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There’s a cool new book out by Scott Schuman, the street fashion photographer behind the popular blog: The Sartorialist.

Listen to the audio interview on with the photographer on KCRW’s ‘The Treatment’ with Elvis Mitchell: http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/tt/tt100210scott_schuman

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Larry Sultan interview with Terry Gross.

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This is a bit geeky but I couldn’t resist. I recently picked up at a tag sale a nearly new condition old IBM Model M ‘clicky’ keyboard (this particular one is from 1991) and it’s the best keyboard I have ever typed on:

Since this keyboard comes with a PS/2 plug, you can use a special PS/2 to USB adapter to connect it to your current computer, whether it be a Mac (like me) or a Windows or Linux machine. Re-map the Alt/Control/Caps Lock keys in your keyboard control panel to work how you like them and it works like a charm! And it evokes a certain caché with a cool yet familiar old-school retro look and feel:

This keyboard has a real cult following and I can see why-the keyboards that come with computers these days feel like total mush. I would highly recommend this keyboard (or the modern day roughly-equivalent one from a company called Unicomp in Lexington Kentucky), to anyone who writes, programs or just uses their computer a lot, which is practically everyone these days isn’t it? You can find them on eBay, and at thrift and computer surplus shops. If you want one with USB built in or one in black, Unicomp would be the place to get that although the build-quality is not quite as good and sturdy as the originals.

The IBM Model M is the best keyboard ever!

For more, check out to this NPR radio story.

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Hey folks! You may now subscribe to this site and get updates delivered wirelessly to your Amazon Kindle! Here’s the link.

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I stumbled across this great sequence of pictures by someone on by the name of Jill Johnson on Flickr.

This really shows how even a short sequence of photographs can sure tell a compelling story! (click on the thumbnail to the right to view.)

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The Business Card Observer website is a nice source of inspiration for business card design. [via Mike's blog @ Mike Industries].

I’m having fun paging through all the card images (be sure to click on the ‘Older Cards’ as well) and thinking about some of the design elements that work well, and ones that don’t.

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I was at Disneyland last week and snapped this quick shot of The Court Des Anges there.  This is a good place for engagement or wedding photos, or to just get some peace and quiet while at the park.

Located near the exit to Pirates of The Caribbean, I understand the relaxing courtyard and staircase is soon to be converted to more retail space. That’s a shame because it really is  ‘off the beaten path’ and a bit secluded, and one of the only truly quiet (and less-traveled) spaces at Disneyland.

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Leica announced a special limited edition White M8 camera today. What do you think of it? Personally, I think it looks very cool-modern yet classy and something a Stormtrooper from Star Wars might carry

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He (Bono) started taking notes as I talked,” Sugimoto recalled. Those notes became the foundation for the new album’s title track. Last year, during a visit to Dublin, Sugimoto heard the first demo tape, and a few months later was told by Bono that U2 wanted to use the Boden Sea image on the album jacket.

from: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fa20090320a1.html

and: http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2009/04/06/hiroshi-sugimotos-no-cash-deal-with-u2/

Hiroshi Sugimoto’s website

This is an example of a beautfully evocative photograph that is not ‘technically good’ yet still works. We photographers often have a tendency to get too obsessed with trying to get the sharpest, most technically perfect images.

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