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The era after the Great Depression was
sense of depth in the images, like there’s
India, the Czech Republic, Iceland, and
a time of immense optimism. Good had
more to the scene than meets the eye.
England in the feature “Where I’m At,”
triumphed over evil in the war, there
In this theme we see images that are
and Lori Andrews demonstrates her
was a clear sense of right and wrong,
technically masterful as well as stylish
considerable talents as an architectural
and folks had a desire to just settle
and cinematic. We go behind the scenes
photographer with her article “Green
into a happy, productive life after such
of a Gregory Crewdson shoot and see
with Home Envy.”
a turbulent time. But this optimism
what goes into his lavish photographic
With this issue we present the
also masked the underlying problems
productions, and Ryan Schude blows
second of our new photo challenges,
of a rapidly growing society, and for
us away with his photo essay Tableau,
Spell It Out, and we can’t believe how
everything that was shiny, bright, and
in which each photo feels like an entire
clever and creative you all were! We’re
hopeful, there was a contradictory
movie crammed into a single frame of
really exited by the results of these
feeling of darkness and desperation just
film.
challenges and we’ll be looking for more
beneath the surface. Film noir emerged
This issue also features Split-Second,
ways to weave this kind of feature into
in this period with its ultra-stylish
which we have half-jokingly described
the magazine.
presentation of a world where right and
around the office as feeling like an
As always, JPG is what you make it,
wrong were just different shades of gray.
afternoon on Spike TV, with its
and this issue is—as they might say in a
This was a world where nothing was
explosions, gunshots, sonic booms,
noir film—“a real swell rag.” So thanks
simple anymore: a hopeless world with
punch-outs, and tornados. This theme
again for another stunning issue. We
moral ambiguity, seductive murderesses,
has some incredible captures, from
hope it inspires you as much as it does us.
bad guys you could understand, and a
the stuff that comes from being in
culture beginning to eat itself from the
exactly the right place at the right time
—Paul Cloutier, Publisher
inside out.
(Breaking the Sound Barrier, p. 86), to
So it’s into this incredibly rich but
images that leave no clue about how
Note: On page 80 of JPG issue 14, Alyse
dark territory that we all jumped with
they were shot (Galaxy, p. 100).
Liebovich’s photo’s URL should have
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We also delved into the theme
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Noir has always been a kind of code
Surroundings, which shows us your
Also, Keith Clarke’s name on page 110
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happy place. It is a warm cross-section
was misspelled, and Micah Gilmore
from the cinematography. The noir
of your homes, your childhood environs,
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Let me start off by saying that I am not a
expect based on the type of film I am us-
expired film, I would join them and save
film snob. Digital certainly has its place
ing, but I am constantly being surprised
a few bucks. Film bought from these
in photography today. I can’t imagine
by the results of each individual roll.
folks tends to be less dependable. It
photographing a family event, let alone
How do I get my hands on all this
will usually still work, but there is much
a wedding, using film. I would be lost
expired film? Four sources. Primarily
more experimentation going on.
in these situations without my DSLR.
eBay. Since the shift to digital photog-
Second, there are other websites
But when I use a digital camera, I am an
raphy, many professional photographers
that sell expired film. Lomography.com
entirely different photographer. Snap!
are selling off whatever leftover film they
immediately springs to mind because it
Snap! Snap! Check the LCD, make ad-
have lying around. Usually you can tell
caters to the plastic camera crowd. Even
justments. Snap! Snap! Snap! I feel more
on eBay if it is a professional photogra-
the big names like bhphotovideo.com
like a machine than an artist.
pher selling. These films are well cared
and adorama.com often sell off their
When I am photographing for fun or
for and I have never had a roll of film
expired film. My third source is actually
art, there is nothing better than shooting
produce nothing when I have bought
going to film shops and checking if they
with expired film. Like Forrest Gump’s
from a professional photographer on
have any cheap, expired film. These film
box of chocolates, you never quite know
eBay. Also on eBay are rolls being sold
rolls are usually recently expired and will
what you’re going to get. Sometimes the
by the “new marketers” as I like to call
not look very different from normal film.
colors are off, sometimes the contrast
them. These brave souls use eBay as
This is an opportunity to try different
is very high or almost non-existent, and
their own big yard sale. They go to ga-
processing methods, like cross process-
sometimes nothing develops. It really all
rage sales, store closings, clearance racks,
ing, without paying full price for a roll of
depends on how the film’s prior owner
etc. and buy expired film in bulk. If I
film. The last way I get my hands on this
handled it. Sure, I sorta know what to
