Be Aware 24

Number 24 marks the one year anniversary of our Be Aware posts. It also marks the final time we will be using this “group” format. Before we get back to strictly individual posts, we leave you with this abbreviated group entry:

Donovan Beery: Web Tips

Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you get lost. We can’t be experts in everything. With that being said, I’m going to start taking my own advise on this starting with the next paragraph.

A friend of mine asked if I knew of any free bulletin board/forum websites he could link to from his personal website (he prefers this over the ‘comments’ feature used on blogs such as this one). Ideally it would be one that he could customize with his look and feel as much as possible. This isn’t really a specialty of mine, but based on probability, I assume it to be a specialty of someone reading this post. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Adrian Hanft – Alternative Photography

Expensive and flawless cameras can have a tendency to paralyze a photographer. The marketing of these cameras seduce us with their technical perfection and versatile capabilities. The result is that by the time we actually use this equipment, we have been set up to rely on the camera to make the photo. While the machines are amazing, they can’t guarantee that you will take better pictures. The art of an image doesn’t come from the machine; it comes from the skill of the artist. For my last *alternative photography* post let me leave you with this piece of advice: Find a camera you can grow into, then master it. Force yourself to experiment with it. Push yourself to use it in different ways. Use it to look at the world differently and avoid falling into photographic routines. Most of all, let your photography energize your graphic design. I hope you have enjoyed my alternative photography section. If you want to continue to follow my thoughts about photography, I encourage you to visit my photography blog, www.foundphotography.com.

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