The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge, Look-Up.
July 9, 2016 § 1 Comment
I can’t imagine not looking up in a city like New York where your life literally can depend on it. A year ago, tragically a baby was killed by a falling brick from the crumbling building facade eight stories above from where her grandmother sat with her on a bench. There are too many of these stories in recent years. Fallen cranes, branches in Central Park etc. I never take for granted the dangers that do exist from above and try my best to remain aware of my surroundings at all times, that said there is also incredible beauty in the architecture here. I took this photo of The Ansonia yesterday with my iphone.
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The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge, Partners.
June 26, 2016 § 3 Comments
Legendary New York Time’s Fashion Photographer Bill Cunningham died this week. The Washington Post called him the modern era’s original street style photographer. My own feeble attempt to try and capture someone in action on the streets of New York makes me appreciate how effortless he made his work appear. The other night walking home from the Met on 5th avenue I followed a few couples, all 70 and older in their stylish clothes, 2 of the couples hand in hand making me wonder and curious while filling in the blanks in my mind of how they’ve been able to keep their relationships so strong. Were these second marriages? Was it the obvious wealth they had that freed them from the day to day stress most of my friends and I have in our lives. Was it making sure they took this time every week to be together? Was it that at their age they could stop and really appreciate and enjoy their lives without the care of kids, school and work? I guess if I hadn’t been daydreaming so much I might have grabbed my phone to capture a picture quicker. When I decided to turn back the others were gone and these two with their woven hats were already getting into a taxi they had flagged down.
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Acrylic Heels.
June 15, 2016 § 5 Comments
Throwback to the 70’s and 80’s. These high end acrylic heeled shoes remind me of the sample shoes I would see as a child in my dad’s home office. I spotted these in the window of CHUCKiES on Madison Ave. the other day.
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Digital Photography Vs. Film When Learning To Take Pictures And Black And White Film vs. Monochrome Filters? Thoughts?
June 5, 2016 § 4 Comments
Questions I think about often these days. Does learning to take a picture with a digital camera hinder the learning process or benefit it? Do you get the same effect with a monochrome filter as you do shooting with black and white film? Now that I watch my son starting to show an interest in photography I think back to the time when I also became interested. My dad giving me his old Yashica 2 1/4 and telling me this is the camera I need to learn on. I remember the rolls of film for it had less than 10 pictures. I wonder if the photos I took were just lucky shots or knowing that I only had 10 to take I took more time framing that one picture. Anytime he allowed us to use his polaroid he made a point of telling us that it was a dollar a photo so Do Not Waste Them! My husband and I are blown away with what my son is doing and how he’s so quickly figured out how to create mats and digital effects that we still haven’t mastered. And he does seem to be looking for interesting things to photograph but I can’t help but wonder when you know you have no limit to how many photos you can take does that change the photos you do take? Below are some old photos I found that I took in high school. Photographers weigh in? What are your thoughts?
My sister.
Feeling camera shy.
Fairgrounds after hours. 
Park Street, St. Petersburg, Florida. 
Polaroid of me by my sister.
I took this one with my dad’s Yashica 2 1/4. Lucky shot?
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Another Beautiful Illustration By Pin Up Artist Alberto Vargas.
May 31, 2016 § Leave a comment
French Inspired circa 1931
Source: Vargas, Alberto Vargas and Reid Austin Bell Publishing Company.
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My Dad.
May 29, 2016 § 1 Comment
Remembering my dad this Memorial Day weekend.
Arthur L. Benjamin, who covered four presidential conferences, Casablanca, Cairo, Teheran, Yalta, and Bitter Lakes as a photographer for Stars and Stripes, WWII.
Photo: Arthur L. Benjamin.
…and told us he had enough experience in those four years to last a lifetime.
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The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Spare.
May 28, 2016 § 3 Comments
This is an old photo I found that I took with a phone – pre iPhone days. I wish the quality was better, but I think it still expresses the sentiment behind this weeks Weekly Photo Challenge Spare.
Central Park.
Women's Footwear in America 