Listen only and see if you can recognize the artists.
Not hard if you are an old grumpy guy like me.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Reflections on Steve McCurry Myanmar Workshop » Arif's Journeys (All I can say is "ouch"
I felt that the workshop was too big a price for me and others, since the Steve that showed up was not a teacher, nor a humanitarian, but a photographer being funded by the participants to work on a personal project. I still cannot answer the question if that is in fact the real Steve. I would like to think it isn’t.
via arifiqball.com
I do not ever want to see that said about my workshops.
Ever.
A Photo Editor - Photographers Hiring Help – New vs. Old (school) ( as usual, there's great stuff in the comments
I’m not sure who wants to be not getting paid to zap the dust off old negatives over getting paid to grade footage (whatever that means), but the coincidence of it all felt very telling to me.
via aphotoeditor.com
Richard Gere Photographs and an interview by Elizabeth Avedon: Beautiful work and a great read!
Do you want to know the most profound thing anyone ever told me about photography? It was Helmut Newton. I remember Herb Ritts telling me this story. Herb had to start to really get into cameras because of the work he was doing. He had to be able to talk to people about it; how it was going to be used, what kind of resolution was required to make the covers; whatever it was. It wasn’t to please him; he was being hired to do a certain piece of work. Herb was talking to Helmut about some new camera and Helmut just shook his head at him and he said, ”Herb, the picture isn’t in the camera. The picture is here (pointing to his heart).” Bodhicitta.
There is a lot more to read from this very fine photographer who also does some acting on the side, I hear.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
GamiLight Square 43
The Square 43 diffuses the light with the flight in the drect flash position. The Light hits on the fabric diffuser and bounces back onto the highly reflective silver panels to generate a powerful light source. The light is then diffused and softened through the fabric diffuser to give your subject a richer tone and nicer shadow.Includes:
-1 Large Mount for SB-900, 580EX, 580EX II, or LP160 flash units.
-1 Square 43 Softbox
via mpex.com
I reviewed this light recently. I absolutely love mine.
See the review here:
http://www.lighting-essentials.com/on-location-with-the-gamilight-a-new-softb...
Mullenberg Designs's Blog: Check out these beautiful Photographer's Portfolios: Gorgeous. I want one!
Big portfolio / 16 x 13P / awesome working and chatting with Emily at David Martinez Studio where we finally came to this design…….big & bold…..yet sophisticated and understated….wrap your head around that one! And just talked with Emily a couple days ago….looks like a few more portfolios are going into fabrication mode in the next couple weeks. And she told me they were just in Mexico City for a 2-week shoot…….I’m not hugely jealous..but just a bit. Mexico City is a phenomenal place. Check out Davids work here.
Steve Burger of Pro Digital Image and I team up for a really fun workshop on Memorial Day weekend
A Special Workshop: Plan it - Shoot it - Post it.
May 28, 29, 2011 - Saturday and Sunday.
A weekend like no other with Don Giannatti of Lighting Essentials and Stever Burger of Pro Digital Image.
NOTE; THIS WORKSHOP IS LIMITED TO 14 PARTICIPANTS - THE LOW FEE MEANS IT WILL FILL QUICKLY, SIGN UP TODAY!
This workshop is an intensive mix of lighting/shooting/editing and post processing. The two days are packed with the real world information you NEED to know when shooting digital and processing in Photoshop.
NOTE: We use and work with Photoshop, not Lightroom.
The goal of the workshop is to have YOU up and running on some of the latest techniques in lighting and post processing. These days the making of the image is the first half, the post-processing of the image is the second half.
Creativity is the third half.
Our schedule is as follows:
Saturday Morning:
We meet at Don Giannatti's full professional studio for a discussion of lighting and how we can control it with a careful eye to lighting for dimension, texture and shape. Demonstrations and hands-on work with subjects will give a real world dimension to the workshop. This is not a 'sit on your butt' workshop - this is an intensive 'get in there and get dirty' kinda workshop. You will be shooting your own images during this morning session.We shoot and discuss 4 different modern lighting setups. You are free to video tape and photograph the setups for your files.
Lunch - editing to the final images from the morning shoot.
