Bence Bakonyi: Transform
It’s a really small set of images, but Bence Bakonyi’s Transform is just lovely.
Posts Tagged "photography"
Finding Vivian Maier – Trailer
Living across the street from an auction house, John Maloof ended up purchasing a box full of negatives for $380. From there, he discovered the work of Vivian Maier and began trying to unravel who she was – her history, and her passion for photography.
Brian Leli: London and a Year Book Release and Exhibit, Eyeporium Gallery
On Friday, I met up with Chris and Sandra post-work, in Wicker Park. All of us were gathering beforehand at a nearby bar, prior to heading to Emporium Gallery to check out Brian’s book release (and the first night of his photography exhibit).
Then and Now: Chicago Savings Bank Building in 1904 and 2013
After finding some fantastic, old images of the Art Institute last year, I recently dug around Chicago Past and found a few photos near my current workplace.
London and a Year: Book Release and Exhibition This Friday
My friend Brian Leli is a talented photographer and writer, and one of those rare people who’s good at working with both words and images, in equal measure. In 2011 he launched a successful Kickstarter campaign for his London and a Year project, raising over $15,000.
First Snow Project
Once every winter, I like posting up this First Snow Project. Looking to Flickr for keywords like snow, snowflake, etc., images are displayed that match up with me reading a poem I wrote.
3 Years, 3 Minutes
Looking at this again, after nearly 6 years… it’s a shame the quality is so terrible. I doubt this video means all that much to anyone else, but it’s a lot of fun for me to watch it in one go… seeing all the various events and things I experienced. Surprising to me how many things are actually documented somewhere, on the blog.
Markus Reugels: High Speed Liquid Splashes
Photographer Markus Reugels takes some incredible high-speed photographs of water droplets. He’s got an ongoing Flickr set that currently houses over 516 images – it’s kind of jaw-dropping to page through them all.
Lose a little time looking through his images on Flickr, and on his official website (small wonder he also has an interest in photographing mushrooms).
London and a Year: Pre-Orders Available
In 2011, Brian launched a successful Kickstarter Project (raising over $15,000),
where he would be photographing and documenting his time in London (where he had gone to attend the International Journalism MA program at City University London). During the subsequent months, he documented his experiences and stories over at the project’s website: London and a Year.
Protecting My Camera From Rain and Powder, Preparing for the Chicago Color Run
I used this tutorial as my guide. One thing I’ll say off the bat – I had to do this about three times, because I don’t like reading instructions (even short ones). I kept cutting the holes too big, and should have followed the instructions of cutting a smaller hole… and then using the plastic as a seal between filters.
Remember Tom Ranken: A Large and Lovable Personality
Recently, I saw this Flickr image posted up by Diarmid Mogg (someone I follow on Twitter, ever since I learned about his Small Town Noir project).
Questions About Processing Old Kodachrome Movie Film
A few days ago, Liz and I went to Wolff’s Flea Market over the Labor Day weekend. There, I happened across three reels of old movie film, and decided to buy them for $1 apiece.
I later learned from Alex that the film I got was Kodachrome, a type of film that is no longer processed. There was one place in Parsons, Kansas (Dwayne’s Photo), that used to do all the developing work (even Kodak outsourced their lab work to these guys)… but Dwayne’s processed their last roll of Kodachrome on December 30th, 2010.
Humanae: Portraits of People Matched to Their Pantone Colors
In a project called Humanae, artist Angélica Dass matches photographs of people with their Pantone colors – making for a really interesting gallery.
Liz’s DIY Lightbox
Sharing this for the impressive/cool factor: inspired by a few examples she saw online, Liz spent part of her Saturday afternoon going to Home Depot, gathering a few items… and piecing together her very own DYI lightbox.
Photographs of the Art Institute, Taken 119 Years Apart (1893 – 2012)
About a month ago, I came across a stunning image of the Art Institute via Andrew Huff. The image itself is stunning – the building on its own, with little else visible in the background and Michigan Avenue looking barely more than a simple cobblestone street.