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Is it cheating? Yes. Does it look cool? Yes. So do I care. Nah. Not really. I recently discovered the Impression suite from Topaz Labs, a photo editing software that adds various artistic looks to your photographs. The program can be linked with Lightroom too, which is very convenient. I tried it out with these landscape shots of Philadelphia. Once up and running, you’ll have 100 impressionistic looks to choose from and… Read More
My wife bought this empty, ornate frame for $20. We planned to fill it with something interesting. Maybe a photo. Maybe a painting. Maybe cork board so we could tack up photos and notes. We had loads of ideas, but the frame sat empty for weeks. While pushing it aside to grab my photo equipment for spring shots of the Philadelphia Art Museum, I finally thought of a way to get our… Read More
From Visit Philly: French sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye helped establish a 19th-century school known as the animaliers, artists who focused on animal subjects, frequently as stand-ins for human emotions. Barye’s portrayal of a lion subduing a serpent illustrates his fondness for dramatic animal battles. The lion, however, is not an ordinary beast. It represents the French monarchy, and the serpent is a universal symbol of evil. Hence this sculpture convinced the French king… Read More
My project documenting just an initial piece of Philadelphia’s Italian Market culminated with the following article, published on March 16th in the Philadelphia Inquirer. So thankful to them for running with it. Their Home in the Immigrant Village by Marc Cappelletti A light snow is falling on the green awnings of Philadelphia’s Ninth Street Market. It’s a fleeting snow, melting almost as soon as it lands. Still, I marvel. It brings to mind… Read More
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