Red Skies at Night

Moonset over Hualalai

ejeschke — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:26:38 +0000

Moonset over Hualalai, originally uploaded by Eric Jeschke.

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Mauna Loa from Mauna Kea #1

ejeschke — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:34:59 +0000

Mauna Loa from Mauna Kea #1, originally uploaded by Eric Jeschke.

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Mauna Loa from Mauna Kea #2

ejeschke — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:34:36 +0000

Mauna Loa from Mauna Kea #2, originally uploaded by Eric Jeschke.

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Good News, Bad News

ejeschke — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:05:45 +0000

First, the good news. I went on a two-day camping trip in the mountains with my local photography club and bagged some nice material. I always prefer to put fresh work on the blog rather than old stuff and this will replenish the stocks a little bit; I was feeling loth to dig around the archives.

Now the bad news. My best camera is on the fritz.

That’s right, my trusty little Ricoh GX-100, less than 6 months old, started malfunctioning badly today, just as we were returning to civilization. When I press the zoom rocker switch, the lens goes crazy trying to rack itself in and out and finally it gives up and racks back out to 24mm. So I’m stuck at 24mm. Very annoying. I guess it’s back to the Casio for a while, and I’m going to keep my eye firmly on Photokina. Here’s hoping there is an interesting compact announced. Maybe the new Canon G10 that’s coming out.

It’s really a shame because I have fallen for this camera. It’s the best compact I’ve used, period. But Ricoh really seems to a have a quality control issue on their hands, from what I’m hearing from other users.

It was also a wake up call for me to be sure to bring a backup camera. I didn’t miss much this time, but I was lucky. If it had gone out early in the trip, I would have been SOL (see photo).

Bikini Party

ejeschke — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:07:51 +0000

Bikini Party, originally uploaded by Eric Jeschke.

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Selling prints on ebay

ejeschke — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:36:43 +0000

I noticed that Brian Auer is selling his prints on ebay. I’ve seen some other photographers do that too, and I wonder about ebay as a vehicle for selling “fine-art” photography. Yes, you are auctioning off your work, but ebay is no Sotheby’s. It rather has a bit of a the feel of a flea market. The pages are functional, but do not show off the work in a very classy way. And yet, it’s got a lot of eyeballs there, so it’s a more ready made market than hanging out your shingle on a personal web site. I also know there are lots of people that will pay higher prices on an auction site than they would on a regular e-commerce site because they think they are getting a deal. (This is how so many copies of the open-source GIMP image editing software are sold, even though it’s freely available elsewhere.) It’s also all set up for e-commerce, so no hassle setting up your own system.

What are your thoughts about selling photography on ebay?

Sückfull

ejeschke — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:20:36 +0000

Sückfull, originally uploaded by Eric Jeschke.

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More strange shop signs in Munich. This one seems to be a household supplies store.

Strange shop signs from Munich, round 2…

ejeschke — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:58:04 +0000

F***uall, originally uploaded by Eric Jeschke.

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More strange shop signs in Munich. I did not go in this shop, seemed a little offputting

Honestly, why would you name a store that?

On Galleries vs. Artists

ejeschke — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:32:08 +0000

Interesting notes about the symbiotic and yet adversarial relationship between galleries and artists, from the blogs of Edward Winkelman. The whole process appears like a sort of chess game. See

Whither the gallery? I’d say the galleries are in a very strong position to continue to prop up the art market for photography. In a period of flux (as we clearly are in the photography market, with an absolute deluge of “product” out there), art buyers are likely to retreat to what is safe and known to advise them on their purchases. The fact is, millions of photographers have hung out a shingle trying to sell work online. But the sites that are really taking off are the Getty microstocks, the 20×200s, etc. Run by art buyers that know and understand the art market.

But the 50% commission? Winkleman makes a good argument for that in a bricks and mortar gallery, but online, there oughtn’t be much overhead after the initial investment of setting up a site. Also, the touted “gallery-artist” relationship will be somewhat different if formed online, and may be even more shallow and cynical than described.

Pussy Deluxe Store

ejeschke — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:41:53 +0000

Pussy Deluxe Store, originally uploaded by Eric Jeschke.

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Seen on a side street in Munich. I’m really not sure if it was a sex shop, a lingerie shop, or what.

There were several stores just in the general mix that had bizarre names like this…

One more from the Munich series…