Shutter Mike Photography

If you are a fan of modern architecture or architectural photography chances are good you have heard of, or at least seen, Julius Shulman’s work.  Shulman was an architectural photographer who documented the growth of Los Angeles predominantly in the 1950’s and 60’s.  One of his most well known photographs is of the Case Study House #22 (aka the Stahl House).  But that was just one of thousands of images Shulman took of the architecture of LA.  And now those black and white photographs have inspired New York artist Amy Park.  She has taken several of Shulman’s photographs and reproduced them in large scale color with watercolor.

Park’s Shulman inspired watercolors will be on exhibit at the Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles through July 7th.

For more information on Julius Shulman’s work try the documentary “Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman.”  There are also a lot of great books featuring his work such as:

Julius Shulman Los Angeles: The Birth of a Modern Metropolis

A Constructed View: The Architectural Photography of Julius Shulman

Julius Shulman: Modernism Rediscovered

I have been working on a series of Lego mini figure and candy photographic art prints for a while now.  As new figures are released by Lego or as new ideas come to me for existing figures I add them to my running “idea  list.”  then when time permits or creativity inspires I add a new photo to the collection.  I’ve posted on some of the vignettes I have done so far in the past.  Lego Vignettes Part I, Lego Vignettes Part Two and Lego Vignettes Part Three.

The most recent addition to the collection involves one of the earlier Lego mini figures, the clown and some balloons made out of gumballs.

This print and most of the others from the past posts are available for sale on my Etsy store.

If you’re looking for a photo contest with some great prizes check out the Sony sponsored 3rd Annual Art Of Expression Video and Photo Contest.  This year’s contest has four themes, three for photography and one for video:

• One World in Focus
• Expressive Portraits
• All About Light
• The Narrative Video

Prizes are, of course, Sony camera gear (they are the sponsor after all) as well as publication in Digital Photo and Outdoor Photographer magazines. Each theme has a different Sony prize:

• One World in Focus – Sony α77 DSLR Camera kit with a 16-50mm zoom lens
• Expressive Portraits – Sony α77 DSLR Camera kit with a 16-50mm zoom lens
• All About Light – Sony α NEX-7 Camera Kit with an E-mount 18-55mm lens
• The Narrative Video – Sony NEX-VG20 Video Camera with an E-mount 18-200mm zoom lens

So check out the contest rules and get shooting.