Digital Trends Friday November 11, 2022
Creating viral content is only half the battle when it comes to increasing engagement on your Instagram posts — timing is important too, notes Digital Trends, which has a guide on how to publish your IG posts in order to maximize the exposure. You can either rely on the research of social media experts who can give you one-size-fits-most estimates of the best possible days and times to post, or, says DT, you can get the analytics data of your Instagram account and figure out the best possible publish times for your unique account and audience.
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British Journal of Photography Friday November 11, 2022
Caroline Tompkins refers to the images in her latest photobook, Bedfellow, as “heaven and hell pictures,” notes the British Journal of Photography. The scenes she captures range from moments of tenderness – nude figures, couples kissing, blissful landscapes – to those charged with a more disturbing energy. Leeches suck blood from a torso; a ladybird crawls between the thorns of a cactus flower; penises – many of them – standing tall or hanging limp. “It’s about sex and fear,” Tompkins says. “I was really interested in that binary/“
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DIYPhotography Friday November 11, 2022
Instant film photography gets more versatile with the newly introduced Nons SL645, an SLR camera that takes Canon EF Mount lenses (or other lenses that can work with an EF mount adapter) and Instax Mini film. “[I]t seems like a perfect match for those who love instant film photography and vintage lenses with equal passion,” notes DP Review. The new camera from Nons follows the success of the Hong Kong-based company’s SL45 and SL660 instant camera, which uses Instax Square film.
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CNBC Friday November 11, 2022
An auction at Christie’s in New York made history Wednesday when 60 works from the Paul G. Allen Collection for over $1.5 billion, a record for a single owner sale at auction, noted CNBC. Record were also set for several artists, including Vincent van Gogh, Gustav Klimt. and photographer Edward Steichen, whose 1904 image of New York City’s Flatiron Building (printed in 1905) sold for $11.8 million, making it the second priciest photograph ever sold, after Man Ray’s Le Violon d’Ingres which sold for $12.4 million in May.
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