Brian Auer recently conduct a little experiment that produced fascinating results. He posted the above photograph and invited people to edit and upload their results. Even though the original photo was pretty mediocre, the edited photos were remarkable.
Brian believes that this affirms his belief: Photography is 50% capture and 50% post processing. I do believe that post processing plays a part in photography today. But 50/50? I’m not so sure. 
There are several photographers that I know of who can produce great out-of-camera photographs. Personally, I try to do as little editing to my photos as possible too.
Head over to Brian’s blog and check out the results!
Some of you may have already known about Tom Stone. I’ve only found out about him recently through a photography forum. I have to say, the black and white portraits of homeless people he produces are simply inspirational for me.
As one commenter mentioned, what he has is more than talent. There is just an unexplainable feeling to his photos. He can capture the essence of the people he photographs. Have a look through his gallery for fun or for inspiration, if you need some. 
Tom Stone’s Website & Flickr
Digital Photography School has a great article on asking yourself some questions before taking a photograph. I’ll be the first to admit that I generally have the habit of being shutter-happy. I guess it’s a bad habit from my point-and-shoot digital camera days.
I’ve been putting in more effort before taking photos lately and this article really helps me in understanding what I should think about before taking a shot.
Here are some of my favorites out of the 10: 
1. What story am I telling?
This is an important question and one that should help you to make any number of decisions in terms of composition, framing, exposure etc. In essence what you’re asking is ‘why am I taking this shot? What is it’s purpose and what am I trying to convey?’ Is it purely a way to keep a record of a moment, are you trying to capture the emotion of a moment, is it possibly a shot to give to someone, is it part of a larger series of shots or will it be the only shot to commemorate the moment etc.
This is the hardest item for me. I’m not much of a storyteller. In fact, I do not have a story to go along with most of my photos. I just want to share what I see with anyone who views my photos. I need to put more effort to add a story to my photographs.
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September 2nd, 2007 by
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Omaha Beach, Normandy, France - Robert Capa
Earlier this year, Neatorama published 13 photographs that have made the whole world stop to take notice of it. Have a look at some of the grim imagery and their story behind it.
The readers at Neatorama also suggested more photographs, equally loud and historical as the 13 published images. See the photographs after the break.
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estoy enfadao by Ganessas (taken with a Sony DSC-P200)
This question gets asked a lot in photography forums. Some people may object, but the answer is a most definite NO.
One fantastic example is Alex Majoli. Alex is a professional photographer for Magnum Photos and he takes photography with a compact camera for National Geographic too. He has also won multiple prestigious awards including, U.S. National Press Photographers Association’s Best of Photojournalism Magazine Photographer of the Year.
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