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Richard Stallman is an eccentric, odd person who just went sour. In one fell, misguided swoop, he has compared the late Steve Jobs鈥攁n admittedly imperfect man, like us all鈥攖o corrupt mayors and other evils visited upon society: As Chicago Mayor Harold Washington said of the corrupt former Mayor Daley, I ;m not glad he dead, but I ;m glad he gone. Nobody deserves to have to die 鈥?not Jobs, not Mr. Bill, not even people guilty
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Call it noir, or just call it what it is: Black and white at night. For this week Shooting Challenge, ditch the cheesy detective hats, but keep the beautiful juxtaposition of whites, blacks, and the gradient grey in between. The Challenge Take a black and white photo at night. The Technique Night is an amazing time to take photographs. A dark space with a few light sources creates a naturally high contrast image鈥攚hich tingles the eyes like a coat of salt on the tongue. And even though our cameras can all shoot color, black and white forces the viewer to focus solely on light and shadow. For the shoot itself, check out this tutorial that will remind
stanley travel mug you of some of the basics. For the post-production, here a list of methodologies to convert color to black and white鈥攇ood for those of you looking to milk the most out of each pixel. The Example Our lead shot is by flickr eioua. Would this image work in color Maybe. But the black
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