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InternetJunky: May 25, 2002

8th-samurai posted:

Hey nerds, Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters is available for instant watch on Netflix and it owns.

This was an interesting watch. Thanks for the recommendation.

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Paragon8: Feb 19, 2007

Hands down the most hilarious thing Terry Richardson has ever done.

# ? Jun 11, 2013 15:56

Druckman: Apr 9, 2007; Prince Behind Glass

Here's a guy.

http://www.bryanschutmaat.com/ and check out "Grays the Mountain Sends."

For background, he is documenting mining towns in the American West. I think the mix of portraits, landscapes, and interiors in quite effective.

# ? Jun 16, 2013 11:56

burzum karaoke: May 30, 2003

Those are pretty spectacular.

# ? Jun 16, 2013 13:17

David Pratt: Apr 21, 2001

Those are great. By halfway through I was thinking "where are the women?", then bam, right at the end after you think it's over, that bright red hair.

# ? Jun 16, 2013 15:25

Sludge Tank: Jul 31, 2007; by Azathoth

Druckman posted:

Here's a guy.

http://www.bryanschutmaat.com/ and check out "Grays the Mountain Sends."

For background, he is documenting mining towns in the American West. I think the mix of portraits, landscapes, and interiors in quite effective.

Wow, really sad and depressing. Amazing photos, though.

# ? Jun 17, 2013 05:23

xzzy: Mar 5, 2009

http://www.belaborsodi.com/advertising/vlp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJGN6sX5Ekg

# ? Jun 24, 2013 20:36

Bottom Liner: Feb 15, 2006; a specific vein of lasagna

Druckman posted:

Here's a guy.

http://www.bryanschutmaat.com/ and check out "Grays the Mountain Sends."

For background, he is documenting mining towns in the American West. I think the mix of portraits, landscapes, and interiors in quite effective.

There is a good interview with him in this month's PDN.

# ? Jun 24, 2013 20:37

big scary monsters: Sep 2, 2011; -~Ｓｋｕｌｌｗａｖｅ~-

xzzy posted:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJGN6sX5Ekg

Holy poo poo. Clicked the link without context and it honestly took me about a minute to work out that those weren't four separate photos. Some of his other stuff is pretty great too, definitely worth clicking around on that site for a bit.

# ? Jun 24, 2013 23:56

Spedman: Mar 12, 2010; Kangaroos hate Hasselblads

http://vimeo.com/m/67115692

Michael Stripe put me on to this, the Aerochrome photographer shooting in the Congo made a documentary/art piece all shot on colour IR film. Great interview with the artist too.

# ? Jun 25, 2013 00:56

big scary monsters: Sep 2, 2011; -~Ｓｋｕｌｌｗａｖｅ~-

Selection of previously unpublished National Geographic photos being released to celebrate their 125th anniversary.
http://natgeofound.tumblr.com/

# ? Jun 25, 2013 03:13

Helmacron: Jun 3, 2005; looking down at the world

Spedman posted:

http://vimeo.com/m/67115692

Michael Stripe put me on to this, the Aerochrome photographer shooting in the Congo made a documentary/art piece all shot on colour IR film. Great interview with the artist too.

This is so loving sexy.

# ? Jun 25, 2013 04:02

brandino: Apr 15, 2002

Spedman posted:

http://vimeo.com/m/67115692

Michael Stripe put me on to this, the Aerochrome photographer shooting in the Congo made a documentary/art piece all shot on colour IR film. Great interview with the artist too.

Thanks so much for sharing - which I could see it in person.

# ? Jun 25, 2013 04:16

bobmarleysghost: Mar 7, 2006

big scary monsters posted:

Selection of previously unpublished National Geographic photos being released to celebrate their 125th anniversary.
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This one is like a painting

# ? Jun 26, 2013 01:32

mclifford82: Jan 27, 2009; Bump the Barnacle!

Santa is strapped posted:

This one is like a painting

I thought so too, or like a Tim Burton movie. Very very cool.

# ? Jun 26, 2013 02:37

FISHMANPET: Mar 3, 2007; Sweet 'N Sour
Can't
Melt
Steel Beams

I had to know what it was, so I went digging:
Buckets of iron ore are transported to a major steelworks in Hunedoara, Romania, November 1975.

