uncommons » stltoday.com http://www.eriklunsford.com/blog on the aesthetics of everyday art, by St. Louis photojournalist erik lunsford Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:52:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 retro in time http://www.eriklunsford.com/blog/2010/01/22/retro-in-time/ http://www.eriklunsford.com/blog/2010/01/22/retro-in-time/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:55:27 +0000 erik http://www.eriklunsford.com/blog/?p=2288 1950backintime_950_wp

At home with the Martens, a 1950s-era household. Photo by Erik M. Lunsford. More retro images at STLtoday.com

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Also, it hurts me intensely to see this. For all my former co-workers and friends at the Palm Beach Post, I wish you all the best. Good luck.

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There is almost too much here to see at one sitting, so either clear out your schedule for an hour or bookmark it and come back, because it deserves your attention.

Well said, although when Jorgen passed me this link a few days ago, he said:

Truth is, I’m secretly hoping you blog about it so more people check it
out.

There is nothing wrong with highlighting good photography, especially the confidence boost you get after watching Bruce Gilden’s video — the man is like a shark — he just lunges and shoots — I love it.

Video copyright WNYC

In the meantime, the videos are well produced (I don’t notice the video length or maybe it’s because I’m actually interested in the content). Either way, it’s well worth a long visit and you’ll walk away inspired. Thanks for the link Jorgen.

There was a long and humbling pause when I noticed that Jörg Colberg took mention of uncommons. This comes from an amazing blog that continues to shape my perspectives on fine-art photography and provides outstanding photographic content. He also posted a few more blogs here which quickly ended up on my RSS bookmarks.

Also, I’m constantly amazed at Nikon’s aggressive drive to get gear in the hands of photographers. Bill Pekala of Nikon NPS is arranging a camera loan for an extended use as I contemplate upgrading digital cameras. Lindsay Silverman, the senior technical manager for Nikon, passed along my request. Both of those guys are incredible, not to forget the staffs underneath that drive the boat. If you haven’t met these two, you should. Plus, I always see Lindsay’s write-ups in the pages of photo magazines, such as the Digital PhotoPro mag that always seems to send a complimentary copy my way.

Post staffer Emily Rasinski just published a stellar news video on the closing of a local elementary school. The growth of her talent is outstanding – she just picked up a video camera not more than a month or two ago. Check it out here. Also, keep your eye on News Videographer because I sent Angela a message asking for a critique.

Speaking of multimedia, I like how Colin Mulvany of the Spokesman-Review pretty much ‘threw down’ on the line between complaining and learning multimedia on his blog Mastering Multimedia. It’s like a put up or shut-up. Nicely said.

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