January 2012
43 posts
Nobody Smiles in Tintypes
“Exposure times are long by today’s standards, and many of her sitters have made use of a hidden metal posing stand, its cold extensions holding the head steady as the seconds tick interminably by, counted off by the photographer. These technical details matter. They help explain how these photographs come to look the way they do (why, for example, nobody smiles).”
Geoffrey Batchen on...
Money in Photography
These sentiments are common, but I’ve never seen them stated with so much bite and humour.
“As the mass money dries up, there is a trend to aspire to be closer to the Versailles salon of the Sun King. From riding on the back of a Pentagon war machine subsidy, picking up grants from uber-hedge fund mega-predators or corporate lobby foundation fronts, becoming the in-house photographer...
Knitting Behind Bars
From nprfreshair: One...
December 2011
32 posts
EBB n Flow
From the inbox:
“EBB is celebrating the 8th Anniversary of EBB. […] Join the EBB family, becoming EBB MEMBERS for a trial period for free and enjoy the exclusive advantages of the EBB MEMBERS and the services of the worldwide EBB STATIONS NETWORK covered by the EBB payment insurance. EBB trial members will enjoy the EBB STATIONS NETWORK services for free, getting the possibility to expand...
"Harmful Chemicals Will Be Zero"
From the inbox:
“Smile to ourselves everyday:) […] When there are more and more No Smoking, what can we do? Electric cigarette brings you a fashionable low-carbon life. 1 electric cigrette (sic) equals to 30 traditional cigarettes. When they are charged, can become hundreds. Additionally 4000 harmful chemicals will be zero.”
I’m sold.
'Mr Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A Leuchter... →
For a bit of Christmas cheer, I recommend this Errol Morris documentary on the man who became the United State’s accidental specialist in execution apparatus.
