Check out this 200 pound, 12 inch across, 35 inch long Perkin Elmer 36 inch f/4 aerial lens at the camera hacker’s delight cheap optics shop, Surplus Shed. Yours for a mere US $3,750.
Thanks to Seth for the heads up on this piece of insanity!
Month: July 2007
Jon Madison "About" show, Seattle, US
Don’t miss Jon Madison‘s show, "About", at Doc’s Lounge in Seattle, WA, US, it’s sure to be a killer!
Larger, more readable version of the flyer here.
Not Yet Utopic group show opening TONIGHT, NYC, US
A group exhibition of six photographers:
Eric Hairabedian
Dana Gentile
Terry Girard
Kristopher Graves
Jersey Walz
Tricia ZigmundPocket Utopia is pleased to present 6 brave photographers who courageously make a space within a raw and demolished storefront. Where some gallery’s present shows in recently renovated yet not quite finished interiors, Pocket Utopia is simply sweeping aside the debris and putting up work.
Eric Hairabedian theatrical color photographs, are carefully posed and Dana Gentile’s site-specific collages, personable and composed, creatively and delicately cover the raw space. Terry Girard’s Polaroids explore aspects of undefined and uncomfortable places. Kristopher Graves’ disarmingly descriptive images of solitary adventures reference nature but are not about the natural environment and Jersey Walz’s black and white photographs glisten with sausages and other beautiful arrangements in light and space. Working in color, Tricia Zigmund hangs images created during the shooting of a film, along with other provocations and transgressions.
What’s inherent in all the work presented in this demolished space is that the show becomes a sculpture. Photographic imagery, portrait or collage, expands from the actual picture and floats off into the space, just for a moment, before renovation and change occur and the next image is captured.
Pocket Utopia is located at 1037 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, US (directions here).
I’m not familiar with the other artists, but Dana Gentile’s got skills; if the others as good, this should be one hell of a show. Check it out!
Bostick & Sullivan launch carbon printing forum
Bostick & Sullivan, supplier of traditional photography supplies, have opened a new carbon printing discussion forum. Check it out!
Great thread on making a living as a fine art photographer
It’s here at the Large Format Photography Forum. And it’s long. But it’s really interesting.
Big ups to Katie Cooke for the tip.
MAGNAchrom magazine issue #5 is up: night photography
FINALLY! The 5th issue of MAGNAchrom is ready for you to download at www.magnachrom.com
This issue is quite special — Not only is it dedicated to all things related to night photography, including an interview with Tom Paiva, one of the most prolific night photographers in the world, but we also have an exclusive in-depth review of 24 ballheads from Gitzo, Manfrotto, Arca-Swiss, ReallyRightStuff, Velbon, Giottos, Freedom, AcraTech and Novoflex (seven of which received an Editor’s Choice — read to find out who won!)
CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1, ISSUE 5
HOT MODS: Large Format Fisheye
4-SQUARE: Alex Watanabe
PROJECT: Ambient Night, Kit Courter
TECHNIQUE: Film for night photography
TRAVELS: Night and the Built Environment
ARCHITECTURE: Kirk Gittings: The Edge of Darkness
EXPERIENCE: Images of Night
CENTERFOLD: Philip Pankov
EQUIPMENT: Adventures in 4×10
CUSTOMIZE: Vacuum frame for LF holders
EXTREMES: Longyearbyen
INTERVIEW: Tom Paiva
PORTFOLIO: Larry Wright
REVIEW: 24 Ballheads ComparedAs always, we hope you value this latest issue of MAGNAchrom, as we value your continued support.
Be sure to let us know what you think, and as a reminder: we want to feature your medium and large format photographs in MAGNAchrom, so please consider contributing.
MAGNAchrom is a labor of love. Enjoy!
J Michael Sullivan
Editor/Publisher, MAGNAchrom
MAGNAchrom — The Alternative Journal of Medium and Large Format Photography
MAGNAchrom is available as a free PDF download for registered users (which is also free).
Theres Brown launches web site
Therese Brown, whose Holga, pinhole, and Polaroid work I’ve been following on Flickr for the last two years or so, has just launched a web site of her photography as well as a blog.
Check it out at thisiswhatisee.com!