Guy Tal on December 29th, 2009

I spent most of the holiday weekend on the road, quite literally. I drove about 1300 miles alone on the long lonely rural highways of Nevada, not seeing another vehicle or human presence for hours at a time. The intense chill made for crisp clean air, and I had to stop every so often just [...]

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Guy Tal on December 21st, 2009

It’s almost impossible to have a conversation with professional artists these days without some mention of SEO and Social Networking. Everyone seems to be engulfed in an all-consuming struggle to rise to the top of the search engine heap and to drown out the competition in sheer number of posts. An astounding amount of energy [...]

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Guy Tal on December 19th, 2009

The last thing I want is to start another useless film vs. digital debate. I did, however, want to share the results of a recent experiment that may be of interest to many of you who struggle with the issue of “how large can I print?” This seems of special concern to those coming into [...]

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Guy Tal on December 17th, 2009

This book is probably not what you expect it to be. When a photographer publishes a book about a road leading to seven National Parks, one might expect a tribute to the scenic beauty and natural history of the place, and indeed the book doesn’t disappoint. But, this book is about so much more than [...]

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Guy Tal on December 14th, 2009

My latest piece on B&W printing is featured in the current edition of Popular Photography Magazine.

B&W Article in PopPhoto

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