# ? Jun 26, 2013 16:05

365 Nog Hogger: Jan 19, 2008; by Shine

https://vimeo.com/40689438

quote:

It's a bit hyperbolic. And French-born, Beijing-based photo preservationist Thomas Sauvin is the first to say he's really not trying to rescue all the world's photos, let alone China's, let alone Beijing's. Even still, he's managed to save about half a million negatives from being recycled.

What happens to trashed negatives if Sauvin doesn't get to them first? In China, at least, they're collected, dropped in acid (along with old X-rays), and what remains � the silver nitrate � will fetch a decent price.

But these negatives are positively priceless. They're almost all family snapshots, with some advertising photography mixed in, dating from around 1985 to 2005 � the height of film point-and-shoots and a period of China's economic opening to the West. How does that translate in photographs?

According to Sauvin, it's in the appearance of Ronald McDonald, in portraits of happy new television owners, in posters of Hollywood actors, and in the very few vertical photos found among the half-million: women modeling their new refrigerators.

Sauvin's project, Beijing Silvermine, is not new to the Internet. A short documentary (worth watching if you want to learn more) made by Sauvin and his friend Emiland Guillerme was featured as a Vimeo staff pick a while back, which is how I discovered the project.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/06/20/193834402/the-quest-to-rescue-beijings-trashed-photo-negatives

# ? Jun 28, 2013 07:30

RangerScum: Apr 6, 2006; lol hey there buddy

I like this... infrared shots taken in Congo that don't feel gimmicky.

http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2013/07/mosse-infrared/#slideid-21994

# ? Jul 2, 2013 16:01

smallmouth: Oct 1, 2009

I thought these were a good idea for a series.

http://500px.com/photo/14893475

http://500px.com/littleshao

# ? Jul 2, 2013 20:41

East Lake: Sep 13, 2007

Why is infrared rendered in pink?

# ? Jul 2, 2013 23:38

Mightaswell: Dec 4, 2003; Not now chief, I'm in the fuckin' zone.

East Lake posted:

Why is infrared rendered in pink?

To contrast sharply with camouflaged soldiers, tanks, etc..

# ? Jul 2, 2013 23:54

scottch: Oct 18, 2003; "It appears my wee-wee's been stricken with rigor mortis."

Actual foliage will render pink, while anything simply camouflaged will not. Was used in reconnaissance, but seems like it's made Moss' career at this point. This isn't even particularly new material, but it's been goddamned everywhere lately. Can't get enough of it, though, and I'd kill to see the exhibition.

# ? Jul 3, 2013 01:47

deaders: Jun 14, 2002; Someone felt sorry enough for me to change my custom title.

Haven't read the whole thread so I don't know if he has been mentioned, but I was lucky enough to visit the Edward Burtynsky exhibition 'Oil' in London last year.

In person it is mind blowing how much detail is contained in one of those large prints. My personal favourite from the exhibition is this one:

# ? Jul 14, 2013 12:02

MrBlandAverage: Jul 2, 2003; GNNAAAARRRR

deaders posted:

Haven't read the whole thread so I don't know if he has been mentioned, but I was lucky enough to visit the Edward Burtynsky exhibition 'Oil' in London last year.

In person it is mind blowing how much detail is contained in one of those large prints. My personal favourite from the exhibition is this one:

Huge prints from large format slides are amazing :getin:

# ? Jul 14, 2013 17:07

alkanphel: Mar 24, 2004

MrBlandAverage posted:

Huge prints from large format slides are amazing

I attended a Mark Power exhibition last year and it was pretty mind blowing with those huge print sizes.

# ? Jul 15, 2013 03:57

bobmarleysghost: Mar 7, 2006

How much are exhibitions, generally speaking?

# ? Jul 16, 2013 02:20

Sludge Tank: Jul 31, 2007; by Azathoth

This is semi related, I just watched this documentary about the sex trade in Calcutta. This woman goes in and gives cameras to a bunch of kids who are children of prostitutes. They take some cool photos, end up getting exhibited in Amsterdam. It's an interesting and different kind of documentary. I can recommend it.

"Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388789/

# ? Jul 18, 2013 11:20

Spedman: Mar 12, 2010; Kangaroos hate Hasselblads

I figure this is good place to ask this question.

I've been given some cash for my birthday to buy some photography books, and I was looking at hopefully picking up some more seminal type books from the big guys in photography. I have books from Martin Parr, Alex Soth, Diado Moriyama, Steven Shore, William Eggleston, Vivian Mayer and a couple of others I can't remember off the top of my head.

