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Testing 1-2-3

15. November 2008

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 [...]

I do write about other things, honest

8. November 2008

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Lest ye think this is a single-issue blog (and oh, what a lovely single issue it is), I do write about other things. No I don’t. Before I proceed any further, allow me the liberty of saying that I completely forgot that The Darcys played The Bourbon on Guy Fawkes Night. That’s a GIMME post [...]

Let’s get heavy

23. October 2008

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Nooo, this isn’t another post about my weight. Not long after I released the final cover image and title for my book, Blurb - the publisher I’m using - announced that they will give clients the option of upgrading their pages to 100lb silk-finish premium paper. Oooh la la! That’s pretty heavy stock. I like the direction this [...]

Protected: File under: what was I thinking?

19. October 2008

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Walls

28. September 2008

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You’re looking at the very first photo that appears in the book I’m working on (and a fresh scan of that photo too!) The shot was taken with the Holga back in October 2006 usng Kodak TX 400 film. I like the cut-away effect it has, as if someone sliced open a prison wall. It [...]

The ghosts of Parliament

26. September 2008

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This one definitely won’t appear in my photo book, but it’s a curiosity to me nonetheless. One of my first attempts at taking multiple exposures with the Holga. Ottawa, November 2006. By the way, in my mind, that light patch below the lamp is really a ghost. Why, maybe even this ghost.

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 [...]

Protected: Recuperation

3. September 2008

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“What do you want us to do?”

27. August 2008

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Click click click! One of the early warm-up shots taken during my shoot with The Darcys. For this first series, I used my Fed 5 and Rollei Retro 400 film. (I don’t think Mike took his sunglasses off at any point during the shoot.) By the way, this shot is not at all representative of [...]

Monuments of Distinction Since 1900 - preview #1

13. August 2008

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Behold! Some crappy screenshots from the book in progress, Monuments of Distinction Since 1900. Some of these photographs you may have seen before, but I guarantee that the book contains many photos you haven’t seen. And yes, I’m in the book too (in fact, the photos of me are very out of [...]