We mean of course, in the form of a catalog of the recent show now appearing at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
A short bit ago, we wrote about the exhibit, and felt that it is proof of realization of a promise made to the photo and fine art community, years ago.
They are continuing [...]

In the 2nd part of this special HD video with a DSLR , “What’s in the Bag” segment, photographer Chris Weeks shows you the whole rig set up and ready to go.
Plus there is the all important sound tip in there that you can’t miss.
Here is the honest truth about a couple of things:
The [...]

In another installment of “Whats’ In The Bag” photographer Chris Weeks shows us how he’s making the addition and transition to video.
As the photo agencies, like AP, Getty and Corbis, are asking their contract and freelance photographers to start adding video coverage to the mix, a whole new animal has raised it’s head.
And [...]

A few weeks ago, we ran into a photographer at an event in Hollywood, and since we usually chat up the shooters, this time was no exception.
Chris Weeks is a freelance photographer based in LA, who has one of the freshest takes on the standard assignments that occur in a photogs life.
Check out the [...]

You know we love choices. It all about finding the right tool for you. Go to the brick and mortar stores to see how a camera feels in your hand, hit the trade expos if you can.
And download the trial versions of software and try them on for size.
Like this software, Nikon Capture NX2 which [...]

( This just crossed our desktop: Irving Pen has passed away at the age of 92. R.I.P.)
Many years ago, the J.Paul Getty Museum made a massive purchase of photographs to the tune of over 7 million dollars.
This historic purchase made an implied promise to the world of photography, that would change it forever.
We’re not talking [...]

(This just in: Xrite is holding a free webinar on the best way to use the ColorChecker passport. 2 times to sign up for and it’s free. We love it when manufacturers help you use their products! See you Online!)
It’s about workflow. And the right color.
How do you know it’s the right color? Of [...]

Oh, we know you’ve already got it down.
But I know there isn’t one of us that couldn’t use a little refresher. Or perhaps just a way to explain things to your friends who all look at you as the photo guru.
Sure, we’ve seen it.
You may just know how to do what you do photographically [...]

And of course you can imagine what it’s all about.
In a simple Interview format, ala Charlie Rose, Life Photographer Leigh Wiener and photo enthusiast and perennial sidekick, George Fenneman, interviewed photographers and talked about their work for 130 episodes of an Emmy Award winning program.
While on a set, we met the son of Mr. [...]

We’d like to thank Chris Weeks for giving us the opportunity to share this very cool series with you.
At the end of this video you’ll see the credits for the series. Always a good thing.

And we’ll be giving you a closer look at the gear he uses, and find out why, in our next edition [...]

As promised, here is the second part of the three part series. Note that there are other photographers represented here, Severin Koller, Frank Jackson and Mario Anzuoni, in addition to Chris Weeks, representing their own style of street photography.

Enjoy!

A few weeks ago we met Chris Weeks at an event in Hollywood. He was photographing the event, a gallery opening, with a very distinctive set-up: not only was he using multiple DSLR’s but he was toting a Leica.
That alone was enough to strike up a conversation.
We started to discuss the advent of HD Video [...]

We’ve seen this product, the orbis™ ring flash out there for awhile along with some others, like the RayFlash, and felt it was time to take a look and see what we could do with it.
Ring light can give you a very distinctive light quality, and we dig it for those applications.
In those cases we [...]

That’s all we have to say.
The Family Of Man is a classic book covering the most well attended photographic exhibition EVAH!
256 photographers globally ,contributed to this show curated by Edward Steichen, considering the human condition.
Birth to death, everything in between, cross cultural.
There is a reason this book of the 1955 MOMA exhibit is still [...]

Since they opened in the Spring, the Annenberg Space for Photography has been offering us a chance to hear from working photographers, speaking about their work, and sharing images, both part of our visual collective and some so personal you gain a new insight into the mind behind the camera.
What a great way to start [...]

The real world this camera bag lives in and our would are, honestly 2 different things.
What we mean is that Lowepro, who is truly the leader in outdoor, backpacking camera bags, and has been for many years, has produced a bag that lives best on the trail, in our opinion.
Lowepro Toploader Pro 75 AW

Lets [...]