only had the time to scour the earth for
old film is by word of mouth. Every-
one knows my girlfriend and I love old
film rolls. Often we will get handed old
cameras and film that our friends found
while cleaning their attics. These are the
most fun to experiment with!
My creative process is about experi-
mentation in displaying everyday scenes
in an imaginative light. It is of utmost
importance for an artist to have his or
her own style. My style was born out
of my love of the look of expired film
and cross-processing. Buy a Holga if
you don’t already have a medium format
camera. Pick up some expired 120 film.
Have fun with photography again! Who
knows, you may even create your own
style.
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I’m a dedicated strobist, or person who
stand hole, lightning shoe, sync contact,
mentioned before, they’re made out
uses small portable flashes for lighting.
weighing 160 grams, standing 112
of three pieces: the top piece with
One of the most important
millimeters tall, but no, it didn’t make
lightning shoe and sync contact; the
accessories for a strobist is a flash
coffee. Did I mention the price? Almost
middle piece with umbrella hole; the
holder. You need a way to attach your
half the price of my second choice. I
bottom piece with 5/8 standard lightning
flash to a lightning stand, camera stand,
bought six of them in one go.
stand hole.
photo clamp, and anything else you
After I finally received them, I was
Each piece can pivot independently
might think of. There are many holders
even happier with my purchase. As I
or you can pivot them in sets of two
available in virtually every photo store,
(top and middle one, or middle and
but for me, there was always something
bottom one). You can rotate them by
missing or wrong with every one I tried.
360 degrees using the bottom piece. All
Some were made out of plastic and I
nuts and bolts are metal and standard
was always scared something would
size as well; if you ever lose one, a trip
break. Others pivoted in only one
to your local hardware store will fix the
direction, and some were even missing
problem.
an umbrella hole or sync contact. There
I use my holders on virtually all my
were others that looked good, but had
shoots. I’ve used them upside down, on
outrageous prices. The choices out there
a plane, in a cave. They’re with me all
left something to be desired.
the time. If you’re a strobist or thinking
After all my searching at the stores,
of becoming one, I highly recommend
I checked eBay as well. You never know
you get one of these holders.
what you’re going to find there, right?
“bscarlc” of eBay.de had it: my precious.
All shining gold/silver metal, no plastic
anywhere, pivoting in two directions,
made out of three pieces with two
joints, umbrella hole, standard light
Do a quick search for the Vivitar 283
setup. Add a variable output sensor,
a radio trigger, or a hot shoe slave. I’ve
and you’ll find a plethora of links and
and you can adjust the output from full
been using them with hot shoe slaves,
information—it has been a mainstay for
power down to 1/64th, with 1/4 stops in
and have had great results in the studio,
professionals for over 20 years. Amaz-
between.
but for outdoor daytime fill-flash, a radio
ingly these strobes have held up well
The only problem with the Vivitar
trigger is a much better idea.
and are still giving great results, with a
283 is that it has a trigger voltage that
Unfortunately, Vivitar has discon-
powerful guide number for such a small
will fry the circuitry of your new fancy
tinued the 283 in favor of the slightly
package.
DSLR, so you need to trigger them with
larger 285 and the current iteration, the
I’d been shooting mostly natural light
285hv. I’ve recently gotten my hands on
images for years, only playing with off-
the 285hv, which has a trigger voltage of
camera lighting once or twice. When it
around six volts, which is safe for use on
came time for me to shoot some macro
your DSLR without a slave shoe. The
and studio shots, I knew I wouldn’t
285hv is a good, strong flash, but doesn’t
be able to afford a fancy light setup so
have the same bomb-proof feel that
I went in search of some inexpensive
the 283s do. The venerable 283 is a great
strobes. I came across two Vivitar 283s,
investment that will give you years of
some light stands, and an umbrella on
service, no doubt.
craigslist and have never been happier.
At less than 50 bucks each they
are about the strongest, most bomb-
proof flashes I’ve ever used. Combine
two with a nice umbrella to diffuse the
light and you have a great, inexpensive
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I was researching the cost of purchasing a ringflash a few years
size of the camera and total wattage of the bulbs being used.
meter the light hitting your subject before making your expo-
ance, partygoers were intrigued by the setup. I decided to shoot
back when I came across a basic website that discussed the idea
Because of the size and weight of the ringlight unit, portability
sure. Whether shooting film or digital, this can be achieved
digitally so that we could get instant results. (For post produc-
of building a ringlight, but did not include instructions on how
may become an issue for some users.
rather easily by using either your in-camera meter or a handheld
tion of the photos, I used a RAW workflow in both Lightroom
to make the unit. Trying to find a light source that is uniform
