Just a taste isn't always good conversation, food exploring and point and shoots. Sometimes shit hits the fan and the sitting doesn't end up going as you want... ew.
Art couple Davide Luciano & Claudia Ficca, a fine art photographer and food stylist respectively, teamed up to create uncomfortable settings in elaborate dining table experiences with the "Meals Interrupted" photo series. Feast your eyes on 'honeyed', 'charred', 'soaked', 'tossed', and 'Al Dente' below.
If they were to do an overview of my Meal Interrupted it will be called 'shop till you drop'. The table would be my bed filled with Doritos, empty chip bags and unopened 2 litre Gatorades. Sprinkled throughout the scene my limbs and beer bottle caps. A late night interrupted by a 4AM mission to 7/11.
Romain Jacquet-Lagreze is a French photographer and graphic designer. I came across him on my daily Hypebeast check up. Here he took vertical shots of Hong Kong to give people like you and I the second hand taste of their architecture. These photographs can be found in a book along hundreds of other cool photos. You can purchase the book here.
After you go say hi to Brandon Svarc at Luna and Hill on Friday, swing by the east side to check out some of my favourite black and white photos at Moka Coffee Bar. For this one night only, all artwork will be available for purchase for $100! A nice framed black and white photo might be a great Christmas present or something... just saying.
Come for the photos but stay for the great music! Derek Funk, Karla Neufeld (no relation...) and Brent Letkeman have recently started a new band--the third for Derek and Karla together. They sound great and I'm pumped that they will be playing their first gig here. Also, my main man Geoff of Gunner and Smith will be wrapping up the evening with a solo set.
This won't be a formal event by any means but come grab a coffee and enjoy a relaxed evening.
Summer has been pretty crazy for me so far with photographing weddings, family events and a bit of traveling. I just got home from Southern California after spending the last two and a half weeks surfing and working at camps to teach kids how to surf. Here are a few pictures I snapped on an overcast evening at Trestles Beach on Camp Pendleton Marine Base.
Friends + photography + good music = a good time, right? On Sunday of this weekend you will be able to check out some of Saskatoon's photographer's work. Grab a drink, relax and check out what Saskatoon's photography scene has to offer.
Diane Herron is a photographer born and raised in Saskatoon. In 2009 she left to Edmonton to attend the Photographic Technology program at NAIT. Today she runs Diane Herron Photography and Lush Boudoir locally in Saskatoon.
Diane and I attended St. Joseph High School together and to be completely honest we did not talk much if not at all. But thanks to the magic of social media I got a chance to talk to this lovely lady about her work, iPhone camera lenses and the end of times.
Here we go.
Alright, so first off what is your photography business called?
Well I have Diane Herron Photography which is the more general couples, engagements, fashion, editorial kind of work. I am working on a boudoir business called Lush Boudoir, which would be more boudoir, glamour, and contemporary glamour type of work.
When did you decide you wanted to be a photographer?
I've always had a camera when I was younger and for some reason I had no idea that I could make a career out of it. When I graduated high school I just said to myself "If I could do anything and not fail at it what would I do?" Photography was the answer haha.
Hah, did you take Photo 10 with Mr. Lepage?
Funny story, I did but it was first period and I dropped it so I could sleep in for an extra hour every day.
Hah! Sound choice. I did the same with calculus. 4th period spare. More lunch for me.
4th and 5th... Afternoon nap haha.
Oh high school, I miss how simple it was.
I know! So simple.
So moving on, what are your tools of the trade?
Not a lot all I have is a Canon 50D & 50mm 1.4 lens... Reflectors, ND filter, Photoshop. I do have one light with a beauty dish that I use.
It does the trick I reckon?
Yes! It is perfect for portraits. The light just wraps around the skin very nicley, not harsh.
Oh you can totally tell in your work. Sometimes when I sneak peeks at other peoples' work, it seems like a lot of the work is overly done in Photoshop or something.
Yeah that is so sad. People are just destroying the quality of their work. Instead of spending all that time in Photoshop, spend time on exposing the subject properly is the way to go I think. Isn't that what photography is supposed to be? Hahah.
Haha definitely. That being said, Photoshop can help, but I don't think people should be too reliant on it.
Yeah it doesn't even look professional I think.. If they are trying to be professional I guess.
Haha well, do what they must. So you went to school for photography yes?
Yes, I took a 2 year course at NAIT
Nice and what would you say was the most important thing you've learned out of those two years?
