Landscape Stories

If you love photography books, Landscape Stories gives you the chance to quickly view a number of books before making the monetary commitment. More often than not, viewing the short videos makes me wish I had made the plunge. Check it out.

The Elephants

Taken with a Holga 120WPC pinhole camera. Difficult to use, but the results can be very interesting.

The Print is Dead

I run the Holga Photo Exchange group on flickr. I have to admit, that with a few exceptions it has been very difficult to get people to participate. Once I approached someone that I was interested in trading prints. They suggested that if I wanted a print of one of their photos, that I should download it and print it myself. This is when I really understood that, except in rare instances when a collector wants one, the print has no value in the digital age. The print is dead.

American Suburb X has just posted a short essay by Danny Lyon. He addresses this subject far more eloquently than I ever could. It is worth a read.

Decorating Advice

The deer head adds the perfect decorating touch.

Flash

For anyone that is looking to expand the capability of their Holga by adding an inexpensive flash unit to their bag it looks like this one might be of interest. It is powerful, has a built-in slave, and cheap compared to the major brands. Although the reviewer experienced some quality issues, it might be worth taking a look at the Yongnuo YN-560.

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2010/08/test-drive-yongnuo-yn-560.html

Red Eye

This brings back memories of the long flights I used to take while working international a few years ago.

http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/red-eye/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Another Spectacular Ansel Adams Find!

More news concerning lost Ansel Adams negatives! Courtesy Blake Andrews blog.

http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2010/08/society-of-spectacular-find.html