May 2013
12 posts
Mixing things up →
Yesterday was to be a day of photographing. By 7:00am I had packed up 2 bags and was ready to roll. I sat for a few minutes thinking of what I might like to shoot. Then I sat for a few more minutes. The next thing I knew it was early evening and I had nothing.
Banana and Bratwurst
Failed at photography yesterday, so I punted.
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Why I keep making photos of my dogs →
Who loves dog photos? I do, apparently.
Frank Petronio photographer: Camera Review →
frankpetroniophotographer:
The 11-Month Pre-Announcement Period: The new Canikonyonicus X43Tid is going to be the last camera you will ever need. It redefines photography as we know it.
The Three-Month Pre-Order Period: Duplicate orders placed through Amazon and B&H.
The Month Before Shipping: Upgrade to Overnight…
I’ve never experienced any of this. Nope. None at all.
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April 2013
17 posts
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This is the room of the wolfmother wallpaper. The toadstool motel you once...
– I need to reread Skinny Legs and All.
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We need to re-educate ourselves about human interaction and the difference...
– Jack White
If your fidelity to perfectionism is too high, you never do anything.
– David Foster Wallace on Ambition
The reason I use a manual typewriter,” DeLillo writes in a letter to David...
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March 2013
9 posts
Tupperwolf: Wealth, risk, and stuff →
vruba:
Via Anne Galloway on Twitter, I just saw Living With Less. A Lot Less, an opinion piece in the New York Times. I run into some version of this essay by some moneybags twig-bishop about once a year, and it bugs me every time. Here’s the thing. Wealth is not a number of dollars. It is not a…
I said this very thing today after also being annoyed by the NYT piece. I didn’t say...
When evening has come, I return to my house and go into my study. At the door I...
– The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
Prestige is like a powerful magnet that warps even your beliefs about what you...
– How to Do What You Love from paulgraham.com via Findings.
…can you imagine curling up in bed to read a computer? Weeping for Anna...
– Letters of Note: Some things should happen on soft pages, not cold metal
February 2013
10 posts
Writing by hand is laborious, and that is why typewriters were invented. But I...
– Mary Gordon on the joy of notebooks and writing by hand as a creative catalyst | Brain Pickings
…it’s amazingly powerful (and more than a little scary) to be able to just...
– I agree. Every time I’m carrying my 1960s rangefinder and just flick my finger to take a photo, I’m amazed (and a little scared).
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Digital Recordkeeping - baty.net →
A quick post about where I’ve landed, software-productivity-system-wise
Blogging with Tinderbox →
I take notes all day in Tinderbox, so I thought I’d give it another go as a blog publishing platform.
Processing my own color film →
Some notes on my first attempts at processing my own color film at home.
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January 2013
25 posts
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