May 2010
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April 2010
dostyglory asked: Could you tell me your five favorite things about living in L.A.? I'm applying to a school there for my PhD and am a little nervous about the place.
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“It is more often the good psychologist rather than the good photographer who...”
– Philippe Halsman
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levihemphill asked: I think I got me a gem of a question.
Who do you shoot for, Lou?
Before you answer, there's more to that then what lies on the surface. Primarily, photographers would say they shoot for themselves. They love to make photographs. It's probably true.
However, if you weren't recognized for your work, would you still provide the same answer? I...
Who do you shoot for, Lou?
Before you answer, there's more to that then what lies on the surface. Primarily, photographers would say they shoot for themselves. They love to make photographs. It's probably true.
However, if you weren't recognized for your work, would you still provide the same answer? I...
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Chuck Close: Thoughts on photography and personal... →
photoreads:
Anybody can be a marginally capable photographer, but it takes a lot of work to learn to become even a competent painter. Now, having said that, I think while photography is the easiest medium in which to be competent, it is probably the hardest one in which to develop an idiosyncratic personal vision. It’s the hardest medium in which to separate yourself from all those other people...
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copycats:
No Surprises by Regina Spektor by...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-25) →
The New Pornographers (35)
St. Vincent (25)
Phoenix (25)
Dr. Dog (23)
OK Go (23)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“As I have practiced it, photography produces pleasure by simplicity, I see...”
– Sam Abell
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thehardertheyfall asked: Where do you usually find your subjects, are they usually models?
Also do you ever just take people pics on the street? How do you balance between being a photographer and invading people's privacy on the street?
Also do you ever just take people pics on the street? How do you balance between being a photographer and invading people's privacy on the street?
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“Writers get so fixated on the mechanics of writing that they forget how much...”
– William Zinsser inspired by simple geometry he saw in Matisse’s work. Every year he reads a sentence to his students, one that accompanied a panel where Matisse was quoted about his infatuation with what he called African cloths. Matisse said, “I never tire of looking at them for long periods of...
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“I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered....”
– Number 6
seanyoung asked: Hey Lou, how are you capturing your models when take your "between the moment" shots? Are you sneaking captures in between poses, or are you setting up the shots to portray those specific moments?
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nicecorderoguy asked: I have a 18-55mm lens. What's a good second lens to get?
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel EOS 300D
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel EOS 300D
justelias asked: thanks for answering my question...have you used any of the new PX600?
sicoactiva asked: Would you say cold weather affects impossible px100 film by over exposing or under exposing?
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