Weegee photo on cover of Time magazine. Big rear-end of an elephant. Go Weegee.
Archive for October, 2006
Weegee photo on cover of Time magazine
Published October 15th, 2006 in Photographers and Short Takes. 0 CommentsMore sample M8 pictures on a Hong Kong Leica forum.
Inkjet prints finally join the ranks of silverhalide and platinum, hurrah!
Published October 14th, 2006 in Ink Jet Pinters. 0 CommentsIn the October issue of the Digital Journalist, Bill Pierce gives his take on inkjet prints, their acceptance in the art world and their archival quality. He mentions the recurring theme in photography of not wanting to accept a new medium, whether it’s inkjet printing today, or silverhalide printing decades ago. Then he goes on […]
Photoshop LAB black and white conversion
Published October 14th, 2006 in Short Takes and Software. 0 CommentsPhotoshop LAB black and white conversion Martin Fuchs gives a nice explanation of his PS action (download is free). As good as it gets without buying a plugin.
Martin Evening reviews Adobe Lightroom’s develope module
Published October 14th, 2006 in Short Takes and Software. 0 CommentsMartin Evening reviews Adobe Lightroom’s develope module Quick update on what’s new in ‘Beta 4′. Go Martin.
MAGNAchrome, mag for large/medium format photography
Published October 14th, 2006 in Reading and Short Takes. 0 CommentsMAGNAchrome premiere issue, online mag dedicated to large and medium format photography. Download and print it out yourself.
Lee Friedlander spottings on the Web
Published October 13th, 2006 in Interviews and Photographers. 0 CommentsSlate ran a small essay on Lee Friedlander last year that I just found. There are 9 photographs along with a short essay regarding each one. On NPR, I found a short talk with Friedlander and record producer Joel Dorn talking about listening to gospel music when they were young, and the collection of gospel recordings […]
Martin Munkácsi retrospective, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin
Published October 12th, 2006 in Exhibitions and Photographers. 0 CommentsMartin Munkácsi, a photographer’s photographer. Berlin is a great city for photography exhibitions, and Martin-Gropius-Bau is the showplace for the biggest. In the past few years they have held retrospectives from photographers like Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and August Sander and an exhibition from the contemporary Robert Polidori. Currently, there is a Martin Munkácsi retrospective at […]
Check in cameras with a starter pistol, for safety’s sake
Published October 12th, 2006 in Equipment and Travel. 0 CommentsIf you can’t carry all your camera equipment on board, and are afraid of theives going through your unlocked luggage, then put a starter pistol in your lockable camera case when checking it in. All weapons (starter pistol included) have to travel in a locked case. A brilliant idea. Here’s the original comment from […]
