Three Day Weekend: Friday Roundup

-It's not an official three-day weekend, but I don't have class on Fridays so, y'know. I'm shooting an assignment later though so it's not an entirely lazy day. I didn't blog this week, I dunno why, nothing struck my fancy. Hey why are there weird images in this post? Because these dope images are from a badass mailing list by photographer Kate Steciw who sends random found images to everyone on her "Friday Roundup" email list. Most of the images are just ridiculous (isn't that owl fucking scary?) but I save some for future photoshop possibilities. You can sign up here, and I found it originally at iheartphotograph, a pretty dope photo blog. more

Extracurriculars: iPhotography

-If you haven't been keeping up with our Flickr, we've been going a little crazy with the iPhone's photo capabilities. There are still some real pictures there though, and some real Polaroids and shit.

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Photo J: Lomo Fisheye

-This Lomography fixed fisheye 35mm camera is up now on our eBay, if you're into that sort of thing, y'know.

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School Supplies: New Quiet Life

-We don't usually spend too much time pumping graphic tees, but Tim posted about camera-inspired design collective The Quiet Life way-back-when and I just saw on Club Mumble that there is a new batch of TQL shirts out. The above are some that I liked.

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School Supplies: Incase DSLR Bags

-As an avid shooter and someone who associates with many more talented photographers, I'm always on the lookout for gear bags that aren't hideous. With these new releases Incase keeps it simple, padded and waterproof.

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Peer Review: eyefive endorsements

-I've been a fan of Last Night's Party for awhile because they've got a great niche: Cobrasnake-esque hipster-packed party photos—plus boobs, which usually make things better. Awhile after being turned onto the site I discovered one of their great features, the Urban Pinup series, which showcases the goods of real bomb betties sans the professional makeup and lighting of a Playboy shoot. The above photo is from one clever Urban Pinup set which gets creative with a Polaroid and an old guy having the best day of his life.

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Visual Dialogue: San Juan Ferry

-Took a class trip to Friday Harbor, San Juan Island this weekend. Good times, Mac & Jack with the locals at Herb's Tavern and chowder at The Hungry Clam. I grabbed my camera last minute and only had my 50mm f/1.8 with me. Check out our Flickr for more photos, mostly from the ferry, and links to photos by the other, more talented, photographers who were my companions on the trip. 

-We know posting has been slow, we are sorry. Good things are coming, some quality artist interviews and a lot of summer content. Bear with us, we are terribly busy.

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Extracurriculars: BOXeight LA Fashion Week by Dirk Mai

-I've been a fan of Dirk Mai's studio photography for awhile, and now we get to see his skill at capturing images in a more documentary sense. Dirk works with BOXeight, and LA based arts collective that hosted LA Fashion Week in mid-March. He was gracious enough to lend us some of the photos, which capture from all sides the beauty within the mayhem of a fashion show. Hit the jump for some really great photos.




















-All photos by and are property of Dirk Mai.
dirk@boxeight.com
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School Supplies: Diana Instant Back

-Hipsters love to lament the discontinuation of Polaroid film. A lot of hipsters, though, also love the iconic Diana-F Lomography camera. This instant back for the Diana-F makes everybody happy, allowing users to see their Diana pics instantly. 

-But I can't really call anyone out, I own a Diana-F (a real one, off eBay, not the Urban Outfitters reproduction,) and I was looking into getting this Polaroid,  but maybe I'll get this instead. Check out this Diana-F Flickr group for some some pretty incredible images. 

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Photography 101: Ryan Allan

-Photographer Ryan Allan just launched his portfolio Web site. A great look for anyone interested or for anyone who doubts the artistic merit of skate photography.
-Via Club Mumble. more

Photography 2009: This is My Life

-Here's an interesting contest from the good folks at RVCA, Color Magazine, and Timebomb Trading. From Club Mumble "Take 12 photos of your day with your cell phone and create a 12 frame (one per hour) contact sheet. The most interesting day wins a clothing package from RVCA valued at $500." 

-It doesn't cost you anything, so why not be creative and have a chance at free clothes. I would do it but, you know, every picture I take on my shitty-ass phone just looks like grey fuzz. The details are here. 

-Club Mumble, by the way, is a newly launched blog that features 100 different authors. The group includes legendary names in the skateboard/art community and is a definite must-check for anyone interested in the kind of things we're interested in. 

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Administrative: eyefiveflickr

-The eyefivestyle/Class Act Flickr page is now live. You can see all the street photos that have appeared here as well as various photos taken the Class Act team that you probably have not seen. We will update diligently. The link to our photostream will reside permanently right beneath our YouTube link on the right sidebar. Happy new year. 

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Art Major: Cody Trepte

-Every once in awhile I stumble upon an artist whose progressive perspective really excites my interest.

-This piece from Cody Trepte is a series of 75 books, each of which is a family photo translated into binary.

-On the cover of each book is a description of the photo. The book shown here is "A dark snapshot of me and Cami wearing ear muffs and staring directly at the camera on Christmas morning. Cami is at the left edge of the frame wearing a pink striped shirt. She is looking to the left of the camera. I am standing in the center of the frame, wearing a blue velvet shirt and staring directly at the camera."

-Definitely an interesting perspective of photography, family, and the digital age. A look through Trepte's online gallery is a challenging and thought provoking study.

-Photos from Cody Trepte via iheartphotograph. more

Lecture Series: Jason Dill by Don Pendleton

-Watching Jason Dill in a skate video or as a house guest on The Osbornes, I never really grasped the enviable breadth of his opinions. If you don't know, Dill is skate legend, but has lately been getting press in the art circle for his photographic efforts. Black Lodge has an interview with Dill up now, it is a bit long, but great read for anyone into photography, the clothing industry, skateboarding, general misanthropy, or reactionary points of view.
-I've extracted a couple excerpts that relate to things we've posted on recently -
Dill on streetwear: "I made a clothing company and I've got fucking skateboard rappers wearing it. And I've got Paris Hilton's latest boyfriend wearing it on the E! Channel or whatever. I don't want that. And people wearing it on the covers of their fucking lame albums. Fucking dumb. I hate everything."
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"like the Hundreds and Crooks and Castles are putting out such fucking intelligent bullshit. I think I'm going to get a tattoo of a fucking bomb with a face on it....give me a break."
...and on smoking: "You're not going to be able to smoke at a bar in Paris, France? Come on. Fuck you"
-The excerpts don't really capture the rogue spirit that comes through as Dill explains living in transit sans technology. It was one of the most refreshing interviews I've read this year. A great part is when Dill argues that skateboarding isn't a sport, which is a point of view you wouldn't expect form someone who's living has been made entirely off of skateboarding.
-You can download a Jason Dill created Etnies x Fucking Awesome photobook in PDF form here, if this interview interested you, the PDF will as well.
-I saw this originally on skatedaily more

Environmental Studies: Tons of Rain=No New Photos

= Here are some of my favorite photos from the evening festivities of the last 2 months:

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