Saturday Afternoon:
Working at Steve Burger's Photoshop Lab/Classroom, you will learn skin retouching, blending of tones, and inserting subjects into backgrounds. From mild to wild, the knowledge you will learn from Steve will kick your Photoshop skills up a notch - or two.Sunday Morning:
Location Lighting for Modern Portraiture.We meet early Sunday morning and discuss the myriad ways of lighting on location. From bounced light to battery powered studio strobes, this intensive workshop will provide more than a basic understanding of using light. If you are interested in learning how to use your speedlights on location to blend or beat the ambient light, this is the workshop for you. You will be shooting your own images during this morning session.
Lunch Edit at Steve Burger's Photoshop Lab/Classroom.
Sunday Afternoon:
Working at Steve's Photoshop Lab, photographers will learn the master techniques of Photoshop to turn a good image into an astounding image. Steve provides the computers in a very strong and exciting learning environment.Real world examples, digital workflow, shooting talent and subjects for use in your portfolio and learning how to put it all together in Photoshop with Steve makes this a workshop like no other.
For more information on the workshop contact Steve Burger. This workshop is limited to only 10 participants and will fill up fast. Book your spot today.
Steve Burger is the owner/educator at Pro Digital Image. Steve's knowledge of Photoshop is only surpassed by his incredible skill at teaching Photoshop to photographers.
Don Giannatti teaches lighting workshops all over the globe. He is the driving force at Lighting Essentials and his first book for Amherst will be released in October.
Economic Growth Slow as Inflation Measure Spikes Up (and of course, it is again "unexpected"
U.S. economic growth slowed more than expected in the first quarter as higher food and gasoline prices dampened consumer spending, and sent a broad measure of inflation rising at its fastest pace in 2-1/2 years.
via cnbc.com
"...more than expected..."
Everything is unexpected to these guys. And they seem to be proud of their total incompetence.
People losing faith with those who never get it right...
That is to be, well, expected.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
A Photo Editor - I Think This Is Where Journalism Is Going
Rob: Video cameras have existed for a long time now, what’s changed?
Stephen: Technologically this is possible now. A photographer and a radio reporter can go into the field and come back with a set of pictures, 3 written essays, 3 radio reports and a film. Just the 2 of us in the field working together sharing the production and reporting. Then of course a great team at NPR working closely with us in post production. I don’t think I could have pulled my end off if I was using a video camera and a still camera. Aesthetically, the stills and video are similar enough that I can switch gears between them. Plus these new cameras will work in almost no light so with my fast canon lenses I can shoot anywhere.
via aphotoeditor.com
Yep.
Police Confront Broward Judge at Gunpoint | (damn good thing she didn't have a camera too...!
Do I feel safe?” asked Carmita Scarlett, the homeowner and sister of Judge Holmes. "No, absolutely not. No, no. So much confusion, so much anger. So much, almost like, resentment. You know, ‘you made the mistake and,’ I told them, ‘I'm the victim and you're upset with me?’
via nbcmiami.com
Why?
Why no apology? No mea culpa's from the cops? No "OMG" we screwed up?
Cause of the thugocracy that is now the norm in many big cities... What a shame.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck: I'm guessing that life is what happened while I was out getting a cup of coffee.
The part that confuses the "ain't broke" crowd is that the "value proposition" is a moving target. That's the part that makes marketing so hard.
Good read and it will make you think.
(I would probably commit homicide in order to type that much in 25 minutes... heh.)
New Book on Lighting: Daily progress, day 4. 5,245 words.
1000 words a day is the goal.
Fourth day in and at 5,245 so ahead of schedule.
Looking forward to tomorrows three hour writing allotment.
WooHoo.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Marketing Thoughts from David Seah: (for all Creatives who need to market their work - designers, writers, photographers)
The premise that “clearer, focused communication” and “more marketing” is a solid-enough truth to act on based on general market mechanisms:
via davidseah.com
Saturday, April 23, 2011
"She used 4 easy tips to lose weight": You do what you want to do. No excuses. No BS. Decide!
Tomorrow finally came on August 17, 2009. After snapping that photo, Mills went into her purse and pulled out the tips the doctor had given her:
1. Eat 8 ounces of food every 3 hours
2. No sugary drinks
3. Do not skip meals
4. Do not tell anyone what you're doing
So that's what she did -- or didn't do, really. Almost two years later, Mills has dropped 232 pounds from her body and has trimmed her waist down to 26 inches (a size 6).
And she did it all without a trainer.
via cnn.com
Whether you want to lose weight or become a professional photographer, you will do what is necessary when the pain of remaining static outweighs the pain of motion.
Period.
