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Why do you make images?
The struggle between creative inception and audience imperatives revisits us at times, like a stealthy tomcat, which in Annie Dillard's book The Pilgrim of Tinker Creek left bloody footprints on her chest while she slept. She only knew the cat's night wanderings and fights through the visible prints on her body when she woke.
Like Dillard's tomcat, the debate between what we create and how our creations survive when we release them into others' attentions remind us of the boundaries between the visible and invisible facets of our images.
Recently, I experienced a "stuckness" in my image making; I was stuck in a composition that was someone else's, and I could not seem to move from it. The polarity between creative inception and audience imperatives catapulted my motivation between the pressure of having to create something on the one hand, and on the other hand being immersed in pleasing an audience. Both poles seemed unattractive, and so I resorted to inertia. If I didn't make any images, I didn't have to deal with the tug of war inside.
Avoidance, though, has its costs. Discontent from not being creative, distracted wishing for the experience of creating something, questioning creative identity. Most compelling is to review past work and to remember projects that brought excitement in the past and the anticipation of embarking on a question or set of questions that would fuel a creative thrust.
So the past few days, I've had to have a long conversation with myself. Why didn't I make images any more? How do I take the first step in unraveling a creative paralysis, and thereby set myself free? How do I quell a hunger to just make photos?
What I learned in this internal conversation came to light literally in an image today.
In this simple portrait, I realized that there is a compulsion to say what we want to in a visible way that which is invisible to the eyes of everyone else.
Let me submit a humble philosophy.
When I create portraits, the thing that I look for is the essence of a person.
Sometimes, it is what they do that makes this essence visible.
Sometimes, it is their environment.
Other times, it is invisible in the image.
In portraits where the photographer is the focusing on interpretation rather than fact, mostly the fact is visible, but the interpretation takes a lot more craftsmanship – how do we portray a person's attributes, the way we see them, in ways that are visible to everyone else?
In an essay on bridging the visible and invisible words, Yahia Lababidi removes the division between invisible and visible by adding the indivisible – that quality that implies a bridge between worlds. The photographer's intention materialized in the image.
When we succeed, the audience is able to see what we mean. It becomes a conversation between the photographer in one place and the audience in another place. This conversation between viewer and image maker is the indivisible; we create impact on our audience in the impressions we leave in the audience's minds as our images touches their perception.
I'll be harsh on myself: the portrait I created today is not technically perfect. For example, some highlights are blown, albeit intentionally. This is because I wanted that halo of light around the face. And this is because the person I photographed appreciates illumination in thinking and in life.
Only one eye has a highlight, and she's not staring at the lens, instead her attention is on something she's reading and thinking about. In the literature on the language of eye positions, it might mean she is examining facets of her identity, reflecting on a potentially transformational idea.
Totally artistic intention. Totally invisible to you, the viewer.
And so perhaps I have failed in this image. Perhaps I have failed because the indivisible line between the invisible and visible is not as clearly drawn for the audience who is not able to know these things I have just explained.
But I also think of Yahia Lababidi's statement in her essay, that "Bodies are like poems…only a fraction of their power resides in the skin of things." If the mystery of the invisible nudges the viewer to wonder the significance of an image, does it fail?
Al Ghazali wrote, "This visible world is a trace of that invisible one and the former follows the latter like a shadow." In the shadows of the photographer's mind, there is always an intention, and whether or not we fail to make it visible is beside the point.
Because the reason why we make images isn't just because of the results. The real push is to keep making images, to keep trying, because it is part of who we are.
Maria Rilke wrote, "It is our task to imprint this temporary, perishable earth into ourselves, so deeply, so painfully and passionately, that its essence can rise again, invisible, inside of us."
Our task is to keep trying.
Finders keepers
I still don't have a photo of you that I like.
When I asked myself why this is so, the answer was, A photograph is an intention disguised as a fact of time, place and space.
Most days I see something – a flash of something in nice light – and there is a small flame of excitement that flickers inside. But mostly I don't take my phone out to seek the harmony of a composition, and it's like my feet have lost the ability to walk around a subject to find the frames that might work. And certainly I haven't brought my camera out for 10 months except sometime in October.
I am stuck in someone else's composition. In this loop of insane and stubborn stuckness, I am following the lines of surf snaking from side to side in one photograph on a wall, in a house that isn't mine, the sun almost set in the background, and in the foreground a girl who is about to give herself to the photographer, forever, in this image in a negative or some hard drive in a house that isn't hers.
And today I realize, what kind of conversation is this, this subject-photographer conversation, that he should own her or she should own him because he was the one who framed her in this image forever?
And what conversation do I seek now, if I am not to bury my photography in silent dusty rooms, sentence my mind to an insane loop of a single image that crumbles my entire creative universe?
I'm peeling layers off.
What I want most is to find myself, to find first a conversation with myself. I do not want to be anyone else.
Today this is what my images are saying to me:
My eyes seek beautiful simple things, and my composition is what I am: simple.
Often my images are just small disturbances. No one notices calm. Most people notice only storms and majestic vistas, but my hunch is that it doesn't matter what other people want.
I like human landscapes. Nothing too profound. Often all it takes is paying attention. No airplanes, no drones, no fancy equipment. Just attention.
Ordinary things fascinate me. What I want is to see ordinary things in extraordinary ways with the naked eye.
I know that my images are a simple philosophy and even simpler composition. As long as I can use ways of seeing to understand the human landscape, I am happy.
Because really the goal is to seek new eyes and find beauty in the mundane. Not greatness or heights or to be admired. This art, too, is a search for something within. Something worth keeping.
How to make a high key portrait
Low contrast lighting can be interesting, too.
A low contrast lighting situation is often called 'flat,' and there is a reason for this. Low contrast means there is less difference between the darkest part of the photo and the lightest part of the photo, resulting in a relatively even distribution of light. The resulting image for an even lighting situation is low contrast.
Flat or low contrast photos rarely register as interesting to our brains because contrast is one of the principles that make images attractive.
We create contrast with color, as in the photograph below. The color of the tree limbs and trunks and the grass in the background are darker than the color of the dried grass. Rendered in monochrome, this photo has high contrast because of the color in the original image.
We also create contrast with light and shadow. In the photo below, the darkest darks are almost black, while the lightest lights are very bright due to the strong sunlight streaming in the window. The high contrast makes it an attractive photo.
How do we create attractive low-contrast photos?
