My wife Eve and I watched this movie last night on Photographer Bill Cunningham… it is available on Netflix Streaming and I am sure other venues… very enjoyable and yes he shoots film!
Also… Ilford Photo announced the release of a pinhole camera “system”… more info here: http://www.ilfordphoto.com/pressroom/article.asp?n=140
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
After quite a while working with my Cuboid camera I asked Matt Abelson of Abelson Scopeworks if a turret with 6 scopes would be possible to retrofit to my Cuboid while maintaining the ultra wide 25mm focal length… all I have to say is that it is spot on for my artworks and damn does it look nice!!
With the custom SELECTASCOPE option I have the choice of F196 – F32 with a Zone Plate at F45! The varying degree of sharpness and the option of overlaying different levels of sharpness on the same negative through multiple exposure is a creative A-Bomb…. ART Bomb that is!
Previous articles on the Cuboid:
https://figitalrevolution.com/2010/02/08/the-cuboid-pinhole-camera-pimped-out/
https://figitalrevolution.com/2009/12/18/new-addition-to-the-cuboid/
https://figitalrevolution.com/2009/10/29/the-cuboid-multi-aspect-ratio-pinhole-camera-part-2/
For those of you who are curious I believe only one Cuboid is left for sale!
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
A very interesting video that illustrates a situation many photographers, myself included, have found themselves in from time to time.
Most photographers- and as this video illustrates security guards- are unaware of their “real” legal rights with regards to photographing in public spaces and being photographed in public. There are countless articles online regarding this topic but I have found this one (see link below) to be especially good… of course the law varies from country to country so do your homework first and then shoot with confidence.
http://www.danheller.com/model-release.html
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
I believe this issue needs additional clarification from the Photo Industrial Complex… is the damage a result of cumulative exposures? are specific sensors more prone to gamma rays, CCD or CMOS? and at what point can software no longer “fix” dead pixels?… I don’t know the answer as of now (stay tuned) but I am glad that my trip to Italy on Sunday is all film!!
And for the crazy conspiracy theory readers out there: don’t forget that Kodak invented much of the digital technology used today and makes sensors for many camera makers to include Leica and the DOD… so this is not some PR push to sell more film.
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
PS- lots of good info covered in this video!!
Click on the audio play button to listen to this 14 minute discussion on the future of photography by Stephen Schaub.
LINKS:
All on film!!!!
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
Listen in as artist Stephen Schaub and professional writer and former gallery owner Eve Ogden Schaub discuss important questions for the working artist today: to edition or not to edition?, the problem with online art, why artist statements matter and more. 28 minutes in total length.
LINKS:
When Kodak released the Portra 400 a few months ago many of us speculated that a new Portra 160 would be just around the corner… and guess what? Kodak has announced today that Kodak Professional Portra 160 will be released starting in March 2011 in: 35mm, 120/ 220, 4×5 and 8×10… fantastic!!! Click on the audio-play button to listen to a 13 minute in-depth review of this new film (I tested 120) and be sure to look at the sample images provided below while listening to the audio… What a nice way to start the week!!!
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
Please click on the images below to see larger versions of each.
First look at the images in this link by New York Times photographer Damon Winter’s photo series, “A Grunt’s Life”:
http://www.poyi.org/68/17/third_01.php
Now read this post:
http://www.e-ariana.com/ariana/eariana.nsf/allDocs/384DCFFD0D8AC102872578380074884A?OpenDocument
My quick thoughts…
1. A good image is a good image.
2. It’s not the camera, it’s the photographer. The camera is just a tool. No matter how much you spent on a camera, in the end it is a dumb block of mechanics that needs your vision and creativity to work. For those who feel that the iPhone app Hipstamatic is somehow “altering” the image I would say this:
What about grain? That’s not “natural.” What about the particular color palette of a film- Velvia, Kodachrome (had to get that one in for historic sake!)? What about TX pushed? What about print size, lens choice, framing decisions, depth of field— all of these affect the visual quality of the final image and are not “real” or neutral… and I have not even touched on the darkroom or Photoshop as editive creative elements! All photography is manipulation, all photography is editive!!!
3. Photojournalism has the word PHOTO in it for a reason.
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
PS- Thanks to Art for sending me these links and for helping start this conversation here on FR.
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