Monthly Archives: April 2010

The New Surrealism

It’s interesting, with the technology we have available today, how we can more easily manipulate photos to create almost a new art form. Photoshop gives us the ability to alter photos, apply effects, in a way that can often make … Continue reading

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To Be Banksy…Or Not To Be

While visiting my friend M in Paris, I snapped a photo of this street art on Rue des Boulangers in the 5th Arrondissement. It’s a seemingly random location, this tiny little street that curves up a hill and ’round about … Continue reading

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Beautifully Blurred

Most fashion magazines today seem to prefer sharp, clean, clear images so I found it refreshing to come across the June cover shot for Elle UK: The blurred photo of Kylie Minogue, shot by photographer David Slijper, is stunning in … Continue reading

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Talent House Contest #2

So, you may remember some time ago I posted about a Talent House contest I had entered. As I await the winner announcement of that, I recently entered another contest. The winner will have the chance to assist photographer Diana … Continue reading

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In Design: Mixed Media

I came across Ben Heine’s work recently via Toxel. His Flickr profile informs that he’s “a Belgian painter, illustrator, portraitist, caricaturist and photographer” and after looking through some of his work I’m really fascinated with some of his mixed media … Continue reading

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Frozen in Time, Snapshot of the World

Just today I read about an interesting project Lens, which as I’ve mentioned before is the NYT photography blog, has coming up. All around the world people have been invited to participate, and on Sunday, May 2nd, photograph a single moment … Continue reading

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Au Revoir Paris

After a fantastic trip I have finally returned to New York! I got rather lucky actually. The volcano eruption in Iceland caused my flight to Dublin to get cancelled this morning. It seemed all flights, going north at least, were … Continue reading

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Talenthouse Contest #1

I almost forgot! A while back I mentioned a contest I was planning to enter. I submitted four photos for consideration as a whole to showcase my fashion photography skills. I would love to have included the photos I shot … Continue reading

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In the Studio

While I’m busy with last minute preparations for my trip to Paris this evening, I wanted get in one more post. I will have limited internet access while I’m away which will mean infrequent posting. So, this past Sunday I … Continue reading

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