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Louis C.K. on Why He Shoots with a Film Camera
Yes, Louis C.K. is a lesser photographer. He seems to understand the philosophy of constraint better than most “advanced” photographers: > Shooting without an in-camera light meter forces you to really look at the light you are shooting with, to notice when it changes and to think about what
An Open Letter to Canon
Thanks to Coudal [http://coudal.com/archives/2011/08/an_open_letter_1.php] for pointing to this video: An open letter to Canon [http://vimeo.com/18104656] from safetyhammer [http://vimeo.com/safetyhammer] on Vimeo [http://vimeo.com].
For Me A Great Photograph Is One That Really Says
> “For me, a great photograph is one that really says something, but is also packaged well. It has nice content and the design.” — Steve McCurry (National Geographic) How often do we consider one or the other enough? We expect both in great websites, great books and great movies. Why
The Straightforward Solution Is To Present A First
> “The straightforward solution is to present a first time visitor with the simplest, most complete overview you can. It’s okay if it’s long, as long as each paragraph builds on the one that came before, and nothing along the way scares me away or bores me. Examples.
How Four Men with a Point-and-Shoot are Scooping Big News Outlets
> The Guardian has published a piece on how a four-man news operation called Sangat TV has stolen the headlines from big news outlets during the England riots, armed with just a “point-and-shoot camera” (via @khurtwilliams [http://twitter.com/#!/khurtwilliams/status/101806705104527360])
Captioning Photographs
This is something I’ve asked my parents to do with their shoeboxes of photos and it’s something we all should be doing more.
One Pen Addict to Another
Brad Dowdy (@dowdyism [http://twitter.com/#!/dowdyism]) was kind enough to include me in the lucky circle of writers to receive some samples from JetPens.com [http://www.jetpens.com/]. I took my time and put each pen and mechanical pencil through its paces. Real world. From the heat of
The Most Important Tool
This is an excerpt from the A Lesser Photographer book, sent out in the last newsletter. The next issue goes out in the wee hours tonight and takes a different look at the same topic, so sign up now [http://eepurl.com/d3gzD]! In the days of film, there was
Olympus Says: Get a Real Camera
Chase Jarvis [http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2011/07/olympus-is-talking-trash-about-your-camera-phone/] : > Seems that a new guerrilla campaign by Olympus in Australia is talking shit about the “rubbish” photos from your camera phone. I’m not sure it’s such great marketing to show how little your company understands modern photography.
Newsletter Announcement
The first issue of the A Lesser Photographer newsletter is being readied. It will feature a sneak peek of the book, so if you’re interested, sign up now [http://eepurl.com/d3gzD]!