Playing with Pinholes
I have an on-again off-again love of pinhole photography. I’ve been making pinhole cameras since I was first exposed to their creative power by photo educator Peggy Jones, who certainly has taken the format to new heights. Unfortunately, the off-again part of pinhole photography is that I’m rarely satisfied with the end result. I like [...]
Sally Mann: An American photographic master
Last week I had the fortune to happen upon “photo week” on Ovation TV. Ovation (which I had never noticed before, in the world of 1000′s of cable channels) is an arts-focused channel that rebroadcasts PBS documentaries and seems to have some original content. Photo week featured a number of documentaries about individual photographers, thematic [...]
Diana camera available light photos
Diana Camera photos, shot on Tri-X and developed in HC-110 (dil B). Photographs of artist Lydia Nguyen.
Finding time to photograph
As the holidays approach, and the pressures of shopping/family obligations/returning/decorating/etc. mount, it’s easy to let your photography interest fall to the wayside. Don’t let that happen! Keep photographing! Perhaps one or more of the following strategies will help keep your finger on the shutter button. Set (and formalize) specific photo goals You’ll be more likely [...]
StartPhoto relaunched!
After 18 months and countless design revisions, the StartPhoto photographic art community has finally relaunched! Thanks to the endlessly patient artists and contributors who worked with us to see this redesign through to it’s completion. Now go make a photograph! The StartPhoto Team
Ron Johnson: Watchtower Landscape Photo
Watchtower Landscape Photo taken on the edge of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.
Photosynth demo
PhotoSynth – perhaps the future of images on the web I’m interested to see to what degree this technology is depending on meta data to be successful. I’m sure it can gleen relevant keywords from the page that the image is found on, but your typical photographers’ website won’t necessarily have the type of data [...]
Welcome to StartPhoto.com!
StartPhoto is the Online Photography School and community of photographers, artists, students and educators, and collectors. Image makers of all types and experience are welcome here; landscape photographers, people who pinhole, collage cognoscenti, alternative process printers, view camera fanatics, and everyone else that wants to exhibit their photos and receive constructive feedback. Just like real [...]
StartPhoto is relaunching
This Spring, StartPhoto.com is relaunching with a new look and editorial direction. We’re now accepting submissions from artists and writers to be included in our new editorial format. Art submissions: We welcome submissions of all photographic-based artwork, including digital imagery and collage. //Submission guidelines: Please submit via e-mail 1-10 images in high quality .jpg format, [...]
