Nyheter fra photomasters.info om : Photography masters http://photomasters.info http://www.photomasters.info/img/rss-icon.jpg http://photomasters.info Nyheter fra photomasters.info http:///Ansel Adams/every-february-yosemite-waterfall-turns-to-lava-yahoo-news If you hit it at just the right time, it turns this amazing color of gold or red-orange, said Frye, a photo instructor with the <b>Ansel Adams</b> Gallery in the park.Adams photographed the fall, but his iconic black and white images do not capture its fiery quality, and it& 39;s unclear whether he ever noted it.To be successful in photographing the watery firefall, it takes luck and timing, and the cooperation of nature. Horsetail Fall drains a small area on the eastern summit of El Capitan and flows only in the winter and spring in years with adequate rain and snow, which is scarce this year. Experts say it doesn& 39;t take a lot of water for the fall to light up. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:02:39 +0100 http:///Diane Arbus/will-people-pay-to-see-puppets-the-globe-and-mail An eccentric recluse from small-town Arkansas whose diet seems to have consisted largely of chocolate ice cream and beer, Disfarmer has, since his death at 75 in 1959, joined the ranks of Auguste Sander, <b>Diane Arbus</b> and Irving Penn as one of the world’s great portrait photographers.Years earlier, Hurlin had tried to conquer New York with another audacious avant-garde puppet show, this one based on the real-life story of 25 female victims of the first atomic-bomb attack who’d been brought to the United States in 1955 for reconstructive surgery. The show was enjoying sold-out houses until The New York Times weighed in with a pan, whereupon the production closed pronto. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:02:36 +0100 http:///Ansel Adams/lottery-for-mt-whitney-hike-permits-goes-online-latimescom Permits for other trails overseen by the national forest (John Muir, <b>Ansel Adams</b> and Golden Trout wildernesses) cost 5 each and also can be reserved at Recreation.gov.For more information on permits for Mt. Whitney or other trail heads in the Eastern Sierra, contact the Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:02:38 +0100 http:///Anne Geddes/united-nations-foundation-non-governmental-organization-ngo- Today, the Million Moms Challenge, in collaboration with ABC News, the United Nations Foundation, Disney Baby and Anne Geddes, announced the winner of Imagine Me ... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:03:48 +0100 http:///Richard Avedon/the-60s-were-swinging-alright-in-a-scorching-memoir-mary-quants-tells-how-she-fostered-a-spirit-of Among those who spilled into the shop were actresses Claire Bloom, Susannah York, Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, Leslie Caron and, later, photographers David Bailey and <b>Richard Avedon</b>, film directors Stanley Kubrick and Joe Losey, and models including Jean Shrimpton and Twiggy. I got to know John Lennon in the early Sixties after he bought his black leather cap and other items from the shop. We became affectionate friends until the foreign press gossiped of an affair & 8212; which, I& 8217;m sad to say, was not true. But he did send me messages of huge encouragement later when I had a difficult pregnancy.John was a very sweet but often depressed man. I sat next to him at a lunch at Foyle& 8217;s to launch his book of rhymes and doodles, In His Own Write. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:02:38 +0100 http:///Henri Cartier-Bresson/dorothea-tanning-telegraph By then she and Ernst were living at Sedona, where they confronted lizards, scorpions and snakes and played host to a bohemian cast of visitors including George Balanchine (for whom she would design ballet sets and costumes), <b>Henri Cartier-Bresson</b>, Marcel Duchamp, Truman Capote and Dylan Thomas.To escape McCarthy era restrictions, they moved to France in 1957, ultimately settling at Seillans, a hilltop village in Provence, in a house designed by Dorothea. During the 1960s and 1970s her work was exhibited regularly at galleries in America and Europe. It was in France, too, where she “lived a lot in my own language”, that she developed her writing skills as a “way of talking”.She and her husband never discussed art, she claimed — “We just had fun. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:02:37 +0100 http:///Robert Capa/eve-arnold-she-chased-the-image-that-told-the-story So who was this person watching political dissidents get drugged in a Russian lunatic asylum in 1966, or right up in the face of an American Nazi at a rally? She was a small Philadelphia Jew of Russian extraction, the first woman to join the Magnum picture agency, who had learned from its founder <b>Robert Capa</b> to “dare”. Arnold disliked being used as a feminist mascot – she always said she was a photographer first and a woman second – and the real interest lies not in the social significance of her position but in the effect this had aesthetically. She never claimed to be objective. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:02:38 +0100 http:///Ansel Adams/5-sports-the-globe-and-mail The top half of the mountain is shrouded in fog, the trees caked in a glistening snowy ice, and I’m as taken with the <b>Ansel Adams</b> photographic possibilities as I am with the prospect of being set loose to put my relearned skills to the test. I’m ready: The bottom half of the mountain is a piece of cake, but I’m hungry and eager to get on classic cross-country skis. CROSS-COUNTRY By afternoon, the fog has cleared and it’s a bluebird day. Outfitted with cross-country boots and skis, at the picturesque Ski de fond Mont-Tremblant I pick a simple looking route that takes skiers along River La Diablo. Naively, I think this will be an easy echo of cross-country skiing at Vanderwater Conservation Area along the river I grew up on. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:02:35 +0100 http:///Henri Cartier-Bresson/met-museum-rises-with-help-of-blockbuster-shows-bloomberg artist William Kentridge and photographer <b>Henri Cartier-Bresson</b>. Dennison described MoMA?s acclaimed 2010 Matisse show andthe de Kooning retrospective that closed on Monday as moredemanding of viewers than the ?experiential? Burton exhibit. ?There is a temptation to do exhibits that are crowdpleasers or blockbusters,? she said, speaking of museumsgenerally. ?The secret is balance.? Attendance is key for administrators, she said: It affectsbox office and revenue from food, retail and membership. ?When I was at the Guggenheim, we looked at attendanceevery week,? she said. The Met and MoMA appear to have bounced back from therecession, according to their financial statements. The Met,which cut 14 percent of staff in 2008-09, had a 1.3 millionoperating surplus last season. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:02:35 +0100 http:///Henri Cartier-Bresson/the-work-of-photographer-eve-arnold Attracted by the already legendary names of <b>Henri Cartier-Bresson</b> and Robert Capa she applied to the Magnum collective to see if they would have her - they accepted. She then travelled the world in search of arresting pictures, living with hippy communes and with the black power movement. Arnold photographed some of the great movie stars of a generation, including Paul Newman, Joan Crawford and Elizabeth Taylor. She also photographed Marilyn Monroe, with whom she had a close friendship for 10 years. In 1969 Arnold was to spend an important period of her life documenting the ruling family and life in the Arab States, which was to be published in 1971 under the title Behind The Veil. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:02:32 +0100 http:///Robert Capa/eve-arnold Examining her portfolio, <b>Robert Capa</b> pinpointed the twin strands of her work as being “Marlene Dietrich’s legs and the bitter lives of migratory potato pickers”. The lives of the celebrated and the mundane were to remain her favoured subjects.During the 1950s and 1960s, Eve Arnold worked for magazines such as Life, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar and Paris-Match, photographing, among others, James Cagney, Paul Newman and Rocky Marciano. She was Dietrich’s long-time choice as photographer, and she also took a memorable set of the ageing Joan Crawford enduring her punishing beauty regime. Her sympathetic lens could make even Andy Warhol (captured lifting weights while seated on a lavatory) seem merely sublimely idiosyncratic. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:02:32 +0100 http:///Diane Arbus/ahmed-selim-photography-wall-facebook A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know. Diane Arbus. Specialties :Art Dance Fashion Glamour Hair/Makeup Lifestyle ... Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:01:31 +0100 http:///Imogen Cunningham/the-photography-of-vasil-bituni-photos-facebook The Photography of Vasil Bituni - â My Best Picture Is The One I Will Take Tomorrowâ â Imogen Cunningham [Ju lutem mos i perdorni fotot pa leje mund te pyesni ... Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:10:51 +0100 http:///Ansel Adams/sutherland-hill-farms-photography-facebook Sutherland Hill Farms Photography - There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. --Ansel Adams Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:10:51 +0100 http:///Diane Arbus/review-businessweek The 2006 movie “Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of <b>Diane Arbus</b>” may not be a masterpiece. Yet the mere fact that a biopic about a photographer, a generation after her suicide, found a producer is remarkable. In the U.S., Arbus (1923-71) is a star whose prints fetch astronomical prices. In France, she had been virtually ignored. The retrospective at the Jeu de Paume is the first major exhibition of her work in Paris. Regrettably, the organizers follow neither a chronological nor a thematic order. They present the 200 or so photographs in a muddle, leaving it to the visitor to decipher the sense. To justify their unhelpful attitude, they quote the artist: “A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.” Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:02:39 +0100 http:///Anne Geddes/anne-geddes-official-photos-facebook Anne Geddes - Official - Welcome to the official Facebook Page of Anne Geddes. Get exclusive content and interact with Anne Geddes right from Facebook. Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:09:23 +0100 http:///Richard Avedon/deutsche-bank-art-loan-forces-frankfurtrsquo-s-staedel-underground-businessweek DZ Bank’s loan includes 220 photographs by 76 artists -- among them Andreas Gursky, Nan Goldin and <b>Richard Avedon</b>. From Deutsche Bank’s collection, the museum chose 600 works by 45 artists. Among the gems are Richter’s 1965 painting “Boat Ride.” Other artists represented are Martin Kippenberger, Sigmar Polke, Joseph Beuys and Anselm Kiefer. The loan includes an option for the Staedel to buy the art at a quarter of its value, without interest and over 25 years. It is “a way to make Deutsche Bank’s collection accessible to a greater public,” Ackermann said when it was announced. He also stressed the bank’s “special bond to Frankfurt and the Staedel Museum.” Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:02:32 +0100 http:///Richard Avedon/kate-moss-gets-nude-for-pirelli-carsguidecomau  Other famous photographers who have shot the Pirelli Calendar in the part are Annie Leibovitz and <b>Richard Avedon</b>. The 2012 calendar has 25 pictures, in both colour and black-and-white, and the costly printing and packaging includes canvas linings and matt- black backgrounds. Unlike the majority of calendars, individual pictures are not matched to a month, so owners will be able to pick and mix their favourite images as the new year passes. Pirelli unveiled the 2012 calendar at a black-tie gala in New York on Tuesday night, with Sorrenti and the calendar models in attendance -- but gowned.  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:02:32 +0100 http:///Richard Avedon/bookshelf-hard-cover-eye-candy The images highlight Vreeland?s celebrated collaborations with photographers <b>Richard Avedon</b> and Irving Penn, while interviews and personal photographs tell the story of a woman whose taste and input not only shaped fashion magazines, but altered the sartorial conversation as we know it. In the words of Avedon, ?Diana lived for imagination ruled by discipline and created a totally new profession.?Celerie Kemble?s roots may lie in Technicolor Palm Beach, Fla., but the prominent Manhattan decorator steps out of her colorful comfort zone with , 50). Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:02:34 +0100 http:///Annie Leibovitz/bbc-news-annie-leibovitz039-s-039-voyage-of-discovery039- <b>Annie Leibovitz</b>& 039;s new book and exhibition, Pilgrimage, looks at places associated with the historical American figures which fascinate her. The book pictures the homes and other places associated with US historical figures as varied as Abraham Lincoln, Elvis Presley and Louisa May Alcott (author of Little Women). Leibovitz says the photographs are a set of very personal pictures. Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:02:34 +0100 http:///Annie Leibovitz/bbc-news-annie-leibovitz-captures-america <b>Annie Leibovitz</b>: & 039;It was a kind of voyage of discovery <b>Annie Leibovitz</b> made her name photographing celebrities for publications like Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair. But her new book and exhibition Pilgrimage leave behind contemporary stars and instead show the places which evoke the historical American figures which now fascinate her. <b>Annie Leibovitz</b> has photographed everyone from John Lennon and Clint Eastwood to the Queen. One thing which connects virtually all her portraits is that they were commissioned. With the book Pilgrimage (and the related exhibition opening in London) Leibovitz has tried for once to step off the treadmill and explore at her own pace a different America. Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:02:34 +0100 http:///Richard Avedon/behind-the-scenes-with-jenny-shimizu-and-richard-avedon-the- Jenny Shimizu wrote a note titled Behind the Scenes with Jenny Shimizu and Richard Avedon: The Pirelli Calendar Story. Read the full text here. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:08:39 +0100 http:///Imogen Cunningham/the-photography-of-vasil-bituni-facebook The Photography of Vasil Bituni - â My Best Picture Is The One I Will Take Tomorrowâ â Imogen Cunningham [Ju lutem mos i perdorni fotot pa leje mund te pyesni ... Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:08:39 +0100 http:///Imogen Cunningham/middle-michigan-photography-group-facebook Middle Michigan Photography Group - â Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one Iâ m going to take tomorrow. â Imogen Cunningham - Mission: To Educate and ... Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:08:39 +0100 http:///Ansel Adams/the-ansel-adams-gallery-photos-facebook The Ansel Adams Gallery - Celebrating the Arts and the Environment since 1902. