On Friday, at the age of 90, Cornell Capa, photographer, visionary, passed away.

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What he leaves is a unique legacy that celebrates photography on every level.

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Argentines cheering the arrival of naval troops who would complete the overthrow of Juan Peron, Buenos Aires, 1955.

A photojournalist by trade, he founded the ICP in 1974. It brought, and continues to bring, to the public a home to the images of the world on display and in an immense archive.

A famed Magnum photographer, brother of Robert Capa, he said ” “I am not an artist, and I never intended to be one,” he wrote in the 1992 book “Cornell Capa: Photographs.” “I hope I have made some good photographs, but what I really hope is that I have done some good photo stories with memorable images that make a point, and, perhaps, even make a difference.” Continue Reading »

[photopress:win-1_r1a_1.gif,full,alignright] Yep, we decided to extend the deadline to allow for the newest iPhone to be announced and be shipping.
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Mentors. Inspiration. All the things that keep us alive as creative people. One entered my life during my freshman year of college. I’d played with a camera and learned darkroom basics during high school, but here I was striving to learn more.

In walked Ted Orland, visiting professor, trailed by a long, healthy resume, which included time spent as Ansel Adams’ assistant. Continue Reading »

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As you look around and realize that the financial landscape is shifting rapidly, and not in the right direction ,
The purchases you make are researched, recommended and of great value.

We all hope. And we’re here to help. With real world reviews, and by sifting through all of the possible choices out there.

The folks we have as advertisers on the pages of the site have been screened to give you the things you need at a price that is fairâ€:and as low as possible.

So we’ve also started a service for you called the Photoinduced.com store tied in with Amazon. Now the prices for everything here are the same great Amazon prices. But we’ve been able to get all of the things you’re interested in, photographically, in one place.
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Photo Studio Set recreation, using Georg Hurrells original Camera at the California Heritage Museum

The glamour of the screen actors from the beginning of the cinema in Hollywood, will be remembered not only by their immense bodies of work, but the photographs of George Hurrell.
Shooting on an 8×10 view camera, he captured all of the romance of the time in shaped shadows enveloping the stars in the smooth, soft glow of beauty.

His background in painting served his lighting techniques as the chiaroscuro patterns permeated his work.

But it was his skill working with the celebrities who left their photographic fate in his hands and were never disappointed. The movie studios called on his talent for all of their top actors, and felt his work could change their career. And it did.

From Jean Harlow in 1932

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To Sherilynn Fenn in 1992

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© George Hurrell
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