Photos of science fiction writers’ nests
In 2000, I found Kyle’s “Leicaslacker” pages and found his writing entertaining and his photos deserving of envy. I followed Kyle’s Armed America project through his LiveJournal, and continually wish I’d taken his photos.
Posted on August 13th, 2009 in art, journal | 1 Comment »
Miroslav Tichy, redux
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.
Posted on July 19th, 2009 in art, film | 1 Comment »
Light Test
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 ]
Posted on July 11th, 2009 in art | 1 Comment »
Exposure-Mat, a free light meter (no batteries required!)
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.
[ http://expomat.tripod.com/ ]
Posted on July 5th, 2009 in film, journal | No Comments »
Sketch Tuesdays at 111 Minna (Updated)
Posted on June 23rd, 2009 in art, journal | 2 Comments »
Continuing my projector fetish…
…Continuing the “projector fetish” theme started with this post and this post…
Posted on June 21st, 2009 in art, film, lomo | No Comments »
Broken Ride, Downtown San Francisco
A more recent shot with my Aiptek Pencam SD.
Posted on June 20th, 2009 in art, digital, tinycam | No Comments »
Cheap Coffee Of The Week – Chase and Sanborn
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.
Posted on June 18th, 2009 in cheap_coffee_of_the_week | No Comments »
All possible netmasks expanded
Sick of memorizing netmasks? So am I!
Netmask 255.255.255.0 /24 (11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000)
1 subnet
LOW IP HI IP
x.x.x.0 x.x.x.255
Netmask 255.255.255.128 /25 (11111111.11111111.11111111.10000000)
2 subnets
LOW IP HI IP
x.x.x.0 x.x.x.127
x.x.x.128 x.x.x.255
Posted on June 17th, 2009 in blog | No Comments »
Warehouse, Dogpatch (SF)
More LOMO + generic film goodness, and the lens correction filter in Photoshop CS2 to fix a bit of perspective shift.
Posted on June 17th, 2009 in art, film, lomo | No Comments »
Drink.
Posted on June 13th, 2009 in film, lomo | No Comments »
Wall/Square
Posted on June 10th, 2009 in art, digital | No Comments »
724 Studio show, June 14, 2009
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.
Posted on June 10th, 2009 in art | No Comments »
Closed, Part Deux
A followup to Closed for Business.
Posted on June 8th, 2009 in film, lomo | No Comments »
Black Light Wig
Posted on June 7th, 2009 in art, digital | No Comments »
Pro Arts East Bay Open Studios June 6-7 and 13-14
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) |
Posted on June 6th, 2009 in art | No Comments »
Hangers
Posted on June 5th, 2009 in art, digital | No Comments »
Closed for Business
Posted on June 5th, 2009 in art, film, lomo | 1 Comment »
Lifeguard Shack
No cross processing, just plain ol’ C-41 processing with no color correction requested.
Posted on June 4th, 2009 in art, film, lomo | No Comments »
Photojojo Photoshop Frame
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?
Posted on June 2nd, 2009 in art | 1 Comment »
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