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BLACK AND WHITE FINE ART PROCESSING WITH PHOTOGRAPHY DRAWING™ IN 15 STEPS

Photography Drawing™ (PhtD) is the method I created to process black and white photography, so I can give my images a three-dimensional look and create the illusion of reality.  This method has its base in the principles of drawing and of working with light, which explains its name. I am making here a practical overview of this…

Best Quotes on photography and art

80 BEST QUOTES ON PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART

I’m gathering in this article what I consider the best quotes on photography and art, the most valuable for evolving one’s photography into seeing it as a form of art. They enriched my perception of these mediums and shaped my vision, this is why I’m  sharing them with you, so they can inspire you and help you express…

ESB Fleeting Light © Julia Anna Gospodarou 2016 empire state building new york

HOW TO SPEED UP FINE ART PROCESSING – FINDING YOUR VISION READY IN THE WORLD

Do you always need to spend hours and days editing your images, or are there ways to speed up fine art processing? My answer is in this article. WHEN, WHERE, WHY I shot this image a couple of weeks ago in New York after my (en)Visionography workshop and I consider it a gift the city made me in a…

Urban-Saga Tetraptych © Julia Anna Gospodarou 2016 - About creating original fine art photography
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TOP 5 TIPS FOR CREATING ORIGINAL FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

The eternal question: HOW TO CREATE ORIGINAL ART? Many tried to answer this question, either practically in their creations, or in a theoretical manner,  but it is still a mystery for many artists. I ask myself this question every time I start working on a new photograph and many times while thinking about my work or…

Urban Saga VI - Shadows of a Soul - Tribute to Zaha Hadid - Flatiron Building New York - © Julia Anna Gospodarou

HOW TO RECOGNIZE REAL ART – TRIBUTE TO ZAHA HADID

My new image in the series Urban Saga and this article on how to recognize real art are meant as a tribute to Zaha Hadid, who passed away a few days ago, and to her legacy of thinking differently, of pushing the boundaries and reinventing the world of art and architecture. Urban Saga I – Shadows of…

Urban Saga IV - From Paris with Love © Julia Anna Gospodarou 2016 eiffel tower paris
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WHY WE NEED VISION IN PHOTOGRAPHY – TOP 5 TIPS ON HOW TO CREATE PERSONAL ART

An article about why we need vision in photography and how to make your art personal. I was asked many questions about vision lately by my students and other fellow photographers, and I would like to address these questions and talk about the concept of vision in photography again and also share some tips on how you…

Silence © Julia Anna Gospodarou
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ABOUT CREATING ART AND FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

I have to state from the beginning, this is not a “How to” article. This is not a problem-solving article, in the true sense of the word, but more a philosophical one, of the type of me discussing with you about art and fine art photography, over a glass of wine, by the fireplace, on a cold winter night,…

Topaz B&W Effects Full review
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TOPAZ LABS BW EFFECTS 2 FULL REVIEW – UPDATED

Topaz Labs BW Effects 2 Full Review, an in-depth review of what I consider one of the best black and white converting plugins on the market LATEST UPDATE This is an updated and enriched version of the very popular Topaz Labs BW Effects 2 Full Review, which I first wrote when Topaz BW Effects 2 was…

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