5 websites

   
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http://petapixel.com/2014/12/31/10-photography-resolutions-new-year/

My first website is about making Resolutions. I feel this website is more for the beginner photographer. It talks about being brave and just getting your photos out there, being organized, knowing you are not limited by your equipment.  I learned that it is good to take chances and get your work out there. Take the feedback and even .if it is negative, learn from it.   Also that photoshop is a photographers friend :) Also says to make sure to continue to take photos of your family and friends. Often photographers get so caught up in what they are doing they forget to capture moments for themselves.  
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I tried to copy the photo of the girl in the snow with the brilliant eyes blazing at you, but I was not able to copy the photo

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http://petapixel.com/2014/12/19/disorienting-beauty-spiral-staircases-old-abandoned-buildings/

The 2nd website I picked is about a photographer named Christian Richter. He is well known for photographing old abandoned buildings and specifically for his photos of their staircases. He likes to photograph them from the top down which creates a long winding and very beautiful visual effect that seems to go on and on.  This website clearly shows that photography is all about capturing normal everyday items but changing up the perspective so that the ordinary becomes the extraordinary.


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http://blog.phowd.com/2014/09/7-tips-shooting-great-portrait-photographs/

I picked this website as it has great ideas for shooting portraits. Some are general ideas that we know but I also like that it states that sometimes to create something new you have to break the rules of photography and do something different.  There are lots of tips on this website on how to get the most out of your model and your portraits that you are taking. I like the idea of how to get youre model to get out of their comfort zone. Often you have a great idea for a shot but if your model is uncomfortable and not on the same page as you it will show through in your photos.

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http://petapixel.com/2014/08/25/approaching-problem-style/

I picked this website on style. I found this interesting as many people think that you start out with a style. That your style is who you are and you cannot change that. I like how this article clearly shows that your style is something that is a part of who you are but is also something that you work on and develop and tweak over time. That you grown into your style after you have developed skills.

I like that the article shows that you have to work at developing your style, that you have to be actively involved in the process and that it comes with time :)

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http://www.rachelsussman.com/oltw/

Rachel Sussman did research on the oldest living things in the world.  She traveled the world to photograph things that are over 2,000 years old and older. Her photographs are unique to look at and really do show alot of science involved in her photography. She has also had to do alot of research to see where she should be photography and what she should photograph and then getting to that particular thing and then gaining access to it etc. She has been traveling for about 12 years taking these kinds of photos. I really liked looking through her photography work.

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