Photography Sights

Anne Lynam

2006-12-27T02:23:00.000-08:00

Anne Lynam is a Sydney photographer who does wonderfully grainy work; mostly street photography. A lot of striking imagery and terrific use of pattern and contrast.

Olivia Parker

2006-12-17T18:07:00.000-08:00

Olivia Parker has been working for many years, creating beautifully crafted still-lifes. Some classic, some with a fantastic twist. I love her work. See a good collection of her photographs at Joseph Bellows Gallery .

Time Slice

2006-12-05T19:36:00.000-08:00

Tim McMillan came up with time slice photography long before The Matrix made it famous. A rig made up of many camera set in an arc around the subject lets you pan around a moment caught in time. Have a look here for some technical info.

Eye of Science

2006-12-04T21:02:00.000-08:00

While we're on a bit of a science theme, Eye of Science is a fascinating and eye opening view into the tiny world we can't (and often don't want to!) see for ourselves. Very clear and sharp images of all sorts of fungi and little beasties.

Hubble

2006-12-03T20:07:00.000-08:00

For those Astronomy buffs out there, the Hubble image gallery is very cool.

SimCam

2006-12-03T14:27:00.000-08:00

For a great introduction to understanding what happens when you adjust your camera setting, have a look at SimCam

Kinetic Art

2006-12-02T18:37:00.001-08:00

I know, it's not technically photography, but I'm loving these Japanese kinetic art creations.

Mike Ware

2006-11-28T20:39:00.000-08:00

Mike Ware's website is great resource for those interested in the 'old' alternative photo processes. Argyrotypes, cyanotype, palladium and a lot more. His gallery of photographs is beautiful, and he also has pages dedicated to the history of alternate processes, some essays, and instructions and technical information.

art.net.au

2006-11-28T14:03:00.000-08:00

In the mood for some shopping? The Photography page at art.net.au is a good source for the purchase of contemporary Australian photography. It has a good mix of relative unknowns and established artists, such as Polixena Papapetrou, Robyn Stacey (pictured here) and Anne Ferren, to name but a few.

Happy shopping!

Camera Toss

2006-11-27T00:49:00.000-08:00

Now for something completely different. The camera toss craze has hit big time. Ryan Gallager's gallery of images is a great series, and his blog can be found here. The flickr group, where anyone can contribute is here. Camera Toss is exactly what it sounds like. Set the timer on your camera, make sure it's on a long exposure (small aperture and/or low light) and, yes, toss it into the air. Probably not recommended for your precious new and/or uninsured camera. At least pop a couple of cushions below if you want to try this out.

Magnum

2006-11-26T19:06:00.000-08:00

An oldie but a goody, Magnum has been around since 1947, and their site showcases a good deal of the photographs created under the Magnum umbrella. Be sure to check out their Podcasts, and register to gain access to their archives of 350,000 images.
"Magnum is a community of thought, a shared human quality, a curiosity about what is going on in the world, a respect for what is going on and a desire to transcribe it visually." Henri Cartier-Bresson

Hello!

2006-11-21T20:54:00.000-08:00

I've started this blog to highlight the great photography sites I stumble across on the net. There's so much to sort through, so I hope you'll keep coming back to have a look at the few I've filtered and posted here.

I'm going to start by shamelessly promoting one of my own.Fine Art Photography Classes is free (that's the kick) and aims to provide exercises that will help to really see the world around you, and create your own vision of it.