BLOGhttp://www.ryanjonesphotography.com/ryans-blog/en-US2012-02-12T21:18:38ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)The Loss of an iConhttp://www.ryanjonesphotography.com/ryans-blog/2011/10/12/the-loss-of-an-icon.htmlRyan2011-10-12T05:29:17Zapple geek jobs personal speech steve jobsIts been a while since I have posted an entry (as usual regular day job getting in the way). But I just wanted to post a little thanks to someone who has heavily influenced my life and lifestyle, right down to who I currently work for....

Thanks Steve

]]>INSPIRATION : ERIC KIMhttp://www.ryanjonesphotography.com/ryans-blog/2011/7/20/inspiration-eric-kim.htmlRyan2011-07-20T10:02:36Zphotography videoEric Kim is a photographer I've only recently started following, his street photography is good....real good, along with his blog where he shares a lot of knowledge as well as stories I'm not entirely sure why but his stuff kind of reminds me of William Eggleston's work, not entirely sure why considering he was particularly known for his work with color film but it just does, maybey it was the style of this film I just watched.

Anyway, that film I've made sure I have imbedded it in this post, I do apologise for the time I've taken out of this blog, but I have been thinking about a lot of things regarding myself, my photography, as well as I have also started a new day job which has a lot of training before I start at the new job. So I do apologise for that......this video however along with Eric really has sparked something in me that I'm not to sure what I should do about, but we shall see what happens

Thanks a bunch guys, check it out

]]>Amazing TED speech by French Artist JRhttp://www.ryanjonesphotography.com/ryans-blog/2011/4/28/amazing-ted-speech-by-french-artist-jr.htmlRyan2011-04-28T08:38:17ZThis is a gem of a video I stumbled across, I know it may be a little old but you know me, if I like it, I will bring it to your attention.

Now it starts out a little slow, thats a given, but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stick with it, its an amazing story and very inspirational.

Its about an artist from France named "JR" who is a street / graffiti artist / photographer....an artist.

Just watch :)

and please do make sure that you check out Inside Out to see if its something maybey you would like to get involved in

]]>Inspiration : Sarah Leehttp://www.ryanjonesphotography.com/ryans-blog/2011/4/28/inspiration-sarah-lee.htmlRyan2011-04-28T04:41:04ZCheck it out guys, Im really enjoying the colors and vibrance of this photographer over here

]]>Overly Photoshopping a Photo CAN be a good thing.http://www.ryanjonesphotography.com/ryans-blog/2011/4/27/overly-photoshopping-a-photo-can-be-a-good-thing.htmlRyan2011-04-27T04:29:46ZHey there guys, just thought I'd pass on a really good write up that PetaPixel did about a 76 year old man named Baojun Yuan who lives in China where alot of people cannot afford a service that he is offering, this service is Photo Restoration. What this involves is the RESTORATION of photos rather than the RETOUCHING of photos, apparently he learnt Photoshop at the age of 60 and has since offered his skills and services for free.

images courtesy of PetaPixel

Anyway, check out the write up over at PetaPixel

]]>I wanna work for Threadlesshttp://www.ryanjonesphotography.com/ryans-blog/2011/4/22/i-wanna-work-for-threadless.htmlRyan2011-04-22T07:00:08Zphotography threadless videoThreadless is just a cool site to buy custom designed shirts from, I have always have liked Threadless Tees, but I think it was more than just the shirts, I think it was the fresh, young, vibrant, creative and cool atmosphere that the company put across in their identity through their own website along with also publicity stuff aswell.

Check out how its all done!

all images are courtesy Threadless

Not only are their images gorgeous but so are their design and from what I gather from the video posted above, the working environment looks pretty damn good too.

So yes, I would love to work for Threadless.....or at least a company like them. :)

Ryan

]]>Inspiration : Dave Hillhttp://www.ryanjonesphotography.com/ryans-blog/2011/4/19/inspiration-dave-hill.htmlRyan2011-04-19T04:47:00Zdave hill inspiration photographyGo to google.com, then type in Dave Hill tutorial, you will see a flood of posting of people trying to get this amazingly surreal look but also expect to just press a preset or an action and have their photos instantly and magically change into a Dave Hill lookalike.

