The Tale of One Zuckerberg

Have you been to and enjoyed the rat-a-tat-tat dialogue of Aaron Sorkin’s little movie yet? It’s enjoyable, I have to admit.

How’d You Light That, Timothy Devine?

You ever see a picture in a magazine and think, “wow, now that’s a tricky assignment”. Me too. I had that x 100 when I saw Timothy Devine’s image for New York Magazine’s “Come Here Often?” column last week.

The wrangling for this thing alone would leave me in tears.

Diver & Aguilar Get All Chiaroscuro And Live to Tell About it.

Diver & Aguilar’s Caravaggio-inspired “Chiaroscuro” shoot for the October 2010 issue of Riders Moda just blows me away. Maybe it’s because I’m a fool for Caravaggio, or maybe it’s because these images are so on target. Or probably it’s because I’m still a nerdy art history major at heart. In any case, it’s refreshing to see a visual concept worked through so successfully.

Gleeking Out with Todd Heisler

I’m used to seeing Todd Heisler’s name in The New York Times next to pictures of Iraq and Hillary, so I was pleasantly surprised to see this weekend that he’s been playing hooky with the kids over at Glee.

Let’s Make a Portrait with Rebecca Greenfield.

It’s not an easy thing to come up with a beautiful portrait on location when you’re under time, space, and sometimes personality constraints. But Rebecca Greenfield does it awfully well.

Behind the Scenes, Herding Cats and Horses.

I think animals in slow-mo are the new black, and I count myself among the fans of this hairy trend. There’s a beautiful piece right now on Nowness shot by Matthew Donaldson of polo player Nacho Figueras. And Ikea is herding cats.

From The Times: Capturing the Atom Bomb.

This picture is from real life.

Editorial Lessons with Philip-Lorca diCorcia and W Magazine.

Of course I idolize PL diCorcia like the rest of you, and of course I think I know most of his pictures, which is why I was pleasantly surprised to find the trove of editorial work he’s done for W Magazine on his agency’s site (The Collective Shift).

Stephanie Keith’s Brooklyn Vodou

You know how some photographers just pick the most interesting subjects, and as a result everything they make is riveting? Stephanie Keith is one of those people.

Ladies of the Open, in Motion. With Sparkle Dust.

I’m jealous of the video folks over at The NY Times, they’ve clearly spent several hours in a studio with the female US Open tennis stars. Also probably some time in wardrobe. And props.