Browse Douglis, Philip N.

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Title	Type	Date	Words
Blurred images put ideas in focus: express meaning by extending time, implying motion.	Column	Nov 1, 2009	687
Using rhythm and pattern to tell a story: repetition can create patterns that tie an image together, helping to convey character and meaning.		Sep 1, 2009	704
Telling stories: editorial photography should engage viewers--and prompt them to imagine how the story unfolds.		Jul 1, 2009	702
A harvest of visual principles: a new book offers keen insight into the glory days of black-and-white corporate photojournalism.	Book review	May 1, 2009	528
Choose your vantage point: be selective in deciding where to stand--it can determine what your photographs say to viewers.		Jan 1, 2008	765
Building awareness: make viewers cognizant of an edifice's significance, not just its structure, by focusing on details that tap into imagination and emotion.		Nov 1, 2007	626
Finding a genuine response: convey emotion with gestures, body language and expressions.		Sep 1, 2007	587
Integrating choices in time, light and space: tell the story with subtle clues about the subject and environment.		Jul 1, 2007	707
Telling a story through human values: subtle gestures and expressions influence the viewer's interpretation by highlighting shared emotions.		Mar 1, 2007	703
Interpret, rather than describe, industrial scenes: when photographing buildings or machinery, include other elements in the frame to help tell the story.		Jan 1, 2007	669
Composition: organizing pictures as communication: create visual order out of chaos by carefully structuring your images.		Nov 1, 2006	690
Take it to the limit: manipulate the edges of the frame to shape the meaning of your photo.		Sep 1, 2006	769
The job at hand: vary the approach and context to create meaningful images of people at work.		Jul 1, 2006	737
Abstracting with light: when less becomes more: find the hidden details of your subject and let them speak to the viewer.		May 1, 2006	765
The meaning is in the details: sometimes, it's the little things in photographs that have the biggest impact.		Mar 1, 2006	723
Seeing through the layers: layering content in photographs can build depth, substance and context--creating images that communicate.		Jan 1, 2006	745
Telling stories with portraits.		Nov 1, 2005	768
Telephoto lenses help create intimate portraits and images.		Sep 1, 2005	710
Shaping perspective with a wide-angle lens.		Jul 1, 2005	698
A sense of place: expressing meaning, instead of describing.		May 1, 2005	659
Using vantage point to abstract subject and stress detail.		Mar 1, 2005	774
How juxtaposition turns the ordinary into the extraordinary.		Jan 1, 2005	675
The digital edge: three shots I never would have made on film.		Nov 1, 2004	713
When color makes the difference in conveying ideas and meaning.		Jul 1, 2004	721
The group portrait: when bonding becomes communication.		May 1, 2004	720
The working portrait: communicating more than a likeness.		Mar 1, 2004	764
Life in motion: freeze or blur? How to choose the decisive moment.		Jan 1, 2004	782
Photographing problems and solutions: how to engage viewers in the process.		Oct 1, 2003	731
Controlling perspective, photographers can create meaning.		Aug 1, 2003	769
Symbols speak: using abstraction to make effective photos of buildings. (Photo Critique).		Jun 1, 2003	713
Shooting a subject over and over? Take a different approach each time. (Photocritique).		Apr 1, 2003	845
How photographers make the most of costume to define who we are. (Photocritique).		Feb 1, 2003	670
The photo essay: when pictures add up. (Photo Critique).		Dec 1, 2002	809
Effective photojournalism interprets events through human values. (Photocritique).		Oct 1, 2002	557
The camera as a 'time machine': still photography's unique asset. (Photocritique).	Brief Article	Aug 1, 2002	442
Improving the product shot: use context to define meaning. (Photo Critique).	Brief Article	Jun 1, 2002	504
The Commission: photojournalism interprets spiritual subject matter. (Photo Critique).	Brief Article	Apr 1, 2002	559
When less is more: Obscuring detail to make your point. (Photocritique).	Brief Article	Dec 1, 2001	750
When less is more: obscuring detail to make your point.	Brief Article	Oct 1, 2001	607
Improving the office shot: use work space as context for meaning.	Brief Article	Aug 1, 2001	761
Light: use it to communicate, not just to expose your film.		Jun 1, 2001	1027
Color or black & white? When the medium becomes the message.	Brief Article	Apr 1, 2001	832
Visually literate magazine covers grab readers, tell stories.		Feb 1, 2001	612
The picture book as corporate history: Deere illuminates its core values. (Photo Critique).	Brief Article	Dec 1, 2000	857
Symbolic settings add meaning to portraits. (PHOTOCRITIQUE).	Brief Article	Oct 1, 2000	610
Capturing Feelings on Film: Natural Gestures Work Best.	Brief Article	Aug 1, 2000	490
Linking People to Places: Create Emphasis Through Size, Scale and Focus.		Jun 1, 2000	486
The 'Folded Arms' Portrait: Cliche or communication?	Brief Article	Apr 1, 2000	712
Annual Report Photojournalism: Telling It Like It Is.		Feb 1, 2000	781
Try shooting from behind, instead of in front, to tell the story.	Brief Article	Dec 1, 1999	569
The point, not the pose, is key to photojournalism.	Brief Article	Oct 1, 1999	557
Color or Black and White? Whichever Best Makes Your Point?	Brief Article	Aug 1, 1999	729
The environmental portrait: blending subject and context to communicate.		Jun 1, 1997	449
Visual literacy made simple: Allstate's Summaria shows how.	Column	Mar 1, 1997	535
Improve pictures through placement and cropping.	Column	Mar 1, 1995	432
Beware the hand-to-chin cliche.	Column	Jan 1, 1995	387
Human photos best tell healthcare story.	Column	Nov 1, 1994	546
When rhythm tells the story.	Column	Dec 1, 1992	281
Using abstraction to portray employees at war.	Column	Oct 1, 1991	364
Communicating with pictures: key to 21st century publications.		May 1, 1990	1298