Fine Art Photography in Black and White by Frank Brueske
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Vintage America on ParadeThu, 05 Apr 2012 01:06:24 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3Black & White or Color?
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http://www.frankbrueske.com/black-white-or-color/#commentsThu, 05 Apr 2012 01:06:24 +0000frankbhttp://www.frankbrueske.com/?p=2835Taking photographs in shade or under tent canopies sometimes present problems even if you have cameras that set themselves automatically. This scene of a basket weaver is a good point of reference. It was 10 a.m. and this basket weaver was one among several crafts booths that had been setup for a local festival. This [...]]]>http://www.frankbrueske.com/black-white-or-color/feed/2Black & White & Color Sunset
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http://www.frankbrueske.com/black-white-color-sunset/#commentsWed, 28 Mar 2012 15:57:11 +0000frankbhttp://www.frankbrueske.com/?p=2827This photo of the week is a bit different…it is black & white and color photograph of a shrimp boat in harbor during a sunset on Florida’s gulf coast. With the brilliant sunset in the background the boat at harbor turns out in black and white because there is no sun shining on it. It [...]]]>http://www.frankbrueske.com/black-white-color-sunset/feed/3Street Person With Dog
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http://www.frankbrueske.com/street-person-with-dog/#commentsFri, 09 Mar 2012 01:17:58 +0000frankbhttp://www.frankbrueske.com/?p=2789I captured this young street person with a dog in Prague a couple years ago. We were walking towards the Charles Street Bridge when this individual appeared in the doorway with dog. The contrast of the cobblestone street and the wood doorway make an interesting scene. As you can tell, it was a chilly morning. [...]]]>http://www.frankbrueske.com/street-person-with-dog/feed/0What Story Does Your Photograph Tell?
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http://www.frankbrueske.com/what-story-does-your-photograph-tell/#commentsFri, 09 Mar 2012 01:17:17 +0000frankbhttp://www.frankbrueske.com/?p=2794Every photograph, or piece of art for that sake, should tell a story, whether is is about history or why the artist likes the scene…it should tell a story.
This photograph of an abandoned railroad passenger car sits on an unused siding in Prairie du Chien, WI. It was captured while i was taking photographs of [...]]]>http://www.frankbrueske.com/what-story-does-your-photograph-tell/feed/0Merry Christmas
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http://www.frankbrueske.com/merry-christmas-2/#commentsMon, 19 Dec 2011 01:41:49 +0000frankbhttp://www.frankbrueske.com/?p=2765May The Peace of
The Christmas Season
be with with you throughout
the year.
Merry Christmas!
About the photograph: (Taken in March, 2009)
St. Nicholas Cathedral (Chram sv. Mikulase) from the Lesser Quarter in Prague has put its name into Czech and European Baroque era and is now Prague number one church of this kind. Its history is linked [...]]]>http://www.frankbrueske.com/merry-christmas-2/feed/2Southern Plantation Home
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http://www.frankbrueske.com/southern-plantation-home/#commentsTue, 29 Nov 2011 02:46:45 +0000frankbhttp://www.frankbrueske.com/?p=2723Plantation homes in the south have always held a special interest for me. This “Photograph of the Week,” I captured while taking photos along the Mississippi last year just before the oil spill at Venice, LA.
This is actually the back side of the Nottoway Plantation House, located at White Castle, LA between New Orleans and [...]]]>http://www.frankbrueske.com/southern-plantation-home/feed/2Don’t Be A “One Shot” Picture Taker
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http://www.frankbrueske.com/dont-be-a-one-shot-picture-taker/#commentsTue, 29 Nov 2011 02:43:47 +0000frankbhttp://www.frankbrueske.com/?p=2730There are many times when I believe that photographers are “picture takers” rather than photographers. However, you need to take more than just one snapshot of a subject as well. When we use digital cameras we are not burning through film, and it is not costly to take several different angels of the subject.
