From <a href=”http://www.americansuburbx.com/2008/01/theory-interview-with-garry-winogrand.html”>American Suburb X</a>:<br /><br /><blockquote>Interviewer: If you don’t like “street photographer,” how do you respond to that other ætiresome phrase’, “snapshot aesthetic”?<br /><br />Winogrand: I knew that was coming. That’s another stupidity. The people who use the term don’t even know the meaning. They use it to refer to photographs they believe are loosely organized, or casually made, whatever you want to call it. Whatever terms you like. The fact is, when they’re talking about snapshots they’re talking about the family album picture, which is one of the most precisely made photographs. Everybody’s fifteen feet away and smiling. The sun is over the viewer’s shoulder. That’s when the picture is taken, always. It’s one of the most carefully made photographs that ever happened. People are just dumb. They misunderstand.</blockquote><br /><br />You should read the whole thing.
Posted by matt on 2010-01-25T00:00:00Z GMT
Last saturday was a very long, very good day… it had phases, I did things. I walked the dog with Damaris, then hung out with her and Grant and some other kids for sdinner and drunken fry, and then down to makers and bricktown for fog and fun. Makers is where god would hang out, if he was looking for a jazz club in this town. And the Fog… yeah, it gets a capitol letter. Good stuff. The fog outside lifted the fog inside, if you will. And if you won’t, well, too bad. <br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/one_long_saturday/1032/0009.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/one_long_saturday/1032/0010.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/one_long_saturday/1032/0011.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/one_long_saturday/1032/0012.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/one_long_saturday/1032/0013.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/one_long_saturday/1032/0014.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/one_long_saturday/1032/0015.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/one_long_saturday/1032/0016.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br />
Posted by matt on 2010-01-22T00:00:00Z GMT
I’m gonna post some photos. Two wednesdays ago, I found myself at hooters. No, really. Talk about the ass-end of the restaurant business… I’m told the girls that wait there at least make a lot of money. Good for them, now they just need to work on the food. (These girls, for those of you that don’t know them, aren’t hooters girls, just friends). Then I went to the new Blue Note. It was weird times 20. Times 10^100. Maybe not that weird; there were no green monsters or invading Persians. Not even any mild-mannered persians. But weird. And cleaner. Anyway, photos:<br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/since_i_can’t_sleep/1031/0001.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/since_i_can’t_sleep/1031/0002.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/since_i_can’t_sleep/1031/0003.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/since_i_can’t_sleep/1031/0004.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/since_i_can’t_sleep/1031/0005.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br />
Posted by matt on 2010-01-22T00:00:00Z GMT
So, this is how we brought in the new year, with chicken pot pie and soup and baked goods. I was so full after that lunch, I didn’t eat until lunch the next day. Yes, these are cutesy family photos. I DO WHAT I WANT. Nyah. <br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/starting_off_right/1034/0012.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/starting_off_right/1034/0013.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br /><br /><span class=”caption” ></span><img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/starting_off_right/1034/0014.jpg” alt=”Photos” /><br />
Posted by matt on 2010-01-19T00:00:00Z GMT
