By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , Monday Post
Primavera is upon us. That First Spring is an occasion to celebrate new life, and is particularly relevant on a planet where death counts constitute the main news, day after day, and will likely continue throughout the season. It’s hard for you, it’s hard for me. But it’s easier together. We’re fighting back. […]
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By Adrian | Art & Creativity , How-To
Anyone who is familiar with the work of the modern American film industry will understand the importance of the action movie. They have been a weapon in Hollywood’s arsenal since the 1980s, together with their older cousin the 1970s disaster movie. “The Towering Inferno” and “Poseidon Adventure” became “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, “Terminator”, and […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity
“Matters of great concern should be treated lightly.” Master lttei commented, “Matters of small concern should be treated seriously.” – From Hagakure Is this photograph funny or revolting? I can’t make up my own mind about it and imagine it will divide readers as well. It also illustrates how we should consider humour in […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity
When conceptual artists trust so much museum space, when even I put so much emphasis on intention as the main ingredient in great photography, what room does this leave for discovery, personal interpretation and improvisation? It’s an essential question. First because DS is a self-proclaimed travel (ie, available sight, as opposed to studio) photography blog. […]
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By Steve Mallett | Art & Creativity , How-To
It’s 4:40 a.m. Light from the waning moon turns the bedroom a flickering ivory as scudding clouds open and close their shutter. My mind is a rat on a wheel thinking about gear. What to take and what to leave at home. In three days I am off to Australia to visit son and […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , How-To
Climbing a rock several hundred meters high with a heavy pack on his back, a middle aged musician sets up his view camera, waits for the right light and creates one of the most iconic photographs of his era. Not all of us have such a flamboyant image making process as Ansel Adams’, but each […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , How-To
In some ways, few ways, Star Wars 9 is the best movie I have seen in the series. In some ways, many ways, it’s the worst. And the baffling aspect is that all the negatives come down to poor storytelling. This, under the direction of Disney, the absolute, undisputed masters of the art. Or so […]
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By philberphoto | Art & Creativity , How-To
In this seminal post, Pascal asks us, what are our plans for photography in 2020? I can’t call mine a New Year resolution, ’cause it is not about resolution. A resolution is about something, the contours of which are a known factor, but here I am talking about exploring and discovering. Discoveries are not always […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , How-To
Ah, the wonderful time for New Year’s resolutions is upon us again. Such a shame that those are really just wishful thinking and fail 99% of the time, I really wanted to be rich, handsome and famous this year 😉 Still, ouch, making a formal wish about life changes at a highly symbolic date may […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , Opinion
Hey, what did you expect? I’m French … But bear with me for a second, as there is a real link I’m trying to highlight in this quick post 😉 That link came to my mind during a wine tasting dinner with friends last week-end. Among those friends, two painters, a photographer, an […]
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