This blog [...]]]>http://www.frankbrueske.com/dont-be-a-one-shot-picture-taker/feed/0A Life’s Journey
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http://www.frankbrueske.com/a-lifes-journey/#commentsTue, 15 Nov 2011 01:41:14 +0000frankbhttp://www.frankbrueske.com/?p=2706As I sit here contemplating my 75 years of existence on earth,..a life’s journey (11-11-11), I look at all the changes that have happened in photography since I took my first photograph as a child. From taking snapshots and rushing the film to the rural community drugstore…or putting it in the mail for processing…and receiving [...]]]>http://www.frankbrueske.com/a-lifes-journey/feed/1Moon Light Tide
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The early evening moon glimmers on the sea and it highlights the incoming tide on the beach and the rocks. You can even see some of the light reflecting off the moisture on the sand. A time to take a romantic walk along the beach with your special someone. You can almost smell the sea [...]]]>http://www.frankbrueske.com/moon-light-tide/feed/7Autumn Leaves
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http://www.frankbrueske.com/autumn-leaves-2/#commentsSun, 23 Oct 2011 02:09:03 +0000frankbhttp://www.frankbrueske.com/?p=2661This Photo of the Week is an autumn scene of a close up of multicolored eaves on a tree. The main sunlight is coming through the trees and gives almost a transparent look to the colorful leaves. The dark leaves in the background and the greenish berries on the tree provide a very colorful contrast [...]]]>http://www.frankbrueske.com/autumn-leaves-2/feed/2
Taking photographs in shade or under tent canopies sometimes present problems even if you have cameras that set themselves automatically. This scene of a basket weaver is a good point of reference. It was 10 a.m. and this basket weaver was one among several crafts booths that had been setup for a local festival. This [...]]]>
This photo of the week is a bit different…it is black & white and color photograph of a shrimp boat in harbor during a sunset on Florida’s gulf coast. With the brilliant sunset in the background the boat at harbor turns out in black and white because there is no sun shining on it. It [...]]]>
I captured this young street person with a dog in Prague a couple years ago. We were walking towards the Charles Street Bridge when this individual appeared in the doorway with dog. The contrast of the cobblestone street and the wood doorway make an interesting scene. As you can tell, it was a chilly morning. [...]]]>
Every photograph, or piece of art for that sake, should tell a story, whether is is about history or why the artist likes the scene…it should tell a story.
This photograph of an abandoned railroad passenger car sits on an unused siding in Prairie du Chien, WI. It was captured while i was taking photographs of [...]]]>
May The Peace of
The Christmas Season
be with with you throughout
the year.
Merry Christmas!
About the photograph: (Taken in March, 2009)
St. Nicholas Cathedral (Chram sv. Mikulase) from the Lesser Quarter in Prague has put its name into Czech and European Baroque era and is now Prague number one church of this kind. Its history is linked [...]]]>
Plantation homes in the south have always held a special interest for me. This “Photograph of the Week,” I captured while taking photos along the Mississippi last year just before the oil spill at Venice, LA.
This is actually the back side of the Nottoway Plantation House, located at White Castle, LA between New Orleans and [...]]]>
There are many times when I believe that photographers are “picture takers” rather than photographers. However, you need to take more than just one snapshot of a subject as well. When we use digital cameras we are not burning through film, and it is not costly to take several different angels of the subject.
This blog [...]]]>
As I sit here contemplating my 75 years of existence on earth,..a life’s journey (11-11-11), I look at all the changes that have happened in photography since I took my first photograph as a child. From taking snapshots and rushing the film to the rural community drugstore…or putting it in the mail for processing…and receiving [...]]]>
The early evening moon glimmers on the sea and it highlights the incoming tide on the beach and the rocks. You can even see some of the light reflecting off the moisture on the sand. A time to take a romantic walk along the beach with your special someone. You can almost smell the sea [...]]]>
This Photo of the Week is an autumn scene of a close up of multicolored eaves on a tree. The main sunlight is coming through the trees and gives almost a transparent look to the colorful leaves. The dark leaves in the background and the greenish berries on the tree provide a very colorful contrast [...]]]>