Wedding Photographer Complains that a ‘Karen’ Ruined His Shot

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Wedding Photographer Complains that a ‘Karen’ Ruined His Shot

Wedding photographer complains that a Karen ruined his shot.

A wedding photographer trying to line up a photo of a newlywed couple with a plane in the background complained that a “Karen” spoiled his shot by walking into it.

Duminciuc Bogdan shared the video to his TikTok page where it has received a staggering 27 million views.

In the video, an automated voiceover says: “I was trying to get a shot with the couple and the airplane and Karen here decided to ruin our shot.”

Just as the airplane is flying at a very low altitude and about to enter Bogdan’s frame, a woman walking her dog walks into the shot causing Bogdan to shout “No, no, no, no, no.”

It was certainly an inopportune moment for the dogwalker to appear as the airplane was only fleetingly in the photographer’s shot. Afterward, Bogdan can be heard saying to the dogwalker, “Oh c’mon, c’mon.” The happy couple makes light of the situation.

The video was filmed on the Greek island of Corfu and was uploaded to TikTok last year but has recently resurfaced with MSN and The Independent reporting on the incident.

‘She is Literally in a Wedding Dress’

The comments on Bogdan’s video are overwhelmingly sympathetic toward the wedding photographer and videographer.

“I know the dock belongs to everyone but what’s a 10-second wait?” writes one person. “Doesn’t matter if it’s a wedding or just a tourist. You can wait one second for a photo to be taken,” adds another.

However, not everyone condemned the woman. “To be fair she might not have known that you were waiting for the plane, writes one TikToker. “You don’t know, the Karen could’ve been waiting for 10 minutes with no signal from them,” adds Joan Kimberly.

It would have been impossible for the dogwalker not to have seen what was happening in front of her, