2016/01/01
Categories: The Height of Something . . Author: mrdplus . Comments: Leave a comment
On The Spectrum
Which way do you swing?
John Sypal? “I will never apologize or make excuses for my belief that silver-gelatin prints (and books made from them) are an essential part of my enjoyment of photography, both in viewing and creation. I can’t imaging marble sculptors having to spend too much time defending their choice of materials to a guy with a new 3D-printer.”
…or (ahem) Rolling Stone? Getting Film Developed
“What a pain this was. Some photo developing chains did start offering drive-thru service in an effort to ease the inconvenience of having to take your film in for developing before you could actually see the photos you’d taken. Just don’t forget to keep the negatives. You might want doubles someday.”
We’re not suggesting that one must choose. But can we please do it without the snark factor? Thank you.
Unfolding The Space-Time Continuum
It’s a useful conceit, it is, for perspective and/or as a cosmic scapegoat. Since this here blawwg has been dormant approaching the solstice, let’s get an inkling of what we missed.
This is from DePaul, during last summer. If we’d been a little sharper, we’d have alerted you to this show.
Here’s what’s up in… Amsterdam.
The photo community there has just published this free map of local points of interest. When was the last time Chicago did this? Ever? Never? It’s not the same to list places in a glossy handout or an SPE convention guide; we’re a visual bunch, nest pas?
Oh, here’s one.
By all means, do not miss this beautiful and comprehensive retrospective of the AACM at the Contemptible.
Illinois residents get in for free on Tuesdays.
Update: you missed that one as well! Were you in on this, in 1998?
Photo Devoto Picture of the Day #10
ID & win!
The Estenopeico’s Decalogue, According to Fefo
1) Un estenopeico,no compra cámaras, se las hace.
2) A un estenopeico, generalmente le regala una cámara, otro estenopeico.
3) Un estenopeico si eventualmente, tiene que comprar una cámara, será estenopeica.
4) A un estenopeico, déjalo libre, porque en el espacio de la libertad, es donde mejor esta.
5) Nunca le preguntes a un estenopeico cuantas cámaras tiene (no tiene idea de cuantas tiene…. o tendrá).
6) Un estenopeico, no se olvida una cámara en un poste, está haciendo una solarigrafia.
7) Para un estenopeico, todas las fotos estenopeicas están buenas o muy buenas o impresionantemente buenas.
8) Para un estenopeico, solo dos o tres fotos estenopeicas, son malas, pero algo de bueno seguro tienen.
9) A un estenopeico lo entiende, otro estenopeico mucho, alguna persona más, otras no lo entienden.
10) Un estenopeico, no compite, comparte.
1) A pinhole photographer doesn’t buy cameras, he makes them.
2) A pinhole photographer usually gives a camera to another pinhole photographer.
3) If a pinhole photographer eventually has to buy camera, it will be a pinhole camera.
4) Let a pinhole photographer go free, because freedom of space is better for this.
5) Never ask a pinhole photographer how many cameras he has. He has no idea how many he has (or will have).
6) A pinhole photographer won’t forget a camera on a pole; he’s doing a solargraph.
7) For a pinhole photographer, most pinhole photos are good. Or very good. Or really, really good.
8) For a pinhole photographer, only two or three pinhole photos are bad (they gotta have some).
9) One pinhole photographer understands another pinhole photographer very well; others just don’t understand.
10) A pinhole photographer doesn’t not compete, he shares.
W. o’ W.: Ned Rorem
“Anyone can express himself. The important thing is whittling it down. The mere fact of whittling is for effect. Everything is for effect.”
Still Life, by Sally Mann
…from Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs.
Get Yourself Another (Another!) New Camera, to Travel Far and Wide
It’s a lightweight, hardbody 4×5 that takes your 90mm lens, and it won’t break the bank!
Calling All Couch Phototatos
Overslept today? Light not “right?” Promising subject matter demolished since you last drove past? Make some popcorn, and peruse this list.
Creative Camerawork 