SecureDigital (SD) memory card + 16 MB internal memory
• 2 AA batteries (Photo Lithium, rechargeable NiMH)

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It fits in your pocket (comes in black, red or silver), it is light weight and easy to use, therefore a nice compact point and shoot digital camera. A few improvements from V550 are the better buttons which are easier to press, viewfinder was completely eliminated, and more battery efficiency.
For each picture there is a “blur warning“: Red – bad, yellow – OK, and green – good. Then, it scans eyes in the photographs you take, and automatically removes red-eye. However, in low light the camera hardly manages to focus.
As for the panoramic mode, even if you are able take only 3 photographs, the camera automatically stiches them inside of the camera. It can also enhance pictures (feature known as KODAK PPERFECT TOUCH technology), and crop inside of the camera, with no use of computer, then, still with no use of computer, you can print your pictures via PictBridge.
Pictures made from EASYSHARE printer docks are vibrant, borderless, waterproof, and will last a lifetime, under typical photo album display conditions.
However, sometimes the contrast is a little high, tends to lose highlight and shadow detail when shooting under harsh lighting. The V603 offers a live histogram view for each photo and a framing grid to help you frame your shot. Built-in image stabilization technology works even during video mode. Kodak EasyShare V603 store whatever you like in its internal memory as a Favourite.
The camera comes with KODAK EASYSHARE software version 5.2.


Functions:
• Shooting Modes: auto, shutter priority, aperture priority, macro, movie
• 22 Scene modes
• Effects: Black and White, Sepia, and three color modes, Sharpness setting
• Movie Mode: TV-quality video, up to 30 fps, MPEG-4 compression, sound and zoom during video including auto focus
• White balance: auto, 4 presets
• Built-in flash with four modes
• Metering: multi-pattern TTL metering system, with center-weighted and center-spot

Technical Data:
• 2.5 inch LCD
• 6 megapixels
• 3X optical zoom + 4 digital zoom
• Focal Length: 36-108mm (35mm equivalent)
• Max. Aperture: f/2.8 to f/4.8 (quite a narrow range)
• ISO Range: 80-800
• Shutter Speed: 8-1/1448 sec
• Power on: 1.8 sec
• Shutter Lag: 0.300 – 0.850 sec
• Shot to Shot: 1.03 sec
• Continuous Shooting: 2.22 fps (4 shots)
• Self Timer: 2 / 10 sec
• Exposure Compensation: 2.0EV in 1/3EV increments
• SD/MMC memory card + 32MB internal memory
• Lithium Ion rechargeable battery (150 shots)

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Center-Spot filters are a type of special effects filters; they are variations of Diffusion Filters. The center of a center spot filter is usually a hole (It can also be a flat and clear glass). The hole can be round or oval. The surrounding of the hole is a diffuse glass, sometimes colored. As a result, the image taken with this filter will be sharp and clear in the middle (where the hole is), and blured around the center. It’s easy to figure out that a larger center spot filter has a larger central clear area.
Center Spot Filters can be found in 4 different types as well:
• diopters with a hole at the center
• soft spot filters with a clear center and soft-focus ring
• diffusion filters with a clear center
• densely arranged concentric circles and a clear center (ex: Cokin’s Radial Zoom)
As for the dimensions of these filters with holes, an opinion can be made from this information: Hoya’s and Tiffen’s 49mm center spot filters have a center spot of diameter about 15mm and Cokin’s Radial Zoom has a clear center of diameter 9mm.

It’s good to know that larger aperture and longer focal length will result in a more discreet and delicate result of the use of center-spot filter, and that the best results can be obtained with the Cokin Radial Zoom. Second thing to note is the fact that Hoya’s hole edge is very visible in the resulting image, which is very distracting and anaesthetic. Third thing: Tiffen’s effect is not very clear in a small image.
A similar result as the use of these filters can be obtained with a software effect called vignetting.

The following images are Hoya examples.

Center Spot

Misty Spot

Soft Spot

For Cokin examples, I recommend this site. It has a large variation of filters, each with picture example.

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Each image fits a certain light.
But mostly it’s about your creativity and decision upon the “right” light.

The following tips are a short guide line everyone should know before starting to experiment its own creativity concerning lighting in photography.

