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Old school teaching, a tribute to my late father.
As long as somebody keeps on writing, others will keep reading.
Around 1900, teaching in small vil...
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Old school teaching, a tribute to my late father.
As long as somebody keeps on writing, others will keep reading.
Around 1900, teaching in small villages around the Zuiderzee in Holland was given at the house of the teacher himself, all ages where tought at the same time. The teacher often was the only one who could write properly in the village, so he also wrote all the official letters and correspondence of all the villagers...
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As long as somebody keeps on writing, others will keep reading.
Around 1900, teaching in small villages around the Zuiderzee in Holland was given at the house of the teacher himself, all ages where tought at the same time. The teacher often was the only one who could write properly in the village, so he also wrote all the official letters and correspondence of all the villagers...
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Winner in Who is your idiot Photo Challenge
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People's Choice in Old School Photo Challenge
Winner in Inside Cozy Cabins Photo Challenge
People's Choice in "Once Upon A Time" themed Photo Challenge
Winner in Cosplay/Costumes Photo Challenge
Winner in connection Photo Challenge
Winner in The art of writing Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Walking through time Photo Challenge
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AnneDphotography
November 28, 2015
a brilliant story shot and a beautiful story ..... I love looking at photojournalism ... it tells so much about the scene and he people / animals ...this has perfect lighting to add a wonderful mood and emotion to the capture ... very well done !
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Hood
December 05, 2015
Excellent and very interesting story... lovely to keep these traditions and skills going over the years!
sandytoes34287
December 17, 2015
A history of which to be very proud. Teaching guides the way of the world and therefor history. Thanks for the background story behind the photo.
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RuwanFonseka
December 21, 2015
Great environmental portrait brought to life with excellent lighting.
AmancioCouto
April 24, 2016
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
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Bobwhite
February 15, 2017
Congratulations for your win in The art of writing Photo Challenge, excellent image
Pjerry
June 19, 2017
Mooi verhaal, wist ik zelfs niet. Prachtig in beeld gebracht. Potje inkt.... roept wel herinneringen op....
Het inktpotje in de bank (natuurlijk veel latere datum).
Het inktpotje in de bank (natuurlijk veel latere datum).
AdirahsEyes
March 12, 2018
Love the reality of the shot. The essence of the shot is so well expressed. Thanks for entering my Table + Chair Challenge. Good luck.
geophotos
March 03, 2019
A masterpiece in the style of the Dutch masters of light. At school in the 1950's I learned to write with pen and ink. Then along came the biro and it went downhill. I've written a story about a scribe. :)
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Location
This photo was taken at the "Zuiderzee" Museum in Enkhuizen, Holland.Time
It was about 3 pm.Lighting
The light was coming in very strong through the window into a dark chamber of a little fishermens house. The old man was an actor who showed how writing was tought about 1900 in the small villages around the Zuiderzee in Holland.Equipment
I used a Lumix DMC-TZ60, free out of hand. I didn't use my flash as I wanted to capture the bright light coming through the window.Inspiration
Some years ago I visited this "outdoor museum" with my father, he was at the end of his life. He grew up in a fisherman's village at the beginning of the 20th century, exactly like this museum had rebuild and he told me a lot of stories while we were walking through history... he said that he was so happy that I had brought him "home" at the end of his life... So I wanted to go back there and try to capture this feeling in a photo. Light shining over dark past times...Editing
I did very little post-processing, only a touch of extra contrast and I cropped the photo.In my camera bag
I have a bag full of inspiration, a good eye for detail, love for photography and my Lumix.Feedback
I chose a low point of view to focus the attention on the writing of the old fisherman. Because I wanted to show the contrast between the light coming through the window and the dark chamber I only showed a small part of the window to avoid too much overexposure. I asked the actor to change his pose in such a way that his hands and pen were nicely lit. The table cloth was put diagonal to emphasise the perspective.Take more shots with slightly different settings so you can choose the best one later. Once you open your laptop, the magic of today's world begins... I always crop it later into the size and composition I like best. Crop and edit the photo in different ways, so you can choose the best one the next day when you can have a fresh look at them!
