3 Stations East

Alive

nobody@vox.com(Paul) — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:02:22 -0500

I've read more than once that one of the finer criteria of a good photograph is, "Is the photo alive?"

Well, when shooting my pals Allie & Jonathan this past weekend there was one photo that was incredibly, wonderfully alive. Here it is!

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Perhaps I Should Mention

nobody@vox.com(Paul) — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:58:12 -0500

Jacquie No. 4

They say that practice makes perfect. They are correct.

My portraiture needs more work. I'm not saying it's ever been bad, but it's been... low on the totem pole. I enjoy doing candid street shots in addition to my usual mix of power lines, buildings, and split walls... but I haven't included portraits much.

I'm attempting to change that. About a month or so ago I wrote to all of my friends and said, "Hey! I'm a photographer. You're a person. Can I photograph you?" The answer was a resounding yes. Everyone I asked agreed to do it. How humbling!

This past weekend, my long-time pal Jacquie was the first vic... er, subject. At one point when we were out she commented that the whole process reminded her of her senior photo shoot... I laughed, a lot.

When all was said and done, there were a couple hundred photos of varying quality and style. I didn't go in trying to emulate anyone other than myself, perhaps, and came out with a few dozen Very Good shots. I whittled those down to seven shots I thought were Really Good, and all of those are on flickr. #4, pictured above left, is one of the two I like the most - I go back and forth.

During the entire process I was genuinely excited about taking the photos. It felt way different than my usual photo shoots, and I enjoyed it a lot more. Jacquie was a ball to work with and was a great person to photograph.

There's more to come!

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Published: Schmap

nobody@vox.com(Paul) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:22:34 -0500

The Schmap guide has decided that one of my photos was good enough to publish. All right!

Pendulum

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It's always spring in California.

nobody@vox.com(Paul) — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:23:54 -0500

Burlingame Avenue Flowers

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From the Presidio

nobody@vox.com(Paul) — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:49:10 -0500

Golden Gate

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Earning My Stripes

nobody@vox.com(Paul) — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 07:17:42 -0500

This morning I received a letter on a subject I'd long forgotten about: one of my photos is being published in Communicating with Pattern: Stripes, a book compiled in part by Keith Stephenson.

Keith contacted me a while ago and asked me if I was interested in contributing. What else could I say?

The book comes out in August (though Amazon claims September), so keep your eyes peeled.

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