And so worth a few minutes out of your day.
Don't make people pay for music, says Amanda Palmer: Let them. In a passionate talk that begins in her days as a street performer, she examines the new relationship between artist and fan.
Art urges voyages ... Gwendolyn Brooks
Ren posted a message on my facebook wall.
I needed to add it here ... a reminder for those days when I would rather voyage than stay.
L'Arte Cafe, Gallery, and Garden, Taupo
I loved everything about this ceramic artist's place, with the incredible cafe called L'Arte, located in beautiful Taupo, down in New Zealand.
Every detail ...
A Journalist Speaks ...
I heard this man speak in Belgium once ...
Stunning.
Photography with Giles Duley and W. Eugene Smith
I didn’t write the rules — why should I follow them? Since I put a great deal of time and research to know what I am about? I ask and arrange if I feel it is legitimate. The honesty lies in my — the photographer’s — ability to understand.
I found this quote and loved it. I loved the photographer's defiance, or the disbelief. I'm not sure but it made me think that it is a question we should all ask sometimes.
And this:
Q. Why do you print your own pictures?
A. The same reason a great writer doesn’t turn his draft over to a secretary… I will retouch.
Or:
Q. Avedon said that there are three steps in making a photograph: first the taking of the pictures, then the darkroom work, then the retouching. He showed me one unretouched picture in which the girl’s skirt fell straight; in the final version it was flying out.
A. I would have gotten her skirt up somehow.
And so it is today. You make the photograph, you process it, and then you apply your feeling. That 'application' varies. I like to keep mine minimal but the image is mine to do as I please.
I love the way he owns, unapologetically, all that he does as a photographer.
Found after watching the following inspirational TEDx Talk, by photographer, Giles Duley.
A Really Special Valentines Gift ...
A friend of mine has come up with a most delightful video product just in time for Valentines Day.
Patrice, from Web Video Impact, is offering to create an exquisitely personal video message using your own photographs. You can see how it all works over here.
It's as simple as sending Patrice the photographs, via his Dropbox account, along with any text you want to add to the video. He also asks that you give him some idea of the kind of music you prefer but don't worry, if you have no idea, he has more than a few.
And, of course, everything can be done via the internet, so location is no problem.