Michael Going has been a photographer since grade-school, but there were a bunch of years in there where he didn’t pick up the camera at all.
“My black-and-white photography class as a child is my fondest memory of that age, but there were no artists in my family … photography wasn’t something that my parents could [...]
Author Archives: Reese
A lot Going for him
July 31, 2008 – 1:44 pm
Book of the Week takes it to the street
July 30, 2008 – 2:40 pm
Rio de Janeiro is a tough place to hang-out, at least in the exquisitely photographed, deeply disturbing historias do rio.
Photographed by acclaimed photographer Lorenzo Moscia, with text (in Italian) by Matteo Gennari, this book is chock-full of sex, slum, and implicit violence — shot with a gritty, evocative eye and an amazing resonance with [...]
Where are you going?
July 29, 2008 – 3:09 pm
Wherever you’re headed this summer, take your camera — and make sure you read Adorama’s Top Tips for Travel Pix before you leave. You might also want to take a peek at the rest of the articles in their Hit the Road! series for insights on best travel cameras, preparing your gear, and portable storage. [...]
Tip — changing photo sizes in BookSmart
July 28, 2008 – 4:45 pm
You can resize your photos in BookSmart without pulling an Alice. In fact, we highly recommend that you do your resizing before you eat anything marked “Eat Me” … or drink anything at all.
There are three ways to resize your photos in BookSmart.
Use the Zoom/Crop tool:
1. In the main edit area, [...]
Skateboarding is not a crime
July 25, 2008 – 4:19 pm
At least, not when it produces photographs like Lia Halloran’s. Read more about Lia’s Dark Skate exhibition here.
Then take a look at the Shutter Sisters blog. This group found a great way to leverage San Francisco’s recent BlogHer event — and they’ll be making a Blurb book from the results of their experiment.
On the Blurb [...]
Book of the Week brings us to LIFE
July 23, 2008 – 3:03 pm
Crime bosses, politicians, movie stars, artists. JFK, Marilyn, Elvis, Andy Warhol, Vince Lombardi — LIFE, in fact, for the last fifty years … as represented by LIFE magazine photographer Bill Ray.
This astonishing work of photojournalism is a literal jaw-dropper … I’ve been drooling on my desk all day. The photographs, naturally, are amazing, but [...]
Quacked out
July 22, 2008 – 4:02 pm
If there were a Recommended Daily Allowance on cuteness, the penguins in this Chicago Tribune feature just might exceed it. For considerably snarkier comments, see Digg.
Less snark, more ‘zine? Well, can’t make too many promises, but take a look at Wired for a retrospective on San Francisco’s annual Zine Festival.
All sorts of crazy things are [...]
