http://www.ryanpenningtonphotography.com/blog Insert funny, witty phrase here Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:13:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Window - peeling paint 2 originally uploaded by ryan_451. I find what turns people on interesting—in terms of art, that is.  It can give insight into what that person holds as an ideal and what images he may aspire to make.  I look for inspiration in any number of things.  About a ... http://www.ryanpenningtonphotography.com/blog/2008/11/inspiration/ This is the next installment of the response to a student. Digital photography and film photography aren't as different as the publishing industry would have you believe. Much that has been written about film photography is just as applicable to digital photography. After all, a photograph is merely focused light captured ... http://www.ryanpenningtonphotography.com/blog/2008/10/class-in-a-box-the-camera/ Early in my art education (read: junior year of college) I had an internal debate of sorts concerning photography as a medium.  I wasn't entirely convinced that photography was "art."  I saw fellow students drawing and painting what seemed like masterpieces to me.  Each piece was proof of a single, ... http://www.ryanpenningtonphotography.com/blog/2008/09/is-photography-art/ While I know many of you (all two of you who've visited) are sitting at the edge of your seats in anticipation of what I'll post next, I've been busy as of late with the whole procuring-a-job thing.   I know I've been slacking.  The sad part is I have a ... http://www.ryanpenningtonphotography.com/blog/2008/09/43/ Faun painting, originally uploaded by ryan_451. I had seen graphics tablets for sale on various sites for a while and had entertained the idea of buying one for some time.  Then one semester I audited an advanced Photoshop class and rather than buying a book, the professor required the purchase of ... http://www.ryanpenningtonphotography.com/blog/2008/08/ode-to-a-graphics-tablet/ A couple of months ago, I got an email from a student taking a photography class at Jamestown College.  The art professor had referred me to him as I have more experience with digital photography than she.  The following grew out of the response to a him and was published ... http://www.ryanpenningtonphotography.com/blog/2008/08/class-in-a-box-seeing/ Sometimes I will get so enthralled in what I'm doing I'll lose track of time. This is the product of one such (very late) night. The original file is quite boring: very grey, lacking of contrast. It wasn't until after I processed it that I really even ... http://www.ryanpenningtonphotography.com/blog/2008/08/cloudscape-and-bales-2/ I have two conflicting feelings: 1) I don’t want this blog to be dry but b) I also want it to appear at least somewhat professional. I have a feeling it’s going to be Option B because, let’s face it, it takes a lot of work to be this awesome. ... http://www.ryanpenningtonphotography.com/blog/2008/07/writing-take-2/ Originally I was going to fill this first post with something profound.  (Seriously, the first draft had the words "something profound" as a placeholder.)  But rather than put pressure on myself to be brilliant from the start, I figured I would set the bar low. I thought it only fitting to ... http://www.ryanpenningtonphotography.com/blog/2008/06/welcome/ I've just started to get this up and running so please forgive the mess.  I hope to start in earnest in a couple weeks.  Until then, please feel free to visit my main site. Ryan http://www.ryanpenningtonphotography.com/blog/2008/06/hello-world/