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January 2019 Winners

Leah Herman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahherman/ ), a self-described “dedicated and hard-working digital imaging specialist with a passion for telling stories”, was our guest speaker and judge for the EIC Competition. Adopted from…

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Pre-cut Mats Distort Your Photo Composition

There are many pre-cut mats on the market. Their opening sizes include 4”x6”, 5”x7”, 8”x10”, 11”x14”, 12”x16”, 16”x20”, 18”x24”, and 20”x24”. Three most popular colors are black, white, and ivory. They are neutral colors Pre-cut mats are relatively cheap since they are mass-produced. They are convenient since it takes only a few minutes to mount a picture on a pre-cut mat and you have a nice looking picture. These are the reasons why some photographic associations often ask their members to purchase pre-cut mats to prepare their pictures for exhibition. Mats make pictures look nicer and increase their value and quality. However, pre-cut mats have a very serious disadvantage. There…

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A Chat With Marta Gonzalez Overall Winner IPS Exhibition 2018

On a hot summers day, this past August, it was refreshing to sit in the Starbucks cafe across the street and chat with Marta Gonzalez. Marta is the overall winner of the 2018 IPS photo exhibition for her photograph “Irony”. Qn: Tell me a little about yourself and how you started on this photography journey. Marta: I was born in Madrid. Photography is something that has interested me since childhood. I started with film and when I was in university, I had my own dark room and went for photography classes. Qn: Congratulations on winning best picture in the 2018 IPS photo exhibition. How did you capture the shot? Marta:…

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