Remembering Tim Hetherington: On Heather Morton's Blog
There will be no more photographs from Tim and Chris. That absence reminds me that while a war photograph is a contained composition, it is an abstraction of the real scene: what is outside of the frame can be as revealing as what’s within it.
via heathermorton.ca
Take a moment to listen to this wonderful interview.
New Book on Lighting: Daily Progress: Day One
1000 words a day.
New book is titled: Lighting Essentials II, Subject Centric Lighting for Contrast and Dimension.
The publisher is Amherst Media.
At least that is the working title. I am sure the words, "digital" and "contemporary" and something else may be considered, but hey - I write 'em and they name 'em.
Introduction piece written today. Will edit this evening.
I just finished reading Steven Pressfields "Do The Work" and realized how I have let the damn demons build a wall around me. Blockage, your ass is mine.
BTW - it is available free for the Kindle (and the kindle app is free for all computers and devices).
Introduction covers what we will be doing in the book. It is drawn a bit from my workshop introductions: "light does the same thing every time." That mantra and theme will be brought out in the book.
1,028 today
1000 words a day. (or more)
Shooting as I go along.
BTW, the first book is due out in October.
Watch for it on the LE site.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Why do Royalty Free (RF) images look like a bargain, and why do Rights Managed (RM) images seem much more expensive? What is the difference? | Freelance Photography & Travel Photography Blog
The fundamental issue with RF is that you never know what that image has been used for in the past, or what it will be used for the same time your ad campaign goes to market. There is no data, no history, no accountability or even the knowledge if your competitor is using the same image on a project right now. Rights Managed licensing changes all that.
good read.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Chris Orwig on Photography at Kelby's blog. Good read.
I like things that are hand made—my young daughters’ drawings, pencil-written notes, and the old driftwood gate in our backyard. There is something special about those things that cannot be mass-produced.
via scottkelby.com
Hey, Chris has a cool new book out. Take a look.
The View From Here: Informational GOLD for EVERY photographer. Get it NOW for YOU. 48 hour special price.
Envision exactly how you want your photo business to look. Now Shoot it.
Seriously GREAT info for every photographer.
Showcase of Excellent Graphic Email Newsletter Designs - (Noupe) : Design Still Matters
Sending email newsletters is an effective way of marketing and communicating with your clients and customers, and can serve you best when designed properly to attract potential customers, as well as the attention of your existing customers. Email newsletters are a powerful medium to maintain an extra connection with your audience beyond just the reach of your website alone.
via noupe.com
Making something cool still matters. Design and good photography and presentation are the basis for these amazing newsletters.
And that is a good thing.
A Rough Guide to Assisting: Interview with Nick Onken's First Assistant : Good Read for Photographers wanting to assist
NO: What qualities do you think are necessary to have as an assistant?
Justin: Qualities to have as an assistant, can seem obvious like knowing the gear, how to use it, knowing who does what on set, and showing up on time. Other key factors that could be overlooked are being able to work in a team, listening to others, and the ability to lead if necessary. A big factor that helped me get noticed as an assistant is having a positive attitude towards the job. I really enjoy lighting so every job has very fun elements and it has helped me stand out from assistants who are unenthusiastic.
via nickonken.com
NOTE:
Enthusiasm will trump almost anything. Be there. Show up.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
50 Beautifully Designed Free Themes and Widgets to Enhance your Tumblr Experience : Tumblr is getting to be popular for photographers
Tumblr is getting popular day after day because of its flexibility, power and simplicity. Tumblr is a blogging platform through which you can share your content, images and videos with the world even when you are on the go. This is because it empowers bloggers to post and customize their content from a web browser, email or phone.
via noupe.com
Monday, April 18, 2011
"You couldn’t just sit in your bedroom on your arse." - Chris Floyd: Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances.
All the time it’s important to remember that this took place before the internet existed. Finding stuff out involved physical effort.
No... you couldn't. Heh.
Radical Graffiti Chic : or as I refer to it: Crap.
Even this two-facedness pales beside the hypocrisy of the graffiti vandals themselves, who wage war on property rights until presented with the opportunity to sell their work or license it to a corporation. At that point, they grab all the profits they can stuff into their bank accounts. Lost in this antibourgeois posturing is the likely result of the museum’s graffiti glorification: a renewed commitment to graffiti by Los Angeles’s ghetto youth, who will learn that the city’s power class views graffiti not as a crime but as art worthy of curation. The victims will be the law-abiding residents of the city’s most graffiti-afflicted neighborhoods and, for those who care, the vandals themselves.
via city-journal.org
It just ain't art. It is commerce and property rights and bullshit.
