Archives for June 2009
Fraction Magazine Group Show: The Unnatural Nature of Food
There is some great work in this group show curated by Melanie McWharter. I especially liked Jonathan Feinstein’s contribution, as well as the images by Dan Nelken and Cynthia Greg.
Infinite Summer
And now for something completely different:
I am participating in a global, Internet-based book club this summer, dedicated to reading the novel Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. It is a daunting task, at more than a thousand pages, and one I have tried to start more than once. This time around, though, I will have the support of a huge online community in the Infinite Summer project, and a plan: 75 pages a week, plus endnotes, from June 21st through September 22nd.
How do you get to Carnegie Hall?
One of the unexpectedly nice things about doing the Print of the Month every month is that I am actually printing a lot more than I have in the past. Having a deadline to meet, and customers to keep happy, has been a good incentive for shooting as much as possible and really working to improve the quality of my prints. I have been tweaking color profiles, trying different kinds of paper, experimenting with different scanning software and settings, and have noticed a steady improvement each month. I think this image is no different—from a technical perspective it is probably the best color print I have ever made. continue reading