november 28, 2007
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i'm a sucker for nature, so bluejake's recent photos of prospect park were super pretty. he also has a gorgeous photo of a tree in central park from the other week. there's something totally classic about the image.. the shapes, the composition, how defined everything else.
november 28, 2007
portraits of ausa, part dos
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more portraits from animeusa. one final batch left to get online.
november 27, 2007
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hey marshall! life's hectic, but the gettin' doin's got done. ya heard? i'm glad to hear you're running with that video stuff. take it as far as your creativity commands you. you know you come from a line of crazed and degenerate visionaries. it's like being jimi hendrix offspring or something. more ed wood in this case.
digital cameras rule. if you're not digital, get digital. the instant feedback is vital to learning your craft and tools. "what's this setting do? ::click:: ahh, gotcha!" what would have taken me years to learn with film, i've now learned in a fraction of the time. also the savings in development costs (free!) is monumental. i've shot too many tens of thousands of photos to count, and never have i had to pay a single penny to see what they look like. sweet deal!
my thought on photography is that emotion and the moment captured is more important than what it was captured with or the details of how it was captured. to me, a technically precise photo pales in comparison to a beat-up polaroid of "that moment". so what's your budget? work with your budget. if you've only got $100, spend it and start shooting. as you work the medium more, you'll figure out what you want to use.
if you really want my opinion on a particular brand, i say go out and try them yourself. go to a camera store and play with it. it'll make a big difference. it's like meeting that girl in person who you've been chatting online with for the past three months. it can either be nice and smooth or bust a move. i'll keep the car running just in case.
find the tool you want to express with, and use it. maybe you're the next polaroid prodigy. hell, there's a whole world of unexplored conceptual spycam photography. be bold, go where no man's gone before. some people paint with pastels, others paint with poo. really, i'm not making this stuff up. it can still be considered art either way.
if you're really interested in details, i recommend the following reading: dpreview, fred miranda, photo.net
my number six rule of being an artist. never let your lack of good/better equipment stop you from doing whatever it is you do. or simply put, work with what you've got. if you want better, get better. but don't ever think that because you don't have the latest and greatest, you can't shoot some of the hottest pics this side of suburban. so keep doin' that do 'til it's got done.
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digital cameras rule. if you're not digital, get digital. the instant feedback is vital to learning your craft and tools. "what's this setting do? ::click:: ahh, gotcha!" what would have taken me years to learn with film, i've now learned in a fraction of the time. also the savings in development costs (free!) is monumental. i've shot too many tens of thousands of photos to count, and never have i had to pay a single penny to see what they look like. sweet deal!
my thought on photography is that emotion and the moment captured is more important than what it was captured with or the details of how it was captured. to me, a technically precise photo pales in comparison to a beat-up polaroid of "that moment". so what's your budget? work with your budget. if you've only got $100, spend it and start shooting. as you work the medium more, you'll figure out what you want to use.
if you really want my opinion on a particular brand, i say go out and try them yourself. go to a camera store and play with it. it'll make a big difference. it's like meeting that girl in person who you've been chatting online with for the past three months. it can either be nice and smooth or bust a move. i'll keep the car running just in case.
find the tool you want to express with, and use it. maybe you're the next polaroid prodigy. hell, there's a whole world of unexplored conceptual spycam photography. be bold, go where no man's gone before. some people paint with pastels, others paint with poo. really, i'm not making this stuff up. it can still be considered art either way.
if you're really interested in details, i recommend the following reading: dpreview, fred miranda, photo.net
my number six rule of being an artist. never let your lack of good/better equipment stop you from doing whatever it is you do. or simply put, work with what you've got. if you want better, get better. but don't ever think that because you don't have the latest and greatest, you can't shoot some of the hottest pics this side of suburban. so keep doin' that do 'til it's got done.
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