Saturday, November 28, 2009

WILLIAM KARL VALENTINE PHOTOGRAPHER

http://www.mocp.org/collections/permanent/winogrand_garry.php
What would Winogrand photograph in todays world? It has been some 25 years since his passing, Zoos & Women are still plentiful but I wonder what other things may have attracted his attention today. I also wonder what he would do with digitial technology, both photographically and with all the different publishing and exhibition options. If he left behind 10,000 undeveloped rolls at the time of his death imagine what that volume of work would have been like if he had access to a few 64GB Compact Flash Cards and some external hard drives while he was still working.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Jennifer Katz Gallery is up now.

www.jenniferkatzgallery.com

I am very excited to be one of her initial Photographers that she is representing.
"Golden Light" has been good recently, maybe I am noticing it more but every afternoon I want to be out photographing something because of the quality of the light. Southern California light seems better in the fall and winter months. I just wish I had more time to search out areas to photograph. Too often I have the light but not much else, then when you press it never seems to work. Chicago, New York, even San Francisco it always comes naturally. I think it is harder to photograph in your own back yard sometimes because you have to make a concious effort to seperate yourself from your daily tasks and forge out on an adventure. I have gotten better at it over the years and the last few times I went photographing in Los Angeles were good, but it is still different somehow than when I am on the road.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Back home after a weekend in Chicago. Warm weather there in November, go figure. Chicago is my favorite city to photograph in. As a street photographer, or documentary photographer, or whatever label you want to give me and my work, this city has it all. Great architecture, interesting people on the streets, and some of the best light. I can't explain it but it works for me. I like NYC as well but it often seems that the buildings are so tighly packed in there that you don't get the same quality of light there. People are interesting and lots of images to be had that can make a statement about the world, but Chicago just seems to have a little more room to work in.

I didn't get in to the City during the day but my D3 was amazing with available light at night down by the river and Michigan Avenue. I know with the technological advances there are pros and cons, but I was reaping the benefits of them this weekend.