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After 12 days being father and hundreds of pictures later. Fascinating! She is a great model.
Thanks for your best wishes.
Pentax K7, 50mm F1,7 K-M lens (shot at 2.0)
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Okay, not my usual stuff, and kind of cliche, but what the hell…the clouds looked neat.
The second half of this year has managed to keep me busy and preoccupied with all sorts of issues big and small. I wish I had more time to dedicate to photography but that has not been the case and it is unlikely to improve as time moves on. Oh’ well, c’est la vie! :(
On the other hand, I have nothing to complain about. If I were to take stock I would have to say that so far it has been a great year.
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BOOKS & MAGAZINES
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It has been a while since I have made any recommendations. In spite of everything I have kept my voracious desire for visual knowledge well fed. Here are some recommendations and some pertinent links:
1. reGeneration 2 – A collection of tomorrow’s photographers today. This is an edition of “Aperture Foundation”. These are young photographers. It costs $39.95 in the US and is worth every penny of it. Here are some links to a few of my faves on this collection:
http://www.kristofferaxen.com/
http://www.featureshoot.com/2010/03/song-shimin-beijing/
http://www.milonewman.com/
2. Furthermore – It is a collection of stunning images published by the Fraenkel Gallery. “Of keenest interest are photographs that describe their subjects in unfamiliar or paradoxical ways.”
3. Julian Schnabel Polaroids – Simply a fabulous view of amazing Polaroids. This one published by Prestel.
4. Eyemazing Magazine Issue 02-2010 – It is worth it’s weight in gold and this edition includes new work by one of my all time favorite photographers, Joel-Peter Witkin. Here are a few links that will tantalize your interest:
http://www.robertflynt.com/contents.html
http://www.syk-jp.com/
http://www.daoustnathalie.com/
5. Photo Technique Magazine of Sept./Oct. 2010 – A very affordable mag with an interview with julienne Kost. Something tells me that Jude may like this one:
http://www.jkost.net/
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IMPRESSIONS OF MICHAEL KENNA’S EXHIBIT
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A while back I saw a Michael Kenna exhibit the Koch Gallery in San Francisco. His images are simply amazing as evidenced by the huge following that Mr. Kenna has around the world. Here are links to his work:
http://www.michaelkenna.net/
http://www.michaelkenna.net/interviews/hokkaido_j.html
After seeing his images live a few things became clear. Mr. Kenna prints were 11×14 inches (my fave size) and the gelatin silver prints of his work were masterfully done.The framing was also done to perfection. Matted to match the toning and bottom weighted upwards with an additional 1/4 of an inch as a professional would.
The toning proved to be the most edifying part of this exhibit for me. I had read sometime ago a variety of questions on APUG about what type of toner he was using since in digital many of his images had a pinkish like hue. The speculation at the time was copper. After seeing his images I believe he used selenium and I can categorically say that they did not look pinkish at all to me.
There were images representing the many works of Mr. Kenna throughout the years in exhibit. They managed to impress; a few images taken in Italy, I thought looked slightly messier than I remember in digital.
This left me wondering about the many photographers that seldom print their work and the many photography contests that rely solely on digital files as a method of soliciting and selecting participation. I imagine that a certain level of disappointment comes with the territory.
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OTHER EXHIBITS WORTH MENTIONING
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Julie Anand & Damon Sauer
Their work was exhibited at Rayko in SF on early June 2010. Coincidentally on June 4, 2010 both of these photographers and Michael Kenna were guests of the Photo Alliance Lecture Series that took place at the San Francisco Art Institute Lecture Hall.
The photographic work of Julie Anand and Damon Sauer is incredibly original. It involves making large (massive really) chromogenic prints and shredding them, just to reassemble them using some sort of polyurethane that holds the shreds together. Some have these long shreds also interlaced.
