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Website Progress Log
4 May 2009: We added 2 Photoshop tutorials contributed by guest writers. One is on creating transparent backgrounds, by Peter A. Jones; the other is on grain and digital noise, by Duncan Wherrett (sometimes you need to add noise to make an image look right!)
27 April 2009: The Bookstore page has been restored, with improvements, through the letter G.
13 April 2009: Definitions for the letter J are complete.
7 April 2009: Definitions for the letter I are complete; also created the News & Exibits page.
6 April 2009: We’ve restored sections A and B on the Bookstore page. Meanwhile, we are continuously reviewing photography books to search for more recommendations.
24 March 2009: There was a glitch with the Bookstore page, and entries for A – L are gone! You can still shop for all books, it’s just our notes and recommendations that were lost. We’re putting it back together as time permits.
16 March 2009: Added more photography book reviews; finished letter H definitions.
6 March 2009: Created a biography on Diane Arbus. If you haven’t seen Arbus’ work, see it at Diane-Arbus-Photography.com.
3 March 2009: Added a biography on Annie Leibovitz, celebrity portrait photographer.
27 Feb. 2009: Created a biography of the great Mexican photographer Manuel Álvarez Bravo. Starting on Annie Leibovitz.
20 Feb. 2009: Finished definitions through the letter G.
18 Feb. 2009: Added some book recommendations for Ansel Adams and Diane Arbus books.
7 Feb. 2009: Added Bookstore and Printshop tabs, both are functional, but they’ll be expanded at some point.
3 Feb. 2009: Finished with definitions for letter F; beginning work on letter G.
30 Jan. 2009: The Diane Arbus bio is still in progress. Meanwhile, new photography definitions are being added every day or two.
24 Jan. 2009: Added entries on Pictorialism and Group f/64. If you don’t know what the difference is, find those terms on our Art and Artists page!
13 Jan. 2009: Added a brief tutorial on eliminating red eye in your photographs.
5 Jan. 2009: Researching a bio for Diane Arbus, one of the most popular American photographers. She’s most noted for her strange and sometimes disturbing photos of freaks and outcasts. Also, it’s pronounced “Dee-an.”
22 Nov. 2008: This photography website is still in progress, but I decided to go online with it, as is. I’m still adding content, a little bit each week, so check back periodically for updates.
