Thursday, December 31, 2020

Open Air Mattias A. Klum



Ten photos by Mattias A Klum in hopeful outdoor exhibition with the aim to offer Stockholmers a little respite and hope for the future.


National Geographic - Explore the Earth with one of the greatest natural history photographers of our time, Mattias Klum.





 

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Fuji package.. "Fragile"

 

Today I finaly got my Fuji package with the X-T2 with the text "Fragile" just like me. I will wait and open tomorrow. Feels like I have a fever right now but before I fall asleep I can check some setup videos.


My Fuji X-T2 Setup - Walkthrough


Fujifilm X-T2 Overview Tutorial






100 most influential photographers - Helmut Newton #3

 


Helmut Newton. German 1920-2004. Newton created erotically charged and powerful images of women, and developed the use of ring flash in fashion images. www.helmutnewton.com

What I love with his photos is that the woman have the power. Fashion, high heels and a lot of beautiful nude pictures.

Don´t miss the new Documentary "The Bad and the Beautiful". Release date in Sweden is in January 2021.


Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful – Official U.S. Trailer










Monday, December 28, 2020

#dogwoodweek 7 - Love Story

 

WEEK 7 Love Story: Make us feel the love in this week's photo. Tell a love story in one image.

I´m back with the GR 52 weeks project one year later. I was crossing a street and saw this cute green light with 2 men and a heart. 


Erasure - Oh L´amour






Sunday, December 27, 2020

100 most influential photographers - First 50


Covid makes my project have to wait for a while so I will check out the photographers on this list "100 Most Influential Photographers of All Time" by Professional Photographer Magazine (2012) and I will not do them in order. Earlier today I started with photographer nr 25 - William Klein.

Can you can figure out what's wrong with this list if you are a women?

1. Richard Avedon. American 1923-2004. Avedon was the epitome of the modern photographer – a charming, sophisticated man-about-town and a photographer who was able to cross photographic genres.

2. W. Eugene Smith. American 1918-1978. Intense and at times obsessed with his work. He helped establish the photo story and the power of black & white printing. www.smithfund.org

3. Helmut Newton. German 1920-2004. Newton created erotically charged and powerful images of women, and developed the use of ring flash in fashion images. www.helmutnewton.com

4. Irving Penn. American 1917- 2009. Every portrait shot in the corner of a room or simple symbolic still life owes something to Penn. He is the established genius of American Vogue magazine

5. Guy Bourdin. French 1928-1991. No one has been more imitated over the last few years in fashion and art photography than Bourdin. Erotic, surreal and controversial.

6. Henri Cartier-Bresson French 1908-2004. The creator of ‘The decisive moment’. He never cropped his images and only shot in black & white. A Leica-wielding legend.

7. Diane Arbus American 1923-1971. Freaks, loners and people on the edges of society’s norms were Arbus‘s subjects. Her direct and simple portrait style and subject matter have inspired ever since. 

8. Elliott Erwitt French 1928- Magnum member and humorous observer of everyday life. His juxtapositions of form and images of dogs show art is where you find it. www.elliotterwitt.com

9. Walker Evans American 1903-1975. The chronicler of American life who brought a detached observer’s eye to all of his images. He created order and beauty through composition where there was none.

10. Martin Parr British 1952- Parr’s use of intense colour and his ability to raise the snapshot to the level of art has led to him being recognised as the master chronicler of the every day.

11. Juergen Teller German 1964- The master of ‘non-photography’, Teller’s images are anti-technique and blow apart the establishment’s view of photography.

12. Nick Knight British 1958- The most influential fashion photographer in the world and one of the most sought-after. Knight’s openness to new forms, techniques and processes keeps on the cutting edge.

13. David Bailey British 1938- For the portraits, the fashion, the wives, the wise cracks, the Olympus ads in the eighties, Blow-up, there is only one Bailey. www.david-bailey.co.uk

14. Cindy Sherman American 1954- The ultimate self-portraitist, Sherman’s use of herself as the model was at the forefront of photography being recognised as art.

15. Andreas Gursky German 1955- The concept of documentary/landscape photography being accepted as contemporary art stems from Gursky’s images. www.artnet.com

16. Edward Weston American 1886-1958. Weston’s experiments with shape, form and light, the female nude and natural forms influenced a whole century of photographers who followed him. 

17. Garry Winogrand American 1928-1984. A pioneer of street photography, Winogrand’s approach of not looking through the viewfinder became his trademark which led to his fluid and innovative compositions.

18. Bruce Weber American 1946- Weber is so influential in the worlds of fashion and portraiture that company brands are based on the world which he creates with his images: The All-American Ideal. 

