My camera has this great setting that allows me to take square cropped pictures. To my knowledge, Canons nor Nikons have this ability, only my little Panasonic (GH2). It’s awesome! I find it so much easier to compose in-camera as opposed to making cropping decisions later on. I got an instagram account a while back, and became …
Author: Lee Milby
Aeroplanes
On September 11th, planes were used as weapons. In the sky, they always seemed like toys to me, so very small and far. It was fun to pinch one between my fingers, pretend I could snatch it out of the sky like some demi-god. In fact, it takes a lot more than a single person’s …
Long Exposures in Midtown, 3am
The shops still glowed, serving no one Empty seats Pedestrians became spectors Shadows of slow walkers, the speed of light Cars stood still Step, step, step I was walking home at 3am after taking the train the wrong way 7 stops. I decided to walk it back. I have always loved how useless all the …
Visit to the Domino Sugar Factory, Kara Walker Art Exhibit
Of course race and history were the primary discussions going on here, but it really bothered me that the statues were not fully made of sugar. That the process had not been perfected or concluded, and that instead we were given mock-ups or props that represented the idea instead of the real thing. Maybe I’m …
Mirrors
A collection of selfies. Or rather, documentary photos of myself in different situations. Originally I was going to do a selfie in every bathroom I would ever encounter. I still want to make this a bathroom-centric series, but for now, I will post all the selfies I have. It’s interesting to think of the different …
Hands Painting
A collection of hands gathered at Washington Square Park one fine Saturday. Details of the hands painting. I made it a point to avoid using any black in this painting, and instead layer on transparent pigments: quinacridone violet, alyzarin crimson, pthalo blue, and sap green. The goal was a complex grey, so I was …