2 Doors

Nikon D300 with an old manual 28mm lens.

RIP Irving Penn

There's a really great article in the New York Times about Irving Penn's life and work. I just saw his Small Trades series at the Getty this weekend and his work was truly amazing. I don't think people realize how much influence he had in today's fashion and editorial photography. Take a few minutes today to revisit his work in his memory.

Max

Max in Italy "a true tourist photo."

Senior Poster

Hey everyone, Ive been brainstorming ideas for this years senior poster and I want to know if anyone thinks it would be inappropriate for the poster to have a nude backside of an individual on it. This poster is meant to represent us and our program on the campus as well as in the community. It is hung all over campus and by many local businesses that support and sponsor the senior thesis show. I dont want to explain in detail the image but its funny, quirky, and meant to get the attention of anyone who would glance at it. If there is a general agreement that it would be ok to feature a nude backside, butt and back, then I will set to photographing and then I will post the image for further scrutiny. I think I could make a PG version of the image too but in my opinion it would not be as eye catching, and for our class, just not our style, amirite? If any seniors, or really anyone for that matter, who would like assist me let me know, I will need help schlepping gear and on location lighting. Maybe someone from the lighting class needs some mentoring? Roll it around and let me know what you think. Cheers

Paul Graham - Short Essay

I was lucky to meet with Paul Graham last week, to look at my photographs before his lecture at the MIA. He wrote a beautiful piece for the Yale MFA exhibiton found here It is called "Photography is Easy, Photography is Difficult." It is the nicest thing I've read in awhile. Highly recommended!

ignore these

I'm building my website and after spending days preparing these i just wanted to see how they look on the web.

HUNTER! Check this guy out!!

This photographer is really cool, but Hunter should really look at these. You might find some inspiration for you senior, at least I thought of you when I saw them... http://www.joshuahoffine.com/

These pictures time travel.

More cameras! Slit-scan. Stephanie walking in the studio. You can see her head near the middle left, and arm. Then her foot to the right, and then you can see her coming out of a wormhole. I got some color film to try. I don't think the banding bothers me. What do you think? I see lampshades. I mean, lightboxes. Round ones.

Processing color film?

Hello again,

This is a continuation of an earlier post but where should I go to get my color 4x5 negs. processed? I want a good place, but I also don't want to pay $20 a neg...

Thanks.

hey guys here some stuff for my senior, for those who dont know its about my relationship with my mother/ a self study of this similarities between us and how I dont want to be like her. let me know whats working, whats not, and all that jazz.

The What Is?

What is this "What Is?"? What it is is not important but rather what it is not. 'What is?' is an idea of what else there is and a reflection of what is not. It is either a place, a time or a feeling, but is never something tangible. It is rather a metaphysical metaphor of what is to be and never be. What ever it is, it is never the same and always consistent. It is what ever you want it to be so please enjoy the 'What Is?'

1st Place

Bring the Ruckus

Wedding Book Page Mock-Up

Hey fellow photo peeps! Here is a mock-up of a wedding book page for a customer of mine. I just wanted to get some feedback on the layout idea and see what you think. I'm thinking the text might be too big and that may need some altering but other than that I think I'm getting the right track. The other idea was to simply to a photo album layout and put a black border around the images and maybe have 4-6 per page with a couple full bleeds. I don't know, see what you think. I also have some new images posted to my blog. Check it out. http://amandaguyphotography.blogspot.com/

Thank you Robert Frank

Spending my Saturday morning catching up on past issues of the New Yorker, the September 14th issue has a great piece on Robert Frank's The Americans. It is certainly worth five minutes of your time. The article includes a paragraph on one of the photos he took in Butte. There is also a story on NPR's Fresh Air in regards to his photo of the elevator girl. And if that isn't enough, you can check out the National Gallery of Art's section on The Americans. The website discusses how The Americans was edited, sequenced, and issues Frank had with publishing the work. (It's great to see all these online resources on Frank, because it has been lacking in years past.)

Perhaps I seem to be going overboard on Robert Frank links, but his work shaped much of my undergraduate experience; from an extensive independent study project, discovering a balance between personal, experimental and documentary work, to calling him on the phone (I was young and full of courage). We didn't have websites or blogs as a resource, just the TR section in the library for inspiration. Looking at and thinking about photography books opened my mind as a undergrad, especially in the case of Frank. His books became a guide for me. I encourage all of you to spend time sitting in the aisles of the TR sections at the library with a pile of books, look for your photography guide. Set aside one day of the month to spend looking. When you find a photographer whose work sparks a passion in you, study their work in length, talk about it with your peers and your professors, look at it again and again-learn from it. What you take from your educational experiences will in part be what you were willing to discover on your own. Those discoveries will remain with you forever and will become the fire in your belly-sustaining you for years to come.

Logging

These are a couple more that are focused on describing the area of the infestation.

Logging

These are some non-fiction images that I took for a local landowner to illustrate the bark beetle infestation, and the logging done to help mitigate the problem. I was wondering if they are effective.

Homepage Critique

I'm just about to launch a new homepage and wanted to get some feedback from fellow photographers before going live. The whole page is changing because text content is absolutely critical to having any type of presence on Google for a specific type of photography.

New Homepage Design

Current homepage (going away)

If you have any extra time, let me know what you think of the other pages.

New Photographs

Hello photo people! And non-photo people!

Does anyone want to do some modeling? I know someone in search of subjects for some artistic portraiture and/or fashion photography. He's just looking to expand his portrait portfolio, and he'll give you a couple nice (WHCC) prints in exchange.

If anyone is interested, please either leave a comment here, email Lucas at jlr@lucasreddinger.com or look for his posters up in the VCB.