Camera: FUJIFILM GFX 50S
Lens: GF120mmF4 R LM OIS WR Macro
Exposure: 1/125
F-Number: 4
ISO: 100

An outtake of The Cup—part of the 1EYE SOCIETY launch content.

I’m a day late on our usual schedule. I hope you’re not too miffed about it. It’s entirely due to yesterday’s launch of 1EYE SOCIETY and all those last-minute wrinkles I needed to iron out. The new site runs on Wordpress’s hosted platform and it’s been so strange using WP again after all these years. You’re back into coding world and plugin management and jumping between admin UIs... I’d forgotten about all of this. I bitch and moan about Squarespace but man...they do make life simple. Not as versatile but definitely simple. Unless they suffer a major outage...like they did yesterday, on top of everything else.

That said, the tech support from Automattic has been stellar. Those guys are hella fast when an issue arises. But now the structure is all in place, the furniture shouldn't be moving too much anymore and I can focus on content.

Speaking of which, I’m just now realizing that I’ve written over 150 words about something some of you may not even be aware of yet...!

Quick rundown: 1EYE SOCIETY is a new membership website, focused on the art of photography, visual work and storytelling. I’ve written a (longish) post about it (link below) so I won’t bore you with the same details here. I’ll just say this: if the subject is at all something that interests you, I would love to have you onboard. And for those who’ve subscribed already: thank you, again.

As you might expect, I’ve been a bit consumed with this project since our last communication. It took a toll on shooting and research. But here are a couple of articles that caught my eye...through the thick fog of tech.

LINKS

Francesca Gavin on the History of Collage

Something about that image grabbed me instantly. The book listed looks really interesting as well.

Cyanotype: The Photographic Process That “Blue” Everyone Away 170 Years Ago

Ridiculously corny title but a nice overview of the history behind the technique.

Related anecdote from the 80s: our first band had landed a gig at Montreal’s Foufounes Electriques—the premier underground venue. If you know the place, this was before they took over the entire block (we played there later too). Anyhoo…we wanted to make a big splash and go beyond our usual photocopied posters to glue all around town. Our bassist knew someone who knew someone in the blueprint business and we got a great deal for these huge 20x30 prints. Compared with the usual 11x14 or 8.5x11, they stood out a little. We plastered the city with these and it became the talk of the town. The owners at Les Foufs were super impressed with our campaign (we were totally unknown at the time) and asked where we’d had them made. From that point on, blueprint (cyanotype) posters became the de facto standard for bands.

Oh and that show? Packed ;)

Patti Smith: 'I feel the unrest of the world in the pit of my stomach'

I have a huge soft spot for Patti Smith. I love her writing to death. This is a very poignant interview.

That’s it for this week. I know it’s short…I’ll make it up to you.
But hey! It’s Friday: have a great weekend :)

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Talk soon,
Patrick

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