14 Giants

Rainbow(s)!

20. November 2008

As seen from Fatty’s Palace in Burnaby around 4:00pm today. It’s magical! After the jump, find out what was waiting for me at the rainbow’s end! You’ll never guess!

I ordered a test proof of the first 40 pages of Monuments of Distinction Since 1900. I need to gauge things like brightness, contrast, colour reproduction, opacity, etc. before I proceed any further. Basically, I want/need to know how well what I see on the computer screen translates to the printed page. I’m a bit nervous [...]

Dollars and cents

15. November 2008

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An early test shot with my Oktomat toy camera. (It had been sitting undeveloped for some time now.) Basically, the camera has eight shutters and fires in quick succession on a single frame of film.

Vintage Deli-Cat

5. November 2008

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Lest we forget the real star of 14 Giants, here are some classic photos of my kitty from October 2005. Purty!

Test driving the Yashica Mat 124G

30. October 2008

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Yashica Mat 124G test shots. I tried the #1 close-up lens with the broom to see how well the camera could be used for full-face portraits. If you click click click, you can see there’s a fair bit of detail. Not bad for a first run! Not bad at all.

Full-throated; or, It’s a big red life

29. October 2008

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My voice returned on Monday, just in time for work on Tuesday. It was my own fault, trying to “talk” over the music in a club on the weekend. (photo: Lomographic Society via Flickr) I ordered some of this funny RedScale film from Lomography. Just to try it. Basically, all they did is load the film onto [...]

Looking in

26. October 2008

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Readers, I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am for Looking In: Robert Frank’s The Americans. I ordered the hardcover “expanded edition,” which is nearly 200 pages longer than the paperback version. And - let’s be frank here - judging from the description below, it’s the only version that matters. Published alongside the [...]

The usual outlandish claims and misc. happenings

9. October 2008

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All week around Fatty’s Palace, I’ve found myself doing the dance that Janet does in “The Pleasure Principle” video. It’s fun. I’m better than this guy! I’m thinking of entering a dance competition. No I’m not. Space is big. Is it too late for me to be an astronaut? Yes. No matter. I’m going anyway. Mercury [...]

Out out damn’d spot!

4. October 2008

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Make no mistake about it. In today’s world, working with film (as many of you know I am inclined to do) still requires the use of digital technology. In the example illustrated below, the medium format negative was first scanned into the computer at high resolution. I then opened the file in Photoshop and proceeded [...]

Title trouble

24. September 2008

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My photo book is once again without a title. And a cover. I should know better than to let my excitement get the better of me. I should have known that as it progressed, the book would adapt, change form, and even alter its shape. I should have known I’d be surprised by the book. So [...]