Des Temps

Month: February 2007

  • Keep New York City Clean

    eau de toilette

    In New York City, every fleeting moment of inspiration is paid back in soot and grime. Sometimes the soot and grime become the inspiration themselves. More often, they crowd in from the sidelines — observed but not forgotten in the multitude of things that clamor for attention. It is said that the city dweller is exposed to an average of 5000 advertisiments in a given day. Only a few of those things will be as compelling as a broken toilet flung onto the street.

    Which of those things will inspire? Which others will capture only a fleeting moment’s notice before crossing the street?

  • Stay Fly

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  • A Field Guide

    cold

    My buddy Garth is about to publish his book A Field Guide. I read it. I was moved. You can upload photos to contribute as well. A good idea, well executed.

    uncertain

  • Style Wars

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    I’ve been shooting with Brad off and on for seven years now. Over that time I’ve been lucky enough to have a creative sparring partner whose style has grown, twisted, and developed as mine has in loping strides and baby steps too. The nature of collaboration between a director and cinematographer can come in all shades, but at its best there is transparent communication, shared goals, and just enough creative tension to eek out more quality than is required from every shot. Over time we’ve come to know each other’s styles well and have come to a sort of peace over certain kinds of compositions.

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  • Playtime in the Witching Hour

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    It’s dark. It’s cold. But tricycles and polkadots can warm the
    cockles of your heart on a LES streetcorner.

  • Soup Kitchen

    garnish.JPGJust a whisper of detail can make soup snap worthy. Sour cream rolled in crushed walnuts bedded on a leaf of arugula – a garnish for the eyes and for the tongue, krumping like a mug in the kitchen.