I’ve been spending a lot of time on Twitter lately.  Usually I’m just sitting on the couch watching the ball game, or working on my work, and have twitter open in the background.  Once in awhile I’ll pop on over to see what’s going on.

Quite often, I’ll find a great link to another photographer or designer.  I’ll go check out their site, bookmark it, follow the tutorials, or look through their portfolios to get inspiration.

Twitter is an amazing tool to network with like-minded people.  I know, that’s what they said about MySpace too!  But the difference is the lack of spam.  I don’t know how many times I’ve received a friend request on MySpace from a robot!

On Twitter, there’s no room for spam.  You start spamming?  You’re followers leave.  I like that.  People are also very friendly and are more than willing to help out when you have a question.  I’ve had a few questions answered, usually just within minutes, that have helped me with my work.

So here are my Top 10 Photographers to follow on Twitter:

1. http://twitter.com/hawridger
2. http://twitter.com/photopark
3. http://twitter.com/BrokenDoll
4. http://twitter.com/chancemasterson
5. http://twitter.com/jmanstudios
6. http://twitter.com/jcolivera
7. http://twitter.com/jessewright
8. http://twitter.com/JoannasPhoto
9. http://twitter.com/KirkwoodPhoto
10. http://twitter.com/thomashawk
11. http://twitter.com/JohnMilleker
12. http://twitter.com/kevinosx
13. http://twitter.com/nate_lawson (You didn’t think I’d leave myself out did you???)

Ok, so that’s a couple more than 10…oh well.  There are so many great people to follow on Twitter, you really can’t narrow it down to 10.  But that’s close.

written by Slick.mo \\ tags: follow, photographers, top 10, twitter

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about where I want my photography to go.  Should I stay with the traditional look with landscapes, arcitectural, and wildlife?  Or do I want to go a completely opposite direction and do photomanipulations (creating new images and composites with existing images)?

On the one hand, I live 10 minutes from the beautiful Rocky Mountains in northern Wyoming.  So there’s no shortage of breathtaking views.  But I also love Photoshop so much that I want to incorporate it more into my work.

Now I don’t believe in “Photoshopping” my work to fool people.  I think that’s immoral.  However, if I do it to the point that I’m creating a new piece of art using my photographs I don’t feel there’s a problem.

Ok, so why don’t I do both?  Well why don’t painters do charcoal?  Why don’t potters do scrapbooking?  Because that’s not their focus, or their specialty.  Because if they did it all, they couldn’t be experts in their chosen field.

Photography is a bit different I guess because it would be easier for me to take pictures for both traditional and creative pieces.  And that may be what I end up doing.  So why have this arguement with myself at all?

Every artist needs to have a vision.  He needs to be focused on what he’s creating.  (I say “he” because it’s me I’m really talking about!)

As I write this, I am thinking that in order for me to incorporate all that I enjoy, I will focus more on creating art with my photography, and not just take traditional pictures.  I’m not saying that I won’t take that shot of the sun setting over the grand Rocky Mountains.  Besides, my family would be quite upset with me if they didn’t get anymore prints!

At certain times I will also try to create tutorial videos showing how I created a piece.  I’m an information junkie and love to read how people (artists) arived at their final creation, so I’ll share with you how I arrived at mine.  And if along the way, I’ve helped you to achieve what you set out to do, I’d love to hear about it!

Comments are always welcome, as long as they aren’t negative towards anyone.  Constructive critisism is always welcome also.

So that’s the plan, for now.  It may change.  And if it does, please stay along for the journey.  I promise it will be adventerous!

written by Slick.mo \\ tags: photography, photomanipulation, photoshop

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