Miroslav Tichy is a reclusive artist who has resided in his hometown of Kyjov, Czech Republic, for most of his life. Born in 1926, he was a painter until the late 1960s, when he started taking photos, mostly of local women sunbathing, using equipment that he built himself. The cameras are made of cardboard, bottle caps, and rubber bands. Tichy mounts his photos in his own handmade frames and enhances them with pencil markings wherever he sees fit.
Light Test is a collection of light test snaps from photographers. Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes when they’re getting the exposure right, testing out compositions, or just blowing off steam in the middle of a long shoot?
[light-test.com via kottke.org ]
I’m a big fan of the Sunny 16 Rule for determining exposure. Print film is forgiving enough that you don’t always have to get the exposure *exactly* right to get a good shot.
The”Sunny 16″ rule, paraphrased, says, “Set the shutter speed to the reciprocal of the film speed, and set the aperture to f/4 for open shade, f/5.6 for overcast, f/8 for hazy sunlight, f/11 for sunlight and f/16 for snow, water, or bright surfaces in sunlight.
Here’s a great link to a do-it-yourself paper slider exposure meter. Use one of these and you won’t need a meter for 90% of your outdoor shots on print film.
Shooting an old retro camera without a meter and guesstimating exposure is a liberating experience. I recommend it.
A more recent shot with my Aiptek Pencam SD.
This was another can’t-pass-it-up deal – $2.99 for 10.5 ounces at Walgreens. It’s a decent, medium-bold blend. I find myself making an afternoon cup on weekends. Normally, I never drink coffee on weekends after my morning cuppa.
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Sick of memorizing netmasks? So am I!
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More LOMO + generic film goodness, and the lens correction filter in Photoshop CS2 to fix a bit of perspective shift.
Local artists will be selling their wares at 724 Studio on a lovely Sunday from 12-8pm in the Mission.
Come check out jewelry by Meghan Riley, wood pieces by Armando Ramos, drawings and sewn homegoods by Cielo Oreste, and much more!
See their facebook page for more info.
A followup to Closed for Business.
Jingletown Open Studios coincides with the Pro Arts East Bay Open Studios on June 6-7th and June 13th-14th, 2009. It’s a great way to see a mind-bogglingly wide range of artwork, meet the artists in person and support a vibrant arts community directly. Check it out!
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EAST BAY OPEN STUDIOS 2009June 6 – 7 and 13 – 14Two weekends, 400-500 artists, 2 counties, across more than 13 cities: East Bay Open Studios is the East Bay’s longest-running and largest open studio event! The event runs June 6 – 7 and 13 – 14, 2009 with workshops, networking sessions and events January – June. The Directory of East Bay Arts (circ. 60,000) is the definitive guide to visual arts in the region. Formerly known as the East Bay Open Studios Map & Directory, this annual publication represents artists working and living in the East Bay. The Directory is open to all artists. The new color catalog format features artist listings including images of artwork, expanded descriptions and contact information. The Directory reaches the largest art audience in the East Bay. Download pdf Directory part 2 (Maps) |
No cross processing, just plain ol’ C-41 processing with no color correction requested.
New from the Photojojo store… most of my photos are never really finished, now I can display them that way! I wonder if they’ll come out with a PC version?
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