monthly archives: March 2008
four of a kind
Paul Caponigro
Paul McDonough
Harry Callahan
George Tice
Sometimes serendipity strikes: I came across three of these photos today while flipping through books or browsing the web. (…)
Waverly Street, Philadelphia
I haven’t been doing much urban landscape photography lately, so a quick trip to Philadelphia seemed to be a good opportunity to take my camera to the streets and shoot a roll or two. (…)
Taking a picture, part three: the capture
Even though there are so many elements involved in the making of a satisfying photograph, this is the moment that counts. (…)
Jem Southam at Robert Mann Gallery
Jem Southam is a color landscape photographer from England, and his exhibition “The Rockfalls of Normandy” opens tonight at the Robert Mann Gallery. (…)
Telling a story
Some of the most powerful photographs are the ones that tell an entire story in a single frame. (…)
Geography, Plumb Beach
I’ve been looking for ways to more accurately describe the area along the shore of south Brooklyn I’ve been exploring for the last several months. (…)
The use of cliché as related to likelihood of success
Jason Kottke links today to some statistics released by the Virginia Quarterly Review about the correlation between cliché in poetry and likelihood of publication. (…)
Archaeology, Raritan Bay
This was supposed to be the day when I posted the next installment in my “taking a picture” series, which will include a contact sheet evaluation. (…)
Thoughts on scanning
I will be posting some in-depth details on my current scanning process when the “taking a picture” series continues, but some posts about scanning I’ve come across recently are worth pointing out. (…)
The Pricing and Selling of Art
Much has been written on the web lately about the lowering of the barrier of entry to collecting art, thanks to sites like Etsy and 20×200, who make artwork much more affordable and easier to find than ever. (…)