Apr 26 2008
Once upon a time…
A group of Jewish businessmen were invited on a philanthropic tour of Israel. They visited many fine charitable projects throughout the country, and at each stop were expected to make contributions to keep the projects going, which they did happily.
The businessmen returned to Jerusalem, poorer in dollars, but aglow with righteousness. They […]
Apr 17 2008
Many aspects of the new media aesthetic are derived from economic and technological circumstance. Smaller cheaper cameras favor hand-held run and gun shooting, no lights, and an emphasis on the creative vision of the cameraman/director, rather than the technical expertise of a team of specialists.
50 years ago those same principles were being advanced by the […]
Feb 03 2008
Most everyone knows they have a dominant arm/hand. Snowboarders, soccer players, gymnasts quickly learn that they also have a dominant leg/foot. Increasingly golfers, archers, hunters, baseball players are becoming aware that they also have a dominant eye. Professional baseball players who are cross dominant (left-eye/right hand) are significantly more successful than their conventionally wired peers.
Jan 23 2008
Warm colors appear closer than cool colors. Human faces have a warm reddish hue. Using a cool background will enhance the appearance of depth in the frame.
from Color Correction for DV - preview on googlereader
Jan 15 2008
On the escalators depicted above most of us will see the person on the left as going up, and the person on the right as going down - why is that? The usual explanation is that we read books left to right so we read images the same way.
It seems just as likely that we […]