I was thinking about getting Robert Frank "The Americans", but I couldn't really come up with anything else easily, any suggestions?

# ? Jul 30, 2013 05:06

BrosephofArimathea: Jan 31, 2005; I've finally come to grips with the fact that the sky fucking fell.

Spedman posted:

I figure this is good place to ask this question.

I've been given some cash for my birthday to buy some photography books, and I was looking at hopefully picking up some more seminal type books from the big guys in photography. I have books from Martin Parr, Alex Soth, Diado Moriyama, Steven Shore, William Eggleston, Vivian Mayer and a couple of others I can't remember off the top of my head.

I was thinking about getting Robert Frank "The Americans", but I couldn't really come up with anything else easily, any suggestions?

Gregory Crewdson's Twilight and Beneath The Roses have never left my bedside table/coffee table. If you like that kind of surreal, uneasy imagery, they are very immersive (is that even a word?).

# ? Jul 30, 2013 05:51

alkanphel: Mar 24, 2004

Spedman posted:

I figure this is good place to ask this question.

I've been given some cash for my birthday to buy some photography books, and I was looking at hopefully picking up some more seminal type books from the big guys in photography. I have books from Martin Parr, Alex Soth, Diado Moriyama, Steven Shore, William Eggleston, Vivian Mayer and a couple of others I can't remember off the top of my head.

I was thinking about getting Robert Frank "The Americans", but I couldn't really come up with anything else easily, any suggestions?

The Americans is an excellent book! Definitely get it if you can. I would also suggest Walker Evans, Andre Kertesz, Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, Alex Webb, Friedlander, Robert Adams. Just to name a few that might interest you.

# ? Jul 30, 2013 08:31

8th-snype: Aug 28, 2005; My office is in the front room of a run-down 12 megapixel sensor but the rent suits me and the landlord doesn't ask many questions.

Dorkroom Short Fiction Champion 2012; Young Orc

Spedman posted:

I figure this is good place to ask this question.

I've been given some cash for my birthday to buy some photography books, and I was looking at hopefully picking up some more seminal type books from the big guys in photography. I have books from Martin Parr, Alex Soth, Diado Moriyama, Steven Shore, William Eggleston, Vivian Mayer and a couple of others I can't remember off the top of my head.

I was thinking about getting Robert Frank "The Americans", but I couldn't really come up with anything else easily, any suggestions?

Was going to suggest this http://www.amazon.com/New-Topographics-Brit-ed-Salvesen/dp/386521827X/ref=pd_sim_b_1 but saw it was out of print and $220. I'm just gonna go ahead and stop using my copy to hold a mouse pad when I edit on the couch now. :downsgun:

# ? Jul 30, 2013 12:12

David Pratt: Apr 21, 2001

I wanted to get that, but �200 is pretty steep for a book. Is there any other way of seeing the photos from that exhibition without owning this book?

# ? Jul 30, 2013 15:30

8th-snype: Aug 28, 2005; My office is in the front room of a run-down 12 megapixel sensor but the rent suits me and the landlord doesn't ask many questions.

Dorkroom Short Fiction Champion 2012; Young Orc

Not that I am aware of, maybe try a library?

# ? Jul 30, 2013 18:05

Spedman: Mar 12, 2010; Kangaroos hate Hasselblads

Thanks for the all the suggestions people, I ended up getting Robert Frank "The Americans", an overview of Edward Weston's work and a book on alternative photography techniques and history.

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bobmarleysghost: Mar 7, 2006

http://www.polixenipapapetrou.net/

# ? Jul 31, 2013 03:02

burzum karaoke: May 30, 2003

HAHAHAHAHAHA Holy poo poo those rule.

# ? Jul 31, 2013 09:10

Moon Potato: May 12, 2003

If the masks were just a bit more photorealistic to really give that uncanny valley feeling, those would be the best thing ever.

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Bottom Liner: Feb 15, 2006; a specific vein of lasagna

Eirik Johnson: Portraits of the Tattered Fringe

http://flakphoto.com/content/eirik-johnson-portraits-of-tattered-fringe-a-conversation-with-gail-gibson#photo-1

# ? Aug 2, 2013 00:16

xzzy: Mar 5, 2009

These pretty much own:

http://wwiphotos.tumblr.com/

Guy gets a photo album made by his great grandfather in WWII, starts scanning the photos/negatives and puts them on the internet.

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HookShot: Dec 26, 2005

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