High key images are very well lit photos. However, we can still create some contrast in a high key image, using both color and light.
How to make a high key photo in camera
As soon as you find a light source, in my case a North-facing window, position your subject so that the window is perpendicular to the subject and to your camera. This gives you a side-lighting situation which gives you a gradation of the light from one side of the subject to the other, and creates the 3D effect on your portrait.
Your camera settings should be toward overexposure. Don't worry about losing some detail in the highlights. Instead, hold on to the medium shadows so that you will be able to create some contour in the portrait. I overexposed this portrait by three quarters of a stop.
Although the lighting is mostly bright and made brighter in the image captured with the overexposure, if you position the lighting so that you still hold on to some shadow, you can create a high key photo with some attractive contrast.
Processing a high key photo
Here is a video explaining how to process a high key image using Photoshop.
Here is another video explaining how to process a high key image using Lightroom.
High key images can make your portfolio a little more interesting, and high key images give you the opportunity to experiment with how much you can push the exposure of an image without losing attractive lighting.
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Create Nostalgia in Your Images with an Easy Curves and Channels Conversion
Nostalgia is a powerful emotion. It carries within it memory and desire.
Evoking nostalgia with an image is not an easy thing to do, unless you achieve this by specifically choosing content that evokes childhood memory, or memory of a lost love, for instance, or a memorable trip somewhere exotic.
But how do you use the power of color to evoke nostalgia? This tutorial will show you an easy, step-by-step conversion using Photoshop to create nostalgic photos. In the conversion, you will learn how to add subtle duotones in your photograph that will help you create sentimentality in the image.
What types of photos work?
For this conversion, we have to work from a monochrome base, so it's good to choose photos that look good in black and white: high-contrast photos that use light and dark to highlight what's in the frame.
After you choose your photo, open it in Adobe Photoshop. Any version will do.
Step 1. Make a copy of the image, so you can work on it without changing the original.
Step 2. Create a Black and White of the image on the current layer.
Step 3. On the black and white layer, go to Adjustments>Curves.
Step 4. Choose the Red Channel on your Curves window. Move the curve according to what hues you want in this channel.
Step 5. Go through the same process with the Green Channel curve.
Step 6. Go through the same process with the Blue Channel curve. You get the picture.
Step 7. This is an OPTIONAL step. You can dodge and burn using a non-destructive technique previously shown here on Imagine That! And your image is ready!
Although you might not be the mushy type, this conversion is useful to make dramatic duotone images and it works with landscapes really well. Why not give it a try this week, and see what emotion you can create in your images?
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Multiple Planes Instantly Transform Your Imagery
Most of us see pictures in two dimensions.
This is because our lens is directly parallel with the scene we're trying to capture, so we 'see' the scene as the plane directly in front of us.
But seeing can change; we can learn to see in multiple planes, to create a three dimensional rendition in an image that is two-dimensional. It's like 'fooling' the eye looking at an image, much like a sketch of a building using perspective fools the eye into thinking it is three-dimensional. The transformation in imagery comes about from a change in seeing multiple planes in an image we want to capture.
Multiple planes in photos create the illusion of depth.
One of a photographer's challenges is to see multiple planes, and make photos that look like the scene itself—with volume, with mass, alive in all its dimensions.
Here are a few things I've tried that you might like to, and give depth to your compositions.
Make an image that identifies different planes
This photo of the doorway to Doi Suthep temple in Chiang Mai opens directly to a courtyard encircled by Buddha images. By taking the photo of the doorway and including the Buddha statue in the background, the image identifies two planes, one of the door diagonal to the camera, and the Buddha on an intersecting plane, like in the illustration below.
In a similar composition below also of a door to a temple in Bhutan, there are three planes identified. The first plane is the door itself, parallel to the camera. The second plane is the ground leading the eye inside the door to the courtyard, and finally the third plane is the building beyond the open door.
Use perspective in the background
Perspective is useful, and we can create this in several ways.
Standing at an angle to the subject achieves depth in the photograph. In the example of the daisies, I stood at an angle close to the row of flowers, making sure I had a shallow enough depth of field to create blur in both the foreground and the background. The combination of the angle at which the photo was taken and the blur from a shallow depth of field created the depth necessary to make the photo a bit more interesting than just a straight shot of lines of flowers.
Another way to create perspective is to use the background lines. In the photo below of the path around a crafter's village, I stood behind some merchandise and included the lines of the road leading into the horizon. This instantly creates depth.
Still another way to create perspective is to include the natural perspective that is created by lines in a landscape. In this photo, the river snaking through the Punakha valley leads the eye from the foreground to the background. Lines in the frame can help us use perspective which gives the image depth.
Suggest other planes in the image
Planes gives the audience 'layers' of information in a photo.
In this photo of a temple, I used the reflection of some of the temple elements to suggest its presence. Although the only clues the viewer gets of the temple are the spires reflected in a lotus pond, the viewer can figure out its location, toward the back of the pond, and expands the image to encompass a mysterious part of its story. This sort of complexity in visualizing seems fresh to the viewer and tickles the imagination.
This week, try creating images with multiple planes. Upload your best image to the Imagine That Photography Tribe page on Facebook, and discuss how you changed the way you see.
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Using a Limited Color Palette
One 'disadvantage' of being a visual glutton is that colors distract you.
It's easy to get distracted by the colorful when you are searching for images to capture. This is one reason why Southeast Asian temples, different festivals, and markets are at the top of a photography enthusiast's list to visit or experience.
Although colorful photos are attractive, to the viewer sometimes they are confusing. The kaleidoscope is clamoring for attention; the viewer does not have an easy time deciding where to enter the image visually, and how to exit the image with ease. This is where the photographer comes in, to make the experience of viewing a photograph a lot easier on the audience.
Photographers have many ways to help audiences enter and exit a photograph. We can use composition techniques to gently guide the eye across the image. We can help using balance. We can simplify the image accessibility using only light and dark, in a monochrome. We can use contrast between the sharp subject and the bokeh background.
We can also use color to help the audience access our images. That is, instead of including a rainbow in the image, we can limit the image's color palette.
Finding a limited color palette is a challenge and requires some visual discipline. Knowing your color complements on the color wheel is essential knowledge here, and you're going to have to practice seeing these combinations and then making decisions about the composition so that your image framing is of the limited part of the color spectrum.
What are some things you might look for in an image with a limited color palette? Here are a few important advantages.
You can focus on shapes and patterns.
