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Peter Phun on December 8th, 2009

Every semester I try to end my photo class on a high note by having my students participate in a group show at the local coffeehouse Back to the Grind downtown.
As usual, I never make it mandatory because the 2 11″ x 14″ prints and frames can be a lot of money for college students.
I’ve [...]

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Peter Phun on November 26th, 2009

Multiple exposure–Prior to layers in Photoshop, multiple exposures in camera required some doing. In this particular picture. I exposed the same frame of film 3 times by cocking the shutter and not advancing that frame between each exposures. I also adjusted the exposure this way. If the scene metered 1/125 sec @ f2.8. I first [...]

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Peter Phun on November 4th, 2009

I play a sport which many in the US might consider “girly” called badminton with mostly Southeast Asians. Many of them are medical professionals like doctors.
Inevitably the post game conversation will always lead to the poor doctor being peppered with questions like, “I have a pain in this part, gesturing to show body part, do [...]

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Peter Phun on September 26th, 2009

I have my days when I see “stuff” to photograph everywhere or all the time.
Of course that always happens when I don’t have a camera with me.
“Stuff” in this case, is my very loose term for subjects. Don’t make the assumption it’s art.
It’s only art till some art critic calls it that.
Then wouldn’t [...]

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