shutter to think

a new way of reading

A washington post article without a copy editor. what in the world would we do without one??

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/20/AR2008062002089_pf.html

state of the photojournalist

Here's an incredible interview on Jean-Francois Leroy of Visa Pour L'image festival held in perpignon, france every year. the financial struggle of the photojournalist and the media industry is both appalling and just as disgusting as the media circus and celebrity photography. its disappointing.

Go to: http://aphotoeditor.com/visa.html

day 2

a few from today's pictures...an incredible day.

tuesday, june 15, 2008. san francisco, ca
same-sex marriages

 

 

day 1

i decided to go to SF to shoot the same-sex marriages on monday, the first day. since i don't really shoot a whole lot of news at the newspaper i work at, i thought i ought to go out on my own and cover the event as a freelancer. my pictures are up on atlas press photo agency. the light that evening was really nice. my mental conflict about freelancing/documentary vs. shooting for a community newspaper is for another post.

june 16, 2008 5pm: City Hall, San Francisco
same-sex marriages

wine auction fundraiser

Click on the link to see my pictures from the auction. $10.3 mil was raised for 47 non-profits in the napa valley.

http://www.napavalleyregister.com/v2inc/mm/ss/080612auction/

 
  

"Aqui Somos Puro Rojo" Exhibit -

My exhibit is still up at the Ceja gallery and they have incredible wine.

We'll be having an end of the exhibit fiesta, probably on Aug. 3, Sunday.

"Aqui Somos Puro Rojo" Exhibit -
Featuring photographs mostly from the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala.

Sunday, May 4, 2008, 4 - 7pm
Ceja Tasting Salon
1248 First Street
Napa, CA 94559
(707) 255-3954
http://www.cejavineyards.com

www.liannemiltonphotography.com

this week in graduation

Burma junta/NYT article

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/07/world/asia/07delta.html

The Burma (Myanmar) junta evicts cyclone victims from monastary shelter back to the delta....
unbelievable. There's an insightful quote about the Burmese people in the middle of the story.

the big weekend

every year there's a big money making auction in the napa valley. the funds go to nonprofits in the valley. on thursday i had to shoot the local auction events around the valley, the ones that you know, the regular people can actually afford. some of them. anyway, the bubble here can be quite a trip.

speaking of bubbles, there was a party at a sparkling wine winery, can't say "champangne" because we aren't in france, they say.

a masquerade ball - i couldn't stay for the actual ball - but this venetian mask is pretty cool

hats off!

Here's a series of portraits i shot for our weekly photo page. I scrambled to find something, like usual, a day or two before deadline. I went to the grange to check out the boots and belles square dancing club to find these locals decked out in these wonderful skirts. actually, its the women that looked incredible.

i'm working on my portraiture. and though i did these in 15 minutes, I need to slow down and watch what i'm shooting. im just lucky i was able to pull something fun off in such a short amount of time.