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:08:39 +0100 http:///Margaret Bourke-White/america-in-pictures-the-story-of-life-magazine-bbc-four-preview Looking at the work of the legendary Alfred Eisenstaedt and <b>Margaret Bourke-White</b>, Rankin talks to the likes of Bill Eppridge, Burk Uzzle and Harry Benson about how they pioneered new forms of photojournalism, such as living with their subjects for weeks on end. - America in Pictures: the Story of Life Magazine is on BBC Four tonight, 1 December at 9.00pm Related Content Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:02:39 +0100 http:///Robert Capa/robert-capa-appreciation-group-facebook Robert Capa (Budapest, October 22, 1913 â May 25, 1954) was born Andre Friedmann. He was a 20th century combat photographer who covered five different wars: the ... Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:04:14 +0100 http:///Diane Arbus/fur-an-imaginary-portrait-of-diane-arbus-facebook Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus - Fur is a 2006 film starring Nicole Kidman as iconic American photographer Diane Arbus, who was known for her strange ... Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:01:37 +0100 http:///Imogen Cunningham/heather-whitford-photography-wall-facebook Heather Whitford Photography - â Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one Iâ m going to take tomorrow. â Imogen Cunningham - Description: Home photo ... Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:03:00 +0100 http:///Anne Geddes/study-yahoo-news I haven& 39;t seen so many undressed babies since <b>Anne Geddes</b>.As for the autism link, this is really no surprise. Prematurity increases then odds of just about every bad outcome, especially all of the various forms of mental retardation. The author& 39;s last line is particularly silly: The condition is rare? It affects 5 of preemies and 1 of the population Most people wouldn& 39;t consider that rare. This article said that the study was done in the journal Pediatrics, not the Journal of Pediatrics, which is a peer oriented journal. So, who knows exactly who did this study or if it was instigated by pharmaceutical companies to further their quest to silence the idea that multiple vaccinations given to children at one time could be suspect. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:03:21 +0100 http:///Margaret Bourke-White/album-partition-of-india-margaret-bourke-white-1947-facebook Images of pathos and suffering captured by Margaret Bourke-White of the mass migration during the India-Pakistan Partition in 1947. Source : LIFE Archives Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:02:58 +0100 http:///Ansel Adams/shibin-venugopal-photography-wall-facebook I tried to keep both arts alive, but the camera won. I found that while the camera does not express the soul, perhaps a photograph can -Ansel Adams Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:02:58 +0100 http:///Richard Avedon/squigs-knows-his-lines-photos-facebook Up Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life. ... Richard Avedon Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:01:43 +0100 http:///Diane Arbus/an-evening-with-diane-arbus-and-marvin-israel-facebook Aperture and the School of Visual Arts BFA and MFA Photography, Video and Related Media and MPS Digital Photography present: A Slide Show and Talk by Diane Arbus and a ... Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:08:10 +0100 http:///Ansel Adams/photography-photonet Favorite Photographers: Stephen Shore, Galen Rowell, Berenice Abbott, Eugene Atget, <b>Ansel Adams</b>, Andreas Feininger, Troy Paiva Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:03:51 +0100 http:///Richard Avedon/albums-by-the-films-of-brigitte-bardot-facebook Up Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life. ... 99- BB by Richard Avedon Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:05:15 +0100 http:///Richard Avedon/robert-capa_memyselfandi-photo-portraits-of-picasso-opens-at-the-museum- Photo Portraits of Picasso Museum Ludwig is showing some 250 photographs by such artists as Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Lee Miller and Man Ray. Sat, 01 Oct 2011 05:05:17 +0100 http:///Dorothea Lange/the-10-best-things-government-has-done-for-us-rex-nutting-marketwatch <b>Dorothea Lange</b>, Department of Agriculture Since its founding, the U.S. has viewed providing free, public education as a basic duty. As often as this anti-government clichà is repeated, few politicians actually believe it. Republicans are just as quick as Democrats to ask for federal funding for local projects ? funds that they know improve the lives of voters. Despite what they say for political effect, everyone knows that the government can do a lot to create the right conditions for prosperity. There are very few true libertarians in America, people who believe that the best government is no government at all. Look, don?t get me wrong: I don?t think the government is perfect. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:03:29 +0100 http:///Dorothea Lange/what-the-us-government-has-given-us-slide-show-marketwatch Photo: <b>Dorothea Lange</b>, Department of Agriculture President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act in 1935. Helping Americans retire in dignity ranks as one of the greatest accomplishments of our government. Photo: Social Security Administration Many of us owe our lives ? literally ? to the government. A county meat inspector (center) and an FDA inspector (right) watch a butcher prepare meat for packaging. Photo: U.S. Food and Drug Administration The government has provided crucial funding for almost all of our transportation systems. In 1869, crews from the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific railroads met at Promontory Summit, Utah, to complete the federally subsidized transcontinental railroad. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:03:29 +0100 http:///Margaret Bourke-White/colby-college-museum-of-art-local-business-waterville-me- In the 1930s, documentary photographers Berenice Abbott, Walker Evans, and Margaret Bourke-White created images capturing American men, women, ... Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:05:14 +0100 http:///Imogen Cunningham/attila-alexovics-photography-wall-facebook Attila Alexovics Photography - â Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one Iâ m going to take tomorrow. Imogen Cunningham Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:05:14 +0100 http:///Margaret Bourke-White/nwr-non-profit-organization-norwich-united-kingdom-facebook Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971) was already an established photographer before the Depression hit. By the early twenties, she had established a national ... Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:06:04 +0100 http:///Imogen Cunningham/madley-in-love-photography-heather-smith-info-facebook â Imogen Cunningham Email: heather madleyphotography.com Web: www.madleyphotography.com. 165. like this. Create a Page; Create a Page. Madley in Love Photography ... Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:06:04 +0100 http:///Henri Cartier-Bresson/your-first-10000-photographs-are-your-worst-henri-cartier- Photo Workshop Adventures wrote a note titled â Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst â Henri Cartier-Bresson. Read the full text here. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:06:04 +0100 http:///Dorothea Lange/mayamoodyphotographycom-professional-services-chicago-il- MayaMoodyPhotography.com - Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still. Dorothea Lange, 1895-1965 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:06:04 +0100 http:///Diane Arbus/fur-an-imaginary-portrait-of-diane-arbus-info-facebook Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus ... Sign Up Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:06:04 +0100 http:///Ansel Adams/wwaad-what-would-ansel-adams-do-facebook While thinking about the Raw and JPEG discussion thread, I asked myself, What would Ansel Adams Do? And most of us might jump to the immediate conclusion - RAW , I ... Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:06:04 +0100 http:///Anne Geddes/anne-geddes-official-wall-facebook Anne Geddes - Official - Welcome to the official Facebook Page of Anne Geddes. Get exclusive content and interact with Anne Geddes right from Facebook. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:06:04 +0100 http:///Diane Arbus/a-smartphone-with-a-smarter-camera-product-reviews-wiredcom Stopping short of turning me into <b>Diane Arbus</b>, this is exactly what a camera phone should do & 8212; leverage software to create a simple (yet powerful) point-and-shoot experience.The Slide& 8217;s hardware is a big part of this equation too. HTC took a page from the pro-sumer playbook and beefed up the phone& 8217;s imaging guts. Like the EVO 4G and the iPhone 4, the Slide incorporates a back-illuminated image sensor and throws in a wide f/2.2 lens to boot. In addition to some wide angle action, this arrangement allows for more light to hit the sensor, thus producing the better low-light images.For the most part, the Slide followed through. Night shots of Oakland& 8217;s skyline looked crisp and showed minimal graininess. Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:03:05 +0100 http:///Annie Leibovitz/how-to-snap-better-smart-phone-pictures-the-globe-and-mail One things for certain – a smart phone pic will always be better than no pic at all, so lose the <b>Annie Leibovitz</b> attitude and embrace the inevitable amateurishness of your photos. “The fact of the matter is, pictures taken on a phone are never going to measure up to pictures taken with a point-and-shoot,” says Mr. Gordon, which is fine. Chances are you are snapping to capture good times, not to create great works of art. Mr. Gordon recommends downloading special-effect apps like Hipstamatic or Vintage Camera, which give photos an intentionally grainy and old-fashioned look. “All of a sudden, even the crappiest photos can look awesome,” he says. Zoom in. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:02:59 +0100