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www.paulthacker.com French Choreographer, Patrick Delcroix 20120227 (c) Paul Thacker 2012 Being committed to content requires freedom and courage. One is choosing a particular path. Speaking with a particular voice. This path and this voice are met with rejection by some and acceptance by others. The free choice to work in a particular way is one of the defining characteristics

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www.paulthacker.com Leucadebdron-20120125-(c)-Paul-Thacker-2012 In the previous post, "Color - Hue, Saturation and Brightness", I discussed the idea of brightness as an integral component of creating rich color. The above picture is a good illustration. The brightest white of the main flower was first established, and from there, the image only grows darker. That is to say, just

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www.paulthacker.com Color Target (c) Paul Thacker 2012 I console myself in knowing that Van Gogh was a hard working technocrat - a color theorist continually at the limits of his experience and knowledge. We do not think of this aspect of his artistic life when we regard and are moved by his paintings. Believing that you are looking at the above picture on a calibrated display,

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www.paulthacker.com House 20120117 (c) Paul Thacker 2012 How many times have I seen a scene like this? Countless? ...Maybe.  - Is it the gray house or the darkened window with the burning lamp a bit further on? - Do you remember that rundown storefront we passed on our way camping?  - I saw an old car with faded paint. But someone was still driving it. It had new tires. - I didn't

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www.paulthacker.com Consumer Electronics Show 2012 / Full Frame Sigma SD1 + Sigma 105/2.8 OS @ f5.6 / raw file size 56MB (c) Paul Thacker 2012 In October 2011, I attended PhotoPlus Expo in New York City as support for Sigma Corporation of America. With three of my own 20x30 inch display prints behind me and my commercial portfolio in front of me, I and Rudy Guttosch of the imager

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www.paulthacker.com From 38,000 ft. 20120114 (c) Paul Thacker 2012 Unquestionably Andrey Tarkovsky's book, Sculpting In Time, has had the strongest influence on my work. I have read it many times. It reads like a religious text, in that, I always glean something new and beautiful each time I study it - but I am sure that my personality is very similar to Tarkovsky's, and because of this,

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