‘I have been frequently accused of deliberately twisting subject matter to my point of view. Above all, I know that life for a photographer cannot be a matter of indifference. Opinion often consists of a kind of criticism. But criticism can come out of love. It is important to see what is invisible to others—perhaps the look of hope or the look of sadness. Also it is always the instantaneous reaction to oneself that produces a photograph.’
~Robert Frank
New to our YouTube Channel: Real Exposures with Lauren Greenfield
In this edition of Real Exposures, David interviews Lauren Greenfield. She talks about her work, including the documentary The Queen of Versailles (which will be broadcast on BRAVO later this month): http://bit.ly/158gw5q
Learn Wet Plate Collodion with Jill Enfield at the Palm Springs Photo Festival, April 28 to May 3: http://bit.ly/Z5YNHv
‘I just think it’s important to be direct and honest with people about why you’re photographing them and what you’re doing. After all, you are taking some of their soul.’
~Mary Ellen Mark
File this under ‘OUCH!’: We return from holiday with an important lesson: Why you should have a filter on your camera (see exhibit A).On my second day in London, THIS happened to my camera! I was in a theatre restroom and hung my camera bag on the hook on the back of the stall door, and it promptly fell off and landed on the floor. The next morning I had to go into a camera store and have the broken filter pried off the lens, but if I hadn’t had that filter, the damage could have been A LOT worse – it would have been to the front element. Let that be a lesson to all you photographers running around out there with naked lenses! Get a filter today! (And don’t hang your bags on dodgy hooks!)
File this under ‘OUCH!’: We return from holiday with an important lesson: Why you should have a filter on your camera (see exhibit A).On my second day in London, THIS happened to my camera! I was in a theatre restroom and hung my camera bag on the hook on the back of the stall door, and it promptly fell off and landed on the floor. The next morning I had to go into a camera store and have the broken filter pried off the lens, but if I hadn’t had that filter, the damage could have been A LOT worse – it would have been to the front element. Let that be a lesson to all you photographers running around out there with naked lenses! Get a filter today! (And don’t hang your bags on dodgy hooks!)
‘To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It’s at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.’
~Henri Cartier-Bresson
File this under ‘OUCH!’: We return from holiday with an important lesson: Why you should have a filter on your camera (see exhibit A) On my second day in London, THIS happened to my camera! I was in a theatre restroom and hung my camera bag on the hook on the back of the stall door, and it promptly fell off and landed on the floor. The next morning I had to go into a camera store and have the broken filter pried off the lens, but if I hadn’t had that filter, the damage could have been A LOT worse – it would have been to the front element. Let that be a lesson to all you photographers running around out there with naked lenses! Get a filter today! (And don’t hang your bags on dodgy hooks!)
This camera looks pretty amazing if it comes to be!
Justin Lundquist and Ben Syverson of Wanderlust Cameras are working on a point-and-shoot that shoots on 4x5 film.
If you’re not familiar with 4x5, it’s the equivalent of shooting super high-resolution photos on film. 4x5 cameras are normally huge and heavy, but this guy’s about the size of a DSLR and weighs even less than one!
Travelwide, a Point-and-Shoot That Shoots on 4x5 Film
Thanks, Tim!
