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How to get your subject to drop their pants

newberry — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:05:56 +0000

Say “please.”

This is zine artist Edie Fake, shot in the basement of Quimby’s bookstore for Best of Chicago 2010 in this week’s Reader. Be sure to check out his work.

camera phone street pictures

newberry — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:18:40 +0000

Taking pictures with your telephone is so much better than talking on it.

Chicago Alderman Project

newberry — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:46:58 +0000

I’m happy to be participating in the Chicago Alderman Project, an art show which involves fifty artists depicting the fifty aldermen of the Chicago City Council. I shot Scott Waguespack for this project–he represents my ward, the 32nd–at my studio, where we were joined by a writer and photographer from the Chicago News Cooperative who covered the shoot for a story that was recently published in the New York Times (I can hardly believe that my longtime dream of having my ass depicted in a world class periodical has now been fulfilled). There’s an opening reception for the show this Friday, from 7-11PM at Johalla Projects Gallery, at 1561 N. Milwaukee Ave.

I had a chance to get a sneak peek at the show, and there’s some great work by artists including Derek Erdman, Casey Stockdon, Jennifer Greenburg, Andrea Jablonski, and Melissa Ann Pinney.

Here’s an outtake from my photo session with Waguespack.

6,697 daily Polaroids

newberry — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:11:03 +0000

I just discovered Jamie Livingston‘s stunning series of Polaroids (via Mental Floss). Beginning on March 31st, 1979, Livingston—a circus performer, photographer, and filmmaker—took a picture every day with his SX-70 Polaroid camera. His last picture was taken on October 25th, 1997, the day he died of cancer. All of the pictures (except for a few that are unaccounted for) can be viewed here.

Polaroid shot 03-02-87 by Jamie Livingston

Polaroid shot 08-15-87 by Jamie Livingston

Polaroid shot 08-31-97 by Jamie Livingston

How to display Polaroid prints

newberry — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:44:22 +0000

Recently I was looking for a way to display a few of the gazillion Polaroid prints I’ve amassed over the years. A Web search turned up a few good ideas (if you’ve ever wondered what the phrase “barrel distortion” refers to, click on that last link), but none of them quite did it for me, so I came up with the following, which works well:

Get a piece of 1×2 inch pine, or simple rectangular moulding, at whatever length you want. You could cut short pieces that will hold one or two prints, or get a 12 footer to hang on the wall and hold quite a few.
If you like, sand and paint the wood.
Affix mounting strips to the 1×2 (I used Lineco See-Thru Archival Mounting Strips). Apply them with the adhesive strip flush to the bottom of the wood, and the clear protruding part on top. Butt the strips against each other so there’s no gap between them; that way you’ll be able to arrange the prints anywhere you want them.
Cover the ugly off-white part of the strips with one long piece of ribbon. I painted the wood black and used black ribbon, simply stapling the ribbon to each end of the wood. You could also use thumbtacks or glue to attach the ribbon.
You can mount this to a wall, or place on a table or mantle.

Denise Keim/Jim Newberry photo show this Saturday night

newberry — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:40:15 +0000

The enormously talented Denise Keim and I are teaming up this Saturday for a one night, two-stop photo show. I’ll be showing brand new work along with some old favorites, including stereo (3D) slides. Denise has a plethora of gorgeous black & white prints. I’ll be at my studio, and Denise will be at hers for the duration of the show (we’re hoping to have a video linkup). Look for the stream of indicator stop bath on the sidewalk between the two buildings. Please stop by both studios Saturday night if you’re in Chicago and free. Here are the addresses:

Denise Keim 2219 W. Belden Ave 773-294-7699 Chicago, IL 60647

Jim Newberry 2068 N. Leavitt St 312-485-1879 Chicago, IL 60647

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Mary Fons Art/Life Project

newberry — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:37:11 +0000

Mary Fons for Art/Life Project

I recently photographed Mary Fons for her ongoing Art/Life project.

Evanston

newberry — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:20:53 +0000

Derek Erdman on Fuel TV

newberry — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:53:45 +0000

Great title sequences

newberry — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:49:21 +0000

Emily Oberman and Bonnie Siegler, in Saturday’s New York Times, sing the praises of great title sequences (as they point out, there’s no Oscar given for these). They give their picks for best 2008 title sequences, as well as a few from classics including The Palm Beach Story, Psycho, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Also mentioned in the article is the title sequence from probably my favorite movie ever, Dr. Strangelove. The title sequence is as gorgeously photographed, funny, and terrifying as the rest of the film.
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For more great title sequences, check out The Art of the Title Sequence site—there are many stellar examples to be found there, including the one for Kubrick’s Lolita, (which was the film he made prior to Strangelove), and this winner from Delicatessen.