Being that I shoot mostly film, I used 10 evenly spaced 100
light meter. Metering is important so that you can locate the
and Photoshop CS3 in order to properly color correct and light
and shadowless can be difficult and quite expensive. There are
watt floodlights to simultaneously light both the subject and
areas of the frame where light begins to fall off. Light falloff
balance the images due to the yellow cast from the ringlight’s
two ways to achieve this lighting: one is to purchase a profes-
the background. In order to have complete control over lighting
should be taken into account so that your subject will be prop-
bulbs.)
sional ringflash for between $1,000 and $3,000, the other is to
output, each 100 watt floodlight has been placed on one of two
erly situated within the frame.
The results produced by the ringlight unit are unique, even
build your own ringlight for less than $100. The website only in-
alternating circuits. Each circuit has a total of five bulbs that
To locate the falloff points, take one meter reading directly
when compared with other lighting setups. Whether you’re
cluded a rough sketch of what the constructed ringlight should
are controlled by a dimmer switch. I also made the diameter of
in front of the subject and another reading approximately one
a photographer looking for a new edge or a novice looking to
look like once completed. I decided to use its basic idea and
the ringlight 2 1/2 feet in order to create a large, lit area. In addi-
foot to either side of the subject. If metered correctly, the
experiment, a ringlight is without doubt an excellent way to en-
modify it for my own uses. Currently, there are many websites
tion to attaching handles to the light for ease of transportation,
second light meter reading should be between one-half and
hance the way you take photographs. If have a couple of hours
with instructions on how to build a variety of do-it-yourself
mounting brackets were fastened underneath each handle so
three-fourths of a stop off from the initial reading; this is where
to spare and the engineering know-how, then building your
ringlights.
that the ringlight could be securely set up on two light stands.
the light falloff begins. From these areas to the edges of the
ringlight is definitely the way to go.
Other than price, there are a couple of key differences be-
The spectral highlights created by the ringlight are very
frame, the light will become progressively darker. You will want
tween a ringflash and a ringlight. The main difference between
unusual: As the light is emitted from the bulbs it creates a white
to keep your subject out of this darkened area.
the two is that a ringlight is a form of continuous light, other-
ring around each pupil. This produces a rather hypnotizing
I have used my homemade ringlight for a number of dif-
wise known as a hot light due to the heat given off by the unit.
effect when looking at the final photograph. Since most are un-
ferent shoots that have each produced a very different feel to
Another significant difference is the size of each lighting unit.
sure of what they are looking at in the subject’s pupil, it draws
the final photograph. Most recently, I brought the ringlight to
A ringflash is typically 1 foot in diameter, whereas a ringlight
the viewer into the photograph for further inspection.
a gathering at a friend’s house with the intention of using the
usually runs between 1 and 3 feet in diameter attributable to the
When shooting with the ringlight, you want to be sure to
setup like a photo booth. Due to the light’s outlandish appear-
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I discovered an interesting technique with film some time
up as normal, using the 6x6 frame, but make sure I set the
to use a Holga, Diana, or similar, don’t even waste your time
the edges of the pictures where each panorama joins to the
back, inspired by the digital technique of stitching multiple
frame-counter to the “16” setting, which is normally for 6x4.5
with the viewfinder—it is crap!)
next. I tend to crop out this bit during scanning. I then scan
photos together to form longer, panoramic shots. Endless
negatives. This means that you can advance each frame using
Now the fun part! Find a nice scene that you would like
with my Epson 4490. I can only scan 12 centimeters of negative
panoramas can be created using a (preferably cheap) medium
the frame numbers for 6x4.5 frames, which creates roughly the
to capture as a panorama. Good examples are bridges, tall
at once, so it takes more than one pass for each picture. I
format camera. My favorite for this technique is my trusty
same amount of crossover between each frame, and keeps you
buildings, and scenic views. Take your first shot as normal,
scan then stitch the multiple images together in Photoshop
Holga 120N or Diana. The basic idea is to shoot single
from getting lost within the roll. Before you shoot, another
then wind on to the second. Move your camera roughly the
using the “photomerge” function, but it is not difficult to
frames that overlap slightly at the edges, panning across with
good idea is to check the rough horizontal angle of view of
angle amount calculated previously then shoot your second
do manually. You will now be left with stunning and very
each shot. The finished result is a strip of film with several
your lens. You can work this out using the following formula:
shot. Continue with this until you have taken as many shots
interesting panoramic images. The plastic lens of the Holga
overlapping photos, forming one long panorama with slight
ANGLE = (2 X ARCTAN 56)/(2 X LENS FOCAL LENGTH IN MM)
as needed, working from left to right. (I tend to stick to four
lends a slightly blurry, dreamlike image, while the overlapping
mismatches where the images join.
If your math isn’t so hot you can use this very useful online
shots so that the negatives fit in my filing wallets when I cut
edges and slight mismatches of the exposures add interest and
First things first: You will need a medium format camera—
calculator: http://www.imaginatorium.org/stuff/angle.htm.
them up.) Take your film to be processed normally, make sure
uniqueness to the image.
the cheaper the better—because a cheaper (and crappier)
Simply enter 56 in the “width” and “height” boxes, the focal
to ask the lab not cut your negatives—they have cut through
camera will more likely allow you to partially advance the
length of your lens in the “focal length” box, and hit calculate.
my pics in the wrong places many times.
film. As mentioned earlier, a “toy” camera such as a Holga or
Use the “width angle” box. For example, the 60mm lens on
When you get your negatives back, carefully cut them up
Diana works best, with their red window-type frame- counter
a standard Holga has an angle of roughly 50˚. So rotation of
with clean scissors, wearing lint-free cotton gloves to avoid
making it much easier to judge the advancement. I usually load
roughly 50˚ is needed between each shot. (Note: If you choose
scratching or fingerprinting them. You will have to cut through
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Even after having lived and worked
in London all my life, I never find it
predictable or boring.
A few of my favorite places are
Borough Market (near London
Bridge), Covent Garden, and Berwick
Street. Borough Market is alive with
atmosphere, and is filled with an
eclectic variety of stall holders using
their unusual wares and stalls as props
to entice and draw in the customers.
Covent Garden has a great mix of
tourists, colorful characters, and shops.
One example is Neals Yard Dairy, unique
to London, which sells cheeses from
all over the UK. Berwick Street has
amazing old-style record shops that
attract old-style characters.
These photographs capture my
London, seen and enjoyed every day.
Covent Garden, London.
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We arrived in Villahermosa, Mexico,
some three years ago. We didn’t find
a school for my son who, having
a rare genetic disorder (Costello
syndrome), was very behind kids his
age. So I just stayed home with him
all day and never really went out. I
had good excuses: very hot weather,
no car, my son couldn’t walk, I didn’t
speak Spanish...
Six months later we found a
school for my son but I had a two-
hour walk to take him from school
to home—that’s how and when my
everyday travels around my Mexican
neigborhood began. I then started
to take pictures while pushing the
stroller on a regular basis.
Downtown Villahermosa is a very
vibrant area, and to me, what makes
it even more alive is the large variety
of little shops where you can buy
meat, chicken, vegetables, clothes,
or tools and where you can get
anything fixed: your shoes, your car,
your television, your watch, or your
microwave. Most of the time these
shops don’t have a door to push;
they’re directly open to the street,
which makes taking pictures easier. I
especially love the hairdressers’ shops
with their vivid colors, homemade
decoration, and ’70s furniture. I am
also extremely fascinated by the
religious images and objects you
can see in all the shops—especially
by the omnipresence of “la virgin
de Guadalupe” (the Mexican Virgin
Mary).
Colors—all colors and any
combination of color—are featured
here. I so love discovering a pink
house just next to an orange one or
ladies who are not afraid to wear
colorful clothes. I even discovered
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a passion for the walls of this area.
They, too, come in different colors,
and have messages and drawings on
them: a big mouth full of decayed
teeth to let you know that there is a
dentist in this house, or a smiling pig
in a huge saucepan to advertise for a
taco restaurant. In this tropical area,
these walls are marked by humidity
and their losing fight against it.
Damaged walls often make the most
beautiful and interesting backgrounds
for my pictures.
Walking and observing this town’s
buildings and its people’s never-
ending activities, experiencing its
ever-present sunshine and sweltering
heat—all of this is strangely new and
familiar at the same time. Familiar
because, some 30 years ago, I lived in
Tehran as a child—where girls wore
uniforms, where street vendors were
everywhere, where I hated to go with
my mom to the chicken shop (but
was fascinated by the darkness in the
tailor’s), where it was too hot and
sunny all summer. And new because I
left Iran to go to France when I was
10 years old and I never went back. I
got too used to the lack of color and
music in the streets. I had forgotten
about the tiny shops. I had forgotten
about loud sounds everywhere and
about people having all the time in
the world for a chat. I’d forgotten
about people eating anywhere in the
streets, and about cars being driven
like mad and parking everywhere.
My neighborhood in Villahermosa
is like a new place, but one I’ve
always known and loved.
Normalcy of
Difference
Echos
