Category: Art

Anniversaries

Posted on August 6, 2024 By Mark Tiedemann

Permit me to take a moment out from the current world mess to indulge a bit of personal nostalgia. Thirty Six years ago I was at Clarion, working hard and hoping I could become a writer, in company with some of the finest people I ever met, a number of whom are to this day among my best friends. It was the first time I had given myself over to such a program, had gone out of state to attend school (sort of) and had found the humility to know I couldn’t achieve my goal all on my own.

Did I achieve it?…

Louisville

Posted on July 26, 2024July 26, 2024 By Mark Tiedemann

Many years ago, Donna went to Louisville, Kentucky, on a business trip. The company she worked for sponsored a workshop and put them all up in the Brown and she raved about it ever since. We finally got to go together last weekend, in company with friends, and my first reaction is—we need another week.

The Brown Hotel is one of those landmarks that has been kept up to snuff and is redolent with the charm of a past that clings here and there and is easy to miss unless you’re looking. We stayed three nights. We will do this again.…

Eclipsing

Posted on July 1, 2024July 1, 2024 By Mark Tiedemann

Symbolic, perhaps. So much obscurantism. But, rather than dive into any of that, a photograph.

And, yes, it is available. Just go to the link and hit BUY and follow the instructions.…

One More Before Getting Back To Words

Posted on June 9, 2024 By Mark Tiedemann

This one is another from back in the film days. Chinatown, San Fransisco, 2002. One of my favorites.

And, yes, it is available to purchase here.…

The Past In Black & White

Posted on June 7, 2024 By Mark Tiedemann

In 2001, Donna and I took a meandering road trip from Oakland to Seattle. It was an amazing trip and I made a lot of photographs. The other day, having some downtime, I fired up the scanner and worked some of those over. What follows are from some side stop in Oregon.

I’ll be doing more of these. I have quite a lot of color from the trip, too. Once again I am amazed at what these negatives can produce through Photoshop. The detail floors me every time. Of course, there are those times when the flaws are magnified, and that’s embarrassing, but in general…

I think I need to get myself an auxiliary hard drive to store these.…

Time For A Photographic Interlude

Posted on June 4, 2024 By Mark Tiedemann

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Images

Posted on May 9, 2024 By Mark Tiedemann

The one skill I acquired from my stint at my last lab job was color printing. I’d never been interested before. My few attempts in my own lab had been frustrating and unsatisfying. But I had to do it for the job. I learned. But.

But I will always be fond of black & white. I value good b&w more than color (with certain narrow exceptions).

So I’ve been playing a bit. Here, for your pleasure, are some recent results.