Photography & Art
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“Working as a freelance photographer has given me with kind of life that many people dream of — with extensive travels throughout the world, and to witness situations that are only available to my profession,†Elliott Erwitt tells Feature Shoot on the occasion of he publication of Personal Best, his magnum opus just published by teNeues, and self-titled exhibition at PDNB…
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‘Exposure’ Now Legal Tender For Photographers
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HAHA…love this article. A change in the law will allow photographers to pay rent on their homes & studios with ‘exposure’ instead of money. They will also be able to buy coffee, shampoo and other essentials, by mentioning to the checkout assistant that they did a big job last week for nothing, and are hoping…
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Boardwalk Blur
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From this weekend’s trip to Santa Cruz with my best friend from elementary school. Shooting in aperture priority, I didn’t realize my shutter speed dropped down to 1/35 of a sec until after the first few frames. I quickly made some changes and shot the rest in manual mode.
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SanDisk Sale
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Amazon Deal of the Day: Up to 60% Off Select SanDisk Products
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Bay Bridge at Dusk
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Another drive-by shooting- couldn’t keep the horizon straight. Higher than the mountains that I face. Stronger than the power of the grave. Constant in the trial and the change.
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Quote of the Week: Don Craig
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“However, with the recent release of the Playboy® + Hello Kitty® Leica C camera, I feel that there is nothing I can write about the company which shows less respect than what they are doing themselves.”Don Craig
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Don’t Stop
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“Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow.”Imogen Cunningham
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The Today Show reveals what a photographer sees and what needs to be fixed.
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In the Stillness
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Another One of Charley
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I’ve forgotten how much I love kids and taking pictures of kids. (In case you missed the first one.)
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SF
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Was at City Hall last week for a wedding portrait shoot. Forgot how cool the building is.
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Everybody Street Trailer on Vimeo
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The Art of Portrait Photography
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Girl with a Blue Jacket
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An nod to Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring. Not sure why I took the first 2 pictures in landscape and cut off the top of the art. Oh well. Now I know for next time! de Young Museum, San Francisco, 2013.
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Canon Mirrorless Deals at B&H
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Holy cow, the Canon EOS-M Mirrorless Digital Camera with EF-M 22mm f/2 STM Lens is $299 that’s 50% off!! I should have titled this post “Canon Mirrorless STEALS at B&H.” It’s back-ordered now, but says it should be in stock next week. I read that the AF was upgraded last week with new firmware to…
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Tic Tac Toe
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Tunnel at Multnomah Falls. Oregon, 2012.
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Bowling
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Do people still go bowling nowadays? Apparently so! I don’t remember the last time I bowled. And no, I didn’t bowl this time either. These were shot through my friend’s dirty car window: Maybe I need to cut back on the caffeine or I just need more practice for the handhelds: Pro: Not so pro:…
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Tacos!
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Shot for a friend’s kickstarter project. I’ve never done a “food-only” shoot before. The hardest part was not drooling all over the food.
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Dealing with Guests as a Wedding Photographer
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Nice write-up about one of the biggest challenges of wedding photography: guests.
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Ira Glass On Being Creative
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Update (5/15/13): I posted a text image of this in 2011!!! Update (4/29/13): Full original video (runtime 5:20) here. Text transcript here.