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Photography icon Kodak recently announced its bankruptcy. In spite of that dire news and the fact that the company failed largely due to its reluctance to embrace digital photography in a meaningful way, film photography is not a lost art. In fact, film photography is seeing a resurgence along with a host of other archaic photographic processes. Lately I’ve been shooting a little more film, and looking for ways to expand my horizons within the art of photography, including the beautiful, blue cyanotype print.
The cyanotype process was invented in 1842 by English scientist Sir John Herschel, who saw it as a way to reproduce diagrams and plans. Even today, most of us know cyanotypes for their more common use in making blueprints. It was pioneering British female photographer Anna Atkins who first saw potential in cyanotypes as an photographic medium.
Unlike the more common silver prints used in traditional black and white photography, blue cyanotypes use a combination of irons to chemically sensitize a surface (which could be paper, fabric, or other receptive surface). Cyanotypes are exposed by UV rays from the sun or a UV lamp, and rinsed in water to stop development. It’s a very simple process!
Follow the link for more about Anna Atkins, and how to make your own cyanotypes.
http://www.keithdotson.com/blog/2012/01/22/alternate-photography-processes-beautiful-blue-cyanotypes/Photography icon Kodak recently announced its bankruptcy. In spite of that dire news... more
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Herb Ritts (1952-2002) occupies photography’s Mount Olympus, along with the most important fashion and glamour photographers of the late 20th Century, including Horst, Richard Avedon, Bruce Weber, and Helmut Newton. His photographs are a pivotal reference in our collective cultural memory; the classical poses of celebrities and models with their clean lines and distinct forms are easily recognizable as his style.
Herb Ritts was self-taught and he took his cues from the desert landscape surrounding his home and his close proximity to Hollywood culture, evident in the graphic quality and visual simplicity of his photographs and the heightened glamour of their subjects. He inserts a sense of rigorous formalism that seems to be inspired by modernist photographers like Edward Weston, August Sander or Man Ray.
The Edwynn Houk Gallery in Zurich recently presented an exhibition of photographs drawn from the collection of the Herb Ritts Foundation. In addition, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, has recently acquired 69 black-and-white images by the late L.A. fashion photographer valued at close to $1 million, given by his foundation in a single transaction that was part gift and part purchase. A Ritts exhibition is being planned at the Getty, drawing in part from the new acquisition, for April 2012.
This piece includes a number of high-resolution photographs, a photo-gallery and a documentary short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2011/10/15/the-photography-of-herb-ritts-distinctive-portraits-with-monumental-sensuality/Herb Ritts (1952-2002) occupies photography’s Mount Olympus, along with the most... more
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“Night Tales” is a stunning series of photographs by the Belgium photographer Tim Corbeel. Taking pictures at night is truly an art; you need to have full control over your camera, equipment and the night itself. Corbeel’s nighttime photographs passionately capture the emotions, atmosphere and beautiful moments of darkness.
This piece includes a number of high-resolution black-and-white photographs, a slide show and a music video.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/photos-of-the-evening-night-tales/“Night Tales” is a stunning series of photographs by the Belgium... more
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Setting up camp on a hill, deer roaming in the valley below. A peaceful country scene: ducks languidly swimming in a pond with marsh grasses at its edge. Golfers caught in a sand trap. Kayakers enjoying a leisurely paddle. Mountain climbers going higher, step by step. Elephants enjoying a drink at a watering hole, or horses riding over the English countryside. This is the landscape photography of Allan Teger. Or are they really landscapes? Look closer and you will see things aren't always as they appear.
Photographer Allan Teger's Bodyscapes series flips perception and presents two different realities at the same time. That said, of course perception is always subjective: two different people will see two or more different things...
Many cool pictures at the link...........http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/news-bodyscapes-photographySetting up camp on a hill, deer roaming in the valley below. A peaceful country scene:... more
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Miranda Kerr Nude Photoshoot
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Nicole Kidman Gets Sexy For L’Uomo Vogue
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“Hamburger Eyes” is a 4-min. short documentary by Nick Fogarty about the photographers who put together the black and white photo-zine “Hamburger Eyes.” The photo-zine is centered on a collective of photographers living in San Francisco; it represents a movement that’s come to be known as “Lifestyle” photography, meaning that both the photographers and subject matter seem to be in their natural environment. The documentary captures images in a brilliant way. It’s very unique and certainly not your ordinary, boring photography.
This piece presents a number of remarkable black and white photographs, as well as the brilliant documentary short, “Hamburger Eyes.“Hamburger Eyes” is a 4-min. short documentary by Nick Fogarty about the... more
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For over thirty years Len and Sherri have been producing stained glass work of the highest order at their studio, Great Panes. In this short interview Len talks about the business, his art and a current project.For over thirty years Len and Sherri have been producing stained glass work of the... more
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Doctor Flavia DelMastro discusses her small-animal hospital and the art and science of veterinary medicine. Her practice is located in Fulton, Maryland. This is another in a series of photography and audio essays on people and the work they do.Doctor Flavia DelMastro discusses her small-animal hospital and the art and science of... more
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In a short interview, Susan Porter of Peak's Island, Maine, discusses the closing of her fine-art photography gallery, the Addison Woolley Gallery in Portland.In a short interview, Susan Porter of Peak's Island, Maine, discusses the closing... more
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10 Min-ootes all the time you need in the world. Thee most IN-famous amount of time people give you when they're running late, you need to see them or if you need something from them. Whatever the case, 10 can be the magic No.# Think about the TEN!10 Min-ootes all the time you need in the world. Thee most IN-famous amount of time... more
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Young American Photographer Sage Paisner portrays the experience of the Oppression Tradition in black and white portraits and directorial self-portraits.
Paisner is a Photography Grad Student at CalArts and a 2006 graduate of the University of New Mexico, B.F.A., summa cum laude in Photography.
Artist statement
"My work stems from tradition and is inspired by historical and contemporary events addressing literal or metaphysical confinement. The oppressed are fearful. Terror stems from the thought of oppression or actual physical captivity. Minorities are oppressed and controlled. My Jewish, French Canadian Indian, history is filled with subjugation. During my early childhood, I lived on a Navajo reservation where my family practiced Judaism and Native religion. My father represented the Navajo Relocatees, helping them to obtain land and homes. For me, these experiences were seminal influences.
My ideas are rooted in the Holocaust, the Inquisition, the European Conquest of America and other countries in which Jews and Native people were persecuted. Fear of capture, persecution and torture forced them to hide or live in small secret places. In these confined places, religious practice, ritual, and the fight to preserve traditions continued. This body of work combines photography and sculpture to express the idea of confinement including contemporary events such as the conflict in Israel, Abu-Graib and Guantanamo Bay. These horrific events of the past and present are connected to my childhood and families history and evoke strong emotions. I am overwhelmed, and frustrated by the state of oppression. I am trapped. I hope there is some way out."
Sage Paisner
www.myspace.com/burningsagepress
sagepaisner@aol.com
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From TouchArt.net and OneEarthBlog.blogspot.comYoung American Photographer Sage Paisner portrays the experience of the Oppression... more
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