Unca Darrell

SEPTEMBER 3 / So that's why models look flawless

JEANNINE STEIN, Los Angeles Times, explains how retouchers use Photoshop to smooth skin and delete imperfections. 

JULY 2 / Russell C. Shaw, award-winning sports photographer

MY PAL, Rusty Shaw, took up photography to shoot kids' sports. Then something surprising happened. He got good at it. Very good.

Now . . .  

JUNE 30 / Kodachrome (1936-2009)

KODACHROME gets a nice obit from the Wall Street Journal. Good bits:

[Kodachrome's] demise calls for a send-off more ceremonial than just a quote from the Paul Simon lyric.

MARCH 27 / Nice photography site

Here.

MARCH 24 / Nice personal site by friends

 

 

THE DEMOCRATIZATION of publishing through blogs has inspired many to report on their lives. Here's Viajando05, a personal blog by friends Kathy and David Altaras. It recounts their travels, photography, reading, and other activities. 

MARCH 19 / Don't blame the photographers

IF THE USS Houston Chronicle sinks below the waves any tme soon, it won't be because of bad photography. The images on the front page and on section fronts are consistently good, and some are spectacular.

Take Wednesday, for instance.

NOVEMBER 14 / Pack 3603 led the Veterans Day observance at Bear Branch Elementary

JULY 13 / Enjoy a trip to Russia

 

LAST JUNE, Diana and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary with a trip to Russia. We then printed our travel photographs in a coffee-table book. You can see it here.

JULY 12 / What patriotism looks like

   

   

   

   

Independence Day parade, Kingwood, Texas, July 4, 2008

JULY 11 / What patriotism looks like

 

Independence Day parade, Kingwood, Texas, July 4, 2008