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Obey Dallas – continued, ammended
Obey Dallas – continued, ammended

Apparently, there was some interwebs chatter regarding Shepard Fairey and his status as a sellout following his recent DJ appearance and muraling in Dallas. I...

Hipstamatic Disposable update 9 – the El Mario camera
Hipstamatic Disposable update 9 – the El Mario camera

Desaturated. Orange Light Leaks. A Sort-Of Interesting Border.

If I start up another one of these, I’ll be turning the light leaks off and shooting...

Hipstamatic Disposable update 8 – the Gregory GR8 camera
Hipstamatic Disposable update 8 – the Gregory GR8 camera

Well…

I find Gregory GR8 pretty meh.

Fat White Border. Faded Orange Color Overlay To Make It Look Old.

Good brightness and clarity overall, but not so...

Obey Dallas
Obey Dallas

DJ Shepard Fairey (!) performed at the Dallas Contemporary last night (despite my interest in graffiti and street art, I didn’t attend…), and...

DIY SoftBox-ish type thing
DIY SoftBox-ish type thing

Warning! Poor craftsmanship ahead.

After seeing this video about using household lighting in cinematic work, I decided it was time to build a...

The 5 Elements of Photography – the Lens and the Camera
The 5 Elements of Photography – the Lens and the Camera

Ok. The Light is perfect,

The 5 Elements of Photography – the Subject
The 5 Elements of Photography – the Subject

Ok. First, there is Light, and,

The 5 Elements of Photography – the Photographer
The 5 Elements of Photography – the Photographer

So we have light. But light, while necessary, is insufficient: other elements go into making...

The 5 Elements of Photography – Light
The 5 Elements of Photography – Light

In the beginning was (and is) The Light.

This is true of all photography, without question and indeed of all human sight. I could probably...

POSH (Rephotographed), 11th St., LA
POSH (Rephotographed), 11th St., LA

Altri Graffiti a Roma (Rephotographed) – 5x
Altri Graffiti a Roma (Rephotographed) – 5x

Tags and a Throw-Up, 162nd St., Jamaica, NY (Rephotographed), 2+ ways, 10 times
Tags and a Throw-Up, 162nd St., Jamaica, NY (Rephotographed), 2+ ways, 10 times

FR8s, Ruthton MN (Rephotographed) – 5x
FR8s, Ruthton MN (Rephotographed) – 5x

Lorena Salcedo-Watson: ‘Morphologies’
Lorena Salcedo-Watson: ‘Morphologies’

Melvile Library Gallery, Stony Brook University, February 9 – 21, 2007

As we know, ‘morphology’ is the study of structures. Salcedo-Watson’s art is no different....

Amy Marinelli: ‘here: recent drawings’
Amy Marinelli: ‘here: recent drawings’

Melvile Library Gallery, Stony Brook University, January 30 – February 5, 2007

Here. Where is here? Is here a place? A state of mind? When...

Athena LaTocha: ‘Sturm und Drang’
Athena LaTocha: ‘Sturm und Drang’

Melvile Library Gallery, Stony Brook University, November 3-11, 2006

‘Sturm und Drang’ (Storm and Stress), for those who may be unfamiliar with the term, was...

Alan Goodrich: i’m not scared
Alan Goodrich: i’m not scared

Melvile Library Gallery, Stony Brook University, October 31 – November 11, 2007

“I’m not scared” the constant refrain of countless Halloween revelers as they travel...

Karsten Grumstrup: people make tings here
Karsten Grumstrup: people make tings here

Melvile Library Gallery, Stony Brook University, October 18-31, 2006

Must art tell a story? Must there be a clear narrative in a work of art?...

Alton Falcone: “Corrosion: recent sculptures”
Alton Falcone: “Corrosion: recent sculptures”

Melvile Library Gallery, Stony Brook University, September 21 – October 1, 2006

‘Corrosion’ is a great title for this show of recent sculpture by Alton...

Takafumi Ide: ‘Propagate’
Takafumi Ide: ‘Propagate’

Melvile Library Gallery, Stony Brook University, September 10 – 18, 2006

The gallery is completely dark. At first, the experience is purely auditory: an ambient...




Recent posts from the world of James:

What have I been up to lately? Have I been shooting or playing around with the iPhone? Did I write something?Maybe I created a new soup, or cookie, or meal? Or maybe Olive or Ivan looked particularly pretty one day? Or could it be something entirely different? Here's a recent sample:

365.57 Ohne Titel (and a friend…)
365.57 Ohne Titel (and a friend…)

I made 150-odd photos today, trying (in vain) to capture a macro version of yesterday’s optical illusion with the crayons.

I got some interesting-enough shots,...

365.56 Optical Illusion
365.56 Optical Illusion

The idea for this came quickly, but took many tries to execute (poorly). It looks better as a thumbnail, fyi.

D7000, 75-150mm f/3.5 E Series...

365.55 Wino (3rd Attempt): Take it Easy…
365.55 Wino (3rd Attempt): Take it Easy…

I’ve been sober for almost 2 years.

But some days, I really feel like tying one on…

Maybe tomorrow. For now, though, it’s clean up the...

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