January 2011
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Doug Menuez: The Zen of Film →
“Mulling it over, I couldn’t articulate it fully but definitely, I knew I had become lazy, really lazy. A spectacular sloth by the standards of shooting film. Film is hard. Film is a stone cold unforgiving killing bastard. Film is once in a lifetime, no excuses. F8 and really, really be there: ready, steady, in focus, correct exposure, and pressing the shutter in synch with life.” - D.M.
December 2010
2 posts
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us...”
– Ira Glass (via rstlne)
It is nice to be talked to this way, isn’t it………………..isn’t it…………
(via janealdridge)
Oh Ira. Xxoo
(via ohgodithurts)
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Watchi saw this video by Joachim Ladefoged a couple of months ago at VII and i just now noticed that it is posted online. this is probably the single most beautiful piece of video ever shot by a photographer. it may also be the most expensive. it was shot on the RED One.
badass.
November 2010
2 posts
btw, Sacha Goldeberger is pretty great. →
October 2010
1 post
Model Morphosis by NYT Mag.
Every once in awhile you stumble across a terribly simple, yet effective use of the internet. i stumbled across Model Morphosis on the NYT Mag blog today and i have no idea how i hadn’t seen this before. the images are very straight-forward, but the effect is interesting and fun.
check it all here.
September 2010
5 posts
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one small step... for 5D filmmakers.
The beauty of footage made with DSLRs is only matched by the awkward designs of the cameras. These cameras were made to make still photos in the most traditional hand under the lens, hand on the grip and eye to the eyepiece sort of way. Now they have this wonderful capability of creating stunning video, but it requires you to hold the camera away from your body trying to focus using the live...
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the "unconcerned" photographer →
A famous label of documentary photographers is “the concerned photographer.” fashion photo icon Mario Testino doesn’t sweat that.
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Photographing the Invisible. →
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Ami V. interview... →
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Catherine Hall rocks the desert! →
i believe in art in public spaces and Catherine Hall really went all out to put together this fabulous exhibit at Burning Man.
August 2010
3 posts
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Newsweek Sold For $1
Here is another verbatim repost from “A Photo Editor.” i think he is writing about what i find interesting at the moment. His blog is always worth reading. thanks, d…
A new Post “Newsweek Sold for $1” was written on the August 3, 2010 at 11:30 am on “A Photo Editor.”
The Daily Beast is reporting that Sidney Harman–-a 91 year old billionaire who made...
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Who Will Marry Them? →
A Photo Editor: I believe we owe it to our...
(this is a verbatim copy of an email sent out to “A Photo Editor” readers. i didnt think i could add anything to it. d…)
A new Post “I believe we owe it to our children to tell them that the profession of ‘photojournalist’ no longer exists” was written on the August 2, 2010 at 11:33 am on “A Photo Editor”.
Searing commentary on the state of...
July 2010
7 posts
Stephen Voss's Shades of Gray →
Stephen Voss’s medium format images from the Gulf Coast are some of the more interesting images ive seen come out of the region. his camera was doused with water and i think that was the universe giving him a little gift that gave a little edge to his images.
kudos voss. these are good.
he also has a collection of oil soaks details, evidence if you will, which you can see here…
100 Abandoned Houses →
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Watch
The Problem with "Airbrushing" Kim Kardashian
things like this make me happy i dont make flattering photos anyways…
“Complex magazine has a photoshoot with Kim Kardashian coming up andAnimal New York has a before and after airbrushing shot from the spread,
Now, it’s tempting to look at this, say “so what,” and just move on — but, the practice of airbrushing women in magazines actually has real...
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Pictage acquires ShootQ →
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Ben Lowy / Oil on Water →
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Bruce Davidson On Picking Up Girls With A Leica
“Q. When you were young, what were you looking for? You were looking
for Cartier-Bresson?
A. In ‘52, when I was in college at R.I.T. photography school, that’s
when I first saw a Cartier-Bresson photograph. It was with one of the
two girls in our class, Joan. I was courting her a little bit and we
were sitting in a girl’s dorm and she had brought out “The Decisive
Moment.” I...
