Vibe Media Group (Vibe Magazine) is shutting its doors effictive today. Weather you liked the magazine or not, it always sends shockwaves when a magazine closes shop and it can feel like a ominous sign that big change is in the air. And it is. After my dad passed away, I wrote in one of my first blog posts “a good ending is a new beginning”, and that rings true here. We are bearing witness to a transition- old media and business models giving way to the demands of a new world. And the those who can’t adapt will become extinct. I couldn’t be more excited about what’s around the corner.
Sage advice from Milton Glaser by way of A Photo Editor Milton Glaser is a graphic designer, well know for his I Love New York campaign. He also co-founded New York Magazine in 1968.
1. You can only work for people that you like.
2. If you have a choice never have a job.
3. Some people are toxic avoid them.
4. Professionalism is not enough or the good is the enemy of the great.
5. Less is not necessarily more.
6. Style is not to be trusted.
7. How you live changes your brain.
8. Doubt is better than certainty.
9. On Aging.
10. Tell the truth.
I love what I do. I love making images. I enjoy conceptualizing and planning a shot, and all that goes into making my vision come together. But as much as I love all this, I also get great pleasure from stumbling on a shot. Finding a moment, seeing something that strikes me, chasing Cartier-Bresson’s decisive moment and taking the picture.
I try to carry my M6 wherever I go and it’s most often loaded with tri-x. So in an offering to photography in its classic form- to keep passion alive in spontaneous image taking, from a guy who makes a living putting carefully crafted and planned images together, I bring you the very first in a slightly self indulgent series – Tri-X Tuesdays.
My Savior is Tougher Than Nails!, Silverlake, 2009
Sunday June 21st 2009, 10:49 PM Posted by: Alexx
Filed under: Art,Contextual Art
I’m getting really interested in contextual art and these are fantastic examples. If you’ve never seen his work before, these are little scenes painstakingly painted in the street to be viewed from a specific vantage point and lens. People are encourage to interact with the painting as if the scene were real.
“I wanted to play with positives and negatives to encouraged people to think twice about everything they see” -Edgar Muller
Thanks to everyone for all the terrific feedback and comments on this and all the other blogs that carried the Living One Sheet Video! It’s great to be part of this discussion. This is such an incredibly exciting time to be an image maker. We are at the dawn of something new.
It won’t be long before the Harry Potter vision of the future is realized with moving portraits adorning newspapers and adverts. I am so excited about all the possibilities with converging photography with motion and thrilled to be on the front lines.
I’ve been getting some feedback about how these changes are exciting but scary, and some fear about the barrier to entry (cost of Red etc…) and I’d just like to state the obvious and say that yeah, change can be scary, but as Heraclitus pointed out 2500 years ago, the only constant is change. So as artists, we wind up facing the fundamental Darwinian axiom- evolve or dissolve.
Sure the Red One is expensive, but you can rent. And even still, the video image quality from the 5DMII is breathtaking, and that is certainly affordable.
So I challenge you to go out and try something. Take your aesthetic and vision as an image maker and try something new. I’d love to see what you can come up with. As an added incentive, there’s even a contest in the works. Stay tuned for the deets.
This is Keith’s ninth video. Combining the techniques of tilt-shift and timelapse, Keith’s goal “is to present Sydney as the Model City, and help people take a second look at places that are very familiar to them.” Taking a second look is a great way to describe these works of living art. Each video has it’s own song that molds into the videos style and mood, creating a whole other world. With each new release, I see new elements being added that bring a whole new perspective to everyday life.
As promised, here is our experience with using the Red One Camera, chronicling our voyage beyond the still image. Looking forward to our next project featuring living art portraits. Stay tuned… After the video, take a peek at the links to see the final results.
We’re very excited about all the possibilities with converging photography and motion. Big thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. Especially Pam, DJ and Chad over at Hallmark who championed the idea. It’s not every client who is willing to take a risk with something new and they deserve recognition for this.
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