All this week, you’ve been cooped up in your office. I’m sure the phones were constantly ringing or you’ve spent the majority of the time trying to resolve problems that continue to pop up. Well it’s finally Saturday and to kick start the fabulous weekend, check out Angus & Julia Stone’s Big Jet Plane. TSL’s done an awesome job creating the right feel for Angus and Julia’s song.
And if you’re like me and your work is never ending, take a minute to relax. Remember to enjoy the small things that cross your path.
It’s not always easy waiting for a season to start. And I’m starting to despise the rain that’s expected to befall this upcoming weekend. Still, I’m going to pray that the day of the shoot not only has beautiful sunshine but isn’t too cold. But when I look at Robin’s work I keep thinking how lovely a warm summer night would be. It’s the glitter. I love glitter as it often reminds me of Dorothy’s ruby red shoes. Perhaps if I tap my shoes and keep repeating for the weather to be perfect this weekend, it may just happen!
{Images above are copyright 2010 Robin Styba. All rights reserved}
An Australian clothing label that’s caught my eye. The overall theme of their current collection is best represented not by words but rather by their video – The Harvest.
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If you’re looking for something to do this weekend why not origami? It’s been a while since I’ve last spent time folding origami but it’s so satisfying seeing the end result. Grey Photography spent time folding and figuring out the difficult instructions for the giraffe above. It was hard work but it turned out beautifully.
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My list of things to do has been growing steadily. But I wanted to share with you a wonderful giveaway. Next week I’ll be opening up a giveaway that’s traveled all the way from Japan. Yumiko Sekine, from Fog Linen Work, has been wonderful enough to send some catalogues as well as beautiful books she has collaborated with other artists in order to produce. I’ll be taking some shots of the books over the weekend to post up next week so make sure to look out for the giveaway. On this note, I’d like to say how wonderful Yumiko was and how much I’ve come to love her linens and other products. I’ll be doing a Bee’s Knees post on her in the coming week.
Oddly enough when I first came across Zach Hertman’s work, I was looking for wedding photographers. While Zach’s personal work isn’t geared towards weddings, I wanted to find out a bit more Zach and his art.
Zach started photography pretty early on while building his first pinhole camera back in high school. He fell in love with the darkroom right away and quickly moved to shooting his dad’s Nikon film camera. Even though the camera was worn with years of use, it still captured amazing images. Zach simply loved the timeless quality of the whole method. While attending University, he continued to shoot using film and made good use of the darkroom to do his printing. Eventually, he switched to a digital camera. While he was finishing up his degree at Concordia University, he started to work at Mango Studios and was hired full time after upon his graduation. Since then he’s been shooting professionally for two years.
As an artist, Zach has been heavily inspired by Tim Walker, a fashion photographer. Tim Walker creates elaborate theatrical staged setups for his photos which Zach describes to be breathtaking. Each shot has its own mood and character, all full of life. Zach also finds music to be inspiring as songs can evoke strong feelings or state of mind that helps build a base for his shoots. Influenced by everything from his daily life to his family, friends and other photographers, Zach usually starts by setting out a defined feeling or atmosphere he wants to create. From there, he decides on a location, models, lighting and props.
His current work is focused on fashion and editorials and has been heavily influenced by lifestyle and photo journalistic work. From models to lighting, everything on set is very controlled. Although it’s difficult to integrate a natural feel to a staged image, Zach finds that by shooting documentary type work and real people, it helps him bring back the sense of reality to something that is in essence, unreal.
Copyright 2010 Zach Hertzman. All rights reserved.
Copyright 2010 Zach Hertzman. All rights reserved.
Copyright 2010 Zach Hertzman. All rights reserved.
Copyright 2010 Zach Hertzman. All rights reserved.
I first came across Julie while browsing through ETSY. Her photos caught my eye and I wanted to know more about the artist behind the lens. So naturally I got in contact with Julie to find a little more about her background in photography. Julie was first exposed to photography at the tender age of 12. As her sister went off to college, she left behind an old Minolta SLR . Julie in turn took this opportunity to sign up for Photography at school. She still remembers her teacher’s name – Mr. Caballo. It didn’t take long for Julie to fall in love with the feel of the camera and the weight of it in her hands, the way the light reflected off objects, the precision and repetition of developing film and making prints. So she continued to experiment with photography.
While living in Hawaii, she received a Canon EOS AE2 as a graduation present from her parents which lead to more exploring. Living on the islands became her communion with nature, an expression of love and awe for the beauty she was surrounded in. Since then, Julie has been pursuing photography with a passion.
Two years ago, she moved to Berlin, Germany where she has been able to focus all her time on developing herself as an artist. She is continually inspired by her surroundings and has found a way to relate and understand the crazy world we live in through her camera lens.
Over the years, my love for pottery has grown. It’s multifunctional and can be used as a standalone decorative piece and can also help to accentuate flowers or food. So naturally when I came across Whitney Smith’s work I wanted to share her designs with you. Whitney’s inspiration is drawn from various forms of nature; flowers and leaves are the two most notable. As a designer, she’s told me that she’s heavily influenced by Art Nouveau and the Arts and Crafts movement of the late 19th and early 20th century. And she likes her work to be completely function for every day use and constantly thinks about how her pieces can be used and how it will function. We’ll keep you updated about her works but for now make sure you visit her ETSY page.
Copyright 2010 Whitney Smith. All rights reserved.
Copyright 2010 Whitney Smith. All rights reserved.
Copyright 2010 Whitney Smith. All rights reserved.
Copyright 2010 Whitney Smith. All rights reserved.
Last week TPW introduced Nisee Made but this week I’d like to introduce Denise Holmes. The brains behind the wonderful illustrations you’ve seen thus far. She’s an illustrator and fellow stationary maker. She spends a good portion of her day researching, drawing, reading boooks, drinking tea with friends, knitting and taking photos. Denise is inspired by vintage children’s books, photographs of people she doesn’t quite know, unique apartment gardens, derelict thrift stores and is even inspired by her husband’s crazy ideas! Her drawings definitely provoke you to dream back to your childhood days of playing carelessly in the playground, running in the fields and playing tag. So, can you do a handstand?
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