Things that distracted me this week, 2-18-11

Irna Werning has one of the most crafted portrait series I’ve seen. She starts with an original photo from the past — sometimes 20 years old or more

http://irinawerning.com/back-to-the-fut/back-to-the-future/

and often either a snapshot or a portrait studio photo.  She then recreates the same pose, clothes and photographic look of the original photo with that same person today. Very campy feel to it and she is flawless in reproducing the effects very different camera styles. Paired together, the photos also achieve something difficult in photography — spanning time.  Though the photos are separated by decades they seem like they are also nearly simultaneous.

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The Ice Book (HD) from Davy and Kristin McGuire on Vimeo.

Things that distracted me this week, 1-21-11

Brothers Tim and Noah Hussin are riding recycled bicycles across the U.S., meeting people, talking to them and making interesting films about them. And then they post them to their blog. Tim is a UF grad who hit all the prestigious internships before graduating and heading out on this adventure with his brother. The films are really engaging. The only downside is the films are large enough that it takes a bit for them to buffer, so be patient.

And, I have to love any story series that begins with this amazing soundbite:

“We like to get our dead animals, get ‘em nice and full of maggots and feed them to our lovely, lovely girls.”

Take a look at American Recycled.

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The 360-degree panoramas from the Disney dream. Gary Green did a a great job of choosing the best place to set the photo so viewers really can feel what it’s like to be there.