Information Contraband » Art http://informationcontraband.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:09:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Retouching is the Right Thing to Do http://informationcontraband.com/art/photography/retouching-is-the-right-thing-to-do http://informationcontraband.com/art/photography/retouching-is-the-right-thing-to-do#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:32:43 +0000 Andrew http://informationcontraband.com/?p=421 Interesting take on the ethics of retouching.

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]]> http://informationcontraband.com/advertising/the-vendor-client-relationship/feed 0 Got me a photo blog. http://informationcontraband.com/miscellaneous/402 http://informationcontraband.com/miscellaneous/402#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 17:18:53 +0000 Andrew http://informationcontraband.com/?p=402 Started a new photo blog as a place to display things I’ve shot. Let me know what you think of  the design (and the pictures).

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]]> http://informationcontraband.com/miscellaneous/402/feed 0 Go Fry Yourself http://informationcontraband.com/amusing/go-fry-yourself http://informationcontraband.com/amusing/go-fry-yourself#comments Sat, 09 May 2009 15:44:32 +0000 Andrew http://informationcontraband.com/?p=377 30 ways to short yourself out. In case you were looking for an exciting way to spend your weekend. (I’m partial to the Shower With Your Cow method, myself.)

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]]> http://informationcontraband.com/amusing/go-fry-yourself/feed 0 Grand Theft Lego, Part 1 Behind the Scenes http://informationcontraband.com/miscellaneous/grand-theft-lego-part-1-behind-the-scenes http://informationcontraband.com/miscellaneous/grand-theft-lego-part-1-behind-the-scenes#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:17:55 +0000 Andrew http://informationcontraband.com/?p=310 HDR is all too often over-the-top, sort of illustrated looking. I’ve done it myself—there’s a strange pull to see how Three-Dee you can get those clouds to look. But it can also be more subtle, and that’s what we are shooting for in the Grand Theft Lego series. (Yes, there are more to come)

Partner in crime David Pahl shot twelve exposures of each element, and I merged three to five of each together so that I had complete control over the amount of light falling on every part of the shot.

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A little dodging, a lot of burning, some serious pounding on the color, and we got this:

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(click images for bigger versions)

Thanks to Jay Roth, James Pelz and Tom Pounders for all the help and ideas.

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Brilliant. Thanks to the pretty and talented Annette Slade for the link.

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Also look at his other stuff, especially “addresses“. Strong stuff. He’s very good at forcing you to imagine the rest of the story. Spend some time with this stuff, it’s well worth it. Note: A more comprehensive post about Durgin’s art is in the works. Watch this space.

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The Dieline: package design watch

Lovely Package: nice packages

The Grid System: how why & when

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Dina Goldstein. Looks like she has a thing for 1965. It’s a good thing!

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