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Olloclip expands iPhone field of viewWritten by David Tames on March 3, 2013
Filed Under Documentary, Featured, Gadgets and Devices, Mobile devices, Reviews, Tools, Video Production
The iPhone lens does not have a very wide angle of view. There are times I can’t step back to frame the shot I want. There are other times I want to shoot close, but the iPhone does not have a macro capability. What to do? There’s... Continue Reading...
Digital imaging throws documentary into ontological crisisWritten by David Tames on August 20, 2010
Filed Under Art, Camera, Critical Theory, Documentary, Photography
Scholars have long discussed the ambiguity and subjectivity inherent in photographic representation with its seductive verisimilitude. Bill Mitchell’s The Reconfigured Eye: Visual Truth in the Post-Photographic Era (The MIT Press,... Continue Reading...
Artist Encampment PhotosWritten by David Tames on October 21, 2008
Filed Under Art, Events & Screenings, Photography
These are the photos from the recent artist encampment on Bumpkin Island (a Flickr slide show). The Berwick Research Institute joined with the Island Alliance and Studio Soto to present the 2nd Annual Artist Encampment, a "homesteading"... Continue Reading...
Shadow of the House is a rare and beautiful gemWritten by David Tames on October 1, 2007
Filed Under Documentary, Events & Screenings, Film Festivals, Filmmakers, Reviews
This weekend at the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival I has the pleasure of seeing Shadow of the House, an intimate documentary by Allie Humenuk that presents a portrait of photographer Abelardo Morell. The film shows his process... Continue Reading...
One from the vaultsWritten by David Tames on September 2, 2005
Filed Under Filmmaking, Preservation
In a recent search for other images I came across this. Tom Heitman, director of preservation and restoration at Cineric, Inc., showed me this can on a visit to the facility on May 20, 2002. This film has sections of cellulose triacetate... Continue Reading...
