“
Light painting (also known as
light drawing or light graffiti) is a photographic technique in which exposures are made usually at night or in a darkened room by moving a hand-held light source or by moving the camera. In many cases the light source itself does not have to appear in the image. The term light painting also encompasses images lit from outside the frame with hand-held light sources. The first known photographer to use this technique was
Man Ray in his series "Space Writing" created in 1935. The photographer Ellen Carey discovered Man Ray's signature signed by penlight nearly 74 years after the pictures had been taken” (wiki)
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posted by growabrain
on Sep 19, 2011 -
9 comments
Funny Or Die seemed to be one of those start-up websites that might not have legs; a flash in the pan. Heck, it was started by two actual stars (will ferrell and adam mckay) and sometimes that spells "lack of creative interest" doom in regards to their participation. Today it's one of the best launching platforms for young comics looking to make a distinction from the dysfunctionally democratic haze of youtube(s). It's success is also
noted by hollywood.
What might be most encouraging it that it has become home to a litany of non-obvious tone projects and... well... some strange, interesting stuff. Witness: the surprisingly absorbing trailer for
The Uncler.
posted by Lacking Subtlety
on Feb 18, 2009 -
47 comments
For Better or For Worse has become a hybrid. Lynn Johnston has been making some changes to
FBOFW gearing up for the time when the characters will stop aging in the strip. Unlike most comics which are frozen in time, the characters in For Better or For Worse have gotten older, made changes in their lives, fallen in love, and had children.
Some people aren't so happy with this fundamental change in the strip. However, FBOFW is no stranger to controversy. Michael, the oldest child of the Patterson family,
had a gay friend who
came out in the strip prompting some papers to run
completely different strips on the days the homosexuality issue was mentioned. In recent years, however, the
internet has been abuzz over the issue of middle child
Elizabeth's love life.
Thankfully we can read all about it from youngest child
April's perspective.
(Previously)
posted by josher71
on Oct 27, 2007 -
87 comments
