Sunday, September 20, 2009

The Art of Photography

I know, like me, many of you are photographers, or graphic artists, or simply appreciators of photography. Either way, you will enjoy this clip found at the NY Times. Video caption: The Times's Adam B. Ellick stumbles across an antique camera on the streets of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. The result is a passport photo in five minutes. Couldn't figure out how to embed this video but here's the link: http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/09/18/world/1247464676793/the-ultimate-old-media.html
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10 comments:

  1. Mr. CondescendingSunday, September 20, 2009 11:44:00 AM

    Crap Mr C, I really wanna see this but I have to wait till I'm on the pc.

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  2. Jo ~Sunday, September 20, 2009 1:27:00 PM

    wow, that thing was definitely an antique!

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  3. Mr. CharlestonSunday, September 20, 2009 3:39:00 PM

    Bella... It's amazing how ancient tech still works. That camera is basically the same thing Matthew Brady used during the Civil War.

    Mr. C... I guess those itty bitty smart phones have their limitations. Though it seems like you should be able to follow a link.

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  4. intelliwenchSunday, September 20, 2009 8:18:00 PM

    I was going to comment on how I really like old B&W prints, but that would be stating the obvious, wouldn't it? Enjoyed the video.

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  5. Jo ~Monday, September 21, 2009 8:05:00 PM

    i got some tunes you might like over here...

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  6. Mr. CondescendingMonday, September 21, 2009 8:28:00 PM

    Watched it, hah, I want one of those cameras. I'm shocked any of those are even still operable.

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  7. Mr. CharlestonTuesday, September 22, 2009 7:18:00 AM

    Mr.C... After watching it again, it appears that he does the developing inside of the camera and I'm not sure how to handle a paper negative. Talk about a business-in-a-box.

    Bella... I'll be right over.

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  8. jadedjThursday, September 24, 2009 7:15:00 PM

    Loving that. Basically a box camera. Old as the hills. Doesn't Punch use one of those?

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  9. Mr. CharlestonSaturday, September 26, 2009 6:28:00 PM

    PINHOLE, Pinhole... not, oh well, you get the point.

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  10. jadedjSaturday, September 26, 2009 6:31:00 PM

    I have heard P called many things, but never pinhole.

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