June 2009
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Jann Alexander
I visited Austin photographer and painter, Jann Alexander, to take some pictures of her with her art. Super-saturated images line the walls of her home. Most feature beautiful buildings and signs, details and sky. She has several galleries online, including a terrific series of images called, Vanishing Austin. Check her website for details on other [...]
Gary Clark, Jr.
This Saturday, June 27th, 2009: Gary Clark, Jr. brings new songs to the Antone’s stage. He’s an amazing musical artist, expanding his sound. Catch him at this show and see the evolution for yourself. I highly recommend this show. Photo info: ISO 100, 85mm, f/4.0, 1/250, strobe.
XReel #6
Verosky: XReel #6.
Exploitation Film Nostalgia
Imagery, music, and cinema from our childhood often reemerge as nostalgic symbols later in life. And rather than just re-consume them, we often love to recreate some of that nostalgia in our own work. I remember Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino talking about how they were inspired by old exploitation movies, which brought about their [...]
Do-It-Yourself Cheesecake
Private, do-it-yourself, pin-up photos have always been around. Today’s naughty cell phone pic, yesterday’s set of Polaroids, a bygone era’s personal snapshots. All with the same purpose in mind, to capture and share a little sexiness for yourself and someone else. Here’s our pseudo historical rendition of a 1960′s selfie session (pictured). Of course, [...]
Did Hipsters Hijack The Diana & Holga?
Seen on Austinist.com (Anonymous Tip feed) today: Enough with the Lomo/Fisheye bullshit already. You’re a fucking hipster with a $80 shit-for-camera. We got it. Go away now, please. And… Someone is jealous of the lomo/fisheye complainer! You’re a boring ass lemming and are sad that you think the person that took that picture is awesome [...]
Mexic-Arte Museum
This is an outstanding place to visit in Austin to see traditional and contemporary Mexican and Mexican-American artworks. Complete with a great gift shop, and very nice staff. More >>
Seeing Your Way Through Limitations
Along the same lines of thinking when it comes to using a simple QuickSnap, or even the lo-fi cool kids’ Holga, comes this advice. A great perspective on just getting better as a photographer, using very simple, if not limited, tools. Read Mr. Z’s article, and check out his nice blog. Nowadays taking a photograph [...]
Portraits
We’ve worked together several times. Last night, a friend helped me with a new project I’m working on. Of course, we had to do some portraits, too. Here are a couple of favorites:
Erica At The Park
She’d been going without sleep for more than 24 hours. But, still looked great. Managed some nice pictures at a park near my house. I really liked the shots I found between the shots, if you know what I mean. This is one of those.