19. Man Ray American 1890-1976. Surrealist and painter. Lee Miller was his muse but it was with his darkroom experimentation that his influence was strongest, creating his ‘rayograms’ and solarized images.

20. Paolo Roversi Italian 1947- The Italian master of the 10x8in Polaroid fashion image. His use of low light and soft focus combined with muted intense colour is often imitated but never bettered. 

21. Herb Ritts American 1952-2002. The prince of eighties Californian glamour and celebrity. His work inspired Madonna in her videos and filled magazines for over a decade.

22. Annie Leibovitz American 1949- She started out as the staff photographer at Rolling Stone and is now at Vanity Fair. She’s shot everyone and her portraits define our times.

23. Ansel Adams American 1902-1984. The king of wilderness landscape photography and the deviser of the ‘zone system’ for metering and exposure. www.anseladams.com

24. David LaChapelle American 1963- LaChapelle uses post-production techniques combined with an ability to create fantastical ‘pop photography’ images. www.lachapellestudio.com

25. William Klein American 1928- The anarchic rebel of fashion, reportage and film making. His wide-angle ‘in your face approach’ lives on, as does his attitude.

26. Bill Brandt German 1904-1983. The master of the distorted female nude and surrealist portrait. Brandt’s world was a dark one filled with menace. www.billbrandt.com

27. Ralph Gibson American 1939- Gibson was a hero to photography students in the seventies and his nudes and graphic images were much imitated. www.ralphgibson.com

28. Stephen Shore American 1947- Shore’s work is a visual record of a never-ending American road trip. His images seem deceptively easy to replicate, which has led to many photographers trying. 

29. Robert Frank Swiss 1924- One of the true innovators in the cross over between stills and film. Frank would be included in this list just for his book The Americans. www.npr.org

30. Andre Kertesz Hungarian 1894-1985. Kertesz brought a reflective eye to street photography and showed how portraiture can be an extension of reportage.

31. Chuck Close American 1940- Close is all about detail and the greater whole. His oversize images have influenced many to exhibit big. www.chuckclose.coe.uh.edu

32. Robert Mapplethorpe American 1946-1989 His erotic images of male nudes caused controversy but it was his portrait and still-life work that made the most impact. www.mapplethorpe.org

33. Steven Meisel American 1954-  The darling of the fashion world and the great American stylist. His images reference the history of photography and style. www.artandcommerce.com

34. Peter Lindbergh German 1944- Lindbergh has helped create the concept of the supermodel with his fashion images for Harper’s Bazaar and Italian Vogue. www.peterlindbergh.com

35. August Sander German 1876-1964 Sander’s ambition to use photography to document not only created an incredible archive of portraiture, it also brought a scientific approach to the art of photography.

36. Nan Goldin American 1953- The queen of grunge, Goldin turned her lens on her drug-using and transvestite friends to create shocking images that saw personal reportage re-born. www.artnet.com

37. Weegee Austrian 1899-1968. He had a police radio in his car and got to crime scenes before they did, creating the archetypal image of a news photographer.

38. Don McCullin British 1935- McCullin’s images of war and suffering not only took a heavy toll on him, they also helped influence political decisions. www.markgeorge.com

39. Slim Aarons American 1916-2006. Aarons’ social reportage of the glamorous, rich and famous of the fifties and sixties have become historical documents and stylistic touch points. www.staleywise.com

40. William Eggleston American 1939- Eggleston’s use of intense colour, uneasy composition and disconcerting subject matter bought him to prominence and gained acceptance for colour photography as art.

41. Joel-Peter Witkin American 1939- The master of the macabre, Witkin’s still life tableaux are some of the most shocking photographic images ever created. www.edelmangallery.com

42. Anton Corbijn Dutch 1955- Corbijn’s images of Joy Division and U2 have influenced the approach of rock photographers for over 20 years with his cross-process colours and atmospheric black & whites.

43. Brassai French 1899-1984. Brassai’s images of Paris at night and his experimental use of location lighting defined the art of night photography.

44. Erwin Blumenfeld German 1897-1969. Blumenfeld’s work in fashion and beauty focused on techniques such as solarization, wet silk, and elaborately contrived shadows and angles. He was way ahead of his time.

45. Duane Michals American 1932- Michals use of text and collage in his images brought an intellectual dimension to his work. A photographer and communicator.

46. Mario Testino Peruvian 1954- Mario Testino’s images are the epitome of glamour and high fashion. He lives the life and photographs it. Every fashion photographer’s dream.

47. Mary Ellen Mark American 1940- Mary Ellen Mark started photographing the streets she lived in and developed into one of the world’s leading reportage photographers.

