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• Have a Self-Published Photo Book? Enter Photography.Book.Now for a chance to win $25,000

  Blurb is sponsoring a photography book competition called photography[book]now.
  Anyone with a self-published photography book can enter (hand-made books are not eligible) for a chance to win the grand prize: $25,000 to finish or start any project of your choice.
  Be sure to read the FAQs and the Rules.
  As of today, judges have yet to be announced [...]

  Posted on Mar 22.08 to books, design, photography   

• Polaroid SX-70 Blend: Out of Stock

  I knew it would happen though I didn’t anticipate so soon.
  Unsaleable, one of the sources for Polaroid SX-70 blend instant film sent out an email blast 5 days ago alerting SX-70 Blend users that they had only 500 twin packs left in stock.
  All gone…
  I have 12 packs left in the fridge.
  Having just bought an SX-70 [...]

  Posted on Mar 18.08 to photography, polaroid   

• Teaching Photographers Design at The Compelling Image

  I’m in the final week of Spring term classes at PSU and it’s been a doozy of a schedule (6 days of classes) so apologies for the lack of posts.
  However, I did want to announce that I hope to start teaching online at The Compelling Image. The course: Photographer’s Guide to Book Design & Self-Publishing. [...]

  Posted on Mar 17.08 to classes, design, photography   

• Raw Take: Talking Pictures

  There’s just never a dull moment.
  With some encouragement from our photographer friends, we launched RAW TAKE.
  For the immediate future, we’ll be posting interviews with photographers in hopes of building a solid collection of conversations about photography and photographs.
  For the long term, it will evolve to include just a few more features with the goal of [...]

  Posted on Feb 17.08 to photographers, photography   

• WIRED’s Holga Photo Contest

  Wired.com has a Holga photo contest.
  From Wired.com
  …we’d like you to show us your best “Wired” Holga photo.
  The photo must be your own, and by submitting it you are giving us permission to use it on our site, both here and in a gallery of the top photos.
  I haven’t touched my Holga in nearly a decade [...]

  Posted on Feb 15.08 to photography   

• Rapha’s Sweet Cycling Magazine: Rouleur

  Thanks to the North American Handmade Bike Show, I was able to score 2 issues of Rapha’s Rouleur magazine and the 2007 Photography Annual.

  Who is Rapha and what is Rouleur? Rapha is a UK-based performance cycling clothing company and Rouleur is their magazine.
  According to Rapha’s website:
  Rouleur has been created to celebrate the drama and beauty [...]

  Posted on Feb 12.08 to design, photographers, photography, polaroid   

• Farewell, Polaroid Instant Film

  While reading an update in today’s paper about Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo, a wee blip of a news item also caught my attention.
  From The Oregonian:
  Polaroid Corp. is dropping its pioneering instant-film technology.
  !
  I immediately went online to find out more and sure enough, according to PCWorld’s blog:
  Polaroid has announced it’s ceasing production of its instant film, [...]

  Posted on Feb 09.08 to photography, polaroid   

• 2008 Festival of the Photograph

  It’s that time again.
  We missed last year’s festivities and this year The Festival of the Photograph’s featured artists include Mary Ellen Mark, Joel-Peter Witkin and James Nachtwey.
  Whoa.
  Festival passes are available now for $99 (for 3 days).
  It’s a steal.
  Students: Purchase a pass for $50.
  Buy a ticket and reserve lodging toute suite. Rooms near the downtown walking [...]

  Posted on Feb 06.08 to photographers, photography   

• A Brief Moment of Bliss

  It snowed today.
  I still get excited.

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  Posted on Feb 02.08 to garden, photography, portland