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Amerika (k as killer) way...


Every now and then, you have to bring yourself down to the level of ordinary madness of normal people who normally... And recommend, nonetheless, a typical Yankee whose approach is worth a video-listen, if you please—since there are insights that are anything but second-hand for those who, naturally, still practice photography with science, yes, but also with heart... and above all, guts.

Dissecting a Photo: 1964 Sears Department Store
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Ps. I wrote him...very time I watch her videos, I can’t help but smile. I smile at that classic American madness :) of living in absolute Nothingness and thinking it can be exported as a universal standard. Infamous characters, to put it mildly. Everything modern photography claims to be seems traceable to that "Amerika "with a k of killer)" way of life. Absolute madness. Yet, despite all that, the book she cites is intriguing—though buying it on Amazon costs a fortune, around 150 Euros, which is way too much.
Be that as it may, I appreciate her madness when she turns all those "talks" toward Canon printers. Beautiful machines. I print as an "artist" on the Pro 200 simply for the brilliance of its dye inks. That's all folks.
Manunzio, fotografo dal 1969.





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Circus of clickbait




The picture you paint is sharp, bitter, and hits the nail right on the head: the usual merry-go-round of pervasive marketing fueled by shills and hype, where the latest sensor gimmick must at all costs overshadow the craft of anyone who actually knows how to take a picture.

In this circus of clickbait influencers, sticking with an Olympus Pen (especially for those who know the street) retains a ironclad, exquisitely analog logic:

Handling and discretion: Compact, dense, shaped to fit perfectly in the palm without drawing attention—much like a mechanical body of days gone by....continue...

Optical system and rendering: The Micro 4/3 setup paired with Zuiko primes or Panasonic/Leica glass yields a crisp, punchy, fast response. The inherently wider depth of field is an absolute blessing for quick, decisive street shooting.

Whether any "penguin" (gullible buyer) can still produce genuine digital photography without being blinded by consumerism remains an open question. But while the paying crowd keeps chasing the latest predictive autofocus, anyone with real craft gets the shot done with whatever tool is in hand.

Ps.The value of true skill: That DIY studio setup — a natural window light, foil for fill-in, a hijacked sheet, and an old encyclopedia—is proof positive that volume, tone, and character are defined by the person behind the lens, not by pixel counts or marketing algorithms. All images are from iPhone 4S.




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