Found Still Life

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New Amsterdam Gin Ad 3

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Third in a series for the New Amsterdan Gin campaign featuring
Alvin Jett from the Phatnoiz band. Classy guy with a warm personality
as well as an excellent guitar player.

Hello My Name Is Scott

Here's a recent tear from St. Louis Magazine featuring Scott Ginsberg.
He's known for his books and speaking engagements based on his philosophy of meeting/greeting people by using a name tag. He even has a name tag tattoo.
Here are a couple of my favorites outtakes from the shoot.


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Kansas

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Found Still Life

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Happy Holidays!

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Found Still Life

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Photo Blog News

File Magazine has a contest using film.

A Photo Editor has a interesting post about how to describe types of photography.

The Photo Attorney has a Mythbuster about License Fee Infringment.

Kodak Infrared Film to be discontinued.

Diana+ Plastic Camera

The plastic camera that's become a cult classic is back. With a 120mm film format, the Diana+ has a bulb exposure mode, shutter lock, and tripod thread. Unscrew the lens to convert it to a pinhole camera.
You can get your hands on one at B&H photo, or from lomography.com. The Lomographic Society provides a history of the Diana, along with the specifications.
Being a collector of vintage cameras (including the original Diana, and Diana clones including the Arrow, Windsor, and the Banier), this looks like an excellent addition to my collection.

Pulitzer Winner Arnold Hardy Dies

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Photographer Arnold Hardy, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1946 as an amateur, has died. His photograph of a woman falling from a burning hotel was published worldwide and changed fire codes. Although he clearly had an excellent editorial eye, he was so traumatized by that single capture, he gave up his photography career and went on to make X-Ray equipment. You can read more about it here.