tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797096201593911412024-03-13T15:46:09.248-07:00fotonomousfo-ton-o-mous [foh-ton-uh-muh s] noun<br>photo + autonomous = fotonomous<br>1.Web identity of Lydia Marcus, an individualist, Piscean & native Los Angeleno (Encino/WEHO) raised in diametrically opposed communities shaped by culture, status, sexuality, and spirituality.This multifaceted upbringing informed her ability & desire to always seek to blend out instead of blend in.<br>2.Blog of Lydia Marcus, a writer, photographer (Nikon & Polaroid shooter), filmmaker & unapologetic Valley girl.Lydia Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01626684268631195316noreply@blogger.comBlogger393125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679709620159391141.post-64512483322173547582011-10-24T14:23:00.000-07:002011-10-24T14:23:16.903-07:00GOODBYE FOTONOMOUS BLOGThank you for reading and following the fotonomous blog. I've decided I no longer want to keep a personal blog going because my photos and postings have migrated to Facebook, making this blog unnecessary. When I started this blog, I was just doing photography for fun, but after a lot of hard work and time getting my feet wet, it's now become a career.
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My main passion is photographing pets (specifically dogs) - so this summer I launched <a href="www.zenpetpix.com">Zen Pet Pix</a>. You can follow my photos on my website <a href="www.zenpetpix.com">www.zenpetpix.com</a> and at <a href="www.facebook.com/zenpetpix">Zen Pet Pix on Facebook</a>.
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My general photography work - headshots, portraits, event, and everything in between - is <a href="www.lydiamarcus.com">Lydia Marcus Photography</a> and you can follow me at <a href="www.facebook.com/lydiamarcusphotography">Lydia Marcus Photography on Facebook</a> too.
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If you're in the Los Angeles or San Fernando Valley areas, please consider hiring me for your photography needs.
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Thank you for this time together and I hope you keep up with me on my photography websites and Facebook pages where I put new content up several times a week and often daily!
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- Lydia Marcus :-)
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Lydia & Cali having fun in Malibu, CALydia Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01626684268631195316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679709620159391141.post-30680310975654003012011-07-04T13:11:00.001-07:002011-07-04T13:11:45.796-07:00STARS & STRIPES & CALI FOREVER!<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/5901891227/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6024/5901891227_91f33e0d72.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/5901891227/">Stars&Stripes&Cali-1</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/">fotonomous</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Cali July 4th, 2011<br />© Lydia Marcus Photography</p>Lydia Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01626684268631195316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679709620159391141.post-86792101367237495222011-07-04T10:39:00.001-07:002011-07-04T10:43:44.639-07:00HAVE A "PAWTRIOTIC" DAY!<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/5901328875/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/5901328875_5ac82a6ea8.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br />
<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/5901328875/">Independence_Paw'rade_LMarcus-81</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/">fotonomous</a>.</span></div><p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Coco Puffz at the Best Friends Los Angeles Independence Paw'rade.<br />
July 2, 2011 Studio City, CA <br />
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For a full set of photos from the Paw'rade go to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.242124525800408.70370.193323844013810">Lydia Marcus Photography</a> on Facebook.Lydia Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01626684268631195316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679709620159391141.post-82585243967077473992011-06-13T15:12:00.000-07:002011-06-13T15:12:04.929-07:00L.A. PRIDE 2011<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/5829667527/" title="pride2011-1 by fotonomous, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5192/5829667527_0984b3714e_o.jpg" width="640" height="640" alt="pride2011-1"></a><br />
Cali & the WEHO Cheerleaders<br />
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I've been going to L.A. PRIDE for 25 years (since I was 16) but this was the first time I ever walked in the parade. A friend who works for NBCUniversal invited me and my doggy Cali to walk with the OUT@NBCUniveral group. It was very exhilarating and fun and the adrenaline pumped me up for the whole day! - Lydia Marcus <br />
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Here are my favorite photos from PRIDE:<br />
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Cali & Lucille Ball impersonator<br />
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Cali is full of PRIDE. Posing in front of an old MTA bus<br />
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Me & Cali<br />
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Me & Cali walking in the parade<br />
