Date Archive: January 2005
January 30, 2005
slats.org
Ron of Bighappyfunhouse just started his own photolog @ http://www.slats.org...
If you're unfamiliar with Bighappyfunhouse, it is a photolog consisting entirely of found images. Often skewed, often old, these images conjure stories in your head the second you lay eyes on them. Now Ron has started taking pictures of his own.
How he finds time between finding photos, scanning and posting them, running contests, finding rewards, sending rewards, snapping pictures and now posting those picts on his new site... is beyond me.
i'm just glad he does.
check out slats.org from your friend and mine.. RON SLATTERY!
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January 28, 2005
Take a Detour
The Chicago collaborative weblog Gaper's Block has a section called "Detour" that features an individual take, whether it is art or writing, on a Chicago topic. This week, one of Chicago's most talented photographers and photoblogger Archie FlorCruz is the first to be featured in their monthly "gallery show." The theme is "Chicago's Skyline: Above, Below, and Beyond." Check out the exhibition and why not buy some prints while you're checking it out. The photographs are fantastic - well done Archie.
posted in Around the Web by roderick - link - comments (3) - trackbacks (0)
January 27, 2005
Photoblogs.org Fund Drive
As some of you may know, photoblogs.org is in trouble. The site has grown expedentially over the past six months -- there are now more than 8,000 photoblogs registered -- and its popularity has caused the server Brandon uses to run photoblogs.org to overload. He needs $4000 to purchase a new server and software to handle the increased load.
We owe Brandon a great deal for all of his time and effort over the years, as well as his generosity in helping us set up Chicagoland Photobloggers. Any little bit you can contribute will help keep photoblogs.org operating for years to come.
Click here to donate to the photoblogs.org fund drive.
posted in Around the Web by mr bill - link - comments (1) - trackbacks (0)
January 26, 2005
Last Call for February 6 Meetup
A reminder to all that the next Chicagoland Photobloggers meeting will be held at:
Uncommon Ground
1214 W Grace, Chicago (at N Clark in Wrigleyville)
Sunday, February 6, 2005 at 1 pm
Sunday, January 30 is the deadline for me to make the reservation. If you haven't already contacted me at outofcontxt@gmail.com, please do so right away. We'll discuss, among other things, setting up group exhibitions at Jinx Cafe (thanks, Nick C!) and some other possible venues as well. Plus there's our group shootout afterwards in beautiful, downtown Wrigleyville (weather permitting, of course).
See you all there!
posted in Happenings by mr bill - link - comments (6) - trackbacks (0)
January 25, 2005
Film scans
Speaking of equipment...
I was wondering how all of you scan your film to digital. Right now I use the so-so film scanning services of CVS because it is convienient (in the same building that I work in) and inexpensive. I've also used Wolf, Ritz, and even Wal-Mart. I only trust them with C-41, so I still need a method to scan in slides. Unfortunately, it is economically infeasable for me to spend $1000+ on a dSLR for a while.
I was currently thinking of picking up a dedicated film scanner for myself, and I was thinking of the Minolta Scan Dual IV, which can be had for $260 online. I have used the Nikon Coolscan LS-2000 when I worked for the newspaper at the University of Illinois and I was pretty happy with the results - it can be found on ebay for the same price as the Minolta but will be very used...BUT has digital ICE. Does anyone have any suggestions for a relatively inexpensive means of scanning film or want to sell me their old film scanner?
posted in Digital by roderick - link - comments (3) - trackbacks (0)
January 23, 2005
I'm looking for some equipment
Hi everyone. I'm sorry to make my first post here so mundane, but here goes anyway. What are some good used camera dealers in the city? I'm fairly new to Chicago, so I don't know where to look. I'm looking to track down a used Nikon DSLR.
I'd appreciate any info anyone has.
Thanks!
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January 21, 2005
A Run-In!
Nick F. ran into Nick C. today. My friend and I were running to our choir concert (I'm part of the Chicago Children's Choir) and there I am, with my new Nikon D70 around my neck, crossing some street one block east of Deaborn and I see Nick C. of GreyScaleGorilla.
All I can say is, photobloggers are taking over the city.
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Counters&lomo
what do you guys use for counters? I've been using reinvigorate, but their servers are doggedly slow. I'd like something to see referrers, and unique visitors.. thats all i really care about.
on a side note, i just got a lomo and am anxious to start shooting with it. I'm shooting with no other camera until my birthday may16th.
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January 13, 2005
LINKS
Big Happy Fun Ron of the House had mentioned we should post our favorite resources/links/fotologs on the site. I thought this would be the perfect place in the comments for them. Even use this as a place to post a reference to the things we talked about.
the street photographer i was talking about is Bruce Gilden
you can find a link to his interview on EGG
one portfolio page but i'm sure another google search will produce more.
and, Ron. Satan's Laundromat? Top notch.
