Despite a website that features about half the pet peeves list previously, the fanastical photomanipulation work of Katarzyna Rzeszowska is well worth the effort.
Amelia fotograficzne
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
AmeliaPhotography Portfolio fotograficzne
Despite a website that features about half the pet peeves list previously, the fanastical photomanipulation work of Katarzyna Rzeszowska is well worth the effort.
Amelia fotograficzne
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Alex Wilson Photography
Art Nudes reader Alex Wilson wrote in to tell us he's done a major overhaul on his website. There's lots and lots of photos to look at, so check it out.
Alex Wilson Photography
Yan McLine
Here's a live journal page of work by photographer Yan McLine. The site is in Russian so I can't tell you much about him.
Lots of this work falls squarely into the glamour category, which I don't normally feature, but the quality is good, and there is a variety of styles.
Yan McLine
I’m Offended that Google is Offended by Art Nudes � Caf�Philos: an internet caf�
Blogger Paul Sunstone of Cafe Philos wrote article about the infamous warning page that was imposed on this site (and many others) by the powers that be at Google. Frankly, I've grown used to it. I just wish there was an option to customize it somehow so I could make the look of it in keeping with the rest of the site.
I’m Offended that Google is Offended by Art Nudes - Cafe Philos: an internet cafe
Congratulations!
Big congratulations are in order for Art Nudes' own Eric Kellerman who has just won a Spotlight Award from Black & White Magazine (US edition). This means that his work and a biographical essay on him will be published as a 4-page feature in an upcoming issue of B&W magazine. A total of 30 entries were selected out of 831 entries. Way to go Eric!
Lucian Schmit
Nudes with a distinctive west coast feel, by Oregon photographer Lucian Schmit.
Lucian Schmit
Via Indie Nudes
Photography by Mclain D. Swift
Well done studio and location nudes by Mclain D. Swift.
Don't miss reading his truly funny warning page!
Photography by Mclain D. Swift
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Top Ten Pet Peeves
SPECIAL FEATURE
I look at a lot of photographer's websites. I estimate that I view at least 10 for every one I post. Considering I've made over 1500 blog posts, allowing for duplications, etc. I estimate that I've viewed well over 10,000 photo sites! (My head is starting to hurt just thinking about it.)
Now, I think that this kind of experience qualifies me share some advice to photographers about website design. In other words, it's time to cut loose a bit, and rant about some of my pet peeves. I apologize in advance to anyone who's feelings I bruise, but trust me, if I'm saying it, others are thinking it. The following, in no particular order, are my personal top 9 things that really get up my nose when visiting photo sites. Feel free to add your own in the comments section. I'm only one away from making this a top 10 list!
1) Overly ponderous flash sites
Yes, it looks all cool and animated, but if I have to watch a 30 second opening animation, I've lost interest by second 6. If I do manage to wait it out, only to find an interface filled with animated gimmicks and images that take 10 seconds each to load, I'm gone.
2) Galleries that you can only see one image at a time, in sequence
If you've got 50 images without thumbnails and I can only get to them by clicking "Next" 50 times, I'm not going to make it past image 3, especially if I have no idea how many images there are. Let ME decide what I want to see and when.
3) The dreaded flash slide show without override
This is the much, much uglier cousin of the one image at a time gallery. If you expect me or anyone else to sit back with a cup of tea and watch your 10 minute powerpoint show, you're wrong, Wrong, WRONG!
4) Embedded Sound Tracks
You know what? Some people don't like your taste in music. I'm one of them.
5) Out of date & ugly site design
Nothing says "I haven't updated since 1997" quite like a site covered with animated gifs, frames, and featuring a colour scheme inspired by a box of Crayolas.
6) Banner links to various "erotica" sites right on your front page
Yes, link exchanges are good and send traffic your way, but do you think a big banner promising "Hot Teens" on your front page increases your legitimacy as a fine art photographer?
7) Obtrusive watermarks right across the center of your images.
First, how does a photographer bring him/herself to vandalize their work like that? Second, most people who do this are fooling themselves that anyone would want to steal their images anyway.
8) Little tiny images
I want to actually see the photos dammit! A 300 x 500 pixel image isn't much better than a thumbnail. How are people supposed to appreciate your work when it's the size of a postage stamp?
9) Ridiculously grandiose or flakey bio's written in the 3rd person
"Joe Blow's unique artistic vision is truly transcendent. He considers his work as a spiritual journey and exploration of the sacred feminine... blah, blah, blah..." You think people read this stuff and go, "Oooh, what a great artist!" In fact, they're thinking, "What a tool."
We now resume our regularly scheduled programming.
Team Gallery
New York photographer Ryan McGinley's apparent "snapshots" for his exhibit I know Where the Summer Goes are actually carefully calculated riffs on 1970's era amateur photography from naturist magazines.
Ryan McGinley at the Team Gallery
via: Indie Nudes
a savage monument
Tobias Slater-Hunt of Iconival wrote in to let us know that he's started a new blog documenting his work and thoughts. Check it out!
a savage monument
Ania Witowska photography - Welcome
Beauty/Glamour style work by Polish photographer & Art Nudes reader, Ania Witowska.
Ania Witowska photography
Gianluca Trainito Photographer - GLTvisualArt
Fashion, figure studies & more by Italian photographer Gianluca Trainito
Gianluca Trainito Photographer
Saturday, April 12, 2008
les galeries photos de jpfgallery.com
Honestly, I don't know what to make of this series by French photographer Jean-Paul Four. It features dozens of people of varying body types each photographed under identical (and unflattering) lighting, all with their eyes closed.
les galeries photos de jpfgallery.com
Photography Book Now: Home
OK, now here's a competition really worth entering. There's a $25,000.00 Grand Prize going to the winner of the best self-published photography book. If any of you have a book you've been meaning to publish, you have until July 14th to get it done and entered.
Photography Book Now: Home
Thanks to Eric Kellerman for finding this one.
K Leo Artistic Photography
Intriguing work by American photographer K Leo. Many of his images go against the grain of tradition in things like lighting and composition, yet as a body of work, there is a consistency and style that is very successful.
K Leo Artistic Photography
Photography with the Left Eye
Photographer & Art Nudes reader Matt Haber wrote in to tell us that he's started a blog. He describes it as, "My contemporary photography with a seasoning of political commentary"
Photography with the Left Eye
Saturday, April 05, 2008
chris triance-martin | photographer
Chris Triance-Martin is an old friend of mine that I've know for more than 20 years. We misspent a good part of our youth together in punk clubs and seedy beer halls in London Ontario in the 1980s and then lost touch when I moved West. Decades later, we've now reconnected via the online photography world, which I think is pretty cool. Chris has just in the past year started concentrating on figure photography and has just launched his new site. Go check it out!
chris triance-martin | photographer
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