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/.

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.

Lens Bracelets

$10 each or $15 for the set
at Photojojo

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"

Justin Visnesky

by Justin Visnesky
via FeatureShoot

Eye-Fi

Oh. Em. Gee.
Camera memory cards with built-in wi-fi.
You can set up the pro cards to upload directly to your own FTP! Holy crap!

http://www.eye.fi/

Vikkey Wilkes

Photo by Vikky Wilkes
via Feature Shoot

In Case You Missed It

What's better than a sandwich and a waterfall? Selleck Sandwich Waterfall, a tumblr that is exactly what it sounds like.

The Case of the Mysterious Soth Web Presence

Can someone please explain to me what Alec Soth is up to? Looks like he's involved in some kind of independent art book publishing project. For someone known for his strong blog presence, this Little Brown Mushroom Wordpress is as vague as it gets. There's essentially an infinite loop from the blog to an essentially blank website, and back again!

"This book comes with a unique signed sculpture made out of Las Vegas prostitution advertisements (spoon and $100 bill are also included)."

WTF? Maybe Alec needs to lay off the little brown mushrooms...

The Witchery of Kodakery

Best online archive of vintage camera ads EVER! Here's a gem from 1915.


They have other collections, listed here.

One Pussy Photographer

Cooper the Cat wears a camera affixed to his collar that shoots a photo every 2 minutes. You can purchase prints, framed and unframed, from his online gallery.

Check out his fine work! Prints are in numbered, limited editions and come with an official "paw-tograph" on the reverse. Seriously.

"Photo Fakeouts"

Photo Fakeouts by Oyster Hotel Reviews shows you how misleading a little cropping and photoshop can be. Checkout the sneaky photo editing for the Montego Bay hotel Breezes below!

Then and Now

50 years later, Sharon Collins recognized herself in this iconic Robert Frank photo.



Listen to her interview with NPR:


via Lens Culture

Dance, Petunia, Dance!

http://www.squareamerica.com/bm16.htm



I am OBSESSED with these animated gifs of stereo cards. so OBSESSED that I am seriously considering the purchase of the new beam splitter for digital Canon EOS cameras. And getting my MFA at Yale. Hahaha. I can't believe I thought I was up too late, because it's 2:30 am and I am clearly dreaming.

Maybe I'll let myself buy one in celebration when I have a real job again -- if I have a real job again. Oy. Bedtime.