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September 20, 2021 by Julia Anna Gospodarou

HOW TO FIND INSPIRATION IN FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY – 15 TOP TIPS THAT DO WORK

HOW TO FIND INSPIRATION IN FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY?

HOW TO FIND INSPIRATION IN ART?

How to find inspiration? This is one of the most important questions in art and one of the questions I hear most often from my photography students and from many other photographers.

Thousands of pages and hundreds of books have been written on this subject, but there is always something new you can discover if you research it.

For me, the answer to the question “how to find inspiration” comes not only from the resources I have studied but, in a considerable measure, also comes from my own experience and from observing the experiences of others.

Theory can only take you as far, just as in any situation when you have to create something out of nothing, as you do in photography and art. Like any art, photography is highly subjective, so personal experience is critical in the process of creating photography. Personal experience and observing the world around you will give you the edge in understanding what you learn and in being able to put it into practice. Continue reading →

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February 25, 2021 by Julia Anna Gospodarou

NEW! MASTERING BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY PROCESSING – FROM VISION TO FINAL IMAGE – NEW VIDEO COURSE AND EBOOK

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(EN)VISIONOGRAPHY SERIES CONTINUES

After the success of my book From Basics to Fine Art – Black and White Photography and my video tutorial Creating (en)Visionography – Long Exposure, Architecture, Fine Art Photography, answering to many requests I received from you all, I’m happy to announce that my new extensive video course Mastering Black and White Photography Processing is now available.

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In more than 5.5 hours of video demonstrations, structured on 6 main modules and an impressive number of 50+ video sections, each of them treating a different aspect of creating a black and white fine art photograph, with an accent on extensive advanced post-processing, this video course will give you the tools that you were searching for a long time and will set you free as a black and white photography artist. Continue reading →

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February 2, 2021 by Julia Anna Gospodarou

BEST GEAR AND PHOTOGRAPHY DEALS

GEAR & DEALS 2021

Here you can find our recommendations for the best tools you can use to create fine art black and white photography, long exposure and architecture photography, and above all, to create Julia Anna Gospodarou’s signature style (en)Visionography™, which is a new way of creating fine art photography. We are offering here the best gear, software and photography deals, plus the best discounts you can find on the market for these tools.

Julia Anna Gospodarou considers these tools the best and uses them in her photography, from capturing the RAW file to creating the final fine art image. They helped her win tens of awards in international photography competitions and acquire worldwide recognition. They can help you too.

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January 28, 2021 by Julia Anna Gospodarou

Complete Fujifilm GFX 50S Review – Most Affordable Mirrorless Medium Format Camera – UPDATE 2022

EXTENSIVE UPDATE 2022

This Fujifilm GFX 50S review is the most extensive and complete review of this camera to date (continuously updated with everything new in the GFX world), also covering shooting long exposure, which hasn’t been covered before with this camera. The GFX is the most affordable mirrorless medium format camera – Fujifilm GFX 50S body Adorama Store – and, according to many, the best in its category. It is a practical camera, that packs the highest quality in a much smaller format than a traditional medium format, thanks to being mirrorless and well designed. I am working with this camera for a few months and I can say I am overly pleased with the results and the image quality I can get with it. In this review I will show you why this is the best piece of gear to invest in, if you want for your images the highest quality and detail, the highest dynamic range together with the well-known magic feel of the medium format. All this while still not breaking the bank. Also, you will be able to understand what medium format is and how it works.

Since this is important for the objectivity of any review, I want to mention that I am not Continue reading →

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January 26, 2021 by Julia Anna Gospodarou

Long Exposure Photography with Medium Format – Fujifilm GFX 50S – Extensive Review – Update 2022

Immaterial Intricacy – Brooklyn Bridge, New York – © Julia Anna Gospodarou

UPDATE 2022

Long exposure photography with medium format is a subject that hasn’t been covered extensively so far. My goal in this article is to fill this gap and provide more information about how you can create the best long exposure images when shooting with a medium format camera. The camera I am using to analyze long exposure photography with medium format in this review is the new Fujifilm GFX 50S.

I am working with this camera for a few years already and I have also made a complete Fujifilm GFX 50S review that you can find on my website. It is the most extensive Fujifilm GFX 50S review available at this moment and if you are interested in this camera I would recommend you to start by reading the main review and then continue here.

Before starting with this review let me tell you that for even more information and tricks & tips about long exposure photography, you can read my Long Exposure Photography Extensive Tutorial that I have published some time after this review, where you can find all the details about this technique in a complete guide.

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INTRODUCTION

LONG EXPOSURE WITH MEDIUM FORMAT AND HIGH-RESOLUTION CAMERAS – WHAT IS THE STATUS QUO

In a few words, I have to say I am extremely pleased with the results I get when shooting with the GFX, both stills and long exposure. Contrary to my initial fears about shooting Continue reading →

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September 27, 2020 by Julia Anna Gospodarou

LONG EXPOSURE PHOTOGRAPHY IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT – OVERCOMING CHALLENGES

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As many of you probably already know, I am avidly shooting long exposure for many years. During these years, I have accumulated a large and varied amount of experiences while shooting both architecture and landscape long exposure that helped me chisel my technique and make it more and more efficient. My experience with shooting long exposure photography in an urban environment is vast and having this experience is key for creating the photography I’m making.

In this article, I’m going to share with you a few simple practical tips taken out of my experience with shooting long exposure, that will help you be more accurate and efficient when you shoot long exposure out in the field. This way you can concentrate more on your vision and create an image that portrays that vision perfectly, without needing to struggle with your equipment. Continue reading →

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May 5, 2020 by Julia Anna Gospodarou

ABOUT SHORTCUTS VERSUS REAL CRAFTSMANSHIP IN ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY

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The subject of this article, shortcuts versus real craftsmanship in art and photography, is a subject I have analyzed extensively with my mentoring and workshop students, but I think it will be useful to share it with everyone because it is about how to become better as photographers and artists and how to do it by taking the truly shortest path, the path of quality and craftsmanship.

And since you are here, you can use the opportunity to subscribe to our website so you can receive our free articles and tutorials on fine art and black and white photography.

They say the fastest route to go from A to B is the one you know best. They don’t say it is the shortest, and there are reasons why what you think is the shortest way to arrive somewhere may not always be the best. One of these reasons is that by trying to take the shortest way, without knowing what you are doing, it is very likely that you will get stuck (I am sure you have been there when trying to take road shortcuts, I know I have, more times than I would like to admit). Another is that by taking what is considered the shortest way you will miss all the experiences that a longer way will offer you, which would have made the journey so much more valuable. Continue reading →

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March 15, 2020 by Julia Anna Gospodarou

PHOTOGRAPHERS & SMALL BUSINESSES FACING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK – LET’S NOT LET THIS BREAK US

The world is in a moment where we fight for our future. Let’s be compassionate and support those who are affected by the coronavirus situation – those who suffer directly and those who care for them, also those who bring us inspiration, knowledge and progress, so they can keep doing it.

These days I tried to avoid reading too much social media or anything else on the internet other than official news websites, or to talk publicly about what is happening. The reason is that the situation with the new coronavirus is slowly affecting the entire world one way or the other and I am very sensitive to seeing people suffering. So I tried to keep some distance but it is not easy. We just can’t hide and we need to face this situation. Because we are all vulnerable to it.

So I decided to say something and share my experience.

But first I want to beg you to please be careful and not only with yourselves but also with those who are more vulnerable, those who are less young or who are already struggling with other health issues. We all have the right to live a good and long life and we all need to work together towards it. Everything is interconnected in the world and everything we do affects others too. We are all responsible for everyone else and this is why we need to be compassionate and mindful. Continue reading →