Archive for January, 2016
Saturday, January 30th, 2016
There is an iconography of Robert Frank’s work, that is undeniable. His book, The Americans, was shot in the 1950’s by way of a Guggenheim grant, and showed us a side of America that existed, but was not the mainstream imagery. The book changed the look of photography, forever.
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2016
We live in a 72 dpi world. It’s all on the screen in our hands, or on the desk. How do you enhance your living environment, once you raise your eyes? William Wegman with a hanging Doodles Man Your walls not only reflect your tastes, but should evoke a response from you on an almost […]
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Monday, January 11th, 2016
Sure, Star Wars: The Force Awakens was shot in Film. So was Hateful 8. And people are buying turntables again. And vinyl has been on the rise for awhile. What is going on? A return to analog is creeping back into our digital lives. But why? Has there been enough pixels and cloud stored images? […]
Posted in Gear Monkey, Photo News | Comments Off on Kodak Super 8 FILM Camera : Same As It Ever Was?
Sunday, January 10th, 2016
(photo album of CES 2016 here) I like to think of CES as a film festival. The majors come out with a lot of glitz & glamour, plus loud fanfare and pretty packaging dressing it all up. The press releases will tout only the best parts, just like what surrounds any large scale movie release. […]
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Saturday, January 9th, 2016
(photo album of CES 2016 here) One of the major trends at CES this year, was the advent of high quality audio and a throwback to old listening habits, as in vinyl. Yes, records, with all of the pops and surface noise you knew before. Unless you kept them pristine and had a solid needle […]
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Saturday, January 9th, 2016
(photo album of CES 2016 here) What a time in Vegas, and CES this week. Actually, the organization behind CES, Consumer Electronics Show, is changing it’s name to CTA, Consumer Technology Association from CEA, consumer electronics association. A much broader name as it encompasses a much bigger business base. And Consumer is the key word, […]
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2016
This morning @CES, Nikon announced some crazy, new, incredible products. First up a new flagship, the Nikon D5. That’s the one with the insane ISO, and the speed you need for sports. Plus a new processor for the rest of us, but so much more. Touch screen, 20+mg sensor, 153 focus points, 12FPS, up to […]
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