The light I’m talking about refers to the light on the subject, not the light referred to the photographer position.
For better understanding how a photographer refers to the light I have made the diagram bellow.

Trick 1, when Dealing with Front Light and Above Light

Every photography beginner is used to take pictures of front illuminated subject, when the sun is actually above you, offering uniform natural light. The shadows are minimal because of the plane light, mostly in midday (therefore, it’s a better choice to use the morning light or evening light). For nature photography, front light has advantages and disadvantages, but mostly, if it is not the morning light or the evening one, the picture will be without dynamism or dimension. However, some nice stuff can be done with the appliance of polarization filters.

Wrong Better

Sometimes this plane light results in a lack of details. In case of flash used, the persons face is fully illuminated so that those details that make the subject unique are lost because there are no shadows.

Wrong Better

Front light is ideal for architecture photography, where the details of buildings must and can be illuminated.

In conclusion: the trick is to use polarization filters or stay off the midday light and shoot in the morning or evening.

Trick 2, when Dealing with Back Light

With back light you can obtain excellent results as long as this light is correctly used in the purpose of creating a dynamic frame. With this type of light it is hard to work because you must take care of possible lens flare, long exposure times and composition of the shadows. The subject will appear as a shadow surrounded by light.

It’s a good idea to first use the “Program” (P) shooting mode to look at the settings the camera chooses for the most critical area, and then turn the camera into “Manual” (M) mode to take the shot with the settings program mode told you to use.
Looks simple at the first glance, but there is a risk for the subject to be correctly exposed but the background not (a washed out background). In this case I have some solutions. Or you can try creating a HDR.

HDR Example:

In conclusion: the trick is to use the back light to create a frame of light that will surround the subject.

Trick 3, when Dealing with Lateral Light

Lateral Light is a light that allows you to put a higher accent on the 3D forms of the object. This kind of light is provided by the sun during the morning and evening, when light creates shadows on the subject. It is probably the mostly used lighting choice and also the simplest one. I don’t really think there could possibly be a wrong example of the lateral light use (but everything is possible).

If you make pictures in the studio, the problem is more complex. Professional photographers sometimes use shade cloth and reflectors to block down light while directing available lateral light to enhance their subject and achieve their desired effect.
You can even experiment with low lateral light to obtain pictures full of mystery and very emotive.

In conclusion the trick is to position yourself from the subject in that way that you can use the lateral light. Just obtain the lateral light and you can’t be wrong!

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These are magnesium alloy body 4 megapixels high speed dSLR cameras from Nikon. The Optical Viewfinder has frame coverage of 100% and a magnification approx 0.86x with 50 mm f/1.4 lens. The top electronic viewer shows plenty of settings (Focus indications, Shutter speed, Aperture, Exposure mode, Metering system, Shutter speed lock, Aperture lock, AE lock, Bracketing indicator, Electronic analogue display, Frame counter, Ready-light, ISO sensitivity, White balance, Image size / quality, Eleven sets of focus brackets). It also records voice up to up to 60 sec and provides DOF preview, remote control 10-pin, USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) Mini-B connector, video out (PAL, NTSC) and PC Sync flash terminal. A good thing about these cameras is the fact that the LCD monitor on the camera back displays the following information
about the EN-EL4 battery (remaining charge %, no. of shots taken since last charge, calibration status, and battery life in 5 stages). FTP file transfer is available with optional Wireless Transmitter WT-1.
Lacks: No AF assist, No CF card supplied
Compatibility: AF Nikkor Lenses (including AF-S, DX, VR and D-/G-type except 3D Color Matrix Metering and 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash possible), D-type Manual-Focus Nikkor: All functions except autofocus, AI-P Nikkor: All functions except 3D Color Matrix Metering, 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash and Non-CPU AI Nikkor : Usable in [A] or [M] mode with Matrix-Metering, Center-Weighted and Spot metering.
Other optional accessories include: Wireless Transmitter WT-1, Extension Antenna WA-E1, AC Adaptor EH-6, E-type Finder Screen, Anti-fog Finder Eyepiece DK-16A, Eyepiece Correction Lens DK-16C series, Speedlight SB-800/80DX/50DX, CompactFlash card and Nikon Capture 4 software.

