Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Coastermatic
Saw this on the swissmiss design blog, but had to share it here. Coastermatic prints your instagram photos onto sandstone coasters (4 for $25)!
Friday, July 22, 2011
I'm melting!
My friend Scott Meadows is an extremely talented commercial photographer,
but he's also added a twist: time lapse!
We've been emailing a lot about the State of the Animated Gif (aka cinemagraph, cinemagif), and web videos...I've been reading a lot of blogs that mention them, like this viral dandelion time lapse on Gawker, hair cinemagraphs and other gifs on Art Fag City, the Gif Shop link on Swiss-Miss, and the fascinating I am not an artist animated gif collection.
Scott's also been working the animated gif to get the time lapse thing like this great sparkler!
but he's also added a twist: time lapse!
We've been emailing a lot about the State of the Animated Gif (aka cinemagraph, cinemagif), and web videos...I've been reading a lot of blogs that mention them, like this viral dandelion time lapse on Gawker, hair cinemagraphs and other gifs on Art Fag City, the Gif Shop link on Swiss-Miss, and the fascinating I am not an artist animated gif collection.
Scott's also been working the animated gif to get the time lapse thing like this great sparkler!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Gran Poder
One of my former design students, Michael Dunn Caceres, is now a designer and photographer down in La Paz, Bolivia, where he took some unbelievably beautiful shots of the Fiesta del Gran Poder (Festival of the All-Powerful). The festival is a giant street party that celebrates Jesus and his part in the Trinity.
What's so cool about Michael's photographs is the use of black and white (in great contrast) for what you know is a totally colorful festival. This way his images focus on the composition and on the expressions of the celebrants. Great great stuff. More here on his flicker stream.
Now I just need to figure out which one I want a print of, and figure out how to get some South American mail! (update: they are available here, and mounted prints are well under $100! I am so getting one!)
What's so cool about Michael's photographs is the use of black and white (in great contrast) for what you know is a totally colorful festival. This way his images focus on the composition and on the expressions of the celebrants. Great great stuff. More here on his flicker stream.
Now I just need to figure out which one I want a print of, and figure out how to get some South American mail! (update: they are available here, and mounted prints are well under $100! I am so getting one!)
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Book Cover Swipe
This egregious swipe of a photograph for a book cover is making the rounds on the Internet today. It relates to the "fair pay, fair use" discussion we're having, although I think this goes a bit beyond.
On his blog Seth Koth writes, "In 2006, a publisher (Little, Brown and Company) asked him if they could purchase the rights to one of his photographs (and Photoshop a child in the snow)." He said no, but 3 years later...
On his blog Seth Koth writes, "In 2006, a publisher (Little, Brown and Company) asked him if they could purchase the rights to one of his photographs (and Photoshop a child in the snow)." He said no, but 3 years later...
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
The Death of Illustration
Speaking of qualified clients, how about fair pay for fair use?
In an interview for Design Arts Daily, Kelly Doe, the Art Director for the New York Times discussed the future of publishing with Fernanda Cohen, a faculty member at the School of Visual Arts, Vice President of ICON6, and lecture coordinator at the Society of Illustrators of New York, and they had this very depressing exchange (extremely depressing bit is in blue).
Fernanda Cohen: What’s happening with the NYT online vs. print—and how is illustration being commissioned and used for both media?
Kelly Doe: At this point the paper is fully integrated–everything is uploaded for the web first and then collected and shaped for the print edition. Each section of the Times is staffed for both print and web, and the multi-media, video and graphics departments communicate with all editorial and art departments.
FC: How is illustration being commissioned for both media?
KD: Illustrations are commissioned by the art director for each section, but the web art directors commission art for the blogs and some online-only features. Online-only illustrations (in blogs, features, video, and more) have limitless potential that we are just starting to explore.
FC: Do you think publications are using less illustration because of the online market? If so, why?
KD: Publications are using less illustration because they have fewer ads, therefore smaller budgets. There is a trend towards using stock photography because it’s ultra-cheap.
FC: Do you think the value of illustration, fee wise, has lowered because of online usage—or the lack of it? Do you think the quality of illustration has lowered because of these same reasons?
As one colleague put it to me after reading this:
"Illustration is dead... long live stock photography."
