Monthly Archives: October 2009

Matthew Rolston on photographing Carrie Underwood for “Play On”

October 14, 2009 – 7:51 am

… … Grammy-winning, platinum-selling country artist Carrie Underwood’s third album, Play On, won’t be out till November 3, but the leadoff single, “Cowboy Casanova,” is already seducing music fans. It hit No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in two weeks. Yee-ha. (You can preview “Mama’s Song,” another track from the album, here.) “Play [...]

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Listening to Sam Haskins (or trying to)

October 13, 2009 – 2:50 pm

.. …. Last week, Le Book hosted a conversation with pioneering fashion photographer Sam Haskins that was led by Horacio Silva, the features director of T, The New York Times style magazine. The event, produced in association with the School of Visual Arts, was held at Milk Gallery in Chelsea to coincide with an exhibition [...]

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Scott & Zoë heart Portland

October 13, 2009 – 8:39 am

… If you haven’t met them already, allow me to introduce you to Scott & Zoë. They have excellent (and often retro-influenced) style, they’re really into saturated color, and their work has a super-distinct graphic sensibility. Scott Darling and Zoë van Baaren met in college 15 years ago and have been working together professionally for [...]

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Matthew Rolston in conversation with Merle Ginsberg

October 12, 2009 – 1:13 pm

…. On October 29 at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, Matthew Rolston will be speaking with entertainment journalist and author Merle Ginsberg about his career and his book beautyLIGHT (which the online design community Notcot has raved about and for which Christina Aguilera threw a party when the book was published). [...]

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BBC News captures Iooss’ “sporting decades”

October 12, 2009 – 8:13 am

… Word of Walter Iooss’ exhibition at the Newseum has spread across the pond: BBC News has picked up the story, posting a gallery of his images at its website, with commentary on each photo from Walter. For example: … …. You can catch the complete slideshow here. … …

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Having an Obama moment

October 9, 2009 – 2:56 pm

.. Congratulations, President Obama. We’re so proud of your being awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Herewith, a tribute selected from photographs of you taken by Kwaku Alston and Nadav Kander. … … .. …

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Craig Cutler exhibition sets ideas in motion

October 9, 2009 – 11:51 am

.. … Last Thursday, we hosted a big opening-night party for “Craig Cutler: From Sketchbook to Studio,” an exhibition of Craig’s conceptual photography and the sketches he makes as he works out his ideas. The night also marked the debut of a handful of motion pieces that Craig created in collaboration with the team at [...]

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Leaning away from tilt-shift photography?

October 8, 2009 – 9:03 am

…   … Has the backlash against tilt-shift photography begun? Are we oversaturated with print ads that make the world look all small and cute and toylike? Or do people just like to complain about stuff they didn’t think of first? A recent post on the subject at the Adweek blog “AdFreak” doesn’t take a [...]

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Walter Iooss’ “Athlete” opens tomorrow at Newseum

October 8, 2009 – 7:50 am

… If you’re planning to visit D.C. sometime over the next three months and you’re a fan of Walter’s work, stop by the Newseum. He’s chosen just over 40 of his favorite images from throughout his career for an exhibition that opens there tomorrow. As the press release for “Athlete: The Sports Illustrated Photography of [...]

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The oak tree that bewitched both a photographer and an architect

October 7, 2009 – 6:22 pm

… …. At this blog, I’m usually focused on commercial photography and how and why it connects with art buyers and clients, but I thought it would be nice to look at a different scenario: why someone chooses an image to own and display in their home. The architect Wesley Wolfe, of  Morris Adjmi Architects, [...]

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