A Fussy photographer with a fussy camera.
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Alec Soth in the City Pages.
He’s a fussy photographer working with a fussy camera, and by the time he’s set up the camera and the shot, the subject’s instinct to perform has long ago expired, which is exactly what Soth wants. That’s one reason he avoids shooting celebrities: They’re trained to turn it on as needed and that drives him crazy.
“Imagine if he was standing over there in the corner for like 10 minutes dinking around with his camera the way I do. What happens? I’m getting bored with the experience and I start thinking about other things and I’m not aware of the camera anymore.”
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Blueeyes and The Mountain Workshop
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Enjoy the new issue of Blueeyes magazine and the freshly launched Mountain Workshop website.
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Ideas
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I love ideas. Don’t we all?
Especially simple ideas. You know the ones that leave you saying, “Why didn’t I think of that?”
The My Audience series by Tim Davis is a great example of this.
See for yourself.
Photo by Tim Davis
On the topic of public speaking if you happen to be in the DC area check out the annual WHNPA seminar and judging going on this weekend.
My friend Travis Dove will be one of the speakers. Knock ‘em dead kid.
via: Colberg
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The work of OU students
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My girlfriend, Jenn, posted an informal round-up of links to former and current OU students for the class she’s teaching this quarter.
Check it out and add to the list if you’d like.
If anything check out some great work by past and present OU students.
Tags: inspiration, photography, photojournalism, school
Festival of the Photograph
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Mark your calenders for June 12-14 for the Festival of the Photograph.
The lineup this year includes:
Mary Ellen Mark
Joel-Peter Witken
James Nachtwey
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Bruce Gilden in NYTimes Magazine.
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Bruce Gilden shines in his typical fashion for the Sunday NYTimes Magazine.
Read more about the shoot at The Moment blog.
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Christmas at Grandma’s
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Tags: personal, photography
Driving to Grandma’s
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It’s no HumveeTV, but you can never go wrong with a drive to Grandma’s for Christmas. I never thought much of the drive until I moved away and realized just how special it is.
Meadow
Traffic
Rambler
Nature
Open Fields
This Way
St. Anthony, MN, Pop. 38
Almost There
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How happy are you?
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According to this Time survey if you’re a photographer you’re not so happy. In the Entertainment, Sports, and Media portion of the survey photographers barely inch out Amusement park attendants. Maybe they couldn’t ride the rides for free? Luckily though most of us probably reading this aren’t photographers, but photojournalists. Journalists faired a few degrees better, but those surveyed still seemed to be an unhappy bunch.
Despite how we like to complain at times we’re blessed to do what we do. I’m reminded of this everytime someone allows me into their lives. Can I be there when you wake up in the morning? How about taking a bath? We want to be there for everything and sometimes its easy to forget that what we do is truly a privilege and honor. Our subjects owe us nothing. We owe them everything.
Tags: journalism, photography, photojournalism, studies
The Cottage Pt. 4
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More from the cottage in Nags Head.
Tags: personal, photography, vacation
