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I’m not sure if my post came through the other day so I’m sending along MY ball shot!

It is really GREAT to see the work of Peter Yang and Seamus Murphy;

All of a matter of coincidence or the fact that timing is everything! I was stoked to here SOMEONE got a 16 day editorial, and I loved the behind the scenes slideshow; As Brooks Jensen from Lenswork said, there is no better time in the world to be a photo geek! and I agree!

I have been working in Chihuahua documenting the local cultures and traditions for the past year; no big lights, no lovely assistant, no budget or job for that matter. But I feel I’m doing my LIFEs work and I am busy everyday learning and seeing new worlds. It is assuring to know I’m not the only one taking the wrong road only to be at the right place and I would imagine that the dirt and the smell of burning hair and flesh, and the feeling for this landscape will be points of reflection as Peter goes back to the commercial world and perhaps that sense of WILD and free will long echo in his future work.

I have never heard of Seamus until these past few days;
To see Seamus’s work on my port of entry and departure was to say the least disturbing for the impossible truth of what to do about it- I LOVEd his poignant vision and I see his love for the hard truths.

this link was sent to me and I think about a British photog looking at our issues. I haven’t seen this too much in our own press. Seeing his work made me revisit Susan Mieselas work;
Photographs that say so much, ask us to not forget and ask the hard questions…

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Thanks for sharing!!! Running AROUND the WEST!!! RAEch

At least he didn’t set up 30 heads and use way too much sharpening ala that tired greenberg-esque crap people go nuts for on Strobist…

As for lighting, I think Peter exercised pretty great judgment about when to let ambient light do its thing and when to throw in some extra 7b power. Only one that was overkill was the super zoomed out, individual shot of Rooster.

Favorite among the project were the 1st b/w, as well as the last image looking up at Donald; the sun rays diffused through the clouds are pretty killer. I’m on a cross country bike trip right now, and I wish I could have that kind of front lighting power.

Rob- great post, it’s nice to get the photog’s insight on how this kind of ‘dream shoot’ is run. Awesome questions on your end too, and I hope you run more features like these.

I love Peter Yang’s light. FWIW, I do not think it is over-lit in the least. It’s simple, detailed and respectful of the ambient.

As for the food, you had me at DQ, but lost me with the Rocky Mountain Oyster…

-DH

The single blood covered hat is amazing. There are places for lights – even on a ranch – I’m just ready for the look to be filed away with the cross-processing and shift-focus phase.

anyways props to Yang….he’s one of my favs.

Are you sure you don’t mean William Albert Allard?

temple.edu/photo/photographers/allard/allard2.htm

On a side note, I actually prefer these sorts of posts from APE that detail the experiences of a working photographer. There’s a lot to learn from these interviews. Thanks Rob!

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