And, of course, Benjamins... whole piles of fk'n Benjamins.
To taunt the hypocrisy is to shoot fish in a barrel.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Photogs Crowd-Sourcing a Global Map of Photo Book Stores
Photographer Matt Johnson and designer Wayne Ford, who operate the Web site Photo Book Club, have been hitting the social media channels asking for recommendations for great photo book stores around the world.
via pdnpulse.com
Cool.
Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise; (Again with the unexpected... if you were as clueless as these people you wouldn't have a job...
New claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week,
via cnbc.com
... and according to the statistics, a lot of us don't have a job.
This is terrible news for all of us, and for those of us in the business of supplying imagery for business and marketing it can be even more disconcerting. For photographers to thrive, we need better...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Social Media's Massive Failure (Yes, we have seen this before, but today is a good day to remember that somethings that are new are simply, well, new...
It achieved all the false goals and failed to achieve the only legitimate one.
...not necessarily better. Or efficient. Or profitable. Or ethical. Or moral. Or memorable. Or successful.
They are simply 'new'- still a lot of old that must be applied to make sure they break through the new and get on with the functional... ya know.
How to Get a Job Interview - Susannah Breslin (Good for photographers and creatives looking for work too...
If you’re not getting interviews, you may wonder if something is wrong with your method — or you.
via blogs.forbes.com
I really like this Forbes blog. Kinda fun to see how someone is handling the challenges of life's serendipity.
'I Love Boobies' Campaign: Does Cancer Bracelet Money Really Help Fund A Cure? (NOPE... it simply scams the victims and thier families
NBC reports that after taking in millions of dollars in 2010, the group has only given out 100,000 in breast-cancer related grants, and much of its profits is sitting in a bank account, unspent.
fuckers.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Unruly Music: New Music in Minnesota. I wish I could attend this four day event.
These are intentionally as difficult as I can make them, because I think we’re now surrounded by very serious problems in the society, and we tend to think that the situation is hopeless and that it’s just impossible to do something that will make everything turn out properly. So I think that this music, which is almost impossible, gives an instance of the practicality of the impossible.
Sounds like a great week of new music.
FLIP cameras go the way of the dodo bird because they were owned by dodo's : This is really unfortunate.
That means that the company will:
- Close down its popular Flip business, acquired for $590 million in March 2009;
via zdnet.com
I love my flip, and I think it is a terrible situation. Cisco just doesn't get it.
Monday, April 11, 2011
How is the average of your friends "idea incomes" stacking up against your competitors? You are who you hang out with, you know...
I think the same thing is true of our idea incomes. You’re only going to be as good as the stuff you surround yourself with.
via austinkleon.com
This is such a terrible truth that is so hard for some of us to wrap our arms around. If we hang out with morons and bozos, we may actually become more bozoish and moronic.
Friends are important. Creativity is important.
If you are not hanging with creative people, you are at risk for becoming - well... you figure it out.
Friday, April 08, 2011
ELIZABETH AVEDON: JESSICA HINES: My Brother's War ( A remarkable story and book... originally conceived as a portfolio for review.
The box stood packed away high on a closet shelf for over twenty-five years. Packed by my mother, it contained the letters, photographs, medals, and important papers that had once belonged to my deceased brother, Gary. It was serendipitous that I came to open the box and read the letters. Not having read them since I was a child, the time period was brought back to life for me. It was as if I could hear my brother speaking – it was as if he were still alive and I was listening to him talk about his life.
I haven't seen the Vietnam Memorial.
Even typing the words makes me tremble a bit.
I have seen photographs of it.
It seems to me to be one of the most beautiful and poignant memorials ever conceived.
I started over to DC a few years ago while visiting the Baltimore area.
Turned around about 30 miles away. Couldn't stop shaking.
I have to see it... I do.
Going to DC in September and I will be brave and I will go. Perhaps to find a name or two. Perhaps to sit from afar the first time.
I will most likely go alone.
But I will go.
This time.
Thursday, April 07, 2011
How do you know if it’s ok to use someone else’s picture on your blog? | Mack Collier add some sanity. Thanks Mark.
So if you can’t tell if it’s ok, assume it is not.
via mackcollier.com
Yep. That is for sure the best policy.
