May 2008
The Archives
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05.30.08How to make a sound blimp for your camera
May 2008
The Archives
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05.26.08How to take a picture of a spacecraft landing
At long last, from Nasa, the photography how-to we’ve all been waiting for. And all you need is a camera High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera and a $720 million dollar multipurpose orbiter. Check your basement or your garage–you’ve probably got those lying around in there somewhere…
( Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
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05.24.08Camera phone pictures part two: Fullerton Avenue
I found this sign on Fullerton Avenue (in Logan Square, Chicago, not far from where I live). I’m really stumped here–why 9PM to 9PM? WTF does that mean? Does it mean cruising is allowed, as long as it’s not 9PM? Does it mean don’t cruise between 9PM and 9PM, ie, no cruising 24 hours a day? If that’s the case, then why not just say, “no cruising zone” period? If you have any thoughts, please post them in the comments–I’d love to hear from you.
This is just down the block from the “no cruising zone” sign above–another Logan Square curiosity. I Googled this slogan, including the year, and found this page from the book The New Constitutions of Europe, which you can download in its entirety, if you’re so inclined. According to Title II, Article 6, of the Belgian Constitution:
There shall be no distinction of classes in the state. All Belgians are equal before the law; they alone are admissible to civil and military offices, with such exceptions as may be established by law for particular cases.
Good to know. Why do I suddenly crave waffles?
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05.21.08Baby Dee music video
Last November I had the pleasure of taking publicity photos for the fantastic singer/songwriter/pianist/harpist and former carny Baby Dee, for her recent Drag City release, Safe Inside the Day. A few months later I started work on a music video for one of the songs on that album–”The Dance of Diminishing Possibilities.” This was a fun project that involved the smashing to bits–with axe and sledgehammer–of an upright piano.
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05.18.08These are the champions: my friends
Saturday night at Gutti Karaoke Restaurant, Joan, Amy, and Derek sing Queen’s most triumphant anthem.
(photo by Jim Newberry)
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05.08.08Earwax Cafe panorama
Here’s a 180 degree view of the Earwax Cafe in Chicago. If you stop in for a visit, be sure to tell the monkey at the back of the room to cut it out.
(photo by Jim Newberry)
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05.08.08Today’s Flak Photo by Newberry
Today’s Flak Photo is one of mine–a shot of the lovely and talented Chamber Strings‘ front man, Kevin Junior.
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05.07.08camera phone pictures
I shot these with my camera phone last Sunday–a gorgeous spring day– in Humboldt Park while waiting for my turn at the plate during a Wiffleball game. I reduced the size but otherwise they are untouched–no color, brightness or other adjustments. I like the exaggerated, unnatural colors. This reminds me a bit of shooting with a toy camera. I guess it is a toy camera, come to think of it.
(photos by Jim Newberry)
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05.06.08Utah photographer vandalizes rival’s studio
I was aware that it’s tougher than ever to be a photographer these days, but this is the first time I’ve heard of fighting the competition with a slingshot:
Kurtis Leo Leany, 52, must also pay a $1,000 fine, write a letter of apology to the victim and complete an anger-management class as part of a 36-month probation.
In March, Leany pleaded guilty as charged in 5th District Court to one count of third-degree felony criminal mischief.
Leany used a slingshot to damage windows at Studio West Photography five times during a six-week period between Aug. 5 and Sept. 14, according to court documents. He told police he believed owner Karl Hugh was stealing business from him.
But Leany, who owns Zion Photography, later told The Tribune: “I was just in a really bad place; I couldn’t see that it was the economy and I instantly blamed [Hugh] because of things in the past.” —
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