The image of the trees in various hues of warm colors was set off in great contrast with the green of the rest of the forest.
The similarity between the shapes of the trees are made interesting by the variation in their hues, making the image vibrant.
You can focus on content.
These pilgrims praying around a stupa are wearing the shades of pious people—the monk's wine-red robes. Set against the whitewash of the stupa, the red jumps out at us in the photo, like the fervent devotion of the praying women.
You can focus on contrast.
You can always make monochrome images to set off high contrast subjects. But sometimes, you may want color to help you give the image an emotional facet. In the early morning mist the air turned blue and the terracotta silhouettes of the fence posts and the bare trees set off a good color contrast.
Your assignment this week is to find some images of limited color palette, and to explain your thinking on one of them that you're particularly proud of. Why did you pick the elements in the frame? What does the color tell us about the message in the image?
Good luck! Post your work in the Imagine That Photography Tribe page on Facebook.
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Inspiration in a bundle
Inspiration surrounds you. Music, good light, a technique, and sometimes even insights from a non-photography topic such as golf might offer some inspiration.
I like books.
One book that offers a lot of inspiration is Robin Houghton's Blogging for Creatives; How designers, artists, crafters and writers can blog to make contacts, win business and build success. The long title says it all; this is a practical book, one that has specific advice on how to start, maintain, and use a blog to reach others, build a business, and get somewhat famous.
Inspiration from Blogging for Creatives
User-Friendly Design
Some books providing inspiration are large, hardbound tomes that we can't carry around in a regular tote bag. Blogging for Creatives comes in paperback, much smaller than the standard coffee table book, so it's light and easy to carry around. It's the kind of book that you can bring on a photo walk and enjoy during a coffee break.
The color palette is scrumptious. Find your brain jumping with excitement every time you turn a page; each page is in color, and demonstrates how you can make content stand out with a simple decision like using color palettes to enhance your content.
Every facet of blogging for creatives is addressed in this book. From tools and technique, what makes great content, how to promote your ideas, and making connections with your social and business networks, the topics covered in the text make it easy to understand what blogging can mean to someone who creates for a living. It also makes it easy to understand how to turn content and community into cash for someone who uses a blog as a platform for their business.
Houghton's got valuable insight into how creatives might view the business side of their public expression, because "unless you are a business person, the monetary value of your own work may not be a major consideration" (page 152). A few paragraphs down she bullet points some things a food blogger can do to turn talent into income:
- Write books
- Write recipes
- Write reviews and articles in print magazines
- Create artworks
- Teach courses
- Speak at conferences
- License their photos
Practical advice
The tips in the book are practical and are things you can do as soon as you finish reading a page. I've tried just two tips from the Chapter Nine and both increased my income as well as online equity as a creative. I even got invitations to speak at a creativity conference and landed several publications credits.
Examples, Lots of examples!
Every single piece of advice in this book has an illustrated, real life example. Houghton's done a fabulous job of pulling in screen captures of real blogs and other online tools to show you how to execute every tip. Rather than delay understanding through a lot of text, she lets the illustrations do the job of teaching you exactly how a process looks like.
The blogs that populate the pages are inspiration in themselves. I often go to pages 64-65 to drool over the Tumblelogs on those pages. If I had tons of extra time, I'd start a Tumblr blog just because this book inspires with the beautiful examples.
Non-linear utility
Unlike some other how-to-blog books, this one is non-linear. You can skip around depending on the information you need at any given time, and the organization of the contents makes it easy for you.
Why would an aspiring photographer need a book like this?
Every creative person needs an audience. There is a relationship between the maker of a work and the audience who participates in the beauty of that work.
We don't create to hide our images in a hard drive (do we?). When we share our imagery, we create dialog between our inspiration and the inspiration that stems from what our audience perceives. A blog facilitates this dialog and has the potential to originate conversations around a piece of work.
Simply put, if you are inspired, you need to pass it on.
The Heart of a Hobbyist
My friend Ugyen told me the other day he borrowed someone's Nikon D80 to try it out, and he can't wait to take photos. I'm excited for him. In many ways I envy him the beginning of his photography journey.
A certain nostalgia hits me when I hear of someone excited with their start in photography. Thinking about this led to my questions: why is it so attractive to be a hobbist? What makes it so good to go back to basics, even after publication and all the hundreds of thousands of images of people and places? Why is the hobbist approach so important right now?
I'm tempted sometimes to scroll through the scores of gigabytes of unprocessed shots in the hard drive. Sort of like a pat in the back for having seen them, and captured them. But this I know is not photography. Photography isn't the past; it's the present.
The reason I want to go back to basics has more to do with my mind than my camera.
The camera should be an extension of the mind. And the mind of a hobbyist is different from the working photographer.
Part of my lifelong inquiry is about creativity—about what inspires people, how they get insired, and the sustainability of passion that stems from a sense of wonder.
I find hobbyists have a great potential for creativity.
Hobbyists are fearless.
Humans learn to fear, and it's a product of our own creation. We fear not "doing it right" and of others' reactions to our decisions. As a working photographer I've faced clients whose creative ideas differed from mine; I've also faced photography contest judges who slammed creative decisions because they did not fulfill technical interpretations.
But the hobbyist isn't making images to please a client or judge. He is free to use whatever skills he has to make something that only he can see. This leads to a lot of freedom.
Expectations can kill creativity.
The nature of a hobby is that the expectations are internal. The urge to make something beautiful or fresh out of the daily ordinary can be a professional urge, yes, but in the hobbyist it is unfettered by expectations from someone else.
Experimentation is part of the hobbyist's freedom.
The freedom to try something just for the heck of it is in the power of a hobbyist. She can make a thousand images just because of something she wondered, or is trying to figure out. This freedom to follow the lines of a "what if…" gives the hobbyist the perfect platform to innovate and experiment.
Passion fuels creativity.
The best part about being a hobbyist is the absence of creativity killers and large doses of passion. Ultimately, this is the 'high' a photographer gets from his or her hobby. Passion carries the craft through the difficult learning that we must engage in to become technically and artistically mature in the art.
I wish Ugyen, and others who are starting out on their photography journey, a long and happy love affair with light.
It's a wish I would gladly receive, too.
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10. When real life is so compelling, the virtual life quite suffers.
Since July (the last time I updated this blog) I've been traveling at least once, sometimes twice a month. I was too busy even to update the calendar on my website. But like the Mayan doomsday theory, when I unplugged from social media and the internet, nothing really, really bad happened.