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With all the noise, people, moving vehicles, and general mania, Cali kept looking back and checking that I was still behind her. <br />
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Olympian Johnny Weir strikes a pose. He was the parade's Grand Marshal<br />
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Madame Tussaud's had a float with wax figures of Lady Gaga and Jane Lynch. From a distance I saw Jane and thought she was actually in the parade. The likeness is uncanny. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/5830215126/" title="Gay Angels by fotonomous, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5314/5830215126_b0594ec945_o.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="Gay Angels"></a><br />
Heaven is missing two gay angels. :-)<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/5829665721/" title="God Loves Fags by fotonomous, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5186/5829665721_7ebbcc73f6_o.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="God Loves Fags"></a><br />
Love these t-shirts! Take that Fred Phelps!<br />
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The WEHO Cheerleaders show their spirit!<br />
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The focus isn't perfect, but I like the moment - WEHO Sheriffs in front of the Pride festival entrance.<br />
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Tons of attendance at the Parade. A view of the crowd<br />
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The BRAVO TV contingent: Jenni Pulos, Andy Cohen, Zoila, and Jeff Lewis.<br />
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Madison Hildebrand from Million Dollar Listing<br />
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OUT@NBCU workers dancing on the route. It was so much fun walking alongside these guys and gals because they really got the crowd pumped up. <br />
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L.A. Pride <br />
June 12, 2011, West Hollywood CA<br />
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Athena and Aries are 2 year old Pugs from the same litter. <br />
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© Lydia Marcus 2011 / <a href="http://www.lydiamarcus.com" rel="nofollow">www.lydiamarcus.com</a><br />
Lydia Marcus Photography<br />
Nikon D40 / Nikon 35mm f/1.8<br />
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Lydia Marcus is available for dog and pet photography in the Los Angeles and San Fernando valley area. Please check out her <a href="http://www.lydiamarcus.com/index2.php#/rgallery3/1/">website</a> for a full gallery of pet images and for pricing information.Lydia Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01626684268631195316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679709620159391141.post-76115833260240526202011-03-19T14:45:00.003-07:002011-03-19T14:47:26.959-07:00SASSAFRAS AT THE BEACH<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/5541134756/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5260/5541134756_d12fb993ce.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/5541134756/">Sassafras</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/fotonomous/">fotonomous</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Sassafras at the Beach<br />March 19, 2011<br />Santa Monica, CA<br />© Lydia Marcus 2011 / www.lydiamarcus.com<br />Nikon D40 / Nikon 35mm f/1.8</p>Lydia Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01626684268631195316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679709620159391141.post-88079677078327386452011-03-09T17:52:00.000-08:002011-03-09T17:52:23.099-08:00CALI IN REPOSE<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/5513202741/" title="Cali_3-9-11 by fotonomous, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5215/5513202741_2e1d67e43f.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Cali_3-9-11" /></a><br />
Cali<br />
March 9, 2011<br />
© Lydia Marcus 2011 / <a href="http://www.lydiamarcus.com" rel="nofollow">www.lydiamarcus.com</a>Lydia Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01626684268631195316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679709620159391141.post-88110430922562680132011-02-14T08:19:00.000-08:002011-02-14T08:27:41.642-08:00HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/5445586894/" title="Cali_Valentine by fotonomous, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/5445586894_a8a8860b4d.jpg" width="400" height="500" alt="Cali_Valentine" /></a><br />
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© Lydia Marcus 2011 / <a href="http://www.lydiamarcus.com" rel="nofollow">www.lydiamarcus.com</a><br />
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Photographed with a Nikon D7000/Nikon 50mm f/1.8<br />
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At the end of summer 2009 I received an extraordinary email - LACMA (the Los Angeles County Museum of Art) wanted to use one of my photographs on a tote bag they would sell in their gift shops and online store. The photo was an image that I had taken of Urban Light - Chris Burden's sculpture of 202 restored antique cast iron Los Angeles street lights from the 1920's and 1930's. <br />
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Although Urban Light was only installed at LACMA recently (2008), it instantly became an iconic site in our great City of Angels. Day or night, drive by LACMA and you are likely to see people strolling between the lamps and taking photos of themselves amidst the lights. It is literally one of the most photographed things in Los Angeles.<br />