In an interview for Design Arts Daily, Kelly Doe, the Art Director for the New York Times discussed the future of publishing with Fernanda Cohen, a faculty member at the School of Visual Arts, Vice President of ICON6, and lecture coordinator at the Society of Illustrators of New York, and they had this very depressing exchange (extremely depressing bit is in blue).
Fernanda Cohen: What’s happening with the NYT online vs. print—and how is illustration being commissioned and used for both media?
Kelly Doe: At this point the paper is fully integrated–everything is uploaded for the web first and then collected and shaped for the print edition. Each section of the Times is staffed for both print and web, and the multi-media, video and graphics departments communicate with all editorial and art departments.
FC: How is illustration being commissioned for both media?
KD: Illustrations are commissioned by the art director for each section, but the web art directors commission art for the blogs and some online-only features. Online-only illustrations (in blogs, features, video, and more) have limitless potential that we are just starting to explore.
FC: Do you think publications are using less illustration because of the online market? If so, why?
KD: Publications are using less illustration because they have fewer ads, therefore smaller budgets. There is a trend towards using stock photography because it’s ultra-cheap.
FC: Do you think the value of illustration, fee wise, has lowered because of online usage—or the lack of it? Do you think the quality of illustration has lowered because of these same reasons?
KD: Fees have lowered for several reasons. There are now typically two uses (web and print) for the price of one. Some publications now demand ownership of the art instead of one-time use (so no future sales for the illustrator), and lower budgets can mean less pay per illustration. Fortunately, the quality of the work has not lowered. Amazing things are happening, and in a much more diverse range of media.
As one colleague put it to me after reading this:
"Illustration is dead... long live stock photography."
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Stock photo loathing
There's nothing I hate so much in my inbox as an e-ad complete with stocky, schlocky photos. If you looked like this guy you'd have a job in modeling...wait, hmmm.
And this woman...that suit looks like it cost a fortune!
And this woman...that suit looks like it cost a fortune!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Art Guard
As usual, The Morning News online mag featured another great art project. This one's called "The Guardians of the Art World" by Andy Freeberg. He's taken pictures of the museum guards in Russia...
and contrasted them with photographs of the Chelsea gallery desk "heads".
Hilarious!
Images courtesy of The Morning News
and contrasted them with photographs of the Chelsea gallery desk "heads".
Hilarious!
Images courtesy of The Morning News
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Untreated Strangeness
That's the title of an art show at Momenta Art in Williamsburg that's opening on Friday October 30 featuring George Porcari, Jorge Pardo, Naomi Fisher (and organized by Chris Kraus).
If you don't know his work already, I think you'd love George Pocari. An LA transplant from Lima, Peru, George Pocari photographs cities (and other things) from an outsider's perspective. The result is work is totally evocative... part Weegee, part Ruscha.
Rob says that whatever film stock Pocari is using, it's fantastic.
If you don't know his work already, I think you'd love George Pocari. An LA transplant from Lima, Peru, George Pocari photographs cities (and other things) from an outsider's perspective. The result is work is totally evocative... part Weegee, part Ruscha.
Rob says that whatever film stock Pocari is using, it's fantastic.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
The weekly . . . wha?
I can't even begin to guess what this garage, um, special, might entail. Seems like one of those "write the caption" contests. Hmmm. What a good idea!
Terry Meyers*, a friend and photographer, also shot this great in situ grid extravaganza. Vive la grille!
*A funny story about Terry: Rob's brother and girlfriend (now wife) were in town and wanted to meet me so they came to a party we were at, but got confused about which girl I was and thought Terry was the new girlfriend. The reports about the new girlfriend were simply glowing!
Terry Meyers*, a friend and photographer, also shot this great in situ grid extravaganza. Vive la grille!
*A funny story about Terry: Rob's brother and girlfriend (now wife) were in town and wanted to meet me so they came to a party we were at, but got confused about which girl I was and thought Terry was the new girlfriend. The reports about the new girlfriend were simply glowing!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
My Martin Parr Moment
It's presumptuous to even mention myself in the same sentence as Martin Parr (nice clean link to Martin Parr to come) but I just love his takes on life. On a rare walk around our Tarrytown neighborhood, I noticed this somewhat bizarre suburban symmetry.
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