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Happy Halloween!

…. So, you know that feeling when you go into the kitchen late at night and all of a sudden you get a sense that there’s somebody else there, and you turn around and see this looking through the window from the porch?:

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It’s Halloween, when terror reigns.

Dipstick’s Diptych

John Linton is a member of aamora.  See more of his aamora contributions here and check out more of his work  by clicking here.

standing-stones

defence

ghost-ship

sea

ship

His story her story history
Memories forgotten fables and tall tales
Stones standing tall full of mystery
Ships lost to watery graves
So many lives lost and so few saved

The sea sings its song
Sometimes a whisper
But more often loud and strong.
So much left behind

Stories untold
His story her story history
The sea sings their song

Photographs and poem by Gary Fudge. Gary is a founding member and co-administrator of aamora. A freelance photographer, he lives on Orkney, part of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. He loves travel and photography. And photography. Oh, and travel. He specializes in moody imagery, stormy skies, decay and dark humour.

You will enjoy checking out more of Gary’s work at Flatfoot Photography and at jpgmag.com .

10-21-09 (Greenhouses)

10-21-09 (Keep Out)

These images are part of my ongoing exploration of layering with light. They were taken off Highway 92, an area of San Mateo county (California) that becomes the “pumpkin belt” at this time of year.

“We don’t see beings or objects, we see the light energy they reflect.” Alexis Gerard is a member of aamora.com. Alexis has been a passionate photographer since his twenties. He worked at Apple in the pioneering days of the Macintosh launch, then founded imaging think-tank Future Image in 1991. He founded and now chairs the 6Sight® Future of Imaging executive conference. He co-authored the book “Going Visual”, speaks widely on imaging technology, and is a member of the International Advisory Council of the George Eastman House. As a result of his business activities he had the opportunity to begin shooting digital in the early nineties and does so exclusively now. He prefers small cameras he can have with him at all times.

Check out more of Alexis’ work by clicking here.

We’d like you to meet Buzz Burza. He’s appearing here at aamora as a guest photographer.  Buzz tells us “It was the summer of 1979. I  took this shot from the drawing room of  apartment 20A at Seven West Fourteenth Street, NYC.  The shared apartment ad in the Village Voice had read “2BdRm GtVu”.   Buzz describes himself as “a Delhi based Yank, Wisconsin class of 1965, Peace Corps INDIA XVI, 20 years in Toronto, writes for various Indian publications and our NGO “Samvedana Culture and Heritage Trust”.

From time to time, aamora.com will publish a photograph (and/or writing, video, artwork) of a guest photographer, writer, etc.  If you’re interested in having your work published here and seen and commented on by aamora’s growing audience, email aaron.schwartz@aamora.com and find out more.

Images from an antiques & collectibles store in which I experienced a sense of sadness from items once full of life, or at least representations of life with a touch of dignity. So, it’s come to this…

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the beach was full of people – screaming babies, teenagers throwing footballs over my blanket,  i couldn’t seem to get away.  i decided to walk down a sandy path about a mile from the busy beach, i looked to my right and there it was, a beautiful opening, an empty spot.  i was thrilled.  but of course not before this amazing fog rolled in.  lucky i had my diana in tow !

–  Photograph and story by Danielle Kelly, a member of aamora.com. A  semi professional photographer in NYC, Danielle Kelly has an ardent passion for following light,  contrast and composition. Her eye is uniquely  penetrating, ever changing. Currently her focus is black and white photography featuring street, portrait and landscape photography, shot mainly with available light in and around NYC and NY state.

See more of Danielle’s photography by clicking here.

(This is the second installment of the “Secret Project”, curated by Aaron Schwartz. Click here for the first installment. The Secret Project originated among some of the members of the former 15×100.com, an international group of photographers. Some of its participants are now members of aamora.com, and it is aamora’s first collaborative project. The participants were asked to submit one or more photographs, videos, artworks and/or writings on the subject “secrets”. There are more installments – and more surprises -  to come.)

Photos and text by Claudia Lüthi

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Aamora member John Linton presents Kodak’s classic “Top 10 Tips for Great Pictures”, vividly and informatively demonstrating each tip with his own photographs.  For the original Kodak Top 10 Tips,  click here.

Here are the first five.  Amateur and professional photographers alike: take note!  And thanks, John!

TIP # 1:  “Hold your camera at the subject’s eye level to capture the power of those magnetic gazes and mesmerizing smiles.  For kids and pets that means getting down on their level to take the picture.  They don’t have to look directly into the camera. The eye level angle by itself will create a personal and inviting feeling.”

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TIP #2:  “Before taking a picture, check the area behind your subject.  Lookout for trees or poles sprouting from your subject’s head.  A cluttered background will be distracting while a plain background will emphasize your subject.”

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