9. One camera and one lens is all you really need.
I had one trip where it was not all business. The photos on this post are from that trip. I borrowed my friend's G11 and put it on manual. I didn't change lenses. I just waited for beauty to cross the frame, and made sure my hands were ready.
8. Technicality can be learned, but creativity is harder to pursue.
We should warn all beginning photographers: there will be a time in your photography life that you will never be satisfied with any photo you take. I had my first winter of discontent with photography in 2008; I might be having another one now. Somehow, although the technical details come to me easily, I miss the imagination that ran my early days with the shutter. I think this is what I'd like to tell a beginning photographer: Welcome the discontent. It means you are about to pursue improvement.
7. Letting go is easier than I thought it would be.
I said no to a bunch of photography clients. I said yes to a lot of other non-photography jobs. It was not painful. I am no longer earning minimum wage and no longer working 18 hour days processing photos.
6. Time is more valuable than money.
Now that I am no longer processing photos past midnight, I have more time to learn other things. I don't feel burned out; my eyes don't have dark circles. Smiles come more easily, and I laugh a lot these days.
5. Like riding a bike, the memory of using a camera comes back easily.
But sometimes I do pick up a camera, and I close my eyes and feel the dials and buttons, cradle the lens. And I know I can see a shot, and I can feel my way into making the shot without looking at the machine.
4. Having a camera without being able to control light is no fun.
Just yesterday though, an old workhorse decided to retire. I was getting ready to take the family on a day trip and decided to take the D3 with me. But sad to say, it would no longer let me change the aperture or the shutter speed on Manual mode. It wouldn't even change modes any more.
3. Shooting with left brain interference should be avoided at all cost.
My real job has to do with sequences and words. When my job dominates, my left brain is on overdrive. When this happens, and I handle a camera, the shots come out boring as hell. I've learned that for everything there is a time and a place. And when your left brain dominates, don't shoot. Wait until the right brain can take over. Then there is more freedom to just let the light speak.
2. Travel photography needs the investment of time.
2013 resolution: work hard, but leave time to invest in travel just for photography.
1. Hobbyists have it good.
2013 resolution # 2: be a hobbyist. Love for the craft, the art, whatever you call it, has no price. But the rewards are so much better.
Keep it Simple
First of all, let me apologize to the Tribe for a long break from the blog. I'm currently completing a doctorate, and studies have taken up all my time. I will do my best to regularly write for the blog.
As we grow in our skills as photographers, it's easy to find ourselves feeling like there should be more to what we can do.
When doing work for Canon PhotoYou, Readers Digest's photography magazine, for example, I set out on my first assignment thinking I had to do something different for the story: that my compositions had to include something more than what I usually know how to do . But as I actually began shooting, I realized something. The skills of composition that allow you to create a well-designed image aren't complicated.
I realized that keeping a composition simple was inevitably what made it work.
This week's module is about simplicity in composition. By keeping it simple, you keep the composition clean.
How do you keep it simple?
Find an uncluttered background.
Moving around the subject is one of the best things you can do while shooting. You're not going to run out of film, right? Take shots from different angles to discover what makes the best, most uncluttered background for your subject.
Pay attention to colors in the foreground, subject, and background, and create harmony.
Moving around also gives you somewhat different color palettes to choose from. Complementary colors are the most attractive, such as blue and yellow. (Although these colors don't have to be exact, they can be approximately in that hue.)
Often simple lines help your compo.
Pay attention to the lines in the composition. Lines lead the eye in often very graceful ways, and sometimes crossing lines also give a tension to the image, pulling the eye in different directions, but in a way that makes the viewer think.
Go back to basics of design.
Don't forget your basics of design we have talked about in a previous module called "What's in the Frame."There is no substitute for good design in an image.
It's how you see that makes the image, not content.
Finally, one last tip: it's your inner vision that really counts in image making. Things that seem mundane can actually make great images, memorable images. Interpreting the image from the elements you see in the physical world is the act of creating the photograph. Ask yourself, what are you trying to show or say with the image? This thoughtfulness separates the snapshot from the photograph.
If you're still game, let's make some images this week, paying attention to the compositional tips above. Post your best image in our Facebook page, and let's get this show back on track!
Week 18 Module: Make Postcards with Your Travel Photos!
Note: I've been away both traveling and taking doctoral courses, so we skipped two weeks of tutorials. Here is hopefully the new start of something that is possible and will continue.
This is the postcard I wanted to send you from Bhutan when I was there.
Actually, it's a photo I took in Thimpu, just as the sun was rising, of the giant Buddha glistening in the early light on the mountainside overlooking the capital city.
Haven't you ever wished you could share your travel experiences with someone through a postcard? There is magic in receiving one of these little old-fashioned gestures in the snailmail. The magic comes from the fact that someone is "wishing you were here," and that they were thinking of you when they enjoyed their travels.
But sometimes, you can't find postcards that you would like to send. Or maybe you have no time to shop for postcards because you are 3000 feet above sea level, camping with yak herders in the hills of Gangtey in central Bhutan.
The solution is to bring the photos home, work with them a bit, and produce your own postcard.
Here's how.
This week, take some photos of the place you are and turn it one to a postcard. Then, send it to someone.
And enjoy the magic of their surprise.
Week 15 Module: Silhouettes
One of the favorite themes of shooters is the silhouette. Silhouettes are the result of exposing for bright light behind a subject. The camera underexposes anything that is in front of the bright light, resulting in a photo that features a darkened shape—the silhouette.
Silhouettes are one of the creative ways to interpret a scene. With some basic techniques, you can create stunning silhouettes.
1. Look for familiar shapes against a brilliant sky.
This photo is of one of the most recognizable bridges in Burma, the U Bein Bridge. It is a long bridge made of teak wood, and in the evenings, you can see locals cross it, walking their bikes. The sunset was brilliant on this day, so I decided to include a lot of the amazing sky by using a very wide lens. It's important to wait until the people in your frame are separate shapes, not 'stuck together' because they are passing each other. If they are parts of the same shadow, you will get some unrecognizable lumps in your image which are, needless to say, confusing for the audience.
2. Shoot silhouettes in naturally occurring frames.
If you are indoors, you can use doorways and windows to provide back light for your silhouettes, adding a geometric frame to your image. This image in Burma was taken at a temple, and the man and woman who were passing one another looked dynamic framed within the graceful arches of the temple entrance.