48. Larry Clark American 1943- Following a similar road to Nan Goldin, Larry Clark took his experiences in Tulsa to creating startling images that influenced the grunge generation. www.larryclarkofficialwebsite.com

49. Mert & Marcus Turkish and British 1971- Based in London this photographic partnership fully embraced the digital photographic relationship with post production and took the fashion world by storm. www.mertandmarcus.com

50. Corinne Day British 1965- Influenced by Goldin and Clark and a close friend of Kate Moss, Corinne Day’s fashion images and personal reportage create controversy and commercial praise. www.corinneday.co.uk


Polaroid EE-44 from 1977


My latest camera is a Polaroid EE-44 and it´s a beauty. What I missed was that they stop make this film. This one is dusty and smells of bad cigarettes.

And I found a way who to hack this camera on the lomography site that I must try. Link: lomography.com/hacking-a-polaroid-80-series

Hersteller: Polaroid Inc., Cambridge / USA

Typ: Polaroid EE 44

Filmtyp: 8,3 x 8,6 cm, Sofortbildfilm Typ 88 / 87

Baujahr: 1976 - 1977

Optik: Polaroid Polatriplet 1:9,2/114 mm

Verschluss: Elektronisch (10" - 1/500)

Fokussierung: Manuell, 1,0 m - ∞

Film type: Polaroid Colorpack 88


Saturday, December 26, 2020

100 most influential photographers - William Klein #25

 

I always loved photography books but its time to discover new photographers and learn a bit more aboute the 100 most influential photographers.

Today I will start with William Klein.

William Klein is an American-born French photographer and filmmaker noted for his ironic approach to both media and his extensive use of unusual photographic techniques in the context of photojournalism and fashion photography.


The Many Lives of William Klein (2012)



William Klein: In Pictures



FASHION STREET PHOTOGRAPHY- WILLIAM KLEIN




First snow has arrived to Stockholm..

 

First snow has arrived to Stockholm. I took my F2 out but missed to bring more film. I got one picture but now my test film is ready for the lab on Monday.


45 Adapters - Vinyl Fetishists



Digital Contact Sheets


This christmas is 4 days with not going to work. So think I will spend some time to scan old negatives from the 90´s and they are in a big mess. Have bags with negatives with no nams and date. And a lot of them is from old concerts, partys and dark ones. 

Found a good video how to do digital contact sheets but I dont have this big scanner just yet.



Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Mary Ellen Mark - The Lives of Women

 

Mary Ellen Mark - The Lives of Women
New exhibition in Stockholm at Kulturhuset some times soon.The opening of the exhibition has been postponed due to current restrictions and in the meantime please check out the youtube clip that I posted. She was a great photographer. ❤


Mary Ellen Mark (1940-2015)
The Art of Photography 



Helena Christensen & Portrait Photographer Mary Ellen Mark 
Capture™ Ep. 7 Full | Reserve Channel



Sunday, December 6, 2020

Martha Cooper - Graffiti and street art

 

It´s not often that I got that "wow" factor after a documentry about a photographer. Martha have that magic and you have to check if you dont know her. Martha still follows her dream at the age of 77. In my head that is where I want to be before I turn 50.

I found a documentry on SVT play - Martha Cooper: To perpetuate street art. Link svtplay.se

Graffiti and street art, a lifelong photo quest | Martha Cooper | TED Vienna




Monday, November 30, 2020

Visit Fotografiska from home - The museum is now closed


The museum is closed ⟶  Due to Covid-19, the photo museum will close on Monday, November 23rd and plan to open again on December 25th. My plan is to book tickets 25th of December to get away from Christmas!

Visit Fotografiska from home.

Our new era of more limited physical meetings and events has made us think about how we can reach out in other ways. This has resulted in quite a few digital services to present our offers to you if you can't come and visit us.

Enjoy some of our new offers from home and use our digital offers. See loads of videos on Facebook. Take a guided tour of our exhibitions online (in Swedish but subtitled in English) Live stream your meeting or record a webinar.

Shop posters, photo editions and gift cards in our onlineshop. 

And my tip - dont miss the subways right now in Stockholm - Some have posters from Fotografiska if you are fast..

morning music

2020 Erasure - Love To Hate You



I´m not a super fighter

My super fighter week faild. I checked my foot after 3 month of pain and I had a fracture and my body have try to heal. I´m old and stubborn.


Martin Gore - Mandrill



Thursday, November 12, 2020

An Impossible Project ❤


An Impossible Project

1h 39min | Documentary from 2020 (Germany)

Summaries:

Humans are analogue. We're literally sick of the digital world engulfing us. People are yearning for real things and authenticity. IMPOSSIBLE is sensuous and inspiring film about the revenge of analog. And the eccentric, crazy Austrian scientist, who saved the world's last Polaroid factory - just when Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone. An entertaining underdog story of a very modern Don Quixote, shot on 35mm. And a sumptuous invitation to fall in love with real things again.

