This isn’t so much a review since On Photography has been out for so long and should be a staple in any photographers library. Upon revisiting the text, it’s still full of thoughtful and relevant ideas. There are also numerous quotes that will make you laugh and think and maybe even reflect upon and inspire your own photography.
Early in the book, there’s a good one […]
We got our new LOMO’INSTANT just before the holidays so of course had to take it out and test it out during travels home for the holidays so here’s a review of the camera.
In case you aren’t familiar with the Lomo Instant, it’s produced by Lomography, who has brought the Diana and classic Lomo cameras to us before. It uses the widely available Fuji Instax Mini […]
Chances are if you are a portrait photographer you’ve seen or heard of Peter Hurley. If you haven’t seen his presentation at the Google + Photographers Conference, check it out on YouTube. We purchased his tutorial on headshots and someone asked me why we needed it. The truth is you can never stop learning, especially in the world of photography. Change is inevitable and if you don’t adapt then you’ll fall […]
Have you been to Exploratorium After Dark? We’ve been working at the Exploratorium for a while now but tonight we had a chance to just play at After Dark and it was a blast. On Pier 15, the new location seems to be much larger and there are a bunch of new exhibits as well as your old faves to check out.
As photographers, the Exploratorium is amazing, […]
Recology is known to most local Bay Area folks as the company that picks up our trash, compost and recycling. But in 1993 they started their Artists in Residence Program aka Art at the Dump.
Currently two artists are working in the program: Kristin Cammermeyer (a painter doing stop motion), and Chad Hasegawa.
We took our team out to check it out and as a Green Business, also to see what […]
Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer is a good book for photographers since it delves into creativity and inspiration and where that all comes from.
Since many photographers are also small business owners, the same creativity and inspiration is also useful for running and growing a business.
Some of the insights that came out of the book make a lot of sense and having done a lot of […]
Ever since Polaroid announced that it was done with instant photography and the Impossible Project started up, I’ve been obsessed with instant photography. I had some of the last packs of Polaroid film and still have one pack in the fridge that, most likely, I should use pretty soon.
Anyhow, when I heard about Instant: The Story of Polaroid was being released, I was excited to check […]
Most people know of Tony Bennett as the amazing musician, but he’s also a painter and does watercolors. I had just come from checking out a watercolor show of a high school friend, Iain Stewart, when I decided to crack open this book and start on it while visiting my family in Alabama.
Right off the bat, some of the things Bennett notes were […]
Being a Green business, we are always looking at ways we can keep a minimal footprint while still providing excellent service and photography to our clients. Recently on NPR, I heard Pulitzer Prize winning writer Edward Humes being interviewed about his latest book, Garbology, and finally got to read it.
It’s a fascinating piece of writing, and really made me want to make Orange an even […]
The title of this business book by Eli Broad appeals to my creative side. As a small business owner and a creative, we know that being unreasonable can result in breakthroughs or at least original thinking. Broad is probably most known for his business and philanthropic success including KB Home, but in this book he explains a lot of his […]