3. Stack elements in the image.
If you are faced with a landscape of hills overlapping with some structures in front, like in this sunset photo of a temple on Inle Lake in Burma, you can create an image that has scale. I also waited for some light rays to show up when clouds obscured part of the streams of strong light coming from the setting sun, giving the image added drama. Stacking elements in the image works only if there is a gradation in the silhouetted shapes, or that some shapes are lighter than others, and some are darker. With the different intensities of shadows in the silhouette, the image becomes more dramatic because the gradation adds depth to the photo.
4. Partial silhouettes work, too.
This partial silhouette of an archer against a brilliant sunset sky in Bhutan is dramatic because even though his identity is obscured by shadow, we see the color of the ribbons of winning archery shots he's made that day, and the ends of his arrows.
Also notice that I had a low viewpoint. I actually noticed the sky, and then immediately crouched with my camera almost resting on the ground, tilting it at an angle so it would catch the archer and the beautiful sky behind him. Getting a shot from a low angle gives you more brilliant light behind your subject, and makes it easier to create a silhouette.
5. Same principle, different value. Or, breaking the rule.
Most silhouettes are dark shapes against bright light. What if we reversed the exposure and underexposed on the background? The result is that the exposure on the sliver of light on a person can outline them against a very dark background—sort of a reverse silhouette. This is called 'rim light' because it traces the rim of a subject.
In this photo, I decided to create a 'reverse silhouette' because the rim light and smoke made for an interesting graphic composition. It's a ridiculously underexposed image, but I like it.
So there you are, four basic techniques for making silhouettes, and one rule breaker. This is the project for this week: Go out during the golden hours and find some silhouettes! Post your best shot in Imagine That Photography Tribe.
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Creativity, Camera, and Photoshop
Which net would you use to catch a butterfly?
Many photographers argue that getting an image right in camera is the real deal—if you're going to call yourself a photographer, you better learn your exposure and technical stuff, and compose beauty in the frame.
With the rise of digital photography, however, now you can take your images into a whole new realm of manipulation. Highly stylized images have grown in popularity along with the advances in digital cameras and software for processing digital photos. Photoshop is arguably the giant in the post processing world, so much so that people now use the name of the software as a verb. As in, "Was this photo Photoshopped?"
Purists, or people who scoff at Photoshop artists as hacks, don't like overly manipulated photos. Indeed, a lot of contests out there specify the minimal adjustments that the entrant can make to their entry to the contest. Still, the world is not made of purists. At the other end of the spectrum are the—for lack of an official term—digital artists, who style their photos with scores of layers, stacking special effect upon special effect, and not apologizing for it.
In between are you and me.
Every week, I have a group of hobbyist photographers who make images because we like it. We call ourselves a Tribe. It's a lot of fun now that we kind of know each other, and we sometimes chat briefly on Facebook about photography. And when I asked the Tribe if they wanted weekly modules with a Photoshop twist, I got an overwhelmingly positive response. So I can anecdotallyconclude that in my Tribe at least, we like improving our skills with the camera and we like to learn new Photoshop tricks, too.
Photoshop is a complicated software that is the industry standard; it takes a long time to master its tools. But it is somewhat accessible to the emerging hobbyist, as long as he or she is patient and doesn't get overwhelmed.
But it's not fair to photography if the shooter shoots thinking that Photoshop will fix everything.
Here's what I've learned from my forays into the world of digital manipulation using Photoshop.
1. You still have to light the image right.
Photography is still capturing light, no matter what you can do to create light in Photoshop. A well lit image can be enhanced beautifully in Photoshop, but you cannot create light where there is none in the software. Yes, people argue that with tools like Shadow/Highlight control, or painting with light technique, you can paint light with a Photoshop brush easily. But you still get unnatural effects when you do this, like nasty noise in the underexposed areas you tried to bump up, or discoloration. Nothing works like a photo where light is where it should be, in the first place, as you capture it in camera. So yes, learn to manipulate light in Photoshop, but first learn to light.
2. You still have to get a good exposure.
We could say this is like Tip Number 1, but it's a little different. This is about balancing the way your camera becomes sensitive to the light (ISO), choosing the right amount of light to enter the lens (Aperture), and rendering the captured image in the right amount of time (Shutter Speed) to get an image that has a good dynamic range. A good dynamic range in plain English is when the highlights and shadows have good detail just like the midtones. Now you can 'recover' shadows and highlights using Photoshop, but the resulting image is not as detailed as you would like it to be in a good exposure. You still have to learn to make a good exposure, no matter how high powered the latest version of PS is.
3. You still have to compose the image.
You can crop in Photoshop, and move the elements around. You can even composite different images, add things, clone things out, flip or transform or warp the image.
Manipulating every single image like this, to create a composition you really like, takes a lot of time.
And you're not really sure about the compatibility of the elements. For instance, what if the lighting isn't similar in the items you choose to composite? And what if you plunked a cow that is clearly not proportionally matched with a model in the original photo? Ooops. Visually, some things do not work composed in Photoshop. You still have to learn to compose in your camera.
4. The rules of optics still apply.
We see with a maximum aperture of f/2.1 in the dark, and a minimum aperture of f/8.3 in bright light. But another thing happens with us in our three dimensional world: we see in planes. That means that things that are on the same plane have the same sharpness for our eyes. Why is this important for Photoshop? It means that we can't blur the hell out of things we don't want to see clearly in the image when those things are on the same plane as the things we want sharp. It just doesn't compute in our brains.
But this is called artistic license. Skillfully done, you could still make a beautiful image with unnatural optical composition.
5. Photoshop is almost like painting.
Painters have the luxury of composing their pictures exactly as they imagined. Photographers have to find that composition and then interpret it with skill and technicality. Photoshop gives the photographer the advantage of adding or subtracting things that are in the frame, just like a painter does. But if the shooter doesn't have skills in Tips 1 to 4, it may not work as well.
So in conclusion, there has to be balance in the way we use our camera skills and the way we manipulate the resulting photos. Ignoring one for the other seems unwise when the beauty you could make with both is boundless.
And that's why if you want to catch this butterfly, make sure your net is big enough.
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Week 14 Module: Photographing Architecture
Buildings were one of the few things that held still long enough to get an exposure.
In the early days of photography, of course the cameras were not as sophisticated as they are now. No Vibration Reduction or Image Stabilizer technology, and film of course had a limited ISO capacity. So one of the few things photographers could capture with the long exposure times their cameras needed was architecture. Buildings and monuments didn't move.
