More Than Nothing
September 7, 2009 § 1 Comment
Retinitis pigmentosa, as interpreted by photographer Bård Ek.
I visited a beautiful photo exhibition yesterday, titled “More Than Nothing” (Mer enn ingenting). The Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted has gotten 18 of Norway’s best photographers to interpret the most common eye conditions. The purpose is to show both what it’s like to be visually impaired, and to inform about the different conditions.
The photographers have interviewed persons with these conditions and then tried to what the world looks like through their eyes. All the photos can be seen on the exhibition website (only Norwegian text). Browse by clicking on the photographer’s names on the left.
Reproduction
September 4, 2009 § 1 Comment
Photo © Bjørn Winsnes.
I’ve had the privilege of doing some reproduction/copy photography for renowned Norwegian photographer and illustrator Bjørn Winsnes. At 84, he has always been working with film and didn’t have any of his photos available as files. « Read the rest of this entry »
Image Brightness Analysis
August 18, 2009 § 6 Comments
Block brightness analysis of the stoma photo below.
This summer I read Michael Freeman’s excellent book “Perfect Exposure” on the basic, yet complex issue of exposure in photography. In the book Freeman uses a neat technique to analyze the brightness distribution of his photos. I’ve tried analyzing some of my own photos the same way here. « Read the rest of this entry »
The Apollo 11 Hasselblad Cameras
July 23, 2009 § 74 Comments
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong in training for the Apollo 11 mission. Aldrin scoops up a soil sample, while Armstrong aims his camera. Photo by NASA. Click for larger version.
I’ve been an avid follower of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing this week. Although it’s a bit on the side of what I usually write about, I want to celebrate this great leap by taking a look at the cameras Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins used to take those iconic pictures from the Moon and of our Earth.
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The Sterile Eye 