… I just want to shake them and tell them to photograph whatever they want. I tell them to pretend that they have a museum in their basement. It is locked and they are the only person with a key. I tell them to close their eyes and imagine what pictures they see down there. It can be anything, just be honest. Then make those pictures.
Alec Soth, (full interview)

selfassignment

The face.

A crucial storytelling tool used by Steven Spielberg.

Live by those words.

Live by those words.

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Not A Starving Artist: 50 Reasons not to Date a Photographer

notastarvinartist:

Was inspired to write one of these hehe.

  1. They rather hold their bulky camera, than hold hands with you.
  2. On a romantic date, you’ll watch the sun go down and think “Wow this is gorgeous” and they’ll go “mirror lock, tripod, and stop down f/8 at 1/125.”
  3. You’ll never be able to enjoy tv,…

notastarvinartist

Diana Walker: I first met Steve Jobs on a photo shoot for TIME in 1982. I had no idea that he was going to be my friend or that he was going to be this incredible genius—a part of all of our lives, in what we do and what we see. He was speaking to a group of Stanford students in a dorm living room, and it was hard to photograph him in there and not be kind of in the way. You had to have light, and I was creeping around. But he was game. I asked him to stand on top of the Apple sign and he did it. I asked him to stand in front of an Apple cutout (which ended up on the cover of Fortune magazine), and he did that too. I thought, “This is you. This is who you are.” He was so much fun because he was so quick—he was such a fast study. You showed him anything and he could get it in a second. I was always fascinated by his design sense. It was wonderful because he liked my pictures. I really will miss his inventiveness, his ideas, his eyes—and how bright he was all over. He had some kind of electricity about him. He was very, very focused in the office. He demanded a lot of people who worked for him.  I’m sure Steve wasn’t the easiest person to work for, but what a fascinating person to work for. Diana Walker was TIME magazine’s White House photographer for twenty years, where she captured intimate moments with five presidents.

Diana Walker: I first met Steve Jobs on a photo shoot for TIME in 1982. I had no idea that he was going to be my friend or that he was going to be this incredible genius—a part of all of our lives, in what we do and what we see. He was speaking to a group of Stanford students in a dorm living room, and it was hard to photograph him in there and not be kind of in the way. You had to have light, and I was creeping around. But he was game. I asked him to stand on top of the Apple sign and he did it. I asked him to stand in front of an Apple cutout (which ended up on the cover of Fortune magazine), and he did that too. I thought, “This is you. This is who you are.”

He was so much fun because he was so quick—he was such a fast study. You showed him anything and he could get it in a second. I was always fascinated by his design sense. It was wonderful because he liked my pictures.

I really will miss his inventiveness, his ideas, his eyes—and how bright he was all over. He had some kind of electricity about him. He was very, very focused in the office. He demanded a lot of people who worked for him.  I’m sure Steve wasn’t the easiest person to work for, but what a fascinating person to work for.

Diana Walker was TIME magazine’s White House photographer for twenty years, where she captured intimate moments with five presidents.

Candle light. #cinemagraph

Candle light. #cinemagraph

Timothy cinemagraph.

Timothy cinemagraph.

Vivid Sydney 2011 - Light, music & ideas.27 May - 13 June. http://vividsydney.com/

Vivid Sydney 2011 - Light, music & ideas.
27 May - 13 June.

http://vividsydney.com/

Get smart

Get smart

Ben Folds performing with Kate Miller-Heidke at the State Theatre, Sydney 14 May 2011. What an incredible show. The latest album translated perfectly to a live audience. I’m really enjoying ‘Lonely Avenue’, it’s definitely a step in the right direction after his misguided ‘Way to normal’ release.

Ben Folds performing with Kate Miller-Heidke at the State Theatre, Sydney 14 May 2011. What an incredible show. The latest album translated perfectly to a live audience. I’m really enjoying ‘Lonely Avenue’, it’s definitely a step in the right direction after his misguided ‘Way to normal’ release.