Chiado Project – Photo Session one

by Mário Pires 19.02.2010 Art

Now that the tools are chosen it was time to go out, decide on the subjects and start the actual shooting. On the day of the scouting with the mobile phone i had already chosen 9 possible ones, but i was unsure of the outcome of some, due to the fact that the pictures could [...]

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The Chiado Project – The tools

by Mário Pires 08.02.2010 Art

In the first post of the series i talked about the theme and the final output of the project. But what tools should i use to photograph it?
Should i use a DSLR like the Nikon D2x and a varied assortment of lenses ?
This is the set up that could give the more flexibility and image [...]

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Photo projects for 2010

by Mário Pires 31.01.2010 Art

For some time now that i try to organize the bulk of my photo activity around projects, i still photograph on a loose base when i’m in that mood, but i find it more fulfilling to structure my work this way. For 2010, these are the photo related project i wish to work on.

Chiado Project
The [...]

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The Chiado project

by Mário Pires 27.01.2010 Art

I was invited to premiere a new art space in Lisbon
The exhibition has a tight schedule, and i am going to be build it from scratch, i thought it could be a good idea to document the whle project.
The venue will be LiberOffice in the Chiado district of Lisbon, and the theme will be Chiado [...]

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New books for a expanding library

by Mário Pires 17.01.2010 Art

This last weeks have been very book filled ones. After the purchase of “Lisboa, Cidade Triste e Alegre”, i also could not resist purchasing some more books, both locally and on-line.
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I specially recommend the book by David Hockney, his reflections about his own work are very intelligent and made think about the validity [...]

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