edward and charis

thanks to the ovation channel, i discovered edward weston and charis wilson today. i first became aware of the O channel when they showed up at a local guerrilla garden dig to get some footage for a doc they're making. (i also got an interview in there...airs april.)

back to edward and charis: i'm totally intrigued and want to know more about these lovers, photographer and muse. i don't have this channel on my cable network so i'm going to miss the showing of the eloquent nude. augh!!!

The Eloquent Nude: (taken from Ovation's website)
She was beautiful, smart, and searching. He was an emerging genius in the world of photography. When they met, they fell instantly in love. Setting off across the West with camera and typewriter in the depths of the Great Depression, Charis Wilson and Edward Weston transformed photography, and each other. Now age 90, Charis Wilson recounts her years with Weston with great humor, candor, and some regret. She recalls the adventure they set out on and collaborations with photographer Ansel Adams. Combining insight from leading scholars, rare archival images, and convincingly authentic reenactments, Eloquent Nude presents a remarkable true story of love and loss, travel and adventure, and an intimate look at the making of Modern photography.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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06:00PM

rebel with a cause

this year for christmas, the bf and i have decided to buy one big ticket item for both of us to share. we vacillated between a couple- espresso machine, luggage, flat screen tv and finally decided on a good digital camera. lots of searching and researching took place as you can imagine and we finally settled on the Canon Digital Rebelxsi package from Costco. not only did we get the camera and lens, but we also got an additional 18-200 OS lens, camera bag (professional style) and 4GB memory card...all for $699. go Costco!

we are so excited about our new toy and i've been geeking around the house trying it out.



front yard orchids blooming




"wild" figs growing in the front yard...bush style. strange yet beautiful.

C is for California

my mom sent me this photo yesterday from C Magazine.
love it. so southern california christmas.

"It was photographer Slim Aarons' self-described mission to document "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places." In 1954, long before his signature phots of the jet set would open the floodgates for the age of paparazzi, he captured a quite moment at home in L.A. with his wife, Rita, taking a Christmas Swim."

EXCITED x10

just when i thought i had missed any possible showing of "Visual Acoustic" in the LA area, my prayers were answered by the movie gods. literally 5 minutes ago i found out there will be saturday/sunday showings of the film @ 11am both days at
Laemmle's Playhouse 7
673 East Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, 91101

Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, VISUAL ACOUSTICS celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world’s greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream.

Stahl House (CHS#22)” photographed by Julius Shulman (1960)

Shulman, who passed away this year, captured the work of nearly every modern and progressive architect since the 1930s including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. His images epitomized the singular beauty of Southern California’s modernist movement and brought its iconic structures to the attention of the general public.


Julius @ work


did i mention i was excited?!

when i have kids....

i'm going to make sure they get their very own laser photos. these are the kind of school pics i'm down to put up on my walls. kinda jealous actually....
thank you We Have Lasers!!!!

mummmm....the '70's.....

well i missed his last show @ M+B gallery in LA but i've discovered his work on the net. damn...if only i was born in the late '60's vs. the late '70's. hugh has captured the vibe of this time along with the boys i would have loved. thank you hugh for letting me know what i missed.

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