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LACMA found my shot among thousands of other Urban Light photos seen in Google images. When they asked if they could use my photo, to say I was floored is putting it mildly. <br />
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I <i>grew up</i> at LACMA and the La Brea Tarpits. LACMA is truly nostalgic and meaningful ground to me. Some of my favorite childhood memories were spent walking the grounds with my Aunt Lisa and Uncle Fritz, eating lunch at the cafeteria, tiptoeing across rocks in the meandering stream that cuts through the park, and climbing on the giant bear and sloth statues. Then as a 16 year old high schooler learning to use an SLR in Beginning Photography, LACMA became my muse as I took my first artistic shots of the architecture and galleries using a hand-me-down Canon AE-1 Program. <br />
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I may never have work hanging in the galleries of LACMA (it's not even something I aspire to), but to have my work sold there and represent Urban Light is a thrill. <br />
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My parents were longtime members of LACMA and I have been too. That the sales of my tote bag benefit the museum in any small way gives me great pleasure. <br />
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Nearly a year after first contacting me, the tote bag began selling in the gift shops. And this week, it's finally for sale in their updated <a href="http://shop.lacma.org/collections/apparel/products/urban-light-tote-bag">online store</a>. So after much anticipation and excitement, my tote bag "baby" is finally out in the world and I can share this great news. <br />
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And LACMA has created a special promo coupon code for me!<br />
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Use the coupon code LYDIA10 until January 5, 2011 to receive a 10% discount when purchasing the Urban Light tote bag from the <a href="http://shop.lacma.org/collections/apparel/products/urban-light-tote-bag">LACMA online store</a>. <br />
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LACMA members get their 10% discount in addition to this coupon if they enter their membership number in the comment box on the order form. The membership discount will not show up on the order - but LACMA applies it when they finalize the sale.<br />
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Me posing in front of Urban Light with my tote bag.<br />
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A screen grab of the tote bag on the LACMA website.<br />
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Here's the write up from the <a href="http://shop.lacma.org/collections/apparel/products/urban-light-tote-bag">LACMA online store</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://shop.lacma.org/collections/apparel/products/urban-light-tote-bag">Urban Light Tote Bag</a><br />
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$28.00<br />
Member Price $25.20<br />
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This great tote is supersized to hold everything you could possibly want, including a lap top. The image on the front of the bag is a detail of the sculpture Urban Light, by Chris Burden, which can be seen in front of LACMA's entrance on Wilshire Boulevard. It has quickly become a must-see destination in Los Angeles.<br />
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We asked local photographer <a href="http://www.lydiamarcus.com">Lydia Marcus</a> for permission to use her great image once we spotted it on the web. Marcus is a proud native Los Angeleno and self-proclaimed unapologetic Valley girl whose photographs have appeared in JPG Magazine, Light Leaks, and AOL City Guide Los Angeles. She uses antique Polaroid cameras and contemporary digital formats to capture L.A.'s car culture and vintage neon signage. <br />
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Bag is approximately 18 3/4 square with photo on front and solid black back<br />
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- Interior zipper pocket approximately 6 1/4 inches square<br />
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- Sturdy 1 1/2 inch strap expands in length from approximately 28 1/2 inchs to approximately 54 inches<br />
- Imported exclusively for LACMA<br />
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My original photo of Urban Light that started it all.<br />
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Another shot of me at Urban Light.<br />
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Information about <a href="http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=161897;type=101">Urban Light</a> from LACMA.<br />
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Chris Burden <br />
Urban Light, 2008<br />
Sculpture, (Two-hundred and two) restored cast iron antique street lamps<br />
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This forest of city street lights, called “Urban Light” was created by artist Chris Burden. Despite initial appearances, the arrangement is not a perfect grid. Depending on where the viewer stands, the lamps arrange themselves in different angles and arrays.<br />