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Forgoing the usual clichés of Icelandic purity and awe-inspiring
natural wonder, Pascal Felloneau captures a modern vision of
this port city in northern Iceland. Akureyri, just 60 kilometers
south of the Arctic Circle, is illuminated by a light that hovers
between day and night and adds to the abandoned feel of this
vision of urban life: industry and fisheries, neon-illuminated
lawn mowers, and suburban architecture. Focusing not on the
snow-capped mountains or beautiful fjord that draws summer
tourists and cruise ships, Pascal’s Akureyri is a town lived day
to day.
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When I think of India, I think of a disordered puzzle: jumping
between reality and sleep, dream and nightmare. Plenty of
colors not able to be recognized; a floating mosaic in which
every person and every thing has no constant place.
Pictures, colors, shapes, scents, and voices swell in front of
my eyes, put on each other, whirl around my head, cause faster
heart beating, sweating. I want to close my eyes, ears, and nose
and be alone just for a second—but at the same time I get a
burst of feeling, so I delight in this wonderful mosaic of life, I
become part of it, one of the elements of the puzzle.
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The beauty of Prague lies not only in
its famous sites such as Prague Castle
and Charles Bridge, but in the subtle
nuances that are seen on numerous
cobblestone streets and around every
corner. A fisherman in the Vltava River,
a woman walking through Old Town
Square, and a broken train station
window are reminders that the Czech
Republic capital is bursting with artistry
and allure when it is least expected.
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example, the bedroom may need to be shot at dusk while the
north-facing living room works best at midday.
I receive inquiries constantly from aspiring photographers who
have never shot an interior before and wonder if I have any
tips for them on the eve of their first paying gig. Try shooting
your home from all sorts of angles. Do some detail photos of
your favorite corners and items. If your bedroom is less than
glamorous, see if you can style and shoot it in such a way that
it feels more so. Borrow blankets and bedding or do what the
top stylists do: Buy some items for the shoot and return them
later. You can work through lighting problems as well through
constant practice in your own place.
The best interior photographs in the world are all available
for study every month at your favorite newsstand. There
are numerous books on digital interior photography and
lighting available and many of them are written by the very
photographers whose work you see in your favorite interior
style magazine. Many of the world’s most important interior
In the last decade there has been an explosion of interest in
three very large portable reflectors with me on any shoot.
photographers use a 4x5 camera but if you are using a DSLR
modern architecture and interior design. The advent of home
White and silver are the most practical I have found. You can
you will need a wide angle. I use a Canon 10-22mm for the
decorating channels, the ease of accessibility of great design,
use your reflectors to fill in areas that may be reading too dark,
majority of my interior shoots.
and a general focus on status has made many of us feel a bit of
to create artificial sunbeams, or (placed just out of camera
longing for unlimited financial means. As I am no exception
range) to help floors that are bouncing unfortunate colors.
to this desire for style I have taken to photographing other
If you just can’t get enough light in the room, or if you are
people’s houses. We all know someone with a knack for turning
shooting at a large bank of windows, you are going to need
their apartment into a magazine-worthy statement. Better
Even the fanciest homes have dust bunnies along the
some extra light. Off-camera strobes, a couple of stands, and
yet, the relative, neighbor, or friend whose home might be the
floorboards and toothpaste on the mirrors. Unless you are
some umbrellas should help you get the look you are after
diamond in the rough. A small corner of charm is all you need
going for a down and dirty look, you will be much happier with
without investing in thousands of dollars of lighting equipment.
to get started in interior photography. Ten easy tips to make
the end result if you polish and shine everything up first. Some
There is a lot of interest in off-camera strobes and plenty of
great interior photographs every time:
things simply cannot be edited out. Keep a couple of cleaning
information online to help you figure out what equipment will
cloths, dish soap, glass cleaner, and some dusters in your bag
get you the look you are after. Remember to light from the
when you head to a site. The homeowners are generally pleased
side or behind whenever possible in order to keep your interior
If you want to take interior photographs that are crisp and
to have someone else tidy up for them.
photos from looking flat.
sharp you will need a tripod to accommodate longer exposures.
Personally I prefer portability and my tripod of choice is a
lightweight Gitzo that folds to around 12 inches. This weight
If you are having difficulty framing the architecture or the feel
There needs to be something in the frame to draw the viewer’s
advantage is especially helpful when traveling as I often ask
of the room, it can often be as simple as moving a few items
