Photographer Clay Enos goes from shooting super heroes on the set of Watchmen to taking street portraits of random people. He shows us how to do a street-studio portrait session with a sheet of white paper, some tape, and a camera.
Nemo show “Beneath the Surface” 5/1/09 from Todd Templeman on Vimeo.
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The folks at Life have realized that their strength is not just in all of the photos they have at hand but in their curatorial skills. As this beta site shows, they have the content and it is no doubt rich and deep. So many pictures and categories – you could spend days in here. And of course they own a superb url..
Here’s an excerpt from their About page:
Welcome to LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the Web.
LIFE and Getty Images, the two most recognized names in photography, have joined forces to provide you instant access to millions of breathtaking photographs — for free. LIFE.com not only lets you wander through the legendary LIFE and Getty archives, but with more than 3,000 new photos added every day, it also gives you the best pictures of the people and places shaping our world now.
In their photo essay about Detroit, photographers Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre give us a peek into the remnants of a city that was the once 4th largest in the U.S. with almost 2 million people. Since the 1950s, Detroit has shrunk to less than half its peak size and the ruins of its past are lurking everywhere….
American Blur: Photos by May Juliette Barruel and Tamar Monhait
Friday, March 06, 2009 6-10pm. Free admission. Complimentary Wine & Beer.
PORTLAND, OR — NEMO presents American Blur by May Juliette Barruel and Tamar Monhait, a photo exhibit opening on Friday, March 06, 2009 6-10pm. The show will run through Wednesday, April 01, 2009 at NEMO: 1875 SE Belmont Street in Portland, OR. The opening reception will include special musical guest, Sigmund Henry.
american pie. american eagle. american literature. american football. american cars. american dream. american english. american flag. american express. american dollar. american airlines. american idol. american frontier. american pitbull. american presidents. american blur. American Blur examines the images that make-up the “American” consciousness both individually and collectively. Barruel and Monhait exhibit work that creates the feeling of an overwhelming barrage of the social and physical landscapes identified as “American.”
May Juliette Barruel holds a master of arts degree in American Literature from l’Université de Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle and a professional certificate from New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts. A native of Grenoble, France and a resident of Portland, Oregon since 2000, she works as both an artist and curator. As an artist, she creates textile-based work that addresses the themes of nostalgia, obsession and loss in an intimate and often voyeuristic fashion. Her photography reflects the dreamy experience of her foreign eyes in America. As a curator, Barruel has been responsible for Stumptown Coffee Roasters’ downtown gallery since 2006. She has exhibited work by: Portland artists Ty Ennis, Paige Saez, Nicholas Pittman, Norm Sajovie and Alex Steckly; San Francisco photographer Jeff Warrin; and Los Angeles filmmaker William Haswell. Barruel also owns Nationale, a shop and gallery on Portland’s east side.
Tamar Monhait is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Portland, Oregon. She was born and raised in Chicago and has spent time between the two cities studying Electrical Engineering and Art. Her work explores process, ritual, music mathematics, technology, and time. She has participated in group shows at Disjecta, Hall Gallery, PNCA, Mark Woolley, Jace Gace, and the Newberg Gallery at the Glasgow School of Art. She also had solo exhibitions at Stumptown Downtown.
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NEMO is a Portland-based integrated branding, marketing and design shop. NEMO’s capabilities include brand strategy, design, motion graphics, interactive development, film, video, print and photography production. NEMO is at 1875 SE Belmont Street in Portland, OR.
Simon Hoegsberg’s latest image is 100 meters long. There are 178 people in the image that was shot over 20 days from the same spot on a railroad bridge on Warschauer Strasse in Berlin during the summer of 2007. It is fascinating. Look for the two people who both have bandages over one eye – weird. Here’s the link. Mouse over the slide to make it move from left to right.
