This photograph was made by Saul Leiter Before tonight I did not know who he was. As I am assuming some of you might not have known either. Saul Leiter began his career as a photographer in the 40's. Never having been formally trained as a photographer, he quickly worked his way into a career by producing some amazing photographs. His photographs made such an impact, they got the attention of Edward Steichen. If you know the history of photography, you know that Steichen is/was an important figure in photography medium.
I love this photograph for a number of reasons. The use of a bright and vivid yellow in the background really brings the foreground into a much more dynamic perspective. The way the figure transfroms from a person into what appears to be a painting is just magnificant. This photograph has a lot of painterly qualitys that I find visually appealing. His entire is rather spectacular. Take a minute to view his work. You might need more than a minute if you keep going back to look at the ones you like the most, like I am doing.
One of the most exciting things about writing a photo blog or an article for my blog, is making a discovery that you know will be a great addition to your pages and enlighten your readers. I love finding photographers that are doing something so conceptual that they seem to be thinking so far outside of the box that they have forgotten what the box looks like. I follow a site called Lensculture Lensculture is a great site that has an impressively large list of contemporary photographers. I suggest taking a few minutes to look through it.
It was through Lensculture and a friend of mine, who happens to be an extremely talented illustrator, I came across the photographer Denis Darzacq Darzacq has some intense portraits. He photographs dancers in the most unique of ways as they are perfoming for him. The video below shows how he makes his photographs as the people are in motion. His work is very surreal and gives the apperance that the dancers are not even dancing, but existing in a supernatural way with in the space they are being photographed. Take a moment to watch.
I was totally unaware that there is a software that can tell you how many photographs you have made. The shutter count is the amount of images or how many times your shutter has been fired. But, there is a software that will tell you the number of photos shot on your camera by opening the last image uploaded. All you have to do is down load the software, open the last image, and it does the rest for you. Here is the link to the program:
This is a great tool to use if you are thinking about selling your D-SLR. I did some research and found a few people that are very serious about buying a used camera and ask, What is the shutter count? And request to know before making the purchase.
Back in January I posted this photograph. It took only a few hours before it was recognized as a semi-iconic image that shows a part of Holyoke’s history. Today I delivered this photograph matted and framed to a friend of mine who will be submitting it for a silent auction at the 50th Anniversary of Wistariahurst.
I made these two photographs on my way through Holyoke this evening. I was on my way to drop off the print for the auction and saw the shadows playing against the wall. It is minimalistic in most aspects.
I have a profound respect for the photographers that came before me. The older generation has a lot to teach us. I do not know who this photographer is, but I saw him at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Holyoke this past Sunday. He was walking down High St making photographs of the parade and some of the people that were overly eager to interact with the parade and the photographers shooting the parade.
I spent some time with my friend Peter from Rambling Van Dog who was very eager to photograph the parade and some of the people that were out to enjoy the parade. Peter even managed to grab a few photographs of the Holyoke Police Department responding to a person in the crowd that had a firearms in his possession. I spotted the police responding and was unable to make a good photograph from the position I was standing in. But I was very pleased to see Peter’s shot, which displayed the moment as it unfolded. For me the parade was a day to enjoy and relax, and not really focus to much on what was happening, in a photographers perspective. I had to leave a little early to go see a family member. That was cut short which gave me a chance to go back to the parade and see it from a different perspective.
Yesterday me and my business partner took a few hours out of our day to make a few purchase at a local camera store, grab some lunch, and then took a walk through some farm land we had yet to explore. We found an abundant amount of abandoned couches, television sets, and Christmas trees. We explored the area and realized the area had some potential. It was cold, the landscape looked seemingly familiar, (even though it was our first time here, it reminded me of so many other pieces of farm land) I still saw some interesting photographs in the land. Here is what I was able to produce.
Rob Caswell is the new owner of Evolv Fine Art Printing Rob has recently taken over the former Sky Lake Studios in East Hampton, MA. Rob has been printing my fine art photographs for nearly two years now. I am proud you endorse his work and promote him here on Lenshare. He is a great person to work with. He has a fast turn around and the prices are well worth the effort he puts into your work. Don't take my word for it. Stop in and see for yourself.
Annie Leibovitz has made some serious news these past few months. A little while back I made a post about how she had hit some financial hardships. Here is one of the many articles that talks about her choice to "pawn" off the past and future rights of her work.
Thursday March 19th Getty Images announces that Leibovitz has signed on to their list of photographers. This must seem like good news for Leibovitz. Hopefully this will help her straighten out the financial issues.
I do not usually shoot architecture unless I am asked to. Or if a client needs their buildings photographed. But a project a few months ago led to me creating these.
These photographs are a combination of multiple bracketed shots. They were constructed with the principals of HDR (High Dynamic Range) in mind.
Here is a quick little tip/idea. Say you forget your cable release or you do not have one. Or you ran out in such a hurry you forgot your wireless remote. Don't sweat it! Here is a quick little idea to get around it. The only issue is if you need to set the camera to bulb mode, you wont be able to perform this function. But if you are using any other shutter speed before bulb mode you will be all set. So here goes. Say you found a nice landscape shot or need to make a longer exposure, but you do not have a cable release. What do you do to eliminate and reduce the camera shake? First, make sure you have a good sturdy tripod. Then you simply set your camera to the self timer mode. Once you have determined the correct settings, locked in the focus, set your camera’s self timer. Press the shutter and make the exposure. Thus eliminating any form of shake while your camera is set on the tripod. And reducing the need to worry about your cable release. I hope this idea was something useful to you. Some times when you forget your camera accessories you need to do a little improvising.