attention. Something with cool cache or outrageous chutzpah.
people I meet if I might take a few photographs in their home.
out of the space. It takes confidence to style a room but I
I always try to add at least one item into my photographs
know that if you have already committed to being there, you
that will have irresistible appeal to my hip viewers. A mid-
can do it. Or bring someone along with you who has a knack
century modern chair, some cool retro object, or even a toy. A
Shooting during daylight hours ensures ample natural light.
for knowing how to edit their own space.
successful interior photograph is one that makes the viewer just
My ideal interior photograph has areas of extreme highlight
a little bit envious.
as well as areas of deep color and shadow. This dynamic range
occurs when we look at rooms with our eyes and helps to make
I very rarely photograph a room I have never seen before. Your
two-dimensional photographs feel alive.
best bet is to visit the home at least once before you shoot in
order to choose your shots and formulate your plan. If it
is a paying gig, you will want to return a couple of times, if
You can never have enough reflectors. I like to have at least
possible, in order to have the right light in the right rooms. For
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In essence, the scale of his compositions
decides to shoot an image.
8x10 large format camera that really
matches the possibilities inherent in
Gregory was quoted in an article,
makes an impression. Instead of just
the 8x10 camera format, which has a
“Aesthetics of Alienation” for the Tate
pointing and clicking the camera at
large field of composition that includes
Modern Museum, as saying “There are
your subject, you suddenly realize the
people, sky, cars, streets, and buildings.
these very ordinary situations, and the
possibilities of composing an image with
Gregory has a mini lighting crew
light is being used as a narrative code
artificial lighting to achieve a powerful
that sets up before each shoot. Richard
to reveal the story. It also provides
iconic image that resonates long after
“Rico” Sands, whose background
some possibility of transformation of
the set is shut down and the negatives
includes being a gaffer, crane
the ordinary, which gives the images
are developed. These images are printed
operator, and director of photography,
a certain theatricality.” This is the key
on oversize paper to match the scale of
collaborates on the lighting setup of
insight to understand how Gregory
the composition.
his shots; Rico controls the lighting on
creates images that resonate beyond
I look forward to seeing the final
the set right down to calling out which
the mere representation of a bar
image hanging in a gallery for sale!
circuit breaker to kill when shooting
on the corner with a woman sitting
individual shots.
outside smoking a cigarette while a car
I watched the shoot unfold from
disappears down the street.
beginning to end (6 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.)
It was fascinating to watch the pieces
and decided to capture key moments
of the image fall into place. Everything
of the process. This image will end up
is choreographed from lighting to car
selling for $80,000 to $100,000 per
placement to the position of Colleen
print, in editions of 10, so essentially
sitting on the curb. It’s the scale of how
it’s a million dollar shoot every time he
Gregory composes the image for the
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Most photographers would agree that
One day while brainstorming various
vignetting of the Diana or through the
a picture is the end result of the ideas
creative collaborations, we came up with
grand light leaks of the Holga.
and emotions of the person taking the
the idea to shoot a roll of 35mm film and
We invite you guys to try this your-
There are many methods used to create acrylic lifts, but this
photograph, the final image being their
mail it to the other to shoot over a sec-
selves. And hey, if you’re stationed in
process is the most successful for my imagery. I mirror (flip)
truest vision of how they see the world.
ond time. The plan was to see happens
Antarctica or are in a circumstance that
my images in Photoshop and print them with Epson K3 inks
After all, as a photographer you make
when two people meld their lives and
doesn’t allow you to share a roll of film
on Ultra Premium Presentation paper. This process can also be
the decision which camera to use, what
spirits together atop a roll of film.
with another photographer, don’t fret.
used to transfer other inkjet, magazine, and toner images.
accoutrements to attach, what subject
Which brings us to our Project Dou-
Shoot a couple of rolls of film. Mix them
matter is appealing, what type of lighting
ble Ex (for Project Double Exposure).
up and put them in a drawer for a few
to use, etc. Well, we’re writing this to
Technically, a double exposure can be
weeks until what you’ve shot becomes
share an interesting method of taking
made by Photoshopping two digital files
rather hazy. After time has elapsed,
• Inkjet print (image flipped)
• Clamp or press system
photographs that meshes the personali-
together, but we can testify that it is just
reload the film and shoot something
• Acrylic matte medium gel
• Two pieces of plywood or MDF
Unclamp.
ties of two photographers on the same
not the same. The thrill of waiting for
totally different and you will really dig

