photography
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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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At Home with Mental Illness
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A visual exploration of the relationship between the mentally ill, their families, and society at large in China.
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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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SanDisk Sale
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Amazon Deal of the Day: Up to 60% Off Select SanDisk Products
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Last living Chinese women with bound feet pictured
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PICTURED: The last living Chinese women with bound feet. Kickstarter page here.
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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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When part of the Bay Bridge collapsed in 1989 earthquake, I thought my parents had gone down with it because they crossed the bridge for their commute every day. There were no cell phones back then and all the land lines were jammed up following the earthquake, so it took us a few hours to…
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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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The Art of Portrait Photography
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San Francisco Fog
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High five to cousin Steph for this.
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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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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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Free subscription to Popular Photography Magazine
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And probably some spam too. But I’ve gotten this before and it hasn’t been too bad.
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Off With Her Head!
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Ok, I’ll try not to be so dramatic. I guess it’s more “off with her gear.” This was shot in the only empty space in my room, ambient light only.
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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.
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Dating is Key
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Blake Andrews: “Put your name and date on everything.” That’s the first lesson every kindergartener learns in school. This will come as no surprise to those in the art world. Generally when you see something on display in a gallery or museum, a label identifies the creator and date. Sometimes it contains other info too,…