Behind the Scenes: The Canvas as Lens

I love art and photography, so I get excited when I find articles about people who excel at both. This post is from December but I think it's a great little piece and I also believe that what Librado Romero says in the article is very true.....that having interests in other forms of art (such as painting, sketching, etc.) really does refine the eye when shooting photographs. It makes you think about your "canvas" even more by experimenting with angles, and in turn produces a variety of amazing and unique images that may not have been shot otherwise. Of course it all depends on the photographer, but it's an interesting thought.

Article by David Gonzalez

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/behind-25/

Librado Romero. Photo by David Gonzalez

Work in progress at Mr. Romero’s Yonkers studio. Photo by David Gonzalez

The Week's Best Photos: 4.10.10, From LIFE

So much goes on every day in the world...I wish I had the power to see it all happening....

http://www.life.com/image/ugc1039712/in-gallery/41682/the-weeks-best-photos-41010

SXSW

For article by Jon Parales, and more photos by Josh Haner, visit:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/arts/music/22sxsw2.html?hpw

Photo by Josh Haner/The New York Times 

Frightened Rabbit of Scotland at the South by Southwest Music festival in Austin, Tex. Jon Pareles writes: "The 24th annual SXSW filled every available space in downtown Austin with musicians clamoring for attention."

Photo by Josh Haner/The New York Times 

"Two-thirds of the Dixie Chicks, the sisters Emily Robison and Martie Maguire, introduced their new group, Court Yard Hounds, with multiple shows."

Photo by Josh Haner/The New York Times 

"Hauschka, a composer from Düsseldorf, Germany, played Minimalist pieces for string quartet and piano, pensive meditations with a performance-art twist."

Baby Arianna at Home with the Family!

A selection of photos of my new beautiful baby cousin, Arianna Madelina DiAntonio at home with her family. More photos may be viewed on my Facebook Page, Katie Dalrymple Photography: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Katie-Dalrymple-Photography/240407304685

Proud parents

Baby Arianna

DiAntonio Family

Baby Arianna

Big Sister

Baby Arianna at Home with the Family!

Here are a few photos of my new baby cousin Arianna Madelina DiAntonio while I visited her in the hospital. She was born on Thursday, March 11, 2010 and weighed 6lb 13oz. More photos will be coming when I go to visit them at home and keep your eye out for the announcement!!

Sleepy baby

My mom with Arianna

Nicole with Arianna

Mummies in the Desert.. with Boats

WELL PRESERVED: The mummy of an infant was one of about 200 corpses with European features that were excavated from the cemetery. Photo by Wang Da-Gang

Here is an interesting article by Nicholas Wade of the New York Times about a cemetery of mummies found in what is now China's northwest province of Xinjiang. The graveyard is located near a dried-up riverbed in the Tarim Basin. With layers of symbolism in many parts of their burial rituals, these mummies add some interesting information to history. They also have European features, but DNA markers of East and South Asian origin.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/science/16archeo.html?pagewanted=1&8dpc

SYMBOLISM: Archaeologists believe the hundreds of 13-foot poles at the Small River Cemetery in a desert in Xinjiang Province, China, were mostly phallic symbols. Photo by Liu Yu Sheng

On March 27, an exhibition of these Tarim Basin mummies will open at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California. Wade notes that this is the first time the mummies will be seen outside of Asia. For more information, visit the Bowers Museum website:

http://www.bowers.org/

A 3,800-year-old mummy, the Beauty of Xiaohe, found at the Small River Cemetery. Photo by Wang Da-Gang

Personal Jetpacks will be available soon!

It's like watching the Jetsons, but it's reality. Personal jetpacks are looking to be available some time this fall. How cool would it be to take ariel photos by flying with your own jetpack?? (although from the photos and videos, they may have to be refined a bit more to be able to shoot and fly at the same time...but anything's possible). Here is an article from TechNews Daily about the Martin Jetpack coming this fall:

http://www.technewsdaily.com/hi-tech-jetpack-available-this-fall-0312/

Glenn Martin, a biochemist from New Zealand, "perfected the current design by building jetpack prototypes in his garage." The jetpacks will start being sold between $90-100,000.00 by Martin Aircraft Company. Read more here in another article from io9 about the pack as well:

http://io9.com/5492724/for-ninety-grand-you-too-can-own-a-jetpack

Photo courtesy of the Martin Aircraft Company

Fox news also had an article about the jetpacks on Saturday. Red this for some more info:

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/03/13/future-jetpacks-sale-late-year/