• Wide foam brushes
• UV gloss finish varnish
With warm water and a sponge, moisten the surface of the
film frame, on same film roll.
the film to be developed and seeing the
the results.
• Gesso (optional)
• Wide paint brush
upside-down paper.
Impossible, you say? Well, it’s been
pretzeled layers of each photographer’s
This project is quite similar to mak-
• Baltic birch plywood used for
• Rolling pin or burnishing tools
Rub the paper in a circular motion with the sponge so the
done, and I urge you to try it right away
scene cannot be topped via Photoshop.
ing your best friend a music mix tape.

painting or printmaking
• Warm water
paper begins to ball up and deteriorate. Eventually the image
because it is just so unusual and fun that
Although we have hectic lives and our
Whatever the final concoction, it always
• Kitchen sponges
will begin to show through. Be careful not to rub too hard or
you will absolutely love the results. We
homes are on opposite sides of the coun-
ends up a surprise and a delight. So pick
the gel will split or buckle (unless this is your desired effect).
guarantee it.
try, we managed to double expose several
a shooting partner, load those cameras,
You can also use your fingers to peel up the paper residue for a
Some time ago, before the days of
rolls of film over the course of a few
and shake your creative groove thangs,
Using a foam brush, coat a thin layer of acrylic medium on
more controlled rub. However, be aware that your fingers may
messaging on jpgmag.com, we (Suzette
months. From October through mid-
babies!
the back of the printed image. Cover the image surface entirely.
become raw.
and Gigi) began noticing and favoriting
January we shot our various scenarios,
Let dry. Recoat the image but in the opposite direction of the
Once the majority of the paper has been removed, rinse off
each other’s photographs. We kept up
on our various cameras—whether aiming
previous coat. This creates a crisscross weave that strengthens
and let dry. You should be able to make out your imagery in
with what the other was posting, and
at buildings or old trucks, or simply
the gel’s surface.
the wet state but it may look foggy. For faster drying, place the
when messaging feature was added, we
haggling and harassing family members
Repeat 8 to 12 times and let dry.
panel in front of a space heater or use a blow dryer. When the
became fast and earnest friends. We
to pose— all the while keeping the USPS
panel is dry, you may want to remove more of the paper as it
found that we were around the same age,
good and busy with our precious cargo.
Apply a thin layer of gesso onto the birch plywood. Use just
seems to reappear after it dries.
we each have a wacky family we adore,
Some of our photos are obvious doubles
enough so that you can still see the wood grain.*
Repeat steps three and four to achieve your desired results.
we share similar viewpoints, and we love
while others are more subtle, appear-
Once the gesso and gel have dried, recoat both surfaces once
Small bits of the paper can be left for atmospheric effects or
to have fun.
ing only through the simple, yet exotic,
more with the acrylic gel. Flip and sandwich the image over
you can remove all the paper. Dry.
onto the birch panel while the gel is still wet.
Once the panel is completely finished and dried, apply a few
Burnish with the rolling pin or tools to flatten and adhere the
coats of the UV varnish. This will protect the image from light
paper and birch panel together.
and add a final gloss to the image. This will bring out the blacks
Clamp the panel between the two pieces of plywood. Make
and saturate the image. The final image will slightly reveal the
sure the plywood overlaps the image. Let dry overnight.
wood grain or gesso white—mostly in the image highlights.
*Optional: Personal preference dictates how the final image will
look. If you add gesso, the highlight in your image will be more
white and less wood color. I sometimes fully coat to white and
sometimes do not gesso at all depending on the imagery. Try
transferring to canvas, watercolor paper, glass, or even three-
dimensional objects!
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I’m mostly into shooting abstracts and
I am a professional photographer who has a
I am an amateur photographer at best
In 1980 I shot my first assignment for Sports
I photograph—therefore I am.
architecture, but try a bit of everything every
I am theGentleman™, at your service.
severe obsession with abandoned buildings
and hope to learn as much as I can about
Illustrated. In 1999-2001 I worked on the
I shoot film and digital.
now and then.
and rummaging through yard sales/eBay/
photography.
renowned series The Sopranos.
antique stores for vinatge cameras.

