I’m suddenly in the strange position of being paid to take pictures for a living while being in no way a photographer. This turn of events is coupled with the fact that I’m also paid to do a lot of other things at the same time, meaning I haven’t had the time to actually learn to take pictures, even though more people see my embarrassing excuses for photographs in the course of a month than any of my friends who are actually lovely, talented, and technically skilled artists/journalists. Luckily, I also live with some of these talented people, and they’ve been doing my best with me, which I’m immensely thankful for. However, I still have a ton of learning to do on a shoestring. Anyone out there with advice on where to learn to use a DSLR?
Turns out Gillian Welch also takes some pretty darn great pictures on tour. St. Louis Cemetary No. 1, New Orleans, LA. August 8, 2011.
Gerda Taro, Robert Capa’s partner and the first great female war photographer. She was crushed to death by a tank covering the Spanish Civil War at the age of 26 in 1937.
(Source: quitecontinental.net)
Gerda Taro