Later on as camera technology grew more sophisticated, the tradition of photographing architecture continued for several reasons, but the one that most emerging photographers cited is that it is easy to get into your portfolio. Architecture doesn't change as much as say, people's faces. Buildings are easy to find anywhere that's inhabited. And you only had to wait for light, to make a good photo.
Simple as it sounds, there are a few techniques that transform an architectural photograph from a snapshot to a fine art piece. This module brings you some tips that could do just that.
Focus on Lines and angles and composition
Architectural photos are all about the language of geometry. The photographer finds how the structure's lines and angles add to the design of a building. A common technique is to take a slice of the structure and highlight it in the image. This sort of abstraction eliminates the clutter, makes the composition cleaner, and renders an interpretive image.
Focus on color
Colors on a building are no accident; like everything else, they are part of the design. Sometimes, the colors in a building can be used as elements in a composition.
Adding Context
Where is the structure? What surrounds it? Sometimes it is better to include this part of a building's story. Other times, it isn't a big help to the composition. It's the photographer's decision to add context or to cut it out. Everything you include or exclude in an image adds to the message and effectiveness of that image.
Light and shadow
Here is a great video talking about using light and shadow to make an architectural photograph with character.
What's it like at night?
Night photography is a great way to explore architecture. Buildings are lit at times to showcase their forms. Here is another tutorial from expertvillage on how to take a photo of a city at night.
Finally, how about some inspiration? Click on these links to see what I mean about the elements discussed in this post.
50 Stunning Examples of Architecture Photography by Smashing Mag
Maxwell MacKenzie's Website
Finally, your goal this week is to apply these tips and tricks to your photography. Experiment with your imagery, and take photos at different times of the day. Then, share your best image on the Imagine That Photography Tribe Facebook page! Have fun!
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Editor's Picks from Weeks 11 and 12
In our Week 11 Module, the Tribe produced some gorgeous bokeh with shallow depth of field and being mindful of the placement of light.
The following module for Week 12, we learned how to add a texture layer to our photos in Photoshop, to add a bit of drama to the images.
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During the 2012 Thanksgiving weekend traffic crash counting period, which began on Wednesday, Nov. 21, at 6:00 p.m., and ended Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, at 11:59 p.m., Troop B officers participated in Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort). In addition to Operation C.A.R.E., Troop B officers participated in a 20-Mile Trooper enforcement operation on U.S. 61 throughout the Troop B area, and selected portions of U.S. 24 and 36, on Wednesday, Nov. 21, and Sunday, Nov. 25. During these operations, troopers investigated 20 traffic crashes, in which there were zero fatalities and five individuals injured.
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Its TRUE … if you compare Spring Texas property taxes to other states they are higher. But WHY are they higher? Because Texas has NO state income tax. Thus we pay for our schools, roads, infrastructure, and social services through our property taxes.
Our real estate taxes have three components…..
1) County tax – Homes in Spring Texas are located in either Harris County or Montgomery County. The county tax is composed of the county, county flood control, port of Houston authority, county hospital district, county education department, junior college district – Lone Star college system, county emergency service district – fire, and the county emergency service – ambulance. The 2015 tax rate for Harris County is approximately $0.850 and for Montgomery County it is approximately $0.748. The rates are for every $100 of assessed property value.
2) School District tax– Tax assessed by the school district that the property is located in. Homes located in Spring Texas are going to be in either the Conroe school district, the Klein school district, or the Spring school district. The 2015 tax rates for the Conroe, Klein, and Spring school districts are $1.28, $1.41, and $1.47, respectively. All rates are for every $100 of assessed property value.
3) MUD (Municipal Utility District) tax– MUDs are the political entities which provide water and sewer services to the majority of residential and commercial property owners who do not receive those services from the City of Houston. The MUD tax rates range from $0.00 to $1.40 per every $100 of assessed value. Some of our older subdivisions that were developed in the late 1970s do not have a MUD tax because the bonds have been repaid.
The total combined tax rate of 1) County + 2) School District + 3) MUD = $2.10 to $3.68 per $100 of assessed value. The average combined tax rate in the Spring Texas area is $2.90. For a home with an assessed value of $150,000, the property tax burden before homestead, over 65, or disability exemption would range from $3,150 to $5,520 a year. The school district and the MUD taxes combined represent 50% to 80% of the total property tax burden.
All of the tax rates for the current tax year are released around the October / November time frame.
One more thing on the subject of real estate taxes is you may qualify for a homestead exemption that will REDUCE your total tax bill.
Below is additional information on our property taxes, how to qualify and receive tax exemptions, how to protest your taxes, and whether real estate taxes will be increasing or decreasing.
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You can become famous, but probably only if you participate in a shootout at the O.K. Corral. Doc Holliday is probably one of the most famous dentists in history, but not for putting braces on cowboys. Holliday earned his dental degree and set up shop in Atlanta, Georgia. When he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, he decided to move out to the southwest in the hope that the warm weather would improve his health. While traveling, he met up with Wyatt Earp and moved to Tombstone, Arizona. The rest is gunslinger history.
Okay, you may not want to become a deadly gunman. But you could get famous clients and be on reality television.
Dr. Sands "Celebrity Dentist" appeared on such shows as Dr. 90210 and TLC. His client lists includes Charlie Sheen (must have been interesting on laughing gas), Robert Downey Jr., Shawn White, Britney Spears, Emma Stone, and Carman Electra. If you go on his website, you'll notice most of the women aren't wearing makeup and look slightly confused.


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Complaint Review: Daniel Spivey
Daniel Spivey1400 Market Place Blvd, Suite 219 Cumming, Georgia United States of America
Daniel Spivey The Car Guys Daniel Spivey strikes yet again. Cumming, Georgia
*Author of original report: Daniel Spivey returned money
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When I first contacted him from a web search, he only used his first name and I could not find any reviews about his company. If I had only googled his full name, I would never have hired him. He comes across as a very nice and knowledgable guy, often using religious references.
He came out and inspected my car, reviewing receipts and taking pictures. He promised to send the report by the following Saturday. It's been four weeks and I have received nothing for the $350 that I gave him. On the two times he answered his phone he said his wife Michelle Watson was having surgery on her legs and that he would get the report out in the next two days. Now his phone numbers are not taking calls.
From the other reports on this web site and on www.devreviews.com I,ve seen how badly he can rip people off.
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I used to have a WP install at mydomain.com/wp.