Good question. Hmm... This may sound cheesy but to believe in myself. To not limit myself, that I can do anything I put my mind to. There were a lot of shoots I would have never achieved if I limited myself or if I felt I would have failed. I almost failed a semester because I thought I sucked, and I just changed the way I thought of myself and my abilities and everything changed.
Hey nothing wrong with that. Confidence goes a long way.
It really does.. I heard a really good quote somewhere. "To be successful you need 2 things. Confidence and ignorance." Good quote.
Some how I feel that I should follow that.
Haha definitely. It's just kinda saying that you can't fail if you just go do it and have no idea whats going on.
So basically, "you'll never know until you try".
Yes basically.
Ace, alright one last point about photos. What do you think of this:
... Are those lenses?
Yes haha. This matter requires your complete honesty. I saw this in a magazine and I was like... Why?
That is so weird. I don't know what to think of it really. I just hope I am not at a wedding one day and the photographer is using his iPhone. If that never happens then it's still weird. I hope it's a fad.
Hahah its gotta be.
Have you seen someone use that?
I have not and I think I'll be ok if I never do. It's so overboard.
Favourite song currently
Don't Go by Fascinoma!! I listen to it 10 times a day. Awesome.
Nerdiest thing you own. With picture preferably haha.
My bright pink New Orleans cat t-shirt. It was $20.
Oh my god that is too fantastic.
Hahah is it bad that I am wearing it right now as we speak?
Absolutely not. I would wear that until earth collapses. So for eight more months.
Hahahahah oh yeah I forgot about that. Can't wait.
I don't know what to expect. Half of me wants something to happen and the other half would rather not die. Does that make me crazy?
I am the same way. I think it would be so cool to be alive and to see the world end, but it would be sad because we are so young.
No lie.
But if just humans went away and the earth stayed I would be okay with that haha.
Haha Earth would be much better without us on it as cynical as that sounds, but oh well.
I know! Hahah we suck.
Hahaha agreed. So any last words?
I wish I had my diary it has great quotes in there but, "If you want something you've never had then you have to do something you've never done." I don't know who originally said that.
Drina Reed?
Hahah no idea.. is that who actually said it? I guess Googling would give us the answer.
Haha that's what I did.
Awesome.
Anybody can be brilliant behind a computer.
So true. My friend worked for a studio and built the whole website because of Google... She hated it but she did it.
Hahahaha programming is a horrible awful mistress. Thanks again for letting us interview you!
Thanks! It was fun, thanks for wanting to interview me that is so cool. I am excited to see it!
I've been away for quite a while now so I think I should make up for lost time. On my most recent trip to California, I was able to make the trek to Skid Row in Los Angeles to help feed some homeless people. The organization that we were helping out noticed that I had my camera and asked if I could just take photos and videos all day. I jumped at the opportunity and ended up with some cool shots. These are all unedited so they aren't perfect but this is just a glimpse at some of the interesting people I was able to meet. I butchered an attempt at talking American politics with one guy, another one told me to go to Atlanta for boiled peanuts and Bud Light at a baseball game and my man Anthony Witherspoon (guy on the left in the third picture down) told me I would with the Pulitzer Prize for making a book about his story (which he never told me...). Give me a holla in the comments section!
Ok I will start this first Photo Friday post by saying that I nearly called it Photo Phriday... After two seconds of looking at it, I decided not to be lame.
Anyways, this is one of my favourite photos I've ever taken and it nearly didn't happen! I was traveling through Europe in 2010 and ended up in Paris. The first few days involved walking around and taking pictures of buildings mostly (because the architecture of European countries is slightly more attractive than the steel boxes we have in Saskatoon). The reason for stopping at this spot was this cathedral:
A pretty amazing building I would say. But after shooting this photo I turned around and there were three bright green garbage cans just sitting in perfect symmetry in an intersection. I didn't have to work too hard for it but the colours, symmetry and motion were too good to pass by and that makes it one of my favourites. Sometimes the best stuff comes completely naturally and at random. Grab a camera and take photos of whatever you see. You might be surprised at what you end up with!
We are interested in have a new member to join hello saskatoon, specifically a photographer. The role of a photographer will be simply to share photos that they have taken. I go to a few websites daily. What attracts me to them is not only their well written posts but the visual experience they provide for you. We feel that a photographer could diversify our posts and interest our readers.
If you are interested in applying to write with us on our blog, all you have to do is send us your resume. Be sure to include: -Summary of yourself -Education -Writing experience -Computer skills -Hobbies and interests -Aspirations -Things you can offer to the blog -What photography experience you have -What camera you use -A portfolio of photographs
