Xtremely Mad on truTV.com Video:
All they got was a closeup of crazy…
Getting Lost – sportsshooter:
In my thirty-one years I’ve lost a lot of things. Car keys, fights with roommates, favorite pairs of socks, photo contests, both of my parents and occasionally my mind. But nothing prepared me for losing a job, especially over the phone. Especially when they knew I’d be alone to hear the news.
Photos by Charles Harbutt – Down on the Street:
Awesome set of photos by Charles Harbutt, someone I had never heard of until this morning.
It’s all in the Details: The Exposure Dilemma – sportsshooter:
Without getting into the nature of sensor architecture, or going into tone curves, the simple answer is that it is always better to slightly over expose, and use whatever tools you prefer to bring back detail in highlights. With even minor under exposure, shadow noise goes from bearable to unacceptable, even at low ISO’s on modern digital cameras.
People of Walmart: a collection of all the creatures that grace us with their presence at Walmart, America’s favorite store.
via boingboing
AMERICANSUBURB X: INTERVIEW: Student Chat with Gilles Peress (1998)”:
On March 18, 1998, Gilles Peress participated in a chat with students of Gretchen Garlinghouse’s advanced photography class at College Preparatory School in Oakland. Preston Tucker, Technology Integrator at College Prep, was College Prep’s liaison with the Connecting Students to the World project. Students prepared for the chat by studying Farewell to Bosnia by Gilles Peress (Scalo Publishers, N.Y., 1994). They also studied an online curriculum comprising Peress’s interview in the Conversations with History series and two web sites by Peress, one produced by New York University and the other by The New York Times.
Documentary Filmmaker Christian Poveda Shot Dead In El Salvador:
Poveda was driving back from La Campanera, an overcrowded ghetto that is a stronghold of the Mara 18 gang, when he was apparently ambushed, The Times reported from London. Poveda’s body was discovered in a car in the poor, rural area.
Showcase: Neighborly Hatred – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com:
PERPIGNAN, France — If you want to understand why Justyna Mielnikiewicz has spent eight years photographing border disputes and ethnic conflicts in the South Caucasus, you should know two stories from her childhood.
David Bailey’s Nokia experiment and the future of photography | Technology | guardian.co.uk:
Until recently, camera phones have been the snapshot camera’s poor relation, but some have reached the point where they can take serious pictures, even at night. That, at least, is Nokia’s sales pitch for the N86. It commissioned David Bailey to produce Alive at Night, an exhibition of photographs taken with the mobile phone to promote its launch on Orange.
Photographer Paolo Pellegrin’s best shot | Art and design | The Guardian:
‘They were running from home. I knelt by their car and took this through the window’
David Bailey talks to Hannah Pool about new pictures of Londoners at night | Life and style | guardian.co.uk
Consider The Source – PDN:
Working on “Design For A Living World” provided
Vitale a number of opportunities. She was able to step outside her normal photojournalistic practice, travel to remote areas of the world that most people have never seen, and find a new outlet for her work. “It’s so interesting how it’s this domino effect, because once you start with one project that’s outside the lines of what your traditional role was, they sort of build on each other,” says Vitale.
The Visual Science Lab: Don’t optimize your purchase, optimize your technique:
Here’s the secret that drives lens junkies crazy: All good lenses are great two stops down from wide open. Almost without exception. Take a 14-24 Nikon and compare it to an Sigma 10-20mm lens and at f5.6 or f8 you’ll probably be amazed to find that they are pretty darn close.
THE AFTERMATH PROJECT War is only half the story, | duckrabbit – we produce beautifully crafted multimedia:
Many of the photographers I admire work the aftermath. There’s little glory to be found in it, but as the now struggles to reconcile with the past, how we record the aftermath will shape the future, whether blood binds itself to blood, or hope.
Media Offer Cash For Interviews In Jaycee Dugard Case:
When Robinson asked what they were doing, a British reporter told Robinson his deadline was coming quickly and offered him $2,000 if he would quit talking to everyone else and provide them an exclusive showing of his backyard.
Hot nikon news that might have lots of Canon gear going cheap (Nikon D700x) | Nikon Rumors:
Note that his post is labeled with the “Nikon D700x”, “New Nikon camera release” and “Nikon Rumours” tags.
Leica M9 made a brief appearance in Japan | Leica Rumors:
The site was taken down, but not before Google cached it.
Under Pressure, Photo Festival Drops Text From Gaza Exhibit – PDN:
Organizers of the Noorderlicht photo festival have removed a text essay about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from an upcoming photo exhibit, blaming pressure from the Associated Press, which supplied some of the pictures.