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Search Results for: [talking pictures]
Friday 02.19.10
[talking pictures: robert schultze].
we haven’t had a [talking pictures] for a few weeks now (where has the time gone?), but this one has a very sentimental and sweet story behind it. from san francisco-based photographer, rob schultze, is an endearing and memorable family moment. for more of rob’s beautiful work, visit his website robert schultze photography, or his blog {some photographer}, as well as this mini documentary from him on youtube.
here’s robert schultze’s [talking pictures]: “Although I consider myself primarily a commercial photographer, I have a love for editorial and journalistic photography as well. I don’t think I could ever be a photo-journalist full time, it’s more of a hobby. Every once in awhile I HAVE to shoot something or someone in the journalistic style.”
“Last October my Grandmother died, and I had to drop everything I was doing and fly back to Wisconsin to be with family. She was my dad’s mother, and was the last of my grandparents. My father is very interested in the family history, and is the sole collector of all of the documents and photos back to his grandparents. After the funeral, he sat in his study, just going through old photos. He was very quiet and dignified despite the tragic events, and I knew that I had to take his picture now, at that very moment. I had never photographed him before, and while he was resistant in the past he just sat by and allowed me to capture this moment. A moment of appreciation and contentedness mixed with sadness and loss.”
“I followed him around a bit as he went through the memories in his head. He sat in the dining room of his country home just remembering. My shutter seemed so loud, and he barely spoke a word.”
“My Grandmother was 100 years old and had traveled the world, and had been a lively person right to the end. I think that he like me, was just grateful that he had the chance to get to know such a wonderful and strong person.”
Friday 01.08.10
[talking pictures: lisa wiseman].
this week’s [talking pictures] comes from talented san francisco-based photographer lisa wiseman. lisa used my apartment as a location for a photo shoot recently, and when i checked out her beautiful portfolio of work, i was swooning. i love the simple, and yet elegant and thought-provoking photos lisa shoots, so i am quite happy to share her work with you today. for more of lisa’s photography, please visit her website, or drop in on her blog to learn more about her.
here are the stories behind lisa wiseman’s [talking pictures]: “These are three photos that I took out of pure spontaneous happiness. The fact that they were all taken with Polaroid is purely coincidental.”
“This first photo I took after spending the morning hanging out with chickens and gorgeous yummy eggs at Soul Food Farm with the owner Alexis. At the time, Alexis’ puppy was young and had spent the last 2 hours running lost through the miles of hills surrounding the farm. I had also just spent quite a bit of time galloping happily all over the property (thank you Alexis!) with the chickens, washing eggs for the market, and admiring the gorgeous scenery. It was such a lovely morning that I didn’t even mind having sprained my ankle. I came back to the house to find the puppy reappeared and finally sitting still for the first time all morning. I crept over to him and took one happy sunlit shot.”
“This photo is simply my mother in essence. I took this photo while hanging out with her and testing a new camera. I was working through a pack of test film and took the shot of her counter top among other shots of both her and myself. This shot is perfectly her: the gold bangle bracelet she’s worn my whole life, the small decorative bottles and the Shalimar. This reminds me of the myriad of happy days I continue to spend with her and of the profound happiness I get from photographing my family.”
“I love this green lamp photo because it was taken in a beautiful weekend home that had huge windows, perfect lighting and vast quantities of time to sleep. I spent most of that weekend with my fiancee in the sun or sleeping and I can’t remember being happier. Every photo from the weekend was calm and serene and filled with the kind of joy I was feeling. Looking at the photo reminds me of the creaminess of the walls and the clear afternoon light. It was a weekend I spent smiling a lot!”