Freelance journalist, born and raised in
I live in Villahermosa, Mexico.
I love my cameras. I love the darkroom. I

I am a young photographer/graphic designer
Germany. Lives in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.

love a journalist named Trip. I love looking
I’m a professional photographer who still
from South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
I am currently undertaking a bachelor of film
at things.
loves to shoot for fun.
and television. More recently I have become

interested in cinematography.
I am untamed. I need a leash.

I am just here ... and there.


I am a trader by day and a photographer by
I am from London and I love taking and
night and weekends.



looking at photos.
I’ve been doing this since 2002, strictly

My photography may not be good, but could


as a hobby, but as of late have become an
I am a snowboard photographer/starving and
possibly be interesting.
Steph left her barefoot lifestyle and gorp

accidental professional.
full of debt graduate living in Vancouver,
diet behind to study graphic design at Pratt.
B.C.
I am the Challenger.
I mostly shoot film using old-school Pentaxes

and Ricohs.
I recently graduated from the London


College of Fashion, the worst photography
I am just a kid who likes to take pictures and
course ever. I’ve been studying photography
Photographer/Graphic Designer. Paris.
enjoys every bit of nature and the little things

for about 10 years.
around us every day.
Graphic design is my trade, but photography
I am by profession a fine art giclee printer
is my passion ... for now.
in Spartanburg, S.C. I am by hobby a new
I enjoy traveling and travel photography

friend of the camera!
seems to be my nitch.


I am. Crows seem to like me. I mostly shoot
I study color and ambiguity in my images. I
with an r1.
I am a gal from New York with a camera.
love to stick my tongue out at unsuspecting
I’m represented by Jen Bekman who is an
I got my degree in visual arts and now am


strangers and eat Thai food.
enormous influence and good friend.
working in a photo lab/store while trying to
I am a 16-year-old photographer from
make a living out of my photography.
Colombia.
I come from amazing Lima, Peru. I am an
urban planning student at Calpoly University
in California.
Dan Busta has been shooting for 10 years and
I am a husband and a new father. I work as


loving every day of it.
a firefighter. I got into photography
about one year ago with the purchase of my

Nikon d50.
Epheramal moments. Capturing faces, bodies,
I’m a photo assistant/freelance
figures.
I am in awe of the many talented artists
photographer. I travel about a third of
I am from Chile. I live in Mexico. I shoot
on JPG who inspire me to see the world
the year on various photo shoots, mostly for
on film.
differently.
Harley Davidson.
I am not focused.

I am Reed. I live and work as a freelance
photographer in Milan and NYC.

I am a professional video guy working on his
I’m a photographer by passion, and a graphic
I’m a film and digital photographer. And
skills as a still photography guy.
designer by my degree. Born and raised
sometimes I do comissioned works.
I am a photographer living in the Chicago
in the beautiful state of Alaska, I started
area and spend my time experimenting with
I am at a loss, you were my tangerine.
photography my senior year of high school.
different artforms.
Most of my experience is in wedding and
portraiture work, with some experience in

photojournalism and still life.
I’m a graphic designer living in Portland, Ore.
Myself and the band Stanley Super 800 are

doing a thing called Thrift Store Etiquette
Black and white is mostly what I shoot. I
I am young journalist, I write for a living, but
EP.
have a thing for contrast.
I wanna change this very soon. My plan is to

shoot as much as possible.
I am.
Taking pictures and drawing while working in
the IT field. That’s me.
I am an electrical engineer by day, but at
night I dream that I’m a photographer.
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