Westboro 20 May 2020

And God said, Let there be light: and there was lightAnd God saw the light, that it was good: 

And God divided the light from the darkness.

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

And then God said, Let there be B&W Circ Polarizers, and it was good. Even better.

Westboro 8 May, 2020

Ready for the Plague

All I need is an Archie McPhee propeller beanie

Ann Sothern

Adrienne Ames

Notes From The Lockdown

I would be one to complain about the Covid-19 pandemic, that I am isolated, that I am not free to go out regularly, that I wear a mask, it is endless. On the other side, there are positives...I am isolated, I am not free to go out regularly, and I wear a mask. And a cool one at that. The option is available, and it is grim. So live the life.

Creatively, it is a different story. I can't go out and  photograph the empty streets without using public transit, that great air recirculator, No portraits or retro photos of snappy models, Nothing much. I have been colourising pictures of silent movie stars. Th reason is simple. Doing it is something like playing arpeggios on Photoshop. The doll shots are random, and more are on the way. Hang in there folks. Things will get better.

Renee Adoree, 1928. I need to work on the eyes.

The ever tragic Helen Twelvetrees, 1931

Pola Negri

Sylvia Sydney, 1932

Theda Bara, 1918

Stay well. 

Covid Memories

The founding fathers didn't use apostrophes either, it seems.

If photographer Joshua Bickel doesn't get the Pulitzer for that photo, I'll eat my hat. 

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/apr/18/ohio-protest-repoen-viral-image-photojournalist-joshua-bickel