May 2010
6 posts
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Sports Pic of the Year →
LMB clued me in to this series. this moment is so ridiculous and crazy and good that it makes my stomach turn. My advice, dont play with cows or any other wild or pissed off animal.
Gizmodo Loves Teru Kuwayama! →
oh Pentax... i love you. →
Recently, at Pentax: “Sir, I don’t know what to tell you. We’ve done the robotic colors. We’ve done the Valentine’s colors. We’ve tried everything, short of using the whole goddamn rainbo—wait a minute. I think I’ve got it…” (via Gizmodo)
phillip toledano's "days with my father." →
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March 2010
2 posts
Axiotron Tablet - image editing →
i saw this on ken cedeno’s facebook page and it got me so stoked.
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Zoriah Keeps You Guessing... →
i was going to write something of substance about this, but this blog post seems to have done a great job. one thing about Zoriah, he will keep you guessing.
February 2010
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Robert Stevens' "Yvon's Paris" →
i always find timeless, classic images like this inspiring. Robert Steven’s has collected photographs of the “City of Light” taken by a master photographer in the early part of the twentieth century. The photographer Pierre Yves-Petit, who called himself “Yvon,” wandered the streets of Paris and the results are stunning.
the Highfliers →
Ryan McGinley’s Olympic coverage…
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“i really suggest that you spend your time seeking knowledge, instead of better...”
– joey l.
Aevum blog... →
do yourself a favor and spend some time looking at the steady updates of Matt Mallams, Elyse Butler and their homies at Aevum. tons of good stuff in here. Get these cats some jobs already…
Pietro Masturzo talks about winning World Press... →
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Tim + Jenn = Awesome →
Photo power couple Tim Gruber and Jenn Ackerman are part of a new feature by Kevin Martin called “Two of a Kind” on the NPPA blog The Visual Student.
When they are ready for some new photo couples, hit me up, i’ve got a big list. Lots of interesting pairs and collaborators. How about Ben Lowy and Marvi Lacar? or Brian Storm and Elodie Mailliet? Or Bert Fox and Nanine...
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World Press Photo Winners Announced...
i’ve always been partial to the results of the World Press. This year there are plenty of examples of great and moving images, but i feel there isn’t anything that grabbed me as exceptional above all else.
some of the work that caught my eye was:
Portrait Stories 1st Prize. Roderick Henderson’s In The Car series. It’s awkward in the sense that it’s just pictures of...
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photo workshops in haiti face online backlash. →
mages of luxury cruise liners docking at the Haitian port of Labadee immediately following the earthquake raised an uproar. Now the decision of two photographers (Zoriah and Andy Levin) to hold workshops amidst the chaos and death are stirring online debate on the ethics of photojournalism.
New Orleans resident and photographer Andy Levin, who documented the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,...
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WatchEMINEM magazine shoot for Complex Magazine = SO MUCH POST PRODUCTION
the lesson learned here is all you need are average photos and an epic post production team for retouching and you’ll get some great pics.
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David Fransson - Sweden →
the first photo of the girl slays me. it is so surreal and i wish i were there.
david’s images are a mix of the direct and the awkward. his images under “Humans” are my favorites.
Decade Collection: David Honl and friends... →
A lot of great shooters on Sportsshooter are pulling out memorable images from the past decade and talking about why they matter to them.
David Burnett
David Honl
Matt Mendelsohn
Pete Souza
and many many more…
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Lightroom 3 Beta →
This free beta download has been out a few months, but i’m just getting around to downloading it myself. Expect a full report in the upcoming weeks.
cheers
david…
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Dell buys Magnum Print Archive. →
In a transaction sure to prove the worth of photographs, billionaire Michael Dell’s investment firm, MSD Capital LP, has acquired about 185,000 vintage photographic prints from the Magnum Photos agency in what is thought to be among the largest photo transactions in history.
While no price was disclosed, the collection has been insured for more than $100 million… (read the full story...
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“You can’t depend on your eyes if your imagination is out of focus.”...”