Functions:
• Shooting Modes: Program Auto, Shutter-Priority Auto, Aperture-Priority Auto, Manual
• Effects:
Sharpening: Auto, Normal, Low, Medium Low, Medium High, High, None
Tone: Auto, Normal, Less Contrast, More Contrast, Custom
Color: -3,-2,-1,0,+1,+2,+3
Hue: +/-3, +/-6, +/-9 degrees
• Focus: 11 area TTL, Multi-CAM2000
• Metering: TTL full-aperture exposure metering system; Center-Weighted Metering, Spot Metering and D-/G-type Nikkor lenses support 3D Color Matrix Metering
• AF area Modes: Single Area AF, Dynamic AF with Focus Tracking and Lock-on, Closest Subject Priority Dynamic AF, Group Dynamic AF
• White Balance: Auto (hybrid: ambient sensor, 1005-pixel CCD, image sensor), 5 Presets, Manual (six steps with fine tuning), Color temperature in Kelvin (31 steps); White balance bracketing (2 to 9 frames, 10, 20, 30 MIRED steps)
• Flash Sync Mode: Front-Curtain Sync (normal sync), Red-Eye Reduction, Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync, Slow Sync, Rear-Curtain Sync

Technical Data:
• 2.5 inch LCD
• 4.1 million effective pixels
• ISO Range: 200 – 1600 in 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps
• Exposure Compensation: +/-5.0 EV in 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps
• Bracketing: 2 to 9 frames; 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
• Shutter Speed: 30 to 1/8000 sec, bulb
• Flash X-Sync: 1/250 sec
• Continuos Shooting: 8 fps, Buffer size 40 JPEG frames, 25 NEF (RAW) frames
• Self Timer: 2, 5, 10 or 20 sec
• File Formats: NEF (12-bit RAW), NEF + JPEG, JPEG (EXIF 2.2), TIFF (RGB)
• Compact Flash Type I or II
• Lithium-Ion EN-EL4 (11.1 V DC)

Now let’s see the D2Hs improvements:
• Faster subject acquisition and tracking algorithms in Autofocus and improved 3D Matrix Metering
• Continuos Shooting: JPEG: 50 frames and NEF: 40 frames
• More EXIF compliance (EXIF 2.21, DCF 2.0, DPOF) and Wireless compatibility
• 232,000 pixel LCD instead of 211,000 pixel LCD
• 15x Playback magnification instead of 8x
• New features: RGB Histogram, Refined Histogram level representation, Recent Settings List and a Help Menu
• Modified vertical shooting buttons/ CF card door opening and improved version of Nikon Capture
• The D2H comes with Nikon View as software, but D2Hs provides PictureProject 1.5
• More menu languages

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Wynn Bullock was born Apr 18 1902, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Wynn Bullock consecrated the major live part to the universal photographic knowledge of nature and of relationships stabled between nature and humans. He opened the doors of abstract art and the use of symbolism. Bullock felt that his photographs were more than surface reflections, that they portrayed the interaction of “space and time” defined by light.
But before that, he started his life as a concert tenor. While studying music in Paris he started to be attracted into visual arts.

Cover of the Book “Wynn Bullock: Master of Photography”

Since 1938 he seriously began to study photography. From 1946-1967, Bullock worked as a commercial photographer. In 1957, Bullock won a medal from the Salon of International Photography. After that, he was recognized by the Professional Photographers Association of California.
After his commercial photography period, he dedicated himself to the philosophical meaning of images for what his became famous soon enough. About the same time he started teaching photography and never left this job until he died in 1975.

Bullock‘s work is included in the Family of Man exhibition, and in the following collections: the Museum of Modern Art, George Eastman House, the Whitney Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, ICP in New York, the Royal Photographic Society of London and in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The “Family of Man” is a vast exhibition consisting of over 500 photos that depicted life, love and death in 68 countries.
From his Book (Wynn Bullock: Master of Photography): “The penetrating, enigmatic, and almost mystical nature of his images is accomplished through formal beauty matched with provocative imagery. Bullock wanted to jolt people to new heights of visual and self-awareness by encouraging them to relate to nature directly, unencumbered by traditional modes of visual and abstract thinking. His dramatic photographs have been characterized as showing the inner essence of nature, powerfully reflecting its mysterious beauty on a level extending beyond the everyday.”

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