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Here’s a little poster I slapped together. Its inspired by yesterday’s film shoot with a beekeeper.

I just came across a great resource for filmmakers - a blog that sequentially lays out still frames for every shot in each movie posted. The result is something like a storyboard that allows us to analyze the cinematography of a film at a quick glance. The list of films posted aren’t shabby either.

One of the far more talented classmates of mine from film school was a fellow named Michael Simmonds. Over the last several years, he has been making a name for himself in the independent cinema world as a cinematographer and has come to be known as a regular collaborator of acclaimed director Ramin Bahrani (Man Push Cart, Chop Shop). I was quite pleased to discover that two of the more beautifully filmed commercials that I’ve seen lensed lately turned out to both be his work. Here is his spot capturing a series of striking sunrises for Prudential and here is a commercial announcing the celebration for the unveiling of the MLK Memorial in Washington DC.

The Burning House asks if your house was on fire, what few items would you take with you?

(via FREE / MAN)

I just happened upon the work of Rennie Ellis, an Austrailian photographer whose work I had not previously been aware of. His unique brand of photo journalism spans from the 1960s until his death in 2003. Its probably best to use the following line from his site to describe his work.

Rennie Ellis was attracted to the unusual and eccentric, the bizarre and the erotic. His photographs can be confronting as a head-butt or infused with subtle and enigmatic nuances that pose more questions than they answer.

Here are a few more snaps from my time in Lisbon. The street images are around Bairro Alto and the butcher is at the Mercado da Ribeiro.

It’s been a fantasy of mine for a while now to find a nice little parcel of land on a river or with a pond in upstate New York to build a modern cabin. I’ve just come across these lovely pre-fabs from Form & Forest. I might just have to do a price check.

People In Lisbon

I recently spent time in Lisbon. These are a few snaps shot with my beloved Yashica T4. Top two photos shot at Mercado da Ribeiro. Third from top at Castelo de Sao Jorge and the last is at the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian.