David Pescovitz:
A Brooklyn art gallery
created this stunning online exhibit of their Russian Photography
Collection: 1917-1945. This image "Pojarnaia lestnitsa" (Fire
Escape) was taken in 1925 by my favorite avant-garde photographer, Constructivist
artist Aleksandr
Rodchenko. From the exhibit summary:
The collection was assembled as the Soviet Union tore itself apart
leaving a tattered social fabric behind. Organized as a history of
20th century photography of the Soviet Union the collection focuses on
the categories: Constructivism/Avant-Garde, Propaganda,
Photo-Reportage, War Photography, and Socialist Realism which provide
the most effective and complete view of one of the most incredible
experiments in human history.
Grok Headline matches for Russian photography from 1917-1945
Will Eisner, RIP (1917-2005)
Will Eisner, RIP (1917-2005)01/04/2005 01:19 PM Mark Frauenfelder:
Chris Arrant sez: "Artist,
cartoonist and storyteller Will Eisner (www.willeisner.com) has passed
away at the age of 87, from complications from heart surgery." Link
SkyFighters 1945 0.5007/26/2004 02:06 PM Fly quick dogfights or more complicated missions.
Information (from 1945) wants to be free
Information (from 1945) wants to be free07/30/2004 08:33 AM Pages of the Past The
Toronto Star has digitized each of its issues from 1892-2001. And
they're searchable. And they're online. Unfortunately, access starts
at about a buck an hour—but 1945 is free!
OSX SkyFighters 1945 w/MB preview now available
OSX SkyFighters 1945 w/MB preview now available07/26/2004 02:22 PM Don's Games has released a preview of its new OSX SkyFighters 1945
w/MB (with Mission Builder) aerial dogfighting game, which is a
retooled version of the company's original SkyFighters 1945 title. The
updated edition offers enhanced graphics, aircraft that handle better
and the new Mission Builder, which allows you to design missions with
all of the objects found in the game and set your own victory
conditions. You can trade those missions with other SkyFighters
owners, and Don's Games will host user-created missions for download
on its Web site.
Toronto Star 1945 online
Toronto Star 1945 online07/31/2004 01:47 AM
The Toronto Star has put its searchable 1945 archive online for free.
Link
(via Waxy)
UMTS Forum and Russian 3G Association to jointly promote 3G in Russian Federation
Toronto Star Archives Available; 1945 Free08/02/2004 08:04 AM The Toronto Star has digitized its archives -- 1892-2001 -- and made
them available online in a searchable archive. And while you have to
pay to search the whole thing...
You may find
this unbelievably uninteresting and more suitable for a dusty corner
of digital photography blog, but I'm curious about it:
This week I watched both "CSI:NY" and "CSI Classic" (Or whatever
they call the Las Vegas jurisdiction). I noticed the New York crime
scenesters appeared to be using Olympus digital cameras, while their
colleagues out West seem to be rocking the Nikons. Not sure what's
going on in Miami. Probably those Panasonic/Leicas.
At any rate, while it's certainly understandable for different law
enforcement agencies in different states to use different vendors for
equipment, did CBS and Jerry Bruckheimer actually strike different
product placement deals for the different CSI franchises? I'm
obsessed.
When "CSI: Topeka" debuts I'm guessing they'll be outfitted with
that oddly named Pentax DSLR.
Anybody have any idea? Which is the camera of the true
crimefighter?
Readers chime in after the jump.
Our Eyes photography
Our Eyes photography09/24/2004 01:38 AM Our Eyes photography.
Interesting photographs submitted from around the world using a
left-right scroll layout of 10-15 shots with various themes. The
scrolling is an interactive part of the piece. Caution: Your workplace
may be dangerous to these artists. Some (SFW) favorites
.
Fortean photography
Fortean photography12/19/2004 03:34 PM David Pescovitz:
I love Fortean Times's online gallery of strange
photos and illustrations. Along with antique spirit snapshots,
stigmata statues, Bigfoot, and dervishes, they have a nice selection
of "simulacra photos." In Fortean terms, simulacra photos depict
"spontaneous or natural figures or images. These can occur in nature
as well as in the chance conjunction of artefacts." For example, the
seed capsules of snapdragons in this photo. Readers are invited to
send in their own shots to the print magazine's Simulacra Corner. Link
Dome Photography
Dome Photography05/19/2004 11:57 AM Domes
and Cupolas From the New Yorker: "David Stephenson's
photographs gaze directly up at the interiors of domes, flattening
them and - through long exposure times - revealing details and colors
that can't be discerned in normal viewing. The results are bright,
kaleidoscopic patterns made up of the Moorish arabesques of the
Alhambra, the iconic decorations of a former imperial chapel near
Moscow, and the cool, almost Mediterranean blues of a Hungarian
synagogue."
Stephenson's work is curre
ntly on exhibition in New York. Other pages of his work can be
found
here and here.
Digital photography
Digital photography10/28/2003 11:08 PM Found a nice site while surfing around, looking for digital camera
reviews... http://www.dpchallenge.com It has nice pictures, and
tutorials on...
Analog or digital photography?08/30/2004 05:31 PM Good argument in the analog/digital debate of SLRs by Gisle Hannemyr:
Starting out: Film or digital...
Photography Companies Try a New Approach07/20/2004 12:59 AM Self-printing kiosks for photographs in drug stores and discount
stores are now being widely advertised.
"Jill Greenburg is an accomplished celebrity photographer. Recently,
though, she's turned her attention to another biped: monkeys. She
discovered her affection for monkey portraits on a commercial, and
started renting various species of trained primates and taking their
photos as if they were A-list celebrities. The portraits express an
amazing range of emotion, and are way more interesting that your
average celebrity pic."
Searching through America's past for the last 25 years,
collector James Allen uncovered an extraordinary visual legacy:
photographs and postcards taken as souvenirs at lynchings throughout
America. With essays by Hilton Als, Leon Litwack, Congressman John
Lewis and James Allen, these photographs have been published as a book
– "Without Sanctuary" by Twin
Palms Publishers. Experience the images as a flash
movie with narrative comments by James Allen, or as a gallery
of photos which includes 81 postcards.
Action figure war photography06/23/2004 02:12 PM
Stefan Kirkl takes pictures of action figures that he's elaborately
painted and posed, producing what looks like gripping battlefield
photography.
Link
(via MeFi)
New: Digital Photography Hacks
New: Digital Photography Hacks05/27/2004 09:12 AM O'Reilly's Digital Photography Hacks, by Derrick Story, collects 100
techniques for "getting the shot."
Digital Infrared photography06/28/2004 11:01 PM Shooting outside of
our vision. Infrared photography is cool - the world looks
surreal. But man, it's a PIA. Just keeping the film at the right
temperatures is difficult.
So, all of this can be done digitally. I still haven't gotten around
to buying the necessary pieces, but in replying to this Ask MetaFilter
question, I remembered eric cheng's page. For your perusal.
Amazing microscopic photography12/30/2004 10:00 PM Mark Frauenfelder:
Nifty gallery of microscopic
nature photographs. Shown here: cross section of a lavender leaf. Link
chris jordan photography
chris jordan photography04/19/2005 04:29 AM Intolerable Beauty €” Portraits of American Mass Consumption .. Chris
Jordan .. photographs
aym.engel5.net/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/links/bookmarks/web_des
ign/images/hubble_pics.html track this
site | 5 links
Chicago Uncommon Photography
Chicago Uncommon Photography11/22/2002 12:19 AM An amazing MovableType site
Chicago Uncommon Photography. Wow, this is an amazing site. Uses
MovableType to create the most awesome photoblog I've ever seen. Has
to be seen to be believed. I've asked Dawn over there how she did it
and hopefully she'll tell us!
Real Doll photography
Real Doll photography03/29/2005 08:54 PM Mark Frauenfelder:
Photographer Elena Dorfman has a new book out called Still Lovers with
pictures of those creepy Real Doll sex toys in quotidian situations.
For many, the idea of the sex doll conjures images of the
kitschy inflatable, but these expensive, highly realistic dolls, which
owners customize down to the smallest detail, are far from silly, and
they perform more than a sexual role for thier owners.For many, the
idea of the sex doll conjures images of the kitschy inflatable, but
these expensive, highly realistic dolls, which owners customize down
to the smallest detail, are far from silly, and they perform more than
a sexual role for thier owners.
Loretta Lux's photography03/29/2005 08:54 PM David Pescovitz:
The new issue of the still-excellent Bust magazine has an interview with
Loretta Lux, a German artist living in Ireland whose surreal
photographs of children are so spookily sweet that they're
hypnotizing. According to the Bust article (not archived online), Lux
won't reveal her specific Photoshop techniques except to say that "the
images are compositions of photos superimposed over painted
backgrounds, then finished off with digital alterations." Her online
gallery is just stunning. When I have a child, I'd love to commission
Lux to photograph him or her every year. Link
Story Photography: Photoshop History12/06/2003 02:46 AM The history of Photoshop .. Photoshop: a Look Back .. February of last
year .. Thomas Knoll .. version 2.5 .. maybenot ..
decade
storyphoto.com/multimedia/multimedia_photoshop.html track this
site | 4 links
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Robotics Meets Digital Photography
Robotics Meets Digital Photography03/19/2005 02:28 AM A California fashion photographer has combined robotic controllers,
lasers and digital cameras to produce the next generation of digital
imaging. An array of high resolution images and depth maps created
with robotic precision are stitched together to create a navigable
world. [PRWEB Mar 18, 2005]
Cameras, Not Phones, Seen as Photography Mainstay
Cameras, Not Phones, Seen as Photography Mainstay01/18/2004 05:58 AM Boston Globe Jan 18 2004 9:46AM GMT Grok Description matches for Russian photography from 1917-1945 GrokA matches for Russian photography from 1917-1945
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Chris Arrant sez: "Artist,
cartoonist and storyteller Will Eisner (www.willeisner.com) has passed
away at the age of 87, from complications from heart surgery." Link
The collection was assembled as the Soviet Union tore itself apart
leaving a tattered social fabric behind. Organized as a history of
20th century photography of the Soviet Union the collection focuses on
the categories: Constructivism/Avant-Garde, Propaganda,
Photo-Reportage, War Photography, and Socialist Realism which provide
the most effective and complete view of one of the most incredible
experiments in human history.
The Toronto Star has put its searchable 1945 archive online for free.
I love Fortean Times's online gallery of strange
photos and illustrations. Along with antique spirit snapshots,
stigmata statues, Bigfoot, and dervishes, they have a nice selection
of "simulacra photos." In Fortean terms, simulacra photos depict
"spontaneous or natural figures or images. These can occur in nature
as well as in the chance conjunction of artefacts." For example, the
seed capsules of snapdragons in this photo. Readers are invited to
send in their own shots to the print magazine's Simulacra Corner. 
"Jill Greenburg is an accomplished celebrity photographer. Recently,
though, she's turned her attention to another biped: monkeys. She
discovered her affection for monkey portraits on a commercial, and
started renting various species of trained primates and taking their
photos as if they were A-list celebrities. The portraits express an
amazing range of emotion, and are way more interesting that your
average celebrity pic."
Stefan Kirkl takes pictures of action figures that he's elaborately
painted and posed, producing what looks like gripping battlefield
photography.
Nifty gallery of microscopic
nature photographs. Shown here: cross section of a lavender leaf. 
For many, the idea of the sex doll conjures images of the
kitschy inflatable, but these expensive, highly realistic dolls, which
owners customize down to the smallest detail, are far from silly, and
they perform more than a sexual role for thier owners.For many, the
idea of the sex doll conjures images of the kitschy inflatable, but
these expensive, highly realistic dolls, which owners customize down
to the smallest detail, are far from silly, and they perform more than
a sexual role for thier owners.
The new issue of the still-excellent