(thanks Roderick for allowing me to become an author!)
posted in Around the Web by pablokorona - link - comments (5) - trackbacks (0)
January 12, 2005
Call for February Meet-Up
As per the suggestion of Steven (photoloukey.com) at our first meet-up, I'm hereby officially putting out a call for the next meet-up:
Uncommon Ground
1214 W Grace, Chicago (at N Clark in Wrigleyville)
Sunday, February 6, 2005 at 1 pm
If this works for everyone, please e-mail me at outofcontxt@gmail.com and I'll make the reservation. I'll need to know if you're coming no later than Sunday, January 30. We'll eat some great food (UG is one of my favorite Sunday brunch places), take untold photos of ourselves, exchange tips, tricks and the occasional off-color joke (just kidding! or am I?) and discuss other stuff, including setting up group shows at Jinx Cafe, Uncommon Ground and other venues, as well as a group shootout afterwards (weather permitting). We've got Wrigley Field, the Alta Vista Terrace rowhouses, the N Southport Ave business district, as well as two cemeteries (Graceland and Wunders) to conquer (photographically, that is).
I'm looking forward to seeing some familiar faces as well as some new ones, as well. See you there!
posted in Happenings by mr bill - link - comments (2) - trackbacks (0)
This Is Grand
In 2004 the local Chicago site This is Grand held a photo contest with the theme of Chicago's transit system. Today, on their website they have published gallery of the winners and honorable mentions - good stuff. You may have even met two of the photographers this past weekend. Congrats, guys.
posted in Around the Web by roderick - link - comments (3) - trackbacks (0)
January 10, 2005
Studio Lighting Workshop Anyone?
Hi everyone! I just wanted to check in and see if any of you would be interested in doing some sort of studio lighting experimentation workshop in a future gathering. I'm all for promoting the photographic medium in any way that I can! I have a halfway-decent amount of lighting gear that i've used to do some simple portraits for family and friends that I would be willing to let you all mess with. The only catch is that we will need to find a wide open space, preferrably with higher ceilings in order to provide flexibilty for the lights and people. I'll bring the gear anywhere if you can find or volunteer a space to do this. Here is my list of equipment that I can bring to the workshop:
2x Alien Bees B800 Flash Unit
2X 48" Silver and White Reversible Bounce Umbrella
2x Photoflex MultiDome Q39 Medium Softboxes - 24x32" (60x80cm) with accessory kits
(removable gold and silver panels, fabric grid louver, circle and strip masks)
1x 42" Circular 5-in-1 Reflector Kit
2x Litemod Unit Mainframe (to hold Color Gel Filters)
1x Set of 20 color Gel Filters
1x LG4X Four Channel Wired Remote
1x Nikon AS-15 Sync Terminal Adapter (Hot Shoe-PC)
1x 15-foot PC Sync Cord
1x Sekonic L-358 Flash Meter - Digital Incident, Reflected and Flash Light Meter with Transmitter Module
1x Bogen 3398B - Convertible Boom Stand 420 (Black) with counterweight
2x Bogen 3364 - Light Stand without Casters - Black, 13'
1x Morris MBH-500 Compact Background Support System (includes 2 air cushioned stands, crossbar
supports a paper or cloth background, up to 9' wide by 36' long.)
1x 4-outlet extension cord with built in reeling mechanism
2x King Size Bedhseets - (one black, one white)
3x Seamless Paper Backdrops: (white and charcoal grey at 9' wide, studio gray at 4' wide)
If I could get some feedback from all of you to see if there is any interest, that would be great, hope this brings opportunities for some of you to do something with photography that you havent explored yet.
posted in Classes by Archie FlorCruz - link - comments (12) - trackbacks (0)
Chicago photobloggers Flickr group
As promised, I have created a Flickr group for all of us to post photos. You will get posting privileges by invite only, so send me an e-mail at chicagophotoblogs@gmail.com with either your Flickr contact info if you have an account, or just with your e-mail and an alias if you don't have an account to get an invite to post. I'll put up a badge/photostream thingie on the front page when there are enough photos to actually stream. Until the badge goes up, you can check things out here, the new flickr home for Chicago photobloggers: http://www.flickr.com/groups/chicagophotoblogger/
posted in Around the Web by roderick - link - comments (1) - trackbacks (0)
January 9, 2005
Call for meet-up photos
Hey all,
It was good to put names to the URLs that I've been looking at. I apologize for not being able to stay for as long as I would like to, but for the time I was there it was a lot of fun. As per everyone's enthusiasm about Flickr, I'm going to start up a Chicago photoblogs Flickr account. I've never used Flickr before, but I'd like to get a photostream up on this site. If you took some shots from the meet-up, send some to chicagophotoblogs@gmail.com and I'll get a Flickr photostream up and running this week.
And thank you to Nick, for setting all of this up! We'll buy you some drinks...er...non-alcoholic, of course.
posted in Updates by roderick - link - comments (2) - trackbacks (0)
Photos from Meet-Up!
Hey, everyone. Had a fantastic time! It was great to see all the different people. I didn't take that many photos; I took maybe 18 good photos of the guys.
Here's my flickr photoset. All 18 pictures (ha).
Would love to chat with those who came, a little more, and even those who were not able to come. Feel free to IM me (on AIM or AOL) at: nichtotheolas. Thanks for a great Sunday. Let's start organizing next month's event, soon!
