Monthly Archives: December 2009

Jan Steinhilber on the joy of sketches and why he’d like to learn to make a good risotto

December 31, 2009 – 11:50 am

.. Communication Arts has just interviewed Jan Steinhilber for its online “Insights” column, a conversation that touched on everything from scuba diving to Steve McQueen to risotto. Here’s a little excerpt: .. CA: Is there anything you would not digitally retouch? Jan: No. I always use every means I have to improve the strength and [...]

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Last Montauk dispatch from Walter Iooss

December 27, 2009 – 11:33 am

… Walter and his family headed south for the season as of yesterday, but he sent me these photos—all crimson and winter blue—before they departed. This will be the last we’ll see of Montauk through Walter’s eyes…for now. … .. … … … … …

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Best & worst holiday cards

December 23, 2009 – 6:32 pm

… James Cooper of Saatchi & Saatchi and Brian Morrissey of Adweek have posted their picks for the best and worst ad-agency holiday cards over at the AdFreak blog. Is it a little Grinchy to judge expressions of holiday cheer? Maybe. Is their survey exhaustive? Probably not. But whatever, it’s interesting to see what people [...]

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Coconut cake with chocolate chunks

December 22, 2009 – 4:51 pm

… I know this isn’t a food blog, but I couldn’t resist posting a link to this recipe for coconut cake with chocolate chunks and coconut drizzle. It’s from the January 2010 issue of Bon Appetit, and Hans Gissinger—who knows a few things about stunning sweets—photographed the delightful dessert in question. .. .. If I [...]

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Jim Fiscus launches new site, showcases stills and motion

December 22, 2009 – 11:07 am

.. Andrea Smith, Jim’s studio manager, had mentioned to me this fall that Jim was cooking up a new website, and I’m happy to report it’s now gone live. The URL is the same—FiscusPhoto.com—but the new site, which Jim created in collaboration with liveBooks, features both stills and motion. From what I could gather by [...]

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The snowstorm from Walter Iooss’ window, and more

December 21, 2009 – 10:03 am

… Walter sent me these yesterday afternoon. The snow had stopped falling by then, and here in Manhattan, the city was filled with the sounds of shovels wearily scraping against concrete and car tires spinning through slushy puddles. Things looked and felt a little different over in Montauk, where Walter shot these images “from a.m. [...]

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Nadav Kander’s exclusive nudes

December 18, 2009 – 11:02 am

… Print may no longer be the mainstream medium of choice, but it’s still a star in the world of small-edition publishing. Last week, I wrote about Arkitip, which produces unique sets of magazines in collaboration with artists and others. And today marks the debut of the new issue of Nomenus Quarterly, which is published [...]

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A tribute to Cookie magazine

December 17, 2009 – 12:43 pm

… At Grids, the official SPD blog, Robert Newman pays tribute to “the tasty brilliance of Cookie magazine”: “Children’s/parents magazine Cookie debuted in November 2005, and left the Earth in October 2009. In that four-year run they established a look that was both playful and elegant, funky and chic, with tightly-refined typography and state-of-the-art illustration [...]

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Photogs on shooting celebrity portraits

December 17, 2009 – 10:19 am

… PDN has expanded its feature on celebrity portraiture, in the December issue, online and asked a variety of photographers to answer questions like “What is the most challenging situation you’ve ever had to deal with while photographing a celebrity and what did you do to get the shot?” The shooters they spoke to include [...]

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Seven photographers take on “betweenness” in new exhibition

December 16, 2009 – 2:36 pm

… Since its inception, photography has been the subject of intense debate: Is it an objective record of reality, an interpretation, a manufactured representation, or some combination of all of these? An exhibition opening tomorrow in Luxembourg considers this question, as well as the subject of transience. And it does so through seven very different [...]

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