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These 202 cast iron lamps once lit the streets of Los Angeles. Burden bought one at the Rose Bowl flea market, and soon collecting and restoring street lights became an obsession. He painted them all the same neutral gray, in order to draw the eye to all the different varieties of cast iron decoration.<br />
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Burden says that street lamps like these were symbols of a civilized and sophisticated city—safe after dark and beautiful to behold. The lights all still work, and they are now powered by solar energy. They are switched on every night at dusk, until 10pm. At night, Burden says his sculpture becomes transformed into “a building with a roof of light.”<br />
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Interview with Chris Burden from L.A. Times.<br />
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A glow in the dark<br />
Chris Burden's collection of restored lamps will put LACMA in 'Urban Light.'<br />
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I've been driving by these buildings for 40 years, and it's always bugged me how this institution turned its back on the city," Chris Burden said the other day as he sat in a new public plaza facing Wilshire Boulevard at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Linking the soon-to-open Broad Contemporary Art Museum and the museum's original campus, this plaza is taking shape as the setting for Burden's largest sculpture to date, "Urban Light," an installation of 202 restored and fully operational vintage streetlights.<br />
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Wilshire is one of the main thoroughfares of the city, but LACMA's multiple tall, imposing and mostly unadorned facades have done little to address the endless stream of traffic that flows by, Burden noted. There's nothing like the grand Beaux Arts entry staircase that serves as a meeting place and a lure for visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. "What faces Wilshire," Burden said, "hasn't been very inviting."<br />
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The opening of the BCAM, designed by Renzo Piano to hold contemporary art, will mark a new beginning for the 42-year-old museum, and Burden, 61, hopes that his monumental installation of 1920s and '30s-era lamps will become both a city landmark and a more fitting entryway to the sprawling campus. Nearly all of Burden's cast-iron lamps once lighted the streets of this region, and their variety in a very literal way represents distinct styles that distinguish different neighborhoods -- present and past. Arranged so the visitor can walk among the fixtures, "Urban Light" is a nod, Burden said, to what a museum should be: "It sounds kind of corny, but when you walk through the lamps into the museum, it's like a pathway to enlightenment. It's symbolic."<br />
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Arranged in strict formation, with the tallest standing about 30 feet in the center at the back, flanked by others of various heights and forms, with the smallest standing about 20 feet tall, the lamps look like a platoon of soldiers ready to march. All their parts are original, collected by Burden over seven years. The bases display elaborate floral and geometric patterns, and the fluted shafts and glass globes that cap them have been meticulously cleaned, painted and refurbished to create an exuberant glow.Lydia Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01626684268631195316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679709620159391141.post-7972583417409591822010-12-08T00:00:00.000-08:002010-12-08T00:00:01.684-08:00JOHN LENNON IS STILL THE COOLEST BEATLE<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yokoonoofficial/3514104379/" title="John Lennon: New York City by Yoko Ono official, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3574/3514104379_65ea33a76d.jpg" width="363" height="500" alt="John Lennon: New York City" /></a><br />
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It's hard to believe, but it's been 30 years since John Lennon was murdered. I'm now the age Lennon was when he died - 40 years old. <br />
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While most fans that mourned Lennon at the time were in their 30's and 40's, I mourned alongside them as a 10 year old in elementary school. At my school we had a pretty amazing music program and we were exposed to the Beatles music and history. My connection to the Beatles in 1980 was just as strong as any kid growing up in the Sixties. The whole school was just obsessed with their music. We were all excited that Lennon's new album Double Fantasy was about to be released and had already begun hearing the first single "Just Like Starting Over" on the local AM radio. <br />
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Lennon was the first celebrity figure assassinated during my young lifetime. Attempts on the lives of President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II soon followed. All these events are seared into my memory and kind of co-exist in the same shocked place. <br />
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My appreciation of Lennon has only grown and matured over the years. I realize more and more the musical and personally political legacy that was ended way too soon. <br />
