DWI traffic stop with St. Louis County Police Officer Fred Yaakub, Canon 5D Mark II, ISO 5000, 1/100 @ F2.8, photograph by Erik M. Lunsford
There is a new saying out there — 2500 is the new 400.
Okay, I made that up, but it’s mentally cementing quickly.
Let me take you back nine years when I [...]
hacking bananas, south St. Louis, photograph by Erik M. Lunsford
Every fall, proprietor Joseph Waeltermann of the Southside Garden Stop in south St. Louis City chops down his hardy banana trees in anticipation of the winter season. Waeltermann will mulch over the chopped remains and wait until spring, when the trees will grow again.
Having learned gardening [...]
Jefferson County High School Firstcoming 2009, photographed with the Canon G10, copyright Erik M. Lunsford
A good friend of mine once told the story about a newspaper staff photojournalist who uses (or used, considering the age of the story) a pair of point and shoot cameras on assignment for that photographer’s paper. Startling, I remember, since [...]
“The paradigm for photographers today is that you just can’t be, you have to be sort of a jack of all trades, you can’t just specialize anymore,” said VII Photo Network photographer Benjamin Lowy, featured by Kristen Joy Watts this morning on the NY Times Lens photoblog.
Lowy strikes the perfect chord, and from a newspaper [...]
Back to school, Wentzville, Missouri. Photo by Erik M. Lunsford
At the moment I’m a bit overwhelmed in a good way. I’ll get back on the blog tomorrow.
Apply! For what? The Hey, Hot Shot! competition. By who? Why, a Jen Bekman project. Entry is $60, upload online. Why? Because they showcase some pretty cool work from some pretty cool photographers that you can browse through at work that never happens.
I’ll drop my hat in the ring this year. I wouldn’t mind some [...]
Pantherettes and Golden Girls, Oakville, Missouri. Photo by Erik M. Lunsford
The early morning shift at the paper comes at a cost; notably my sleeping pattern and state of mental readiness. Although, on the plus side it does offer up some of the greatest opportunities for great morning light and in this case the absence of [...]
Sweet corn in the studio, St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Erik Lunsford, copyright St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Does this studio photographic illustration of sweet corn conjure up images of summer barbeques and fresh veggies from the farmer’s market? That’s my intent in a recent studio shoot featuring fresh ears from local vendors for a story of all-things-corn. [...]
“Freedom Salute” for returning soldiers, St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Erik M. Lunsford, copyright St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
St. Louis, Missouri, photo copyright Erik M. Lunsford