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January 27, 2008
Sunday Photography: From Mullets to MacGyver
- "We tend to scoff at the beliefs of the ancients. But we can't scoff at them personally, to their faces, and this is what annoys me." In that spirit, enjoy this retro-horrific Olan Mills photo collection. ¡Viva los mullets siempre! [Via Reen Bodo (and of course Jack Handey)]
- Long before he masterminded the Lightroom iceland adventure, photog Mikkel Aaland (podcast) appeared on Letterman, discussing his County Fair Portraits project. (Mucho más mullets.) [Via Frederick Johnson]
- Let there be more light:
- Robert Benson shares his striking strobe photography on Flickr. [Via]
- On the other end of the exposure spectrum, here's some really precise light painting. [Via]
- Retouching:
- RetouchShoppe will retouch your images for a flat fee of $100/image. [Via]
- Charging just slightly higher rates, "Photo Retoucher to Kidman and Stefani Turns Eye on $5.8 M. Village Townhouse" [Via Gary Cosimini]
- HWMS: How Would MacGyver Shoot? Quite possibly with the aid of a ghetto--but cool and effective--string-based image stabilizer.
- Toronto Star photographer Lucas Oleniuk illustrates the issue of global warming in a video created entirely by using still images. The Thoreau quotation is chilling and well chosen. [Via]
- The NYT talks about the rediscovery of a collection of Robert Capa's negatives, presumed lost in World War II. The article is accompanied by a slideshow and a Zoomify-powered high-res view. [Via Katrin Eismann]
- Popular Photography mourns the passing of Herbert Keppler (who apparently got his own action figure). [Via]
Comments
Hey John! I thought you might find this interesting. Who knows, it might be old news to you, but it's new to me. Great images from a time forgotten by many!
http://bluebomberc.blogspot.com/2008/01/street-fighting-old-school.html
[Good stuff, Sean. I've been meaning to blog this but haven't gotten a chance to read up enough to do so. --J.]
You gotta love that Olan Mills photo collection. Of course, we are going to look back at our photos 20 years from now and think, "we looked like such dorks!"
Thanks for all the great links, John!