On the idea of photographic education. Maximum bling?
But this idea of proficiency is incidental to the true nature of the art of photography. And that is the attempt to make images that reach out and touch another person emotionally or intellectually without necessary regard for commerce.
I must say that this post touches on a lot of things I think about on a daily basis.
Teaching requires a symbiotic relationship between a student and the teacher. The connection must be one of give and take... not demonstrable cloning, but an awakening in the student that ability that was there all the time.
Teaching one to 'see' is far harder than to teach someone how to 'do'... and we see few tangible rewards as we are reaching into a possible abyss of talent. Tangibles are so important.
We measure by tangibles. 2+2=4. Pi equals... whatever that number is.
A teacher of tools teaches to measurable standards. It is easier to do and commensurate with what is needed to become an artist.
I cannot play jazz on my sax until I know how to play the sax. My teacher that shepards/cajoles/drags me through the countless hours of scales and modes and blues scales and changes may not be the most creative player ever.
She is teaching me the tool. I will learn the music by practicing the instrument. I will become a player by mastering my own sound... one that may only be released after a full and solid background in the instrument itself.
Every one can learn to play the sax. Every one can learn to use a camera, even in the analog world. Developing film and post processing are techniques that can be learned and tweeked.
Seeing an image developing in your head and being able to bring it to fruition is the goal.
The challenge is to find ways to have people see that image in their heads beforehand. Jazz players are thinking 2-3-6 bars ahead. They KNOW what they are going to be playing before they get there and are planning for it even while playing something else.
Vision is seeing that finished image before pulling the camera from the bag.
Not sure it can be taught, or even that it should be taught. It must be lived and loved and experienced... as each will come to it in their own way.
Good post, my friend.
APE- Artists Statements : (Oh man, so very true. Some 'uni's' must teach this stuff. Cloying and self aggrandizing tripe)
One person’s poetry is another person’s psycho-aesthetic retching.
via aphotoeditor.com
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
"So You Want To Be A Professional?" - Some things to think about while you ponder tomorrow...
In one case the fear is that you’ll fail and not be good enough. In the other case the fear is that you’ll never have lived your dream…
Such a truthful short post. Nicely done.
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
"Social media and motivation" - Edward Roches discusses using social media to motivate communities and individuals
1. It’s easier to accomplish big things if we break them into lots of little parts.
via edwardboches.com
Good stuff. Really.
Free Content Is Killing Media (And Advertising) | Six Pixels of Separation discusses a very real challenge to the 'new economy' of free
If people (this includes you) don't start paying for content, we will see a lot of key media outlets go away... and this includes the digital ones.
via twistimage.com
I am not a big fan of the 'content wants to be free' way of thinking. Content must be available. And that availability means someone has to work to make it so.
Value is real. There is good content and bad content and crap and genius and all in between. And if they are all 'free' what will we be able use as a discerning metric? Is something a teenager living in the basement says as important - or worth listening to - as someone who may be an expert in the subject?
Maybe.
But not likely.
Becoming an expert takes time and commitment and energy and support. Financial support. Money.
Free?
My ass.
Nothing is free. Some just defer payment for long periods of time. But at some point there will be a bill coming due.
Those usually end up with the words... "Well, it's been a good run, but we are announcing the end of..."
Ya know.
Are you writing for the right crowd? Chris Brogan's take on making sure that you know who you are/should be focusing on when writing your blog.
In short, it’s important to know which crowd you’re writing for, and how you’re going to reach the right crowd with the right message.
via chrisbrogan.com
You can see my take on it here.
Monday, April 04, 2011
"Why Take Photographs?" Kirk shares his reasons with us at VSL today.
Our brains crave the single, fully formed and singular image in their cataloging process. Nothing else comes close.
Nothing else indeed, my friend.
ELIZABETH AVEDON: SLOW EXPOSURES: Photography Festival and Portfolio Review / Call For Entries
SlowExposures, a Juried Exhibition Celebrating Photography of the Rural South, invites photographers to submit their work.
If you are a photographer in the South, this is something to consider.
Organized Individualists: They REALLY don't get it. (Nope, Kevin... they don't.)
Mere words cannot express how moronic this idea is. 1998 called, and they want their digital media plan back.
Why Cartels and Over Regulation is a Bad Idea - Especially for Photographers. Inerior Design Licensing? Really?
