Questions tagged [photographer]

Any person who takes a picture can be labelled a "photographer", but we generally use this tag for questions about specific, generally-famous photographers.

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What makes someone a good photographer?

What makes someone a good photographer? Skill with the camera? Artistic eye? Theoretical knowledge? A lot of practice? The reason I am asking is that my photographs don't look nearly as good as I wish it to be. When I see photos on deviantArt and…
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What are the most prestigious photography awards worldwide?

When I hear about "award-winning" photographers it is always interesting to know what awards have they won. Is there a list of most prestigious international photography awards? Are there top awards for beginners, students etc?
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How to get this effect (moving people, blurry, high-key)

I've discovered the photographer Paterakis and wonder how he managed to obtain the rendering of his series Shadow Life. Obviously he uses a long-time exposure, but I can't guess much more... In this below example from the site, you can see the…
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Who is photographer Scott Mead?

Is anyone familiar with the photographer Scott Mead? Does he have any exhibitions? I heard his name a few days ago but I haven't heard of him before.
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Does anyone know the photographer?

Does anyone know who the photographer who took this photo? http://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0901/a446541e53ad306416d0.jpeg
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