Luminous Landscape News Feed- 28 January, 2008 - A Few Quick Takes

News Feeds · #1 01-27-2008, 06:00 PM

28 January, 2008 - A Few Quick Takes

Regular readers will recall George Barr's excellent series here last year titled Take Your Photography to the Next Level.

RockeyNook has now published a much-expended version of this series as a book, and my review is now online.

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Interest in high quality pocket cameras remains as high as ever, but manufacturers continue mostly not to get it, with only Canon and Ricoh producing such cameras with raw capability.

Nick Devlin recently wrote a compelling article here on the Canon G9, and now Sean Reid has an in-depth report on the Ricoh Digital II on his subscription-only web site.

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One of the world's leading fashion photographers is Melvin Sokolsky. This is not hyperbole. He is recognized as such by much of the industry and many of his peers.

I mention this because Melvin has A Three Day Workshop - February 29th, March 1st, and 2nd 2008 at Smashbox Studio in Las Angeles. This is definitly worth your while if you have the time and are in the LA area.

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In this Sunday's New York Times (or subscribe online) you'll find a fascinating article in the Arts and Design section titled The Capa Cache. It chronicles the discovery of thousands of negatives by Robert Capa, taken during the Spanish Civil War, which were previously believed to be lost. This is a significant find, and an important addition to the legacy of documentary photography in the first half of the 20th Century.

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A warm thank you to everyone that took the time to visit The Luminous Landscape Gallery for my Madagascar show opening this past weekend. More than 200 people came though over three days. It was a real pleasure to meet and have a chance to chat with so many people, many of them regular site visitors.

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