Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: Slobodan Blagojevic on January 16, 2016, 02:16:34 pm
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William Sawalich in Digital Photo Magazine's blog (source: http://www.dpmag.com/blog/another-treasure-trove-of-historic-images):
There’s a trend in prominent museums and archives around the world toward increasing online access to the contents of their collections. I’ve written recently about Yale University and the National Archives working on similar open access projects, and now I bring you news of the New York Public Library, which last week released more than 180,000 historic photographs, many of which date from the Farm Security Administration’s tenure in the 1930s and 1940s. Because the FSA images are included, that means we now have access to high-resolution downloads of public domain photographs from such iconic photographers as Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange and even one image by Gordon Parks. For anyone who’d like to lose hours of their day browsing a collection of amazing historical photographs, follow the link below.
http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/e5462600-c5d9-012f-a6a3-58d385a7bc34#/?tab=about
On a side note, I couldn't help noticing the rich, warm blacks and perfectly controlled highlights in the article's opening photograph. Just a reminder how a b&w print from film can look great.
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Thank you for the link; it makes a nice change from all the cat photographs and artsy landscapes I see these days. :D
Although, I didn't see Arthur Rothstein's (in)famous "Cow Skull" photograph.
Tom Frerichs
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William Sawalich in Digital Photo Magazine's blog (source: http://www.dpmag.com/blog/another-treasure-trove-of-historic-imagest):
On a side note, I couldn't help noticing the rich, warm blacks and perfectly controlled highlights in the article's opening photograph. Just a reminder how a b&w print from film can look great.
Yes, and the beautifully managed skin tones.
FYI: when you click on the first link remove the last "t" and it will work
http://www.dpmag.com/blog/another-treasure-trove-of-historic-images
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...FYI: when you click on the first link remove the last "t" and it will work...
My bad, thanks! A result of less-than-careful cut & paste operation.