Pop on over to Dave Hill's site and you will see why exactly everyone wants to be able to offer this as a style to their clients, its just cool. BUT you can also see the amount of work that Dave and his crew put into every single shoot from looking at his BTS videos.

Watch as he lights each and every component of the scene individually and then look at what he is capturing and what is actually viewable in the final shot. You will realise there is an amazing amount of compositing put into his photos aswell.

So make sure to pop over to his site and prepare to be amazed, and dont forget to check out his BTS videos down the bottom too!

until next time guys, see ya

]]>Inspiration : Anders Lindenhttp://www.ryanjonesphotography.com/ryans-blog/2011/4/17/inspiration-anders-linden.htmlRyan2011-04-17T03:18:16ZAnders Linden inspiration photographyEvery now and then I stumble across a photographer who has something different about their photos, yes it still looks "filmic" or "fashiony" or whatever other label you want to put on their work, BUT they still have a whole different take, style, or something to their work.

Anders Linden is one of those photographers that has a definite style but still walks along the line of commercially usable.

So here is another addition to the Inspiration blog series go and check it out at http://www.anderslinden.com/

]]>Inspiration : Alexia Sinclairhttp://www.ryanjonesphotography.com/ryans-blog/2011/4/4/inspiration-alexia-sinclair.htmlRyan2011-04-04T00:35:00Zinspiration photographyAlexia Sinclair is the first photographer in the Inspiration series so lets have a look at her work and her background

Alexia's site quotes

"Alexia Sinclair is an award winning Australian Fine Art photographer and digital artist. Her distinct style is easily recognisable and highly original. Using a visual narrative to seduce her audience with each photographic feast, Sinclair’s art is dark and seductive, baroque and symbolic. Her multilayered photographs subtly present contemporary notions of fashion and beauty through innovative digital media, whilst restoring antique notions of classicism, elegance and luxury.

Sinclair is an artist who skilfully walks the tightrope that divides the worlds of Fine Art and Commercial Art. Whilst her evocative Fine Art imagery adorns the walls of museums and is held in important art collections, she often translates these skills and signature style into highly polished campaigns in the commercial arena for clients such as Harpers Bazaar and Canon Australia.

Motivated by her love and devotion for all things intricate and unusual, this versatile creative uniquely approaches her creative production by filling all of the roles, from designing sets and props, to makeup and costumes. Sinclair travels the world photographing locations and models and works in post production constructing imagined worlds through the combination of her photographs and hand illustrations.

Completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons I) and Master of Fine Arts, Sinclair is the recipient of a travelling arts scholarship, and two postgraduate scholarships. She has worked in New York as a digital artist and exhibited in numerous exhibitions including at the Australian Centre for Photography and the Art Gallery of NSW.

The jewel of Sinclair’s crown belongs to her celebrated series The Regal Twelve. This complex seriesportrays historical Queens combining contemporary notions of beauty and fashion with traditional fine art techniques to explore the lives and contrasts of twelve fascinating women. Inspired by the masters of renaissance art, Sinclair’s series tells a historical tale through a myriad of delicious symbols and motifs. Designed to define these contrasts, these symbols unleash historical realities within the guise of fantasy montage creating truths within the untrue. This acclaimed series won three national awards in 2007 for their innovation and is now touring the world."

unfortunately I cant link to any of her images so you will just have to trust me and check out her porfolio which can be seen here

Thanks guys

Ryan

]]>Inspiration Serieshttp://www.ryanjonesphotography.com/ryans-blog/2011/4/3/inspiration-series.htmlRyan2011-04-03T08:08:46Zinspiration personalHey there again guys, so when Im not shooting, Im looking at other peoples shots. Favourite models, favourite makeup artists, favourite photographers, anything really that tickles my fancy in the creative field...even illustrators and designers.

So Ive decided that whenever I cant find anything to blog about and also want to do something a little more detailed other than a retweet or a tweet from my RSS Im going to put it up here for all of us to look at and talk about in the comments afterwards.

So make sure to keep an eye out for it sometime very soon.

Also on one more note, Im still in the middle of trying to figure out a good clean way to post a blog article and have it automatically be forwarded onto my twitter and also the facebook page aswell, so far its been a little hit and miss and a little buggy too, so on that note, apologies for the random spam and whatnot but I think its almost all done....maybey.

Ryan

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