This is so me, I will always be analogue in my heart and with my next project.


An Impossible Project – trailer | IFFR 2020



Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Manfrotto nx csc camera backpack

Manfrotto have the most beautiful design and I found the most affordebel one. The NX CSC camera backpack. 

The most have handbags. I have lot of camera bags that is so much more useful.

Today I carry around on a X-Pro1 with a old Nikkor lens and a small XF10. Notebook and lots of "love hearts". You have to spreed love in this dark times.

And this text I have added after. This camera bag broke with the zipper after 6 months so it is poor quality if you use every day as I did. So do not buy this one!


Manfrotto NX CSC camera backpack



Testing the advanced filters on the XF10









Testing the advanced filters on my XF10. Partial color orange and yellow.

Viagra Boys - Ain't Nice

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Monday, October 12, 2020

Super fighter!

 

So this week I will try to be a super fighter. Fujifilm, new beutiful notebook and candy. I dont know yet, if thats meen that I need to take some strong pictures or just eat licorice? 
Anyway all will be in black & white. This weeks theme - licorice, darkness and death.


AIR - Sexy Boy 





Saturday, October 10, 2020

Stucked with my photography

 

Yesterday I try to make a new blog for digital photography but realice that it is not about film or not film. I´m just stucked with my photography, thats all.

Have been searching on youtube for inspiration but it is more like poison. So no more youtube for a while (except music) and much better to go to the library and borrow some photo books than to get stuck for hours in front of a computer and just get more tired.


Wednesday, October 7, 2020

KosmoFoto now on youtube - don't miss

 

Don't miss the new channel from Kosmo Foto




We need to get angry and transform that agner info action

I love this art wall. Pippi Longstocking/Greta Thunberg is a good role model for todays younger. I live at Pippi Longstockings road in Bromma. 
We all have some problems and its good when we transfore that anger to some action, even if it is art, acting, music or try to save the world like Greta.

Greta Thunberg sings Swedish Death Metal



Saturday, October 3, 2020

Kino Films - Berlin?

 


Berlin or Postdam? anyway some fun film to try from Lomography. I try to find out what film I will use for my new photo project 242.








Fujifilm Instax Square - Magic


My new instax films. The film I bought some weeks ago was dead and got to dark (expired). Think it will be 2 diffrent photo projekts this fall. One analogue and one digital and both with a music theme. Next week I will test this camera and see if I find magic.


November Növelet


Thursday, September 24, 2020

Street art

 

Found some nice street art on my way to work this morning and I love it.

Celldöd - Betong 









Monday, September 21, 2020

Day 21: Water Splash



Day 21: Water Splash

Ever wonder how to freeze water splashes in your photo? Well, you’re in for a treat because this photo challenge will teach you how to do it.


Saturday, September 19, 2020

Day 20: Depth



Day 20: Depth

If you continuously suffer from images that look flat, then this is one is perfect for you. It’s the best way to learn how to create dynamic pictures that appear to pop out of the frame.

I found this beautiful water lily in Marabou park.


The Smiths - Please, please, please



Day 19: Panorama

Day 19: Panorama

Are you bored with regular landscape images? Now is the time for you to learn how to take panorama!

My panorama is from "Vinterviken" that I passes on my way to work. 


Friday, September 18, 2020

Day 18: Frame within a Frame


Day 18: Frame within a Frame

Improve your composition skills and try the frame-within-a-frame technique.

My "frame within a frame" is a Pentax 67 in a Brownie Starlet from 1957.





Thursday, September 17, 2020

Diana Instant with instax square film




Diana Instant ❤

I won this camera at auction with fun accessories. One extra lens, the soft telephoto 110 and this splitzer. And I love that its instax square film to this camera. I found 2 films on sale at Bronos where the date had expired so I have something to test.















Day 17: Unbalanced



Day 17: Unbalanced
For this photo challenge, you’ll need to look for asymmetrical elements you can incorporate in your photography.

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Day 16: Balanced


Day 16: Balanced

Photography is all about symmetry. Go out there and train yourself to look for balance in various scenarios.

Today i used my setting "filters" in the camera - partial color red.


Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express


Monday, September 14, 2020

Day 15: Colourful Water Drops


Day 15: Colourful Water Drops

So far, our photography challenges have been quite simple and straightforward. Now it’s time to break out of the traditional and experiment with conceptual photography!

Is pink colourful? was not inspired of this challenge and my macro on the camera did not want to work with me.

and music with
David Bowie