February 2012
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Streettogs Gallery Extended: Why isn't...
Note: Streettogs extended is where I will place some of the thoughts about the works I feature over at Eric Kim’s Streettogs Gallery. This entry is for George L. Smyth’s the Extras
These days, I understand why people are not into the whole alternative for street shots. Digital happened. And with Apps like instagram and Olympus’ success with in-camera creative filters, why even...
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So I have this thing called streettogs gallery... →
In which I look at people’s street based project, essay, or stories that I will feautre which appears every Wednesday L.A. time over on Eric Kim’s street photography blog.
This week is George Smyth’s The Extras featuring bromoil prints of people he considers extras in his life but actually contributes a lot.
Please do check it out if you can and if you have a body of work,...
January 2012
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I'm also chasing a star but I know when I'll stop
“What if the star you’re chasing is in fact a dud? What if you’ve devoted your life to something you’re actually not very good at, but you don’t realize it? I see a lot of photos in galleries made by people who probably believe in themselves, but that doesn’t mean the work belongs in a gallery. But the thing is, the photographer himself can’t tell. Everyone believes in their work. I feel great...
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Is the Leica M still relevant?
[Ahg’s note: I’ve been hearing a lot of hate on Leica recently through conversations from people and on the web. So might as well put my thoughts in the free and democratic web]
Leica Ms does one thing that most cameras can’t do, the joy of ownership and use.
About to load film. Photo by Eric Kim.
Most of the things that make up the Leica M is outdated. Compact,...
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5 reasons why street photography is more fun in...
I’ve been in great cities around the world but in my experience, these are the 5 reasons that makes street photography fun and exciting here in my home country, the Philippines.
1) Photography is legal almost everywhere
A security guard giving a shy pose
Majority of the capital except the central business district wherein most of the embassies are located is a fair hunting ground...
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December 2011
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100 Most influential photographers of all time →
Dunno what their basis was or how they defined influence but to me influence is how their actions changed and innovated photographer’s viewpoints and aesthetics and made photographers aspired to be like them.
So here’s my own top 10
#1 should be Robert Frank because he influenced legends.
#2 should be HCB because he is a legend that influenced the lay-man.
And it will break my...
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November 2011
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...: Photobook Meetup New York →
noahkalina:
I am excited to announce that I am going to be hosting a Photobook Meetup at my studio on Friday, December 9th at 6pm. The event is being organized by Bryan Formhals and Jörg Colberg. Go here or here to read the twitter conversation that inspired the Meetup.
The…
This is one of the things we will never get to have in the Philippines.
I would’ve brought Maxwell...
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dokisays asked: you have some nice work going on here! and i think you're one of the lucky ones, having enough money to support this hobby d: seeing as how i don't get paid quite enough to pay for film and enlargement paper, it will have to wait until i get a stable job. so until then.... stuck with digital >.>
Anonymous asked: Hi! I saw that you're using a Minolta film SLR. My uncle recently gave me a Minolta Maxxum 5000i. I haven't used a film camera in my entire life. Do you have any advice for me? Or, are there things I should know about the camera? (And, I dunno if it's just me, but the places I've asked don't have the battery it uses)
treiz asked: heh, asking for a picture isn't the trouble. the trouble is pretty much what effect the asking will have on you/them. just my $0.02 ya know. BUT i think you should get around to doing this. especially since you told me you were planning on something like this pretty much late last year.
alex-who asked: Just LOVE the idea of the 'ex' photo-project!
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Another photo essay/series idea
As usual, I post most of my ideas for a photo essay in my blog.
This one is different. I always was looking for a new approach or at least a documentary story but this series can be placed in one sentence:
“A photograph of all the women I loved”
From my 4 ex girl friends, to crushes, the what ifs, or whatever. As long as one point in my life, I have been attracted to the girl, I...
October 2011
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klingonsalute asked: Dear brother, Y U NO have ask in your other blog?!? Also, I just want to say that YOU RUINED MY FRAKING LAYF WITH THAT SPOILERY GIF FROM HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA WITH CUDI AND LAKE BELL KISSING IN AN ELEVATOR. DAMN YOU SALAZAR! The only way you can correct this is by dl-ing me season 2 epis of this hipster show. I need me some Cudi. Thanks, you life ruiner, you.
anondrogynous asked: Uyyy. You work at Status na?! COOL.
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September 2011
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“Where I am is where the best Picture is”
– David Alan Harvey
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Two Cute Dogs →
I had to just blurt out my thoughts of the Documentary on Charlie Kirk.
Eric Kim was insisting over the weekend that it is great so I had to drop whatever I was doing and watch it.
It made me realize I am a really a purist. I do not agree with many things he said but it made me question my beliefs and the street photography truths I hold like I have to leave the 50mm as the primary Focal...
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"Street Photography"
conscientious:
When people ask me why I don’t like “street photography,” I usually tell them that if they want street photography they should take a walk. Needless to say, especially “street photographers” tend to think that’s just a dismissive, flippant remark. Well, maybe they’ll read Bryan’s post from today, and maybe they’ll think about what going for a walk instead of looking at “street...
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