INSPIRE US: Solange "Losing You"

You can find photographic inspiration anywhere. Everything about this video is photographically beautiful. From the muted saturation to the light flares...it's perfect. Melina Matsoukas' visual style is beautiful. Here is the article about the song and vid: Pitchfork.com CLICK HERE.

Note: We recognize that the video is beautifully made and is a celebration of life and culture, but that there is nothing romantic or beautiful about poverty and the gross unequal distribution of wealth that exists in various places on this planet. 

Photo by Daniele Tamagni
Daniele Tamagni's site HERE.
Daniele's photos from the video shoote HERE.
Article about the Gentlemen of Bacongo HERE.

Melina Matsoukas' other videos HERE.

DEBATE: is a cell phone camera valid as a professional camera?

by Damon Winter, The New York Times

Through my eyes not Hipstamatic HERE.

Picture of the Year International HERE.

PROJECT #4: CLOSE-UP (Macro)

DUE: 20 photographs brought to class on Friday, Oct 12 for B Day classes, and Monday, Oct  15 for A Day classes.  10 images digitally processed and posted to your blog by Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 3:30pm. 

Macro photography refers to photographs made with a lens that allows the photographer extreme close-ups.  It is an image where the subject on the negative or image sensor is life size or greater. If it is recorded life size on the negative/sensor we refer to that ratio of as "1:1".

For our purposes - and since I don't necessarily want you to purchase a specialized macro lens - we'll call this project close-up photography. 

This is the symbol that denotes close-up/macro mode on point-and-shoot cameras.

       

Aimish Boy photographs HERE (THEY'RE GREAT!)

Tips for shooting close-up photography with a point-and-shoot camera HERE.

Macro photography at Wiki HERE.

DIY photography discusses macro HERE.

Understanding magnification HERE.

Niko Voyage's beautiful close-ups HERE.

Macrophotography.net HERE.

Black and white macro images HERE.

Stunning b/w photos HERE.

Reversing a lens HERE.

Close-ups with a mobile phone HERE.

An interesting cell phone lens HERE.

Another cell phone lens HERE.

And another HERE.

16 Habits You Should Do Every Day.

16 habits you should do every day HERE.

INSPIRE US.

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