{"id":208,"date":"2008-04-14T16:24:56","date_gmt":"2008-04-14T16:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/?p=208"},"modified":"2010-07-24T20:38:31","modified_gmt":"2010-07-25T01:38:31","slug":"208","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/?p=208","title":{"rendered":"The importance of craft \u2014 technique"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;A good documentary photograph transmits the information of the situation with the utmost fidelity; achieving it means understanding the nuances of lighting and composition, and also remembering to keep the lenses clean and the cameras steady.&#8221; \u2014 <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Sam Abell, Seeing and Shooting Straight<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sunday morning:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">cold wind\u00a0bites the skin<br \/>\neven as the sun melts fresh snow<br \/>\nspring appears unsure<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(click image for larger view)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"l1002809.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/l1002809.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/l1002809.jpg\" alt=\"l1002809.jpg\" width=\"658\" height=\"442\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"l1002811.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/l1002811.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/l1002811.jpg\" alt=\"l1002811.jpg\" width=\"656\" height=\"442\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">the birthday party &#8211; 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