It's kind of sad because nowadays with phone cameras (phonetography) and easy to use high-quality cameras, everyone thinks they're a photographer. Some of my good friends are photo-j kids and my favorite rant they go on is about "momtographers". AKA a mom who got a cheap SLR and now thinks she can professionally take pictures of your babies and families. There are Facebook pages abound for these mommy dearests with kit lenses, bless their hearts.
So this stuff from Patrik Lindell may seem simple, but I've taken photo classes here and holy Batman is it hard to get the exact right composition to make a visually beautiful photo. I mean technically everything is art, right? But you know the difference between mediocre and fabulous. I trust you guys have taste.
I could stare at that grey building forever. Something about it is so....right. His ability to see beauty in everyday architecture and patterns is incredible. Just gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous dahling.
So for some comic relief, I found an article from Cracked about fonts and what they really mean. It's just a good lighthearted piece that actually makes some valid points along the way.
haha I like these: Why is this douchebag pretending to use a typewriter?
ReplyDeleteThe font stuff is fantastic. I think Jokerman and Comic Sans are my favorite on the list.
ReplyDeleteAs for the pictures, I'm in love with the first one. IN LOVE. As much as I would like to be a photographer, I have to realize that a picture like the first one would probably never find itself on my memory card (or roll of film if I'm being really professional). Hats off to Patrik Lindell for seeing things in a way very few people do.