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Black And White Or Color? It’s All A Matter Of Preference
Joe Farace  |  Feb 01, 2006  | 

"The mystery isn't in the technique, it's in each of us."
--Harry Callahan

How much does color add to--or take away from--a photograph? Rarely do you get a chance to see a body of work that's identical in color and monochrome but Jorge Tutor (www.jorgetutor.com)...

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A Great New Year; Let The Race Begin
Joe Farace  |  Jan 01, 2006  | 

Max: I never saw a car like that in my life! Prof. Fate: Yes, and you never will again, either. Give me the bomb!--The Great Race (1965)

Blake Edward's film The Great Race was based on a real motorsports event. The original "Great Race" took place in 1908 when automobiles from different...

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Surf The Web Instead Of TV?; It’s Definitely A Heckuva Lot More Fun
Joe Farace  |  Dec 01, 2005  | 

"But when television is bad, nothing is worse...a vast wasteland."--Newton Minow

In his now famous speech to the National Association of Broadcasters, the FCC's Minow may have quoted Edward Estlin Cummings but he was on-target in addressing the state of television in 1961. I have to wonder what he would think about the visual and aural...

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Browse The Internet In Three Dimensions; Think Global Village
Joe Farace  |  Nov 01, 2005  | 

The new electronic interdependence recreates the world in the image of a global village.--Marshall McLuhan

As I've mentioned many times, there are lots of Internet browsers to choose from and now 3B (www.3b.net) has produced a method for creating your own digital "village," using a combination of a proprietary browser and online software...

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Is Your Website Rated X–And You Don’t Know It? Look Up Your Rating And Prepare To Take Action
Joe Farace  |  Oct 01, 2005  | 

"I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it."--Justice Potter Stewart

When the company my wife works for got new computers, I decided to see how my website (

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Your Rights As A Photographer; Print And Keep Them In Your Camera Bag
Joe Farace  |  Sep 01, 2005  | 

"Get up, stand up Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up Never give up the fight."--Bob Marley

Recently Mary and I were strolling around a local outdoor mall and I was making some pictures of the landscaping with my recently infrared-converted Canon EOS 20D (www.irdigital.net). Within...

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Build It Yourself @ Internet Depot; Take A Renaissance Man’s Approach
Joe Farace  |  Aug 01, 2005  | 

"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
--Douglas Adams

I n the May issue, I introduced you to a low or no cost way to build a photography website using Exhibit Engine (http://photography-on-the.net/ee/)...

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Building A Better Web Mousetrap; Without All The Usual Headaches
Joe Farace  |  Jul 01, 2005  | 

If there is in any theme to Web Profiles during 2005 it's that there are lots of ways to create an Internet homepage. Unlike other technologies used in web design, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) wasn't adapted from the print world and was developed specifically to enhance the HTML (HyperText Markup Language) code that's the basic building block off the World Wide...

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The Battle For Ownership Of Your Computer; Who’s Winning The War?
Joe Farace  |  Jun 01, 2005  | 

"When sorrows come they come not single spies, but in battalions."--Shakespeare

Like many Microsoft Windows users, I spend far too much time keeping my computer healthy. In the April 2005 issue, I introduced you to browser options other than Internet Explorer and while those programs are less prone to security problems, spyware continues to plague...

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Build Your Own Web Page? The Benefit: Worldwide Exposure
Joe Farace  |  May 01, 2005  | 

"I have no life, just e-mail."
--Michael Jantze

The World Wide Web provides an international showcase for your images. Would I have ever seen the stunning work of Russian photographer Evgeniy Shaman (www.photo.gothic.ru/shamanix/index_e.htm) without the Internet? Nyet! If...

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Browsers On Parade; Take A Test Drive
Joe Farace  |  Apr 01, 2005  | 

"The site is best viewed using Microsoft Internet Explorer at 1024x 768."--a.k.a. the writing on the wall

So began an e-mail from a photographer who wants his work featured in this department. Guess what happens when you use another browser, such as Opera, to look at his site? Nada, nothing, zilch, zero. You get a white screen. I don't know about...

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Keep Your Head In The Clouds... With Your Camera Pointed All Around
Joe Farace  |  Mar 01, 2005  | 

"A dream is where a boy can swim in the deepest oceans and fly over the highest clouds."--J.K. Rowling

This month's department helps you soar with the eagles, land with the owls, and introduces you to some down-to-earth photographers who look at the world in completely new ways. In accomplishing these goals, this month's photographers will...

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Around The World In 80 Pixels; A Truly Unforgettable Voyage
Joe Farace  |  Feb 01, 2005  | 

"Digital imaging is not about pixels, it's about pictures..."--interview on CompulsiveCreative.com

What makes us photographers? Is it an urge to capture that elusive "decisive moment," to freeze a point in time forever, or just to record history as it unfolds in front of our lenses? This month you'll take a journey with a few...

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Don't Worry, Be Happy; Sites Guaranteed To Make You Smile
Joe Farace  |  Jan 01, 2005  | 

"The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions..."--Ellen Glasgow

This month's Web Profiles introduces you to photographers from Canada and France, along with answers to a reader's question about protecting images displayed on the World Wide Web. You might be surprised at my answer, but then again, if...

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Zen And The Art Of Photography
Joe Farace  |  Dec 01, 2004  | 

"Attain the center of emptiness, preserve the utmost quiet..."--Tao Te Ching

In recent months, I've introduced you to websites chock full of colorful images and action. This month, we will get meditative with two sites that have quiet designs and one photographer who creates art out of emptiness. This artist's images may be just a few dots...

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