I've been a little slow with the blog lately. Spending my time looking at the work of artist linked to in moodle. They've been great artist, and informative. I've found a few that way that stole a large chunk of my time. I may make some entries based on one or two of them, but I need to get back in high gear of exploring artist on my own.

Kurt Markus is where I'll start. The one photographer who's work I covet and spend the most time on is Jimmy Chin. Recently he teamed up with Markus on an assignment. For NatGeo maybe. He's shot travel and climbing like Jimmy, but he's really a jack of all trades. He did work with an array of athletes, not just climbers. He does landscapes, fashion, nudes, portraits, musicians, and anything else that he can. He does film and writes as well. He's really all over the place and uses wide range of tools and mediums.

The work shown on his site is limited, but he gives in depth descriptions on his take on each type of work. His idea of portrait taking was really insightful for me, and pretty in line with how I feel about it. Wanting to many times surrender control to the subject.

http://www.kurtmarkus.com