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One of the best documentaries I've ever seen on Lennon is the new film LENNONYC, airing on American Masters on PBS. Fortunately the entire film is streaming on <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/lennonyc/watch-the-full-film/1722/">PBS.ORG</a>. The use of audio from behind the scenes of the Double Fantasy recording sessions was particularly insightful to me. The <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/lennonyc/about-the-film/1551/">film's main page on the PBS website</a> also has lots of extras and outtakes. <br />
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For Lennon and Polaroid lovers I also recommend checking out May Pang's book Instamatic Karma.<br />
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And Photographer Bob Gruen (who photographed Lennon in the iconic New York City t-shirt) has an extensive archive viewable on his <a href="http://www.bobgruen.com/files/johnlennon.html">website</a>. He also has a great book John Lennon: The New York Years. <br />
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I'll never forget you <a href="http://www.johnlennon.com/">John</a>.<br />
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- Lydia Marcus 12/8/2010Lydia Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01626684268631195316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679709620159391141.post-86156188601815769192010-12-07T00:00:00.000-08:002010-12-07T18:04:20.441-08:00FOR SALE: 18-105mm VR, NIKON 18-70mmNikon 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR<br />
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This is the kit lens that came with my Nikon D7000. It's completely new and unused. Comes with original box, documentation, lens hood, and soft carrying pouch. I will even give you a copy of the receipt for warranty purposes. <br />
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I already have a 18-200mm VR lens so this is just overlap for me and I don't need it. <br />
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This lens retails for between $349-369 on Amazon, B&H and Adorama. Full specs on Nikon site: <a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Camera-Lenses/2179/AF-S-DX-NIKKOR-18-105mm-f%252F3.5-5.6G-ED-VR.html" rel="nofollow">www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Camera-Lenses/217...</a><br />
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I would consider trading for Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX plus $50 cash.<br />
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The book is softcover, 80 pages, premium luster paper, and sells for $22.95. All the photos were shot with a Polaroid SLR 680 SE / Polaroid 600 film along historic Route 66 in California and Arizona. See classic cars & trucks, neon, road signs, wild burros & even kitsch aliens.<br />
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Check out the preview:<br />
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Coco (aka Coconut) is a Bichon Frise / Poodle mix.<br />
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Rolly & Coco<br />
Photographed November 2010 in Chicago, Illinois<br />
Nikon D80 / Nikon 50mm f/1.8<br />
© Lydia Marcus 2010 / <a href="http://www.lydiamarcus.com" rel="nofollow">www.lydiamarcus.com</a>Lydia Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01626684268631195316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679709620159391141.post-65147258275870614462010-10-29T14:54:00.000-07:002010-10-29T14:54:57.313-07:00TRAVELING THE MOTHER ROAD, ROUTE 66 POLAROIDS BY LYDIA MARCUS<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/5127143888/" title="Traveling The Mother Road, Route 66 POLAROIDS by Lydia Marcus by fotonomous, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/5127143888_61735d5950.jpg" width="290" height="274" alt="Traveling The Mother Road, Route 66 POLAROIDS by Lydia Marcus" /></a><br />
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In February 2009, I traveled Route 66 from Los Angeles to Kingman AZ and hit a bunch of small towns too (Oatman AZ, Amboy CA, Barstow CA, Newberry Springs CA). I photographed nearly 150 Polaroids with my Polaroid SLR 680 SE and 600 Film. I nearly killed the camera in Yucca AZ when it got wet during outdoor shooting in light rain. The camera completely seized up and wouldn't even focus. Luckily letting it sit overnight in my warm Hill Top Motel room (a historic Route 66 motel in Kingman AZ) did the trick to dry out the sensitive circuit board. <br />
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Nearly 80 of the best Polaroids from that trip have been selected for my first Blurb book: <a href="http://www.blurb.com/books/1677428">Traveling The Mother Road, Route 66 POLAROIDS by Lydia Marcus</a>. The book features historic Roy's Motel in Amboy, classic cars and trucks in Barstow, Route 66 motels in Kingman, AZ, wild Burros in Oatman, AZ, kitsch aliens in Yucca, AZ, neon and road signs, and much much more. Check out the preview below. Books can be ordered directly through <a href="http://www.blurb.com/books/1677428">Blurb</a>. <br />
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<div style="text-align:left; width:450px"><object id="myWidget" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.blurb.com/assets/embed.swf?book_id=1677428" width="450" height="300"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><param name="movie" value="http://www.blurb.com/assets/embed.swf?book_id=1677428"></param><a target="_new" href="http://www.blurb.com/books/preview/1677428?ce=blurb_ew&utm_source=widget"><img src="http://bookshow.blurb.com/bookshow/cache/P2343422/md/wcover_2.png"></img></a></object><div style="display:block;"><a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1677428?ce=blurb_ew&utm_source=widget" target="_blank" style="margin:12px 3px;">Traveling The Mother Road, Route 66 POLAROIDS by Lydia Marcus</a> | <a href="http://www.blurb.com/landing_pages/bookshow?ce=blurb_ew&utm_source=widget" target="_blank" style="margin:12px 3px;"></a></div></div>Lydia Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01626684268631195316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679709620159391141.post-77164054190913944732010-10-18T00:00:00.000-07:002010-10-18T13:38:56.279-07:00THE COMPOSER<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/5092067731/" title="lensbaby_Naomi by fotonomous, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/5092067731_b7f5ba35bb.jpg" width="498" height="500" alt="lensbaby_Naomi" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.digitalphotoacademy.com/Home/Workshops/details/params/object/11442/default.aspx">Digital Photo Academy</a> offers free Lensbaby workshops around the country. Lensbaby are known for their lenses that give a "sweet spot of focus surrounded by graduated blur." I took one of the classes in Los Angeles taught by <a href="http://georgesimian.com">George Simian</a>. For the three hour seminar, we were loaned Lensbaby's top of the line model, the <a href="http://www.lensbaby.com/lenses-composer.php">Composer</a>. I already own a Lensbaby 2.0 but haven't used it much. The Composer costs more than the 2.0 (now known as the Muse) - $270 vs $100/150 (plastic/glass lens) but the Composer is MUCH easier to use and offers a lot more control. With the 2.0 or <a href="http://www.lensbaby.com/lenses-muse.php">Muse</a> you have to constantly squeeze and bend the lens to focus, while the Composer allows you to twist in a focus spot and keep it there hands free. I think the Composer is definitely worth the extra dough and if it had been manufactured when I decided to purchase my Lensbaby, I definitely would have bought the Composer instead. But if you like a LOT of unpredictability and variety in your photos, the 2.0 or Muse may be perfect for you. <br />
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© Lydia Marcus / <a href="http://www.lydiamarcus.com" rel="nofollow">www.lydiamarcus.com</a><br />
Photographed October 14, 2010 in Los Angeles, CA.<br />
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Photographed September 8, 2010 in Encino, CALydia Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01626684268631195316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679709620159391141.post-54034146653340278842010-08-30T14:20:00.001-07:002010-08-30T14:20:40.935-07:00SLIP AWAY<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/4942616955/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4942616955_2b48380825.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/4942616955/">slipawayposter</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/fotonomous/">fotonomous</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Poster image I shot for "Slip Away" starring Lauren Birriel & Michelle C. Bonilla. Directed by Tina Scorzafava. http://slipawaythemovie.com</p>Lydia Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01626684268631195316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679709620159391141.post-17211734617149722302010-08-27T15:34:00.000-07:002010-08-27T15:34:20.827-07:00BFF PHOTOBOOTH<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/4933365430/" title="Jon & Lyd BFF by fotonomous, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4933365430_39a7efecd3.jpg" width="126" height="500" alt="Jon & Lyd BFF" /></a><br />
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Jonathan (my brother from another mother) and I had fun posing in this photobooth we found in the Valencia Town Center Shopping Mall. The photobooth (run by blababooth) had GREAT lighting, something I REALLY appreciated since I was sans makeup :-)<br />
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August 19, 2010 in Valencia, CALydia Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01626684268631195316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679709620159391141.post-41164458616776888372010-08-05T14:04:00.000-07:002010-08-05T14:04:39.217-07:00LEGALIZE GAY<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotonomous/4864303546/" title="LegalizeGay by fotonomous, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4864303546_ab47195f85.jpg" width="356" height="500" alt="LegalizeGay" /></a><br />
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I spent yesterday evening in West Hollywood, celebrating victory that Prop 8 (which banned same sex marriage in the state of California) was declared unconstitutional. I saw this window display on the corner of San Vicente & Santa Monica Boulevard at the American Apparel store. I just love the slogan "Legalize Gay" - funny <i>and</i> powerful. American Apparel sells t-shirts and tank tops emblazoned with those two words and currently they're offering a buy 1 get 1 free on their website. Now's a great time to buy!<br />
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"Legalize Gay" <a href="http://www.americanapparel.net/legalizegay" rel="nofollow">American Apparel</a> Window Display<br />
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