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Comal Pecan Farm
From Deep In The Heart OF Texas
Welcome to Comal Pecan Farm! The Farm is located, between San Antonio and New Braunfels along IH 35. We are the 5th generation of Friesenhahns to farm the lands that make up Comal Pecan Farm, and are proud to offer pecans for your enjoyment.
We invite you to visit, taste our delicious soft-shell pecan varieties, see how we grow them, learn a little about how good pecans are for you and take some home for snacks, meals and deserts.
Our Pecans
We grow primarily four soft shell varieties: Pawnee, Cheyenne, Wichita and Kiowa on about 50 acres. We sell in-shell pecans, and offer pecan cracking services at our farm store.
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Posted on 12/11/2009 3:42:54 PM PST by Lucky9teen
From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Rep. Melvin Watt, D-N.C., and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., share in a laugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 11,2009, during a news conference following the House Passage for Wall Street Financial Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Torches and pitchforks.
I love this shot! So pensive LoL! Some AP Photographer has guts.
If I captioned my thoughts on those photos, I would have the secret service knocking on my door.
So I'll leave it there.
...and you're raising their taxes? *CACKLES* What idiots! They wanted "Change"! *Cackles*
Traitors....every last one of them.
Justh a Moment Madam!..Don't be tho Hasthty!
Got Altoids?
If I could just get my hands around her ne....
If I could just get my hands around her neck....
To heck with her! If I could get my hands around Barney's little.....
Praying nobody reads the crap they passed.
Because they are Orange Party sympathizers?
Eventually, the realization that they're about to lose it all hits them....
Have that suit dry-cleaned ASAP. You're tipping them off!
"WA" is not the abbreviation for Washington DC, in case someone asks.
Thas rite, I quit wearing the bag over my head in public.
yeh but u knew what I meant ;)
I just hate to see someone mess up in public. Especially a fellow Freeper.
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To Manchester city F.C would you please arrange the first team in order:1. Mr Shay Given2. Mr Wayne Bridge3. Mr Tal Ben Haim4. Mr Kolo Toure5. Mr Micah Richards6. Mr Shaun Wright Phillips7. Mr Gareth Barry8. Mr Robinho9. Mr Nigel de Jong10. Mr Adebayor11. Mr Carlos Teves12. Mr Roque Santa Cruz13. Mr Richard Dunne14. Mr Martin Petrov15. Mr Stephen Ireland16. Mr Craig Bellamy17. Mr Stuart Taylor18. Mr Benjani19. Mr Valeri Bojinov20. Mr Kasper Schmeichelexcuse me and Thank you very much
Thats the point in the players MH has bought....there is no first 11.There isnt a combination that is better than the others. It is wholly dependant on what the opponents have..and can do.I like this situation a lot better than the "best 11" scenario...it give us more options and the away team manager more to worry about.


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Samba Project Considering Purchasing License for Windows Protocols
Now that Microsoft has stated that it is prepared to give competitors access to technical documentation in a case heard by the EU Commission, the Samba project is considering purchasing a license.
The Samba project can afford the asking price, which is estimated at around 10,000 euros, says Samba developer Volker Lendecke. "But we need to investigate the legal implications of this step", said Lendecke at the fringe of the Perspektive Open Source Conference.
The project is in close contact with FSF legal expert Eben Moglen who will be investigating the terms of the license. "The step would be a major boost to Samba as regards implementing an Active Directory server", says Lendecke referring to the advantages of the license. If the project detected a deviation between the specification and the implementation, Microsoft would be required to modify its products or specifications. In both cases the developers at the Open Source project expect improved conformity and interoperability with Windows clients and servers.
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Complaint Review: Mountain Loan Centers
Mountain Loan CentersRiver Road St. George, Utah United States of America
Mountain Loan Centers I hope they can all Sleep well at night.... St. George, Utah
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They Will Not work with you if you fall behind. As for me now they are garnishing my check twice a month at 289.00 a pay period and probably until the end of time for 400.00 wow and I don't know what to do. I really can't understand how this happened to me so I guess they are a legal company for a Utah Court to order the garnishment. Just think hard about using this company. They have ruined my financial life for a while. But like I said I am the one who made the mistake. I just hope they can sleep well at night by doing this to some one like me who just needed a little help. I have paid the 400.00 back 10 times over and still paying for my mistake. Don't do it.
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 08/23/2012 04:55 PM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Mountain-Loan-Centers/St-George-Utah-84790/Mountain-Loan-Centers-I-hope-they-can-all-Sleep-well-at-night-St-George-Utah-931733. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year.
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We are finally going to start on a project that I've been wanting to do from the day we closed on our house! The kitchen! We'll be taking baby steps and doing things in phases. Nolan and I took the cash-only plunge earlier this year, so everything we do has to be paid in cash. […] Read more »
Elegant Meets Rustic Meets Glam :: Hanging Miss M's Curtains
As I said the other day, I'm going for a glam meets rustic look for Miss M's big girl room, and pieces are falling into place! I'm working on a super-limited budget. Like – as close to zero as possible. So I'm trying my best to think creatively and use what I already have around […] Read more »
Makings of a Big Girl Room for Miss M
We have begun the great room shuffle! With Baby Qu on her way there is some room switcheroos going on. The boys will be sharing T's room. Miss M will move down the hall to Mr B's room. And Baby Qu will get Miss M's room. Typing that out makes my head spin a little! […] Read more »
Lights, Mirror, Action!