One designer claimed that allowing just anyone to practice interior design would contribute to 88,000 deaths annually because of poor fabric selection.
via forbes.com
What happens is that the base medium becomes the expected. I don't want regulation for photography, or licensing, or some sort of 'accreditation' for what we do. It LOWERS the innovation, and creates more of a barrier of entry for young photographers.
In all things protected, the quality is terrible, and the customer service atrocious. Competition means innovation, and risk. And people who risk their reputations do better work.
I don't ever want to say that someone should not be a photographer for any reason (other than safety or protection from a perv). And I certainly do not want a 'body' of so-called 'experts' deciding whether I am qualified or not.
Pure protectionist bunk from people who are too scared and possibly incompetent to actually have to compete in the marketplace with those who have new and different ideas.
Confidence does not require protectionism.
Sunday, April 03, 2011
"5 Things All Photographers Want, and The 1 Thing They All Should Do" - At least understand the rationale for turning down work.
In other words, you need to be selective about the assignments you take, and the clients you work with.
PC or Mac? Canon or Nikon or Oly? Photoshop or Lightroom? People want a recipe. Do you give them one? Should you?
People ask whether Facebook or Twitter, and in which proportions. It’s natural. We look for recipes.
via chrisbrogan.com
Being a photographer, I see the 'recipe' world all around. Constant questions of gear relationships. Does this look like that if I use those? What trigger is best? How can I price my work to sell to people who have little disposable income?
They are looking for a recipe.
Do this.
Add a pinch of that.
Throw in two of these...
Voila! Success.
Of course there are no recipes of that nature. But understanding that many people are LOOKING for them can help you carve your offering.
Are you offering a recipe type of solution for your clients?
Should you?
Maybe you should.
Maybe not.
But it is indeed worthy of some thought.
With a pinch of planning.
Charlie Sheen's Detroit disaster: Boos, walk-outs for 'Torpedo of Truth' : Imagine How Shocked I Am. No... Seriously.
Nothing terrifies a troll more than its own reflection,” Sheen continues, before shifting gears into politics.
via insidetv.ew.com
Thinking of this stuff from a marketing standpoint now.
Over promising and delivering little is not a game plan for, well, 'winning' anything. Sheen said it was gonna rock. Sheen said it was going to be totally f'n awesome.
But he didn't deliver.
Do we deliver what we promised to deliver?
Are we prepared to go into the battle of production with the planning and intelligence that it takes to create the image needed.
Sure there are time when we are seemingly flying by the seat of our pants, but there is still a plan. It may have gone astray, but we make sure that enough remnants of it remain to keep us on the right track.
Sheen felt entitled to bullshit the audience. He felt he didn't need to deliver anything of value, as they were getting 'him' and what else is needed?
Take a look at the train wreck called Charlie Sheen and ask if there is anything to learn about how we present ourselves and our work to the people who really DO want us to win.
It can and will be enlightening. And occasionally it can be as terrifying as reading the words "before shifting gears into politics."
Saturday, April 02, 2011
A Look at A Portfolio Rebranding exercise at No Plastic Sleeves
Spring Cleaning
It’s spring (although still snowing here in New England)! In the spirit of the season (ie: rebirth, renewal and regrowth) it may be time to think about a little “spring cleaning” for your portfolio. Or perhaps a total overhaul is needed.
Pretty cool.
Absolutely Astounding Stock Work (via APE) I must say I don't see work of this caliber very often
37.
via buzzfeed.com
Thankfully.
Just remember:
1. Someone shot these with an expectation that other people will like the image
2. Someone at a stock agency accepted the image with an expectation that other people will like the image.
3. These two people happened to meet with the images in common
And someone somewhere has bought one or more of these images.
Yes.
It does indeed boggle the mind.
Japan Rescue Efforts - Japan 9.0 Earthquake - Popular Mechanics has a frontline report,
The present overwhelms the future
Seth reminds us that being cool only counts when those who think you are cool are actually cool as well
There will always be someone telling you that you're not hip enough, famous enough, edgy enough or whatever enough. That's their agenda. What's yours?
not idiotic noospaper riters.
If you love photo books, you should read this great interview with Jack Woody, Photography Book Publisher and one of the great supporters of photographers
Matt Mahurin’s book was the ultimate book for gravure printing. That’s a beautiful book. Beautiful, rich, dark – there’s a whole school of people who copy his work now.
I have many Twelve Tree Press books. Nice to read this article on Jack.
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