http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress Sun, 20 May 2012 20:14:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/photography-as-art/what-else-things-are/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-else-things-are http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/photography-as-art/what-else-things-are/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:25:06 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/?p=2266 What do your photographs say - about the things you photograph and about you? What do your photographs trigger in your viewers' minds and imaginations?]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/photography-as-art/what-else-things-are/feed/ 0 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/photography-as-art/dewitt-jones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dewitt-jones http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/photography-as-art/dewitt-jones/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:04:21 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/?p=1721 I was reading an article by Dewitt Jones in the latest Outdoor Photographer last night.  I always enjoy reading him; he is so positive and full of enthusiasm.  The title of the article was Don’t Prove…Improve!  He was recounting his experience when he got hired on as a National Geographic Photographer.  Dewitt was a little [...]]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/photography-as-art/dewitt-jones/feed/ 0 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/photography-as-art/creative-vocabulary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creative-vocabulary http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/photography-as-art/creative-vocabulary/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 02:27:00 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/photography-as-art/creative-vocabulary/ Art is communication and each art form has a vocabulary, the creative vocabulary. Explore the creative vocabulary of photography and discover how being aware of it can help you grow and develop as an artist.]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/photography-as-art/creative-vocabulary/feed/ 0 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/on-purchasing-a-fine-art-photograph/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-purchasing-a-fine-art-photograph http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/on-purchasing-a-fine-art-photograph/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 16:21:52 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/2010/05/01/on-purchasing-a-fine-art-photograph/ Most of us aren’t in the habit of purchasing art.  And for some of us the thought may be just a bit intimidating, especially when the work of art is, oh, shall we say “expensive.”  How do you now you’re investing your money wisely? I can’t speak for other art media such as paintings, sculpture, [...]]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/on-purchasing-a-fine-art-photograph/feed/ 0 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/the-making-of-a-photograph-part-3-photoshop-first-round/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-making-of-a-photograph-part-3-photoshop-first-round http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/the-making-of-a-photograph-part-3-photoshop-first-round/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:58:21 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/2009/11/09/the-making-of-a-photograph-part-3-photoshop-first-round/ In part one and two of this series I described how I selected the file to work on and explored the potential of the image in Lightroom.  The treatment I ended up with would be exported into Photoshop and we go from there. Read Part 1 Read Part 2 After trying several approaches particularly with [...]]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/the-making-of-a-photograph-part-3-photoshop-first-round/feed/ 3 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/the-making-of-a-photograph-part-2-exploration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-making-of-a-photograph-part-2-exploration http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/the-making-of-a-photograph-part-2-exploration/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:17:00 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/2009/10/31/the-making-of-a-photograph-part-2-exploration/ In the first post I talked about photographing Yosemite Valley at sunrise from Tunnel View in a snow storm.  I imported the images into Lightroom and reviewed them there.  One stood out.  See The Making of a Photograph Part 1 – Selection. The next step is to explore the image for possibilities.  I do this [...]]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/the-making-of-a-photograph-part-2-exploration/feed/ 5 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/great-training-dvd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=great-training-dvd http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/great-training-dvd/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:49:20 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/?p=317 I’m always buying photography books and on the lookout for good DVDs.  I like the books because I can read them at my leisure.  And if they contain assignments at the end of each chapter that’s even better.  DVDs, on the other hand, can be even better because you can see the photographer in action. [...]]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/great-training-dvd/feed/ 0 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/the-photographer-as-artist-creative-vocabulary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-photographer-as-artist-creative-vocabulary http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/the-photographer-as-artist-creative-vocabulary/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:39:00 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/?p=152 The Photographer as Artist – Creative Vocabulary In this third article we continue our exploration of photography from the perspective of other artistic disciplines.  The first article was The Photographer as Artist – Introduction.  We introduced the idea that art stands on the Tripod of Artistry, three principles that are common to all arts.  The [...]]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/the-photographer-as-artist-creative-vocabulary/feed/ 1 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/the-photographer-as-artist-expressive-spectrum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-photographer-as-artist-expressive-spectrum http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/the-photographer-as-artist-expressive-spectrum/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:21:06 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/?p=147 We’re exploring art from the perspective of other artistic disciplines to shed light on what it means to be a photographer and an artist.  (You can read The Photographer as Artist – Introduction.)  We’re doing this because photographers often seem to be expected to meet a “reality standard” that has not been imposed on other [...]]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/the-photographer-as-artist-expressive-spectrum/feed/ 2 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/the-photographer-as-artist-introduction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-photographer-as-artist-introduction http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/the-photographer-as-artist-introduction/#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:36:22 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/?p=141 I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the role of the photographer as artist.  I don’t think there’s doubt in anyone’s mind that photography can be a sublime art form.  But not all photography is art and not all photographers are artists.  Just about everyone has a camera these days.  In fact it seems you [...]]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/the-photographer-as-artist-introduction/feed/ 2