Woodkid, a filmmaker and now musician. He made this music video too.
Probably an old video from Iron and Wine, but I’ve never seen it before. Is this the Flamenco? Exquisite. Love the delicate, quick hand movements.
The video with its many quick cuts is a little jarring for me, but still, what an uplifting song.
What do you think of spoken word poetry? I find it fascinating and inspiring as long as I’m not watching more than a couple of performances in a row. Watch the embedded talk by Sarah Kay; she gives a good introduction to this art form. I agreed with many of the points she made, even if some do consider spoken word an “insult to poetry” (as seen in the comments section of the video).
Here are some pictures from an afternoon shoot with our friend Rachelle. Some photos were taken at home and some at St. Mary’s in Mundelein. Thanks to my wife Megan for assisting and advising in this shoot. She’s so awesome. VIEW PHOTOS
For this set, I switched off all the lights in the apartment and hung a 100-watt fluorescent ‘daylight’ bulb from inside a closet. Then I controlled the light using the closet door—my DIY version of ‘barn doors.’ I taped up sheets of wax paper as a diffuser. I tried first to light the side of the face while using a reflector to fill in the shadows (not successful as the bulb, being diffused, did not produce enough light). Most of the better photos materialized when I shot from inside the closet. Another lesson: In low-light situations, shoot sitting down to reduce shakiness. Many photos came out soft/blurry and were not as sharp as they could have been. A big ‘thank you’ to my model, my wife Meg. Lens: 50mm 1.8. VIEW PHOTOS
