And I'll never be the same. First there was Shorpy, then there was Astronomy Picture of the Day, now there is FFFFOUND! This one's a little more complicated, and I seem to need to be invited to participate (ie: post and share and such). But I've still managed to troll through quite a bit, and have ferreted out some new photographers who strike my fancy.
FFFFOUND!'s official line is that it's "a web service that not only allows the users to post and share their favorite images found on the web, but also dynamically recommends each user's tastes and interests for an inspirational image-bookmarking experience!!"
Invite me, you inviting folks!
My first major discovery is the French design and photographic duo HELMO, who are seemingly brilliant. They are Thomas Couderc and Clement Vauchez, and they like smoke and sparkly things and animals, which I've really been feeling with the rise of the likes of Hannah Whitaker and Estelle Hanania. It seems that a lot of the work is installation-based, which is a nice melding of mediums.
These three are from colored smoke:
And these are from Noel, which is (excuse the babelfish jargon):
D' project; preparing of the frontage of the Lafayette Galleries, Hausmann Boulevard in Paris, for Christmas 2006. A white cloud - white and translucent discs suspended with wire transparencies - converges towards the Lafayette Galleries and penetrates with l' interior of the store towards its point emblematic, the cupola. L' installation is alive, it scintillates and vibrates with the liking of the light and the wind. With 1:00 of the morning, when the building's extinct, certain elements phosphorescents continue to take care.
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Guess I like the purity of a scene. These appear to be nothing more than some photoshop overlays.
Doesn't really impress me.
Don't! Do! This!
Leave the FFFOUND community members where tey are - carefully hidden. FFFOUND is way to fragile to drag it into the mainstream.
I hate you did this blog entty. :(
Hey Andreas; I think fffound wants to be found. I'm actually a little late onto this boat, i think. but dont worry, i'm not sure i'm really all that influential. And adams- i think these are actual installations:
"white and translucent discs suspended with wire transparencies"