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About whyphotograph

Photographer, computerist, slayer of Dragons Head of Photography for AWSchmitt Ltd. producing Creative, Illustrative Photography for your needs. ( www.awschmitt.com ) Formally Head of Photography, Peters Valley Center For Crafts, Layton, NJ (www.petersvalley.org)

WhyPhotograph on Blogging

Posted on May 9, 2017 by whyphotograph

well now…it’s been a while… How have you been? I “retired” from Peters Valley almost 2 years ago now… I guess I forgot to mention it… sorry… Life has been a little on the strange side now, what with me … Continue reading →

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Photographers & other Artists getting royalties from subsequent auction sales of their works.

Posted on March 23, 2014 by whyphotograph

The American Royalties Too Act (ART Act) It’s funny but I’m really not sure how I feel about this legislation to give Artists a share of auction proceeds generated by customers subsequently selling their Art. Part me me says it’s … Continue reading →

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A Novel Way To Destroy Your Computer System

Posted on June 8, 2013 by whyphotograph

Wow, it’s been a while since I wrote a blog entry here on #WhyPhotograph.org.I was reading a LinkedIn discussion about backing up systems when, of course, the horror stories appeared. The horror of house fire and how the Fire Department … Continue reading →

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ILL-U-GRAPHY – Illustrative Photography

Posted on August 21, 2012 by whyphotograph

While reading Lisa Hogbens posting “unhip hipstamatic or fauxtography fail “ I realized that some reason or another, I haven’t heard the word Fauxtography before but I like it. It definitely describes a lot of what I’ve been seeing on … Continue reading →

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Opening of AWSchmitt.com

Posted on July 20, 2012 by whyphotograph

I just thought I’d mention that http://www.AWSchmitt.com is open and ready for business. You can get loads of Free-Bees and other helpful information along with the start of my on-line gallery business. Please stop by and say HI and let me know … Continue reading →

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A few short entries

Posted on May 21, 2012 by whyphotograph

Before I get back to a better use for the emphasis idea I put forth in my last entry, I just wanted to mention a few interesting happenings.There’s even a musical interlude available to listen to as you peruse the … Continue reading →

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Creating emphasis in an image

Posted on May 14, 2012 by whyphotograph

One of the things I miss in the iPhone is a variable aperture. This allows for the relative isolation of a subject by soft focusing the rest of the image not in the same focal plane as the primary point … Continue reading →

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SlowShutter… Why II

Posted on May 12, 2012 by whyphotograph

One of the things I didn’t realize about SlowShutter is it allows you to set the shutter speed. (hey, I didn’t say I paid attention..) We were at the opening of the new East Gallery at the Grounds For Sculpture … Continue reading →

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SlowShutter… Why?

Posted on May 11, 2012 by whyphotograph

Why would you take the risk of deliberately introducing blur into a camera system designed to be so sharp? In the days of olde, before apps, people crafted their images “in camera”. Through experience, looking at reams of other peoples … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on a website I

Posted on April 9, 2012 by whyphotograph

It’s been an amazingly long time since I posted anything to WhyPhotograph. It all started when I got the bright idea to (finally) build a new website and Hypermart, my ISP, had a “sale” on URL’s & Hosting for a … Continue reading →

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