Archive for August, 2008

the fever

Friday, August 29th, 2008

I knew it was happening, just maybe not the extent of it: the meeting of Obama fever with the DIY design world.

I saw this smart Obama tshirt design this morning, thanks to kelly, promptly bought one, and then wondered if there were more.
Turns out there is lots more! 22 pages and counting…

lines & shapes

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

a few things I am really tickled about this weekend:

1. just received my lines & shapes subscription (with the first three volumes), providing not only ample reading material, but hopefully a spur for 47!

2. lena corwin (a creator and contributor of lines and shapes) also just put out a book printing by hand. I am [...]

the photo whisperer

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

While working on the lens chipping process, my father showed me this article about the amazing work of Pascal Dangin. Retouching not being quite the right word for it, Dangin’s services are kept on-call by various A-list celebrities, whose photos will not go into a publication without Dangin’s subtle touch. An interesting intersection of creativity, [...]

the argus75 project, continued…

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

I now officially have an RIK-built “chipped” macro lens on my digital camera and my ttv experiment is progressing. Except for the burlap beach bag fragments that added a little extra weather to these shots, I am pretty excited at the results in bright sunshine. Next step is to build the box (which should help [...]

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