the Martin Backpacker Guitar

I finally bought it—the Martin Backpacker Guitar—an amazingly cool, travel-friendly steel string that I’ve had my eyes on ever since the first day I picked one up at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival back in the summer of 1988. I’ve been playing the guitar since I was a teenager and been in rock bands from [...]

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Larry Fong ON FILM and off the record

Legendary photographer, Douglas Kirkland has been shooting Eastman Kodak’s ON FILM ad campaign for the past 18 years, photographing a cinematographer a month for publications such as American Cinematographer. It is always a treasure to spend the day at Kirkland’s home studio and watch him at work with his subject and listen to the amazing stories [...]

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Cycling Mandeville and Bundy, photograph © Chris J. Russo.

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Is 2-perf the next 3-perf?

Filmmakers who shoot film might be interested to know there is a new format in town called 2-perf.  Actually, 2-perf has been around since the 1960’s, developed by Technicolor and called TECHNISCOPE, a format that was ultimately made popular by Sergio Leone’s “Spaghetti Westerns”.  The attributes of this format lend itself to super widescreen (2.35), [...]

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Shifting Gears cycles the RUSSO RIDE in Malibu, CA. Photograph © Chris J. Russo.

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Dita McCool on set, KODAK Demo.  Photograph © Chris J. Russo.

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Fear Mia @ The Palms

One of the coolest things about being a part of the AIDS/Lifecycle community is the people you meet during the training season and on the ride. As a second-year ALC participant, I enjoy getting to know the new riders and being infected by their enthusiasm. As a “veteran,” I offer any advice when asked about [...]

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