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9/11 Memorial

Shawn Chittle — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:04:38 +0000

Taken too darn long, but it’s looking pretty good…

My HDSLR page is up at B&H Photo

Shawn Chittle — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:20:29 +0000

My HDSLR project (or is it HDDSLR?) is now live at B&H Photo Video. If you’re a DSLR photographer or filmmaker, this is your one-stop-shop for all things related to this type of cinematography. We’ve even produced a 17 chapter interactive guide for those who wish to learn more about this type of camera and filmmaking.

A brief tour of culture and technology of the 80′s in about 15 minutes

Shawn Chittle — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:57:01 +0000

A tour through one of the most influential years in America, with Steven Spielberg, E.T. the beginnings of rap, hip-hop, and break dancing, arcade video games, home video games, $99 personal “computers,” 44 channels of cable TV, a major recession, the unveiling of the Vietnam Memorial, the first word processor used by Steven King which costs $12,000, fads that are returning today – such as the Smurfs and 3D glasses for TV, and finally one of the worst cars ever made by General Motors which directly led to their bankruptcy in 2009.

10,000 pixel wide images of downtown Flint during construction of Rowe Engineering

Shawn Chittle — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:25:46 +0000

2005

2006

2007

All photos by Steve Jessmore

Best of Flint Michigan photography

Shawn Chittle — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:28:42 +0000

Best of the shots I’ve taken in Flint Michigan.

Ahhh, rain arrives in NY to put the fire out

Shawn Chittle — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:26:52 +0000

Feels soooo good!

Great lens set if you can swing the $24,000

Shawn Chittle — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:41:40 +0000

You can use these with your DSLR camera, which is what I use to shoot movies. It’s all about the glass, folks, and these Zeiss CP.2 Compact Prime lenses have quite a nice glass!

Applegate Chevrolet, Flint Michigan

Shawn Chittle — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:37:24 +0000

The last new car dealer, Applegate Cheverolet, in Flint Michigan. Amazing photo of the sign, which dates back to the 1950′s Source: Flint Expatriates

Eddie Adams former studio – Bathhouse Studio – E. 11th Street

Shawn Chittle — Fri, 21 May 2010 21:20:20 +0000

The New York Public bathhouse on E. 11th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B has a cool back story to it.

Photographer Eddie Adams (probably best known for the Vietnam-era photo of the man getting shot in the head) bought this bricked up abandoned space in the ~~80′s~~ early 90′s when Alphabet City was known as the heroin capital of America. It was a huge risk. It took years and a lot of borrowed money, but he renovated it and began shooting in it. Eddie is known for some of the most memorable photographs of all time (the one of Louis Armstrong is my favorite).

Here’s a quick look inside Bathhouse Studios, as its called now, in a scene from the DVD An Unlikely Weapon: The Eddie Adams Story. That’s Rod Steiger in the video (he died in 2002). The clip begins with a setup by former CNN correspondent Peter Arnett – a friend of Adams – on how Adams came to find and purchase the abandoned space.

Adams himself died in 2004, but the studio lives on today…

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Take that BP!

Shawn Chittle — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:22:47 +0000

A Gulfstream jet has slammed into a BP refueling truck on the runway. The driver of the truck is OK from what I know. Still, the sight made me chuckle a bit. Take that BP!