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Mike Hope Photo Site New Look!

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Hi All,

I recently changed the look to my photo web site mikehopephotos.com I think you might enjoy it!! Feel free to take a look and let me know what you think. I am taking more shots with the Canon 6D and 24 – 105mm lens as well as the Canon EOS-M, which is great for quick shots on the go. I am really liking the 6D and am going to take a few more shots with the 40mm pancake. This is a fun lens for portrait and DOF shots. Real sharp for a great price too!! Anyway nuff for now, and let me know what you think of the new site!

Mike Hope Photo Site

Mike Hope Photo Site

Hope you like the photos!!

Mike Hope

The Power of Photography – National Geographic – 125 years.

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This should really be a great exhibit and I can’t wait to check this out. The Power of Photography – National Geographic – 125 years. It starts this weekend, October 26th, at the Annenberg Space for Photography at 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Century City. The exhibit is FREE and parking is a dollar with Annenberg validation…

National Geographic - Tribute

The Power of Photography

The exhibit is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm.  Check it out and let me know what you think….

…I still have a bunch of old National Geographis hard cover, going back to 1927 and beyond., I can’t give them up!!

Thanks again for stopping by,

Mike Hope

Joel Sartore

A photo by Joel Sartore – National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

 

Shane Knight’s Fine Art Photography

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On a recent trip to the awe inspiring Grand Canyon we stopped off in the City of Flagstaff, Arizona. A really eclectic city with great people and history. On our wanderings we came accross a fascinating gallery set up in the old jail house.

Old Jail House Flagstaff Mike-Hope by Mike Hope

The gallery was that of Shane Knight, a renowned fine-art photographer of the surrounding areas and beyond.  We discocvered all this through the gallery admistrator Michelle, a wonderfull lady who was truley a pleasure to meet.  Shane Knight’s work is truley inspiring.  His works on horses and wild lanscapes are breathtaking and really have to be seen to be appreciated!  You can see the hard work, joy and exhilaration that goes into each shot.  I personally found this chance visit one of the highlights of our Grand Canyon stop and am seriously considering a major buy!  There is some wonderful professional fine-art photography here. (mostly film and no Photoshop) as depicted on a  motto in the window display posted on and old large format plate camera (maybe a Gandolphi I am not sure).  Perhaps someone can put me straight on this one.  Anyway, the gallery is doted with great photographic curiosities and artifacts as well as old cameras, not to mention the fantastic photography!  What’s more it is located in an old historic jail house that still has bars on the windows, brick walls and prisoner graffiti from 1914.

If you are there please check it out, it’s awsome!! The Gallery is located at:

Shane Knight Photography
5 East Aspen Avenue
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
928.556.1563

Helmut Newton at the Annenberg Space

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Hi all,

This is a pretty interesting exhibit of some “more than revolutionary” fashion photography!! This is the first exhibition of Helmut Newton’s work outside of gallery shows in Los Angeles. This display features pictures from his first three books “White Women, Sleepless Nights and Big Nudes:

Helmut Newton - Women in Saddle

Helmut Newton – Women in Saddle

On till Sunday, September 8th. It’s free and a dollar for parking!! That’ll make me go!! Be warned some photos are not for the kids. Maybe the title gives it away – If you haven’t been you gotta go!!!

Annenberg Space
Helmut Newton Photography Exhibit – 
thanks for taking a look… Mike Hope

Mike Hope’s Photo Web Has a New Look!

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Hi everyone,

I have just finished saving a new look for my 500px photo site and thought you might like to take a look. I think it has a much raunchier look to it and I particularly like the background effects that come on from random photos. Let me know what you think and thanks for stopping by…

Mike Hope Photos

PS. this is still in Beta so it may have some quirks. Hope you like it.

Mike Hope

Mikehopephotos.com

Vivien Maier – The Legend That Never Was

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Hi All,

I was just checking through some interesting articles on Street Photography when I came across a piece in the MessyNessy blog about a lady photographer

from Chicago that died recently at the age of 83 years. She apparantly was very private and never shown her photographs to anyone outside her family.  Luckily the negatives came up at an auction and were bought by an historical hobbyist, John Maloof. Well the results speak for themselves and the lady, Vivien Maier, is a street photography legend. You can find out more and check some of Vivien Maier’s great work on Messy Nessy’s blog

Vivien Maiers Photographs – The Legend That Never Was

There is now a fascinating documentary Finding Vivien Maier you can check out the official trailer on YouTube

Finding Vivien Maier – official Trailer

I am sure you will aggree this is fascinating stuff. The quality of the photographs are phenomenal!! Makes you long for the days when RollieFlex ruled and black and white was recording history (still in manufacture by the way)

File:Rolleiflex camera.jpg

Thanks for stopping by,

Mike Hope

Scrabble Board – Mike Hope

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ScrabbleSM - Mike Hope by Mike-Hope
Scrabble Board – Mike Hope, a photo by Mike-Hope on Flickr.

I was just inspired by another blog, Jean’s Photography, as there was a picture of a later Scrabble Board that I was admiring. I remebered this shot I took at the Ojai Resort and Spa of an old scrabble board they had on display. So I thought I would post it again. Hope you like it!!

Mike Hope