Back when I was pulling all the pieces together for the powder room transformation, I totally fell in love with this light fixture – the Soho Sconce from Shades of Light. I loved the clean simple lines. But that it was still interesting. Also – it was gold! The selling feature though was the long […] Read more »
Put a Sink in It
Remember waaaaaaay back in oh…sometime last year when I bought this piece of furniture to turn into a vanity for the powder room? Well, it's transformation is complete! {Well, minus the drawer install.} I knew I wanted it to have some pizzazz, so I opted to go two toned with it. Nolan sprayed the base […] Read more »
Powder Room :: Trim and Toilet
Guess what?! The Powder Room is functional! That's right, the toilet and sink are working and able to be used. {Even if it's not perfectly finished yet.} It is sooooo exciting to have a nice bathroom for the guests to use! You ready for a little update? After I painted, Nolan started in on the […] Read more »
Faux Wood Floor Under My Feet {Flooring in the Powder Room}
We are finally making some more progress in the Powder Room. Okay. Pause. So, ya'll know what a Powder Room is, right? I was getting some flack from friends {who shall remain nameless} about a "Powder Room." No, a Powder Room is not the pantry where you store your extra flour and powdered sugar! But […] Read more »
A {long overdue} Update on the Powder Room
Ya'll. It has been OVER A YEAR since I've talked about the Powder Room. Sorry for the caps lock yelling, but…gooood.ness, that is far too long. Alas and alack…the Powder Room is not finished and that is why I have been silent about it. That's just how it goes around here I guess. Sure, I'd […] Read more »
A Room to Share {dreaming up a shared room for the boys}
In January when we were expecting to add a new Qu to the family, I started thinking about the kids' bedrooms. We are so blessed to have 4 bedrooms, which means all the kids presently have their own rooms. Excellent for nap times! But with the addition of a new little one, we planned to […] Read more »
Vacation :: The Homestead
I'm back to talking about vacation. But who can blame me? It was wonderful! I still have tons of wonderful snow pictures to share with you, but I've got to get some of them downloaded from my phone, and today? Today, I'm just too lazy to do it. Maybe by the end of the week. […] Read more »


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A 1971 Dunstall / Honda CB 750 SOHC. It has NOS Dunstall bodywork, clip-ons, John Tickle rear-sets. NOS 7 star mag wheels,Dual disc front end with chromed calipers, CR 750 Style oil cooler, 4 pod type air filters concealed in the stock air box, Dunstall style mufflers, and chrome engine parts. It is my personal bike and is in the process of being completed ( front fender, mufflers angled up in the rear, and misc. other bits.) It is not for sale at this time. The 7 spoke mags have been replaced with NOS 6 spoke mags. The rear wheel has been converted to a Hurst Airheart disc brake( that is why the 7 spokes have been replaced)
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Complaint Review: Dr. Ordon Plastic Surgery Clinic
Dr. Ordon Plastic Surgery Clinic465 N. Roxbury Drive, Suite #1001 Beverly Hills,, California U.S.A.
Dr. Ordon Plastic Surgery Clinic Located In Beverly Hills And Rancho Mirage RIP OFF ARTIST! BEWARE OF CONSULT FEE!! Beverly Hills, California
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When I arrived at the office it had a very cold UN welcoming feeling. Dr. Ordon's assistant "LU LU" came out and took me to his office. She asked me a series of questions and told me the Dr. would be right with me. Dr. Ordon came in about 15 minutes later. He seemed agitated and in a hurry. He picked up a mirror and asked me what I wanted to change. As I began explaining my issues to him, he took the mirror and said "hold on, I'll be right back". He never came back. Lu Lu came back with a printed quote sheet for $6,500.00! Twice the price I was quoted on the phone. I was a bit shocked when I saw the quote. I told her I had more questions for the Dr. and she asked me "what" I asked if the procedure would cover the neck area as well and she said "let me see if I can ask the Dr." She picked up a phone and attempted to ring him in another room with no answer. She then just handed me her card and told me to call her with any questions I might have and she led me to the door.
I left feeling very ripped off as I just paid $500 for less than 60 seconds with the Dr. The price quoted on the phone was only half of what the real cost was and I was treated very poorly.
I was so upset that I could not even call and speak to them as they made me feel so uncomfortable. I had my husband call and ask for the consult fee and they stated "it's non refundable". They then stated that they would perform the surgery for the original phone quoted cost of $3,400. I felt even more ripped off and violated after that.
This Dr. is a SCAM ARTIST please find another Dr. if you are considering him.
I am in the process of disputing the charge with the credit card company.
Los Angeles, California
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ABC orders pilot from Mequon's 'Slave' screenwriter John Ridley Jr.
ABC has ordered a series pilot from Mequon native John Ridley Jr., who wrote "12 Years A Slave."
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Waukesha native Nick Viall's fate on 'The Bachelorette'
People have their hearts broken daily. But not like Waukesha native Nick Viall — on national television.
On Monday night's season finale of ABC's "The Bachelorette," Andi Dorfman chose contestant Josh Murray of Atlanta as the man of her heart over Viall. »Read Full Article(26)
Former Milwaukee Ballet exec Dennis Buehler accepts Oregon post
Former Milwaukee Ballet executive director Dennis Buehler has accepted a similar post with the Oregon Ballet Theatre in Portland, the Oregon company announced Monday.
Buehler resigned from the Milwaukee Ballet in February after serving as the company's business leader for seven years. »Read Full Article
Michael Buble honors grandma at BMO Harris Bradley Center; on Facebook and Twitter
Following a touching tribute performance of "I Wish You Love" to his grandmother at the BMO Harris Bradley Center Sunday, Michael Bublé continued to honor the woman he said raised him like a mom on his Facebook and Twitter pages Monday--the day after she passed away.
I will always miss you Grandma. #family pic.twitter.com/R7cggWSnht
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Suddenly in mourning, Bublé soldiers on at Bradley Center
"The show must go on," the saying goes. Michael Bublé lived by those words at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Sunday — on what he said at concert's end was "one of the hardest days of my life."
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Top of the Charts: Magic! conjures second week at No. 1
Last week's chart-toppers ensured that 2014 remains a year with no one-week wonders so far at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 as Magic! lands a second week with their big debut single. Watch the music video for that swaying summer song below and then step into our time machine to find out which songs were the biggest in the United States this week in 2004, 1994, 1984 and 1974.
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Santana coming to Riverside Theater on Oct. 8
Since 2000, Santana — centered on the Latin, psychedelic, blues-rock stylings of lead guitarist Carlos Santana — has played Milwaukee four times, all at the 23,000-capacity Marcus Amphitheater for Summerfest.
The band is going for a fifth Milwaukee appearance Oct. 8 — but this time, it will be at the far more intimate, 2,500-seat Riverside Theater. »Read Full Article
On Tap Today: Movies, concerts, summer wine and cupcakes paired with beer
There's plenty out there to make Monday just a little better.
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Taking apart old telephones? Building personal computers? Studying mechnical engineering? These are just a few of the things we never would've expected a 7-foot NBA player—especially a 7-foot NBA player named Andrew Bynum—to enjoy in his free time. But as it turns out, Kobe Bryant's running mate is more Bill Gates than Bill Russell. Interesting stuff. [Read "Work In Progress" on Sports Illustrated]
Toilet Reading: Andrew Bynum Is a Pretty Big Geek Off the Basketball Court
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