Tuesday 12.15.09
[talking pictures: amy butler].
i am so excited to share this [talking picture] today. not only does it comes from one of my very favorite designers, amy butler, it also comes with a very inspiring story. i’ve yet to meet amy butler in person, but she and i have shared some fun emails and discoverd we had much in common. and i have come to realize amy is one of the kindest and most generous designers i’ve ever come across, so i’m quite happy to share a bit of her history with you today.
you probably know of amy butler’s beautiful collection of fabric lines, sewing patterns, accessories and now organic bedding and bath towels, but you probably don’t know a whole bunch about what’s behind her determination and success. we all need mentors and people to aspire to, and this is a glimpse into amy’s personal story. i love this photograph and what it means to amy, and am so grateful to her for sharing it. thanks so much, amy!
here’s the great tale behind amy butler’s [talking picture]: “This is my favorite photograph of my Grandmother Velma Heymann from one of her famed fishing trips in Canada, July 1950. I love her determination in this picture. I mean who would mess with a woman with three good sized large mouth bass? I keep this picture in my studio where I see it every day. Velma has always been a huge inspiration for me. She lived her life fully and made time for all the things she valued…. family, creating, crafting, gardening… and enjoying nature. All of these things she taught me to love, and I work hard to nurture them and keep them my top priorities too. She was a strong, self-made woman, super creative and always in the process of making something… great food, a quilt, a painting or several things at once. She even had a ” McGiver- esk ” quality where she could fix anything or rig up a solution. She was more handy than most men. I just love that she’s my guide and even though she’s gone from this world, her spirit inspires me daily and it’s a comfort I’ll have the rest of my life.”
Tuesday 12.08.09
[talking pictures: annie galvin].
i just love this week’s [talking pictures], in part because i’m just a sucker for old childhood photos, but also because i love annie’s great memories of the image. this wonderful photo comes from san francisco based artist annie galvin, of 3 fish studios, where she and her husband eric rewitzer make lovely art together. you can find annie’s work here on their 3 fish studios website and learn more about her on her blog, wexford girl. thanks for sharing such a sweet photo, annie!
Here’s what annie has to say about her [talking picture]: “I love this 1974 photograph of my brother John, my sister Liz, and me, posing a little awkwardly for my father. Michael, the baby, was two years old, and must have been inside with my mother. I look at this and it instantly takes me back to our house in Moorfields, County Wexford, in the south-east corner of Ireland. The house my father built. I know that the rough patch of ground to the right was the vegetable patch, where we grew the things that grew well in Ireland: potatoes of course, and rhubarb, carrots, turnips.
I remember that the white shoes I am wearing are my First Holy Communion shoes. I LOVED those shoes – when they were shiny and new on my Communion day, then reserved for Sunday best, and finally becoming everyday shoes. I am holding my beloved Sindy Doll (we didn’t have Barbie in 1970s Ireland.) Her hair is yellow frizz because I washed it with shampoo. Liz has a brunette Sindy with still-shiny hair, and she’s clearly playing dress-up as well – look at that belt! And John is gamely tooting on his horn. More than anything, the three pairs of little knees kill me, and how we’re all squinting into the sun and smiling self-consciously.
This photograph makes me glad because it reminds me that I had a happy childhood. Our family has grown in the last 35 years; Now when I spend time in Ireland with John and Liz and Michael, the next generation is running around underfoot (eight kids and another one on the way). It’s joyful and lively to be with the whole noisy crowd, But I am grateful to have photographic reminders of days long gone, when there were fewer of us, like the day we three lined up like soldiers, waiting for the click.”
Tuesday 12.01.09
[talking pictures: happy mundane].
this week’s [talking pictures] comes from jonathan lo of the wonderful blog, happy mundane. jonathan is an art director/editor of j3 productions, living in Orange County, California and has been writing his blog for a long time now — he’s definitely one of the innovators and one of the first blogs i ever started reading and got inspired by. Happy Mundane is all about finding beauty in the everyday things, like Jonathan likes to say “There’s beauty in your dishsoap”. His story is a pretty happy one, too, and a very nice reminder to always see the simple beauty all around you. Take a look.
here’s what jonathan as to say about his [talking pictures]: “About this time last year, I adopted my dog Pepé. Aside from completely changing my life, he’s also given me a chance to appreciate — the ground? Taking him on his daily walks has forced me to look at things from his perspective. So I took a few snaps from a recent outing. Living in suburban Southern California, we don’t really get the whole “changing colors of the season” thing, but I have been noticing certain colors calling out to me. On this particular day, I was really attracted to these random little pops of yellow along the sidewalk. I guess it could be the “sunny side of the street”. As Victoria always inspires me to remember, it’s all in how you see it!”
