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There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.
Humanism is the view that we can make sense of the world using reason, experience and shared human values and that we can live good lives without religious or superstitious beliefs. We are not certain there is no God, for that would be an act of faith.
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Photography and digital editing
There seems to be a large number of photographers who object to the use of Photoshop and the like to adjust photographic images. There are clubs where such practices are banned for competition submission. Given that RAW images require a … Continue reading
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Raw v. Jpeg again
Revisiting the raw v. jpeg debate, a key difference is that the raw file is what the sensor captured without any processing (other than some compression, if selected) being applied whereas a jpeg (or TIFF) is what the camera itself … Continue reading
Having nude photographs taken
(Taken from a reply I posted on a facebook group discussion) In most (but not all) countries, image rights automatically rest with the photographer, exclusively, unless there is a specific contractual exception to this (including employment contracts, where the employer … Continue reading
Learning photography online
(from a reply I posted on a facebook photography group) There is a huge amount of material online to help individuals learn and improve their photography including academic course leading to recognised qualifications with a number of universities and photography … Continue reading
Borders no more
I was saddened to see Borders in Birmingham this weekend selling off everything including store fittings. Borders has been my favorite book store for a while, especially their out-of-town stores on retail parks. I preferred the style of their stores … Continue reading
Digital Camera Recommendations
A few weeks ago, a colleague asked for advice on what DSLR camera to purchase for his wife for Christmas. She had past experience of using an SLR camera, an Olympus model, but had not used it for a good … Continue reading
Shooting in the woods
For some reason, I ended up with two copies of several posts. Now corrected. However, this post had some links to it (through Twitter), so I have left this in place. The post you actually need is: http://kyber.co.uk/blog/shooting-in-the-woods
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Shooting in the woods
Life has been so hectic over the last few months that the Mrs and me have not had much chance to do model photo shoots. My SO continues to be on duty with St John Ambulance or visiting universities (to continue her studies) on many weekends reducing the opportunities for shoots considerably as we normally shoot together. Continue reading
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