Posts Tagged ‘photo’
Friday Photo: Abstract Afternoon
Standing in the Seattle ferry terminal a few weeks ago, I looked out through a crack in between two glass panels. The sky and water were various shades of gray, and the red blinking lights in various spots around the terminal stuck out against the wintry afternoon.
The Best Camera: Photography For All
I had the sincere pleasure of meeting photographer Chase Jarvis the other night and had a very interesting talk about the ability of social media tools to democratize art, making it more accessible to all and encouraging everyone to explore their creativity. He recently authored The Best Camera is the One That’s With You, and from it has come a website and iPhone app that lets users shoot, edit and publish their images. The concept is cool, and although I’ve had my qualms about phone cameras, I’ve got to say that I like it a whole lot more than I expected. So here’s my first photo.You can check out other user submitted photos as TheBestCamera.com.
The more sites like The Best Camera that can encourage creativity in the world, the better…
Friday Photo: What’s Inside?
I spent Sunday afternoon last weekend walking in the late February sunshine, tracking down interesting objects to photograph. Hidden behind an overwhelming amount of overgrown bamboo stalks was a small shed, painted in a turquoise clearly faded by the Portland elements. I love finding little surprises like this right in the middle of the city, but the doors were locked, and so I can only speculate as to what was inside…
Happy Friday!
More cool photo action from Wend
Friday Photo was such a good idea that we decided to use it over at Wend. Today’s is a shot from the Inca Trail taken by fellow travel writer and photographer Lola Akinmade. If you want to get on the Wend Friday Photo mailing list — meaning you get a sweet weekly shot in your inbox — send a shout out to fphoto[at]wendmag.com.
As of today Wend has a flickr account as well, and there’s even a Wend pool, which you can add photos to in the hopes that they get featured on the Wend blog. Check it all out here.
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