Too Hard to Keep

Jason Lazarus, a professor at SAIC, has created an online archive of photographs that were too hard for people to keep. View more at http://toohardtokeep.blogspot.com/.

The Birds

On Repeat

"Photojournalist" by Small Black

Happy Challah-Days

CMYKiller

"More filters than a T-Pain album."

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Spectacles

I've been a loyal La Font wearer since my second pair of eyeglasses (possibly my first -- I can't remember). I'm now on my third and sporting the Issy & La Philippine in Pink:

La Fonts are high quality frames. My favorite thing about them is that the interiors are patterned. Despite my career in photo research, I can't find a picture. Use your imagination. The point is, they're awesome. And while I adore my specs, having the same thing on your face every day for six years can grow tiresome. I mean, come on. People were still wearing flared jeans when I got those. So I'm in the market for a new pair.

To keep things affordable, I want to go vintage (or NOS). A trip to Fabulous Fanny's is on the agenda. In the meantime I've been eying (yes, pun intended) some potential style candidates on Etsy. Let's consider this an inspiration board. Opinions welcome!



1960s, French, Vintage, $75



1950s, France, Vintage, $129



1980s, NOS, $69



1970s, Hong Kong, NOS, $75



1970s, German, vintage, $45



Italy, NOS, 1970s, 24k plated, $94



JK



US, 1960s, vintage, $40




US, date unknown, vintage, $22



Vintage, French, date unknown, $28



France, NOS, late 60s/early 70s, $54

No Thanks, I'm Stuffed

Indulging my predilection for 19th-century pseudoscience, I dropped by the Secret Science Club's annual Taxidermy Contest last night. Mike Zohn spoke and mentioned this book:

A 19t-c independent lady taxidermist? Definitely next on my reading list!! Slash my new personal hero!

Here's a stereocard (another one of my favorite things!!) of Ms. Maxwell at her exhibition. She killed and mounted the pieces herself, and even slept among them in the cave!


She even has a screech owl named after her.
I kind of wish I could be retroactively reincarnated as her neighbor.
Sigh...

Strangers off a Train

High speed camera, moving at high speed. SO PRETTY.



via aphotoeditor



This reminds me a little of one of my favorite bodies of work:
RFK Funeral Train by Paul Fusco

...as well as the moment in teen comedies when the viewer is introduced to the hottest girl in school.

Cookin' with Coolio

Happy Thanksgiving from NPR, Coolio, and TIL!

http://www.npr.org/2010/11/16/131370744/coolio-samples-mama-stamberg-s-cranberry-relish

New Obsession: Water Marbled Nails

Now, I've never been much of a girly-girl. I'm the type of lady who is more likely to punch you in the face than to braid your hair. Maybe working at a fashion magazine has rubbed off on me, or maybe this is just transcendently cool.





I'm not sure how/why I stumbled upon this on Youtube while half asleep, but I am obsessed! This is totally my long weekend arts n crafts project.




This is my fav, because it looks like the solar system.

Lens Bracelets

$10 each or $15 for the set
at Photojojo

Technology is Driving Me Up a Wall!

As part of his residency at EYEBEAM, German artist Aram Bartholl "injects" USB flash drives into public spaces, creating an anonymous, offline, peer-to-peer file sharing network.



There are currently 5 locations throughout NYC, with more to come.

87 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY (Makerbot)
Empire Fulton Ferry Park, Brooklyn, NY (Dumbo)
235 Bowery, NY (New Museum)
Union Square, NY (Subway Station 14th St)
540 West 21st Street, NY (Eyebeam)

Frédérique Daubal

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Freelensing -- The Poor Man's Tilt/Shift/Swing

Have you heard of freelensing? No, I'm not talking about that euphemism your mother used when you were unemployed for a spell.



"Freelensing means you take photos with the lens detached from the camera but held in place and moved around to focus. This also lets extra light in sometimes causing light leaks... You only need to move the lens a few millimetres (fractions of an inch), and doing it this way, there’s not much risk of dust getting in to the sensor. If you want lightleaks or the super-macro kind of effect, you will need to hold the lens a little bit further away (probably no more than a finger width, though)."

Well, it's certainly cheaper and easier on your biceps than a view camera!

Apparently this is a whole big trope on Flickr. Want some examples?

by "rogvon"



by "pistonsinc9"

Christian Tagliavini

by Christian Tagliavini
via Feature Shoot

I love paper cutouts!