Category: Photography

Something of the Night: Weegee – Telegraph

Something of the Night: Weegee

Capturing the soul of his beloved New York, in all its grit and glory, was what the photographer Arthur Fellig – aka Weegee – lived for. But he wasn’t exactly a stickler for realism, writes Lucy Davies

via Telegraph.co.uk: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/6616026/Something-of-the-Night-Weegee.html

Capturing the soul of his beloved New York, in all its grit and glory, was what the photographer Arthur Fellig – aka Weegee – lived for. But he wasn’t exactly a stickler for realism, writes Lucy Davies

November 23, 2009
Flash photography: the Heat portraits – The Observer

Flash photography: the Heat portraits

You could be forgiven for thinking Heat magazine is all sweat patches, cellulite and beer bellies. But it has also published some of the most inventive celebrity portraits of the past decade

via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/nov/22/heat-magazine-celebrity-portraits

Ellis Parrinder, a regular Observer photographer, started his career working for the magazine and admits he was shocked by how game the subjects were. “I’d go to shoots thinking, ‘She’s not going to do that is she?’ But they always did. It set me up to be the photographer I am now. If you’ve photographed someone dressed as hamburger then you can photograph people doing anything.”

November 23, 2009
The Insiders

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Link: http://insig.ht/2009/11/the-insiders/

In an attempt to avoid this fate, I knew that it was essential at my stage of development to photograph regularly somehow. After considerable to-ing and fro-ing, an accommodation was eventually reached, one that was more on my terms: I began bringing a camera along to work, photographing my surroundings. And as this project progressed and I slowly learned my craft, I became increasingly fascinated with other photographers who had been in a similar situation, those who had found themselves recording their own jobs:

November 23, 2009
Thoughts of a Bohemian » Smoke gets in your eyes

What we are seeing is the disappearance of knowledge. Most of the photo editors being let go from magazines, newspapers, websites are those who have spent many years building the foundations of our industry withtalent. They are the ones who knew a great image from a bad one, who could spot a talented photographer from the masses of mediums ones. They are the ones who created “names” by publishing their work. They are the ones who did look at photo books, went out to exhibits and photo festivals, no only to see and discover new talents but to personally connect with those they already knew.

Link: Thoughts of a Bohemian » Blog Archive » Smoke gets in your eyes

November 23, 2009
Secret second world war aerial images go online – guardian.co.uk

Secret second world war aerial images go online

The Aerial Reconnaissance Archive of historic second world war photographs is available online to the public from today

via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2009/nov/23/secondworldwar-secret-photographs-online

November 23, 2009
DOUG MENUEZ 2.0: GO FAST, DON'T CRASH

Regular readers of this blog may have noticed a lack of words being generated in this space over the last month. Or not! I’ve been overwhelmed with the various projects we are pursuing. Regardless, it has been a pleasure to share my stories, thoughts and experiences with younger photographers making there way, and with the veteran shooters with whom I can commiserate. I have learned a lot from both groups. And that is one clear benefit of all this social media: a community has truly been created and is communicating big time. So even if my missives are more random in the coming year, I will continue to try to engage. Here are some random notes from my recent travels and projects:

Link: DOUG MENUEZ 2.0: GO FAST, DON’T CRASH

November 22, 2009
Interactive: Jean-François Rauzier's opulent hyperphotos

Jean-François Rauzier’s opulent hyperphotos

Jean-François Rauzier is a French photographer who has developed the concept of ‘hyperphotos’ – ‘stitching’ together hundreds of enormous high-resolution images. Citadelle 2, which measures 180cm x 300cm, was created from a total of 1,500 images, endless

via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/interactive/2009/nov/20/jean-francois-rauzier-hyperphotos-photography

Jean-François Rauzier is a French photographer who has developed the concept of ‘hyperphotos’ – ‘stitching’ together hundreds of enormous high-resolution images. Citadelle 2, which measures 180cm x 300cm, was created from a total of 1,500 images, endlessly distorted and duplicated, depicting the first floor of a grand Parisian residence

November 20, 2009
A Pretty Picture Isn't Enough

After beginning his career as a biologist, Paul Nicklen quit his job for the Canadian government and dedicated himself to wildlife photography.

Link: A Pretty Picture Isn’t Enough – PDN

November 20, 2009
A Scrapbook From the Tribal Areas – At War

A Scrapbook From the Tribal Areas

A collection of photos seized by the Pakistani military offers a glimpse into life in the rugged terrain in Pakistan’s tribal areas. The military suspect the men are Taliban members, but intelligence officials have yet to analyze the photos and confirm th

via At War Blog: http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/a-scrapbook-from-the-tribal-areas/

These stunning photographs were seized in South Waziristan, the remote tribal area of Pakistan where Pakistani soldiers are fighting the Taliban. The vistas are beautiful. The terrain — rugged and hard to conquer — is rarely seen by outsiders.

November 17, 2009
Cooper: Photographer Cat

Cooper is a 4 year old American Shorthair cat living in Seattle. Once a week he wears a lightweight digital camera fastened to his collar, which snaps a new photo every 2 minutes.

Link: Cooper: Photographer Cat

November 15, 2009
NPPA Region 8 » Navigating the Downturn

During a recent “Navigating the Downturn” dialogue at the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Communication, four panelists discussed how to approach photography from a business perspective.

Link: NPPA Region 8 » Navigating the Downturn

November 13, 2009
APhotoADay Blog » Truth With A Camera: Quito, Ecuador

As with all TWAC workshops, students will be joined by their colleagues in-country to document stories surrounding issues of need that NGOs battle every day.

Link: APhotoADay Blog » Blog Archive » Truth With A Camera: Quito, Ecuador

November 10, 2009
Letter to a Young Photographer…. | Joe McNally's Blog

Letter to a Young Photographer….

Lectured last week at the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism. In the photojournalism department, the students all had that traditional mix of energy, enthusiasm, angst, and doubt so typical of that time in your

via Joe McNally’s Blog: http://www.joemcnally.com/blog/2009/11/09/letter-to-a-young-photographer/

Being lost isn’t the worst thing in the world, either, especially at 19. I hadn’t even discovered photography at 19, but nothing in particular concerned me about my aimlessness. Probably a lack of depth on my part, no doubt, but then it did leave me with room to move and the ability to imagine myself in different contexts. I do know that when I finally engaged in photography, it was like a black hole, an irresistible force that pulled me, my time, my energy and, without exaggeration, my every waking (and sleeping) moment. I had never known such a resonant thing.

November 10, 2009
Black Archives

BlackArchives – Info, recensioni e notizie dalla rete e sulla rete

Info, recensioni e notizie dalla rete e sulla rete

via BlackArchives: http://www.blackarchives.it/

After the recent closure of the historic agency Grazia Neri, fourteen of its long-standing photographers decided to pool their archive of six hundred thousand pictures and found a new image archie.

November 10, 2009
Picture Black Friday

Picture Black Friday is a photojournalism project that aims to revisit and analyze a combination of forces- a worsening economy, financial desperation, excitement, fear, absurdity, and a distinctly American cultural tradition- that culminate the morning after Thanksgiving.

Link: Picture Black Friday

November 9, 2009
How to get meetings with magazines part two

I just made my first major trip to NYC, from Portland, OR, to show my portfolio around for a while. Alot of people were very curious to learn how the whole operation works, so I decided to write about the process on my flight back to the West coast last night.

Link: How to get meetings with magazines part two

November 9, 2009
Nuts & Bolts – The Digital Journalist

Staff photographers are getting laid off. Freelancers are seeing less work. The Nikon D3x, the Canon 1DMk4 and Leica M9 are beginning to look a little pricey. Thus, this month’s column is on the relatively cheap – oops – economical stuff.

Link: Nuts & Bolts – The Digital Journalist

November 8, 2009
Fine Art Photographers – The Digital Journalist

Importantly, though, these fine art photographers also have a mission and a sense of purpose based on craft, ingenuity and often a desire to experiment. Their work and the techniques they use to achieve their goals are often different from photojournalists’. I saw photos reproduced in traditional silver prints, chromogenic prints, large-scale inkjet prints, electron microscopy, gum bichromate-cyanotype prints.

Link: Fine Art Photographers – The Digital Journalist

November 8, 2009
Simplifying Chaos, by Jeremy Kohm

My strategy had two components in an attempt to create an image that had some sort of structure. The first was to explore and photograph every single inch of this place, from the top of the Ferris wheel to the bottom of the water slide. The second was to get a bit of height that would allow the viewer to look at this image without losing their bearings.

Link: Simplifying Chaos, by Jeremy Kohm

November 7, 2009
My nine to five: Jonathan Scott – The Guardian

My nine to five: Jonathan Scott

Jonathan Scott on the less glamorous aspects of life as a photographer

via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/nov/07/jonathan-scott-photographer

Jonathan Scott on the less glamourous aspects of life as a photographer

November 7, 2009