14 Giants

Looking in

Sunday, October 26, 2008

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 [...]

Out out damn’d spot!

Saturday, October 4, 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

Wednesday, September 24, 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 [...]

Surf and turf

Friday, July 25, 2008

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I took this photo in San Diego in 1993 using a disposable Kodak panoramic camera. I recently found the negatives while moving. They haven’t weathered the years too well, but I salvaged a few things. Biggie size it.

The Feds are here!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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One in particular, anyway. Behold the latest addition to my camera family. A Fed 2. Basically, a Fed 2 is a Leica-clone rangefinder, minus the $5000 pricetag. I own a Fed 5 already, but that beast is so heavy to pack around. I’m hoping the Fed 2 will be a great street shooter. [...]

Frank-ly, my dear

Sunday, June 22, 2008

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I recently acquired the 50th anniversary version of Robert Frank’s collection of photos entitled The Americans. It’s very cool. This reissue is part of a project that Steidl publishers have undertaken in cooperation with Frank himself (who is supervising everything) to reprint many of his old works as special editions. For this [...]