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The Photography of Mark Laita

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Created Equal series

Born in Detroit in 1960, Mark was raised by Lithuanian parents. His mother was a model and his father worked in GM’s styling department. His family moved to Chicago when he was ten where he discovered photography and began assisting commercial photographers after high school. He attended Northern Illinois University, University of Illinois and Columbia College, where Mark received a BA in Photography.

Mark Laita’s Website
http://www.marklaita.com/

How to make Kodachrome Curtains

Lufah over at craftster.org has come up with a unique way of what to do with all of those old Kodak Kodachrome slides laying around, make curtains out of them! I must say that seeing this has already drummed up a few ideas on how to make my own curtains. I really like how whenever the light comes through that it has a stained glass window effect.

She goes on to say, “It’s a pair of curtains made out of old Kodachrome slides!  I’m really interested in photography, and will buy old cameras in antique and thrift stores in order to develop film that’s inside of it.  From time to time, I’ll find collections of old slides and will buy those, too.  Last fall, driving back from vacation, we stopped at an antique store outside of Kansas City and I found a box of a ton of old slides, mostly Kodachrome, from the 50s and 60s.”

Time to go to the antique store!

Kodachrome Curtains – Updated! Now with lampy goodness!
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=338100.0

Dina Goldstein’s Fallen Princesses

‘Fallen Princesses’ place Fairy Tale characters in modern day scenarios. In all of the images the Princess is placed in an environment that articulates her conflict. The ‘…happily ever after’ is replaces with a realistic outcome and addresses current issues.

Dina Goldstein’s Fallen Princesses Website
http://www.fallenprincesses.com/

The Photography of Magnus Muhr (Deadly Fly Art)

Down south we have a lot of fly’s and I do mean a lot. Most of the art that we see around here are the ones created with fly paper. If you stand back far enough, you can almost see a game of connect the dots.

With that being said, Magnus Muhr of Sweden found a creative way of displaying the dead little critters. Magnus has created a wonderful little gallery of Dead Fly Art where he composes the little nasty things into comedic wonder. Make sure you view his other collecton of fine photography.

Magnus says (translated), “This started several years ago on a warm-up party when I get bored found a dead fly on the balcony on a summer evening o immediately thought “ahaa” if I get a pencil o camera … O on the way it is:) may now orders for these small “paintings” that I sometimes sell.”

Magnus Muhr on Fotosidan (site is in Swedish)
http://www.fotosidan.se/gallery/view.htm?ID=230148

Magnus Muhr’s Website
http://muhr.area81.se/

Houseplant Picture Studio

HouseplantPictureStudio.com is home to a wonderful collection of ecletic, quirky and just plain great collections such as:

• Old Photos of a Big Family from Kansas City, Missouri
• Benbenekus Bombastikus
• The Jensen Sisters

Plus a whole lot more!

Houseplant Picture Studio’s Website
http://www.houseplantpicturestudio.com/