Guy Tal on August 28th, 2009

Putting my money where my mouth is, I searched my site for the few images I have posted that were closely inspired by similar works from other photographers and marked them as such, giving credit where credit is due.
Who’s next? Post your links here.

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Guy Tal on August 23rd, 2009

At the encouragement of readers, and perhaps against my better judgment, I’ll be sharing more of my journal entries from the wild.
This one is for the wounded, for the damaged, for anyone carved with scar tissue, literal or emotional. You know who you are. You are the soldiers, the survivors, the keepers of secrets, the [...]

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Guy Tal on August 19th, 2009

One of my favorite things to do when preparing for a workshop is to scout new locations. Some might think it a safer bet to take students to places one is very familiar with, but the Creative Landscape Workshop I’ll be leading with Michael Gordon later this year is different. On this workshop the goal [...]

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Guy Tal on August 13th, 2009

Chalk it up to maturity of each art form, but in music there’s a clear distinction between composer and player, between singer and songwriter, between “lyrics by” and “performed by”. Even the greatest guitar virtuoso gives credit to Led Zeppelin when playing “Stairway To Heaven” and the most celebrated classical pianist takes pride in interpreting [...]

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Since reluctantly joining the masses on various social networking services I received quite a few questions about any benefits reaped. Well, I’m hardly an expert, nor do I claim to be a typical user of those sites (far from it, in fact) but for what it’s worth – here are some initial impressions as of [...]

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Guy Tal on August 6th, 2009

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants. –Isaac Newton
A fellow photographer recently asked if I felt threatened by the abundance of excellent images offered by amateurs and pros alike. The answer for me is simple – not only am I not threatened, I am in fact [...]

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