Here is an example of interlacing:
Here are 2 other examples of their amazing images:
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Gear
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It is no secret that I have a scorching case of gear fetishism and that no matter how much I try to avoid it, it tends to rear its head sooner or later . Recently this affliction has taken the best of me. Without further ado here is the Thornton Pickard Junior special ruby reflex camera. This beauty sports a Taylor Hobson T-P Cooke, anastigmat 5 inch F4.5 lens. The wood plate holder is 4.5 X 3 inches, an unusual film size for our time.
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Prints
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These from my personal collection.
Chris Smith, “Tbilisi”, Georgia
Inez Joewono, “Untitled”
Steven Hight, “K2″ and “Fog Alley”
Mary Celojko, “Lumen Study 2″
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Kelsey this comfortable in her skin, exudes beauty and serenity .
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My Brother in Law and a soldier.
Black Art Camera, 270mm f3.6 Unmarked Petzval, Wet Plate Collodion 8×10 Black Glass Ambrotype, KCN Fix
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Last night was the official screening of the documentary film and photographic work that friend Mike Rogers and I created for The Chain Reaction Project (TCRP) in Timor-Leste two months ago.
More than 100 people attended the outdoor screening and fundraiser at Singapore’s Mount Emily. I always get a little anxious sharing my photography with a large group of people, but I am proud to say the work that both Mike and I produced for TCRP was warmly received.
As background, TCRP is a non-profit philanthropic organization born in 2009 when four extremely inspirational women in Singapore committed to help change lives in some of the world’s least-developed nations.
United by a love of adventure and a passion for philanthropy, TCRP seeks physical challenges and local organizations that can benefit from their efforts.
TCRP’s journey began in August 2009 with the Tour de Timor, a 5-day, 450-kilometre mountain bike race across Timor-Leste. Using the race as a platform and harnessing the power of social networking and media, TCRP successfully raised awareness for Timor and more than SGD$50,000 for HIAM-Health, a Dili-based malnutrition rehabilitation and education centre for parents and children.
This past June, TCRP returned to Timor-Leste. But this time a group of 22 “Catalysts for Change” joined them in running the Dili “City of Peace” Marathon to raise awareness for the poverty-stricken nation and its people, as well as to continue their support of HIAM-Health.
Together they delivered a SGD$28,000 playground and more than SGD$10,000 for the children of HIAM-Health.
This is my personal donation to TCRP: a documentary slideshow of their journey and efforts.
Mike produced an amazing 12-minute documentary film chronicling TCRP’s work, which was also screened last night.
Together, these two pieces of media will be used as marketing tools and ways to garner additional sponsorship and donations for TCRP’s future endeavors.
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Here is my daughter. Her name is ilva. The picture of her hair was taken just after birth. The other one a day later.
Loving the iPhone…thinking of selling the Canon and all those bulky lenses.
Somewhere, 2010
Sibiu, Canon 5D, 135mm f2
I was reviewing the links that I got from you guys for this online portfolio thing and I was wondering if it was a good idea to inject a blog functionality to the site or if it’s better separate? i think scott had his in some other link and i think it makes for a more professional look. squarespace offers blogging functionality. the rest i think just links to facebook, blogspot, etc.
but since i am going to make it like a travel writing portfolio, the blog thing might be something worth considering. thanks, guys.
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Articles
Collodion»This posting serves the purpose of providing some more information on collodion, materials necessary, sources and possibly demystifying what is needed and some of the items involved.
Obviously this is just a perfunctory conversation about collodion.
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In my view it is great for one to take a workshop on collodion but not necessary to do collodion. It [...]
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News
An initial portfolio»First of all, spent some of the weekend giving Pixel Post a run through (as mentioned by Angshu in a response to Raul’s post)… Here’s the result:
http://lawrenceripsher.com/pixelpost/
I’d love some feedback on this. To put it together, I had to think long and hard about my portfolio – how I wanted it arranged, presented, what images, [...]
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Posts to Remember
What’s in a name?»The more sites and images I see, the more I notice how a lot of photographers or artists attach the word “photography” to their name… You see it in watermarks… so and so photography. Or in calling cards… so and so photography.
In this digital age where everyone is a photographer (so that old saw goes), [...]
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