Carmina was waiting when Tony walked into the Supreme Bean. It was a slow day and other than themselves and the three baristas no one else was there. “Hey Tony,” she said as she waved. Tony waved in return and then went to the counter. Amanda was at the register. Her dark red hair was [...]
Entries Tagged as 'photograph'
Place and the Photograph
May 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Art, Design and Communication, photography, Tony and Carmina, Uncategorized
Tags:carmina·dissent·dissent decree·dissentdecree·excellence·Meaning·perception·photograph·photography·Tony
Magnolia Magnifique
April 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Art, Design and Communication, photography, Uncategorized
One day they are buds and the next, with just the right combination of sun and warmth, the Magnolia blossoms unfurl in splendorous shades of pink, lavender and white. For a few days this celebration continues. But almost as soon as the petals are fully exposed they begin to discolor and drop, one-by-one to the ground [...]
Tags:Art·color·Cycles·dissent·dissent decree·Flower·growth·Magnolia·photograph·photography·Spring·Tree
Carmina and Tony Elucidate the Ineffable
April 4th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Art, photography, Tony and Carmina
“Why should I explain it? It’s art and if it’s any good it doesn’t need explanation. I’m a painter. My pictures speak for themselves. Words can’t explain the ineffable.” Said Carmina, her voice replete with protest and doubt. On this day Anthony (Tony) West, a photographer, and his friend Carmina Sfumato, a painter, sat in [...]
Tags:art theory·Artist·carmina·digital photography·dissent·dissent decree·dissentdecree·Painting·photograph·Robert Adams·Tony·Walker Evans
Snapper’s Disappointment
February 26th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Art, Design and Communication, photography
Snapper figured if he bought the best he’d be the best. So he made the call and ordered himself one of the finest digital single lens reflex cameras money could buy. This puppy came with 24.5 megapixel full-frame capability, a magnesium body shell, a carbon fiber composite shutter, a 922,000 pixel LCD monitor, and it [...]
Tags:Art·Avedon·digital photography·dissent decree·dissentdecree·Edward Weston·Henri Cartier Bresson·photograph·Photoshop·Robert Mapplethorpe·Walker Evans
The Art of the Finish
February 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Art, Images, photography
Annie Dillard, in her book The Writing Life asks “How many gifts do we open from which the writer neglected to remove the price tag? Is it pertinent, is it courteous for us to learn what it cost the writer personally?” This same question can and should be asked of photographers and painters. [...]
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