Category Archive: art/creativity

05 Apr

Ilford 120 film packaging turns into a camera

Ilford 120 film packaging turns into a camera

From the dieline, a design/packaging blog I read regularly. A student designed a package for ilford 120 rollfilm, that can be folded into a pinhole …

 
By Ed Z
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19 Feb

darkly inspiring…

darkly inspiring…

If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise don’t even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs, and maybe …

 
By Ed Z
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19 Jan

nothing is original

nothing is original

From Jim Jarmusch’s Golden Rules: “Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new …

 
By Ed Z
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21 Apr

fantastic stop-motion piece

fantastic stop-motion piece

I love stop motion animation.   Particularly when it’s done well (like this piece I posted earlier) This piece is excellent – creative, well executed and quirky/funny.  …

 
By Ed Z
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20 Mar

The Renaissance continues

The Renaissance continues

Who woulda thunk it?  in a sea of digicams, Voigtlander goes ahead and releases a rangefinder. An analogue rangefinder.  A *medium format*, fixed lens, analogue …

 
By Ed Z
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19 Mar

Toy cameras and fixed-gears

Toy cameras and fixed-gears

With my recent holga fascination and the seeming Renaissance of film that is going on in the photo-blogo-sphere (TM), it got me wondering – Why? Look, …

 
By Ed Z
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16 Mar

CNN Piece on Mario Testino

CNN Piece on Mario Testino

Very nice interview/piece on Mario Testino by CNN.  Even if you aren’t a fashion photographer, it’s worth a look. Tweet This Post Stumble This …

 
By Ed Z
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13 Mar

An old flame…

An old flame…

It’s funny, there seems to be a kind of “collective unconscious” in the photo community… All the buzz about film lately, from discussions on strobist …

 
By Ed Z
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22 Jan

Seven photographs that changed fashion

Seven photographs that changed fashion

You may have already seen it on the “What’s the jackanory?” blog, but I felt remiss if I didn’t at least mention the BBCs recent …

 
By Ed Z
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13 Nov

Movie? Photography? Art?

Movie? Photography? Art?

This is a semi-oldie but a goodie… for those who haven’t seen it: A fascinating and surreal piece of art… Paintings on walls/public spaces photographed and …

 
By Ed Z
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