This is has been sitting in the draft bin for a while, but ArtKrush published an interview with Jeff Brouws back in November last year. It’s pretty interesting as a look at evolving purpose behind a photograph’s work. Brouws early typologies seem more focused on capturing visual curiosities rather than expressing a particular viewpoint. This [...]
From Gizmodo: (referencing this photo at the Youth Inaugural Ball)
in the end, what will help you remember an experience better: taking a not-great picture that’s 80% crowd, or giving that experience 100% of your attention? You can always find photos online later, but you’ll never be able to go back to that moment again and, [...]
The transition from film to digital photography has brought with it a range of types of manipulation. Some merely mimic traditional darkroom techniques like burning and dodging or are intended to improve the image in someway after it is captured, such as changing saturation, exposure or contrast. Other applications such as CameraBag or Poladroid [...]
This Sunday, the NY Times Magazine will be featuring 52 portraits of members of the Obama administration and Democratic Congressional leaders taken by Nadav Kander. I was unfamiliar with Kander’s name but after a little digging now I recognize his work, particularly his portrait of David Lynch. (Landscape fans should check out his series “God’s [...]
DC photographer Susana Raab recently got a peek behind the scenes at the Smithsonian’s photography storage facility. (An undisclosed location. Don’t even ask.) While visually interesting, the place does seem to be a bit haphazard with the storage of our national photographic treasures. But I suppose one makes due when you have to cover limo [...]
it is the professional caste of cognoscenti who have consistently applauded the trivialization of art and its relegation to the status of financial speculation at best, and a game for children showing off to the adults at worst.
via Beauty and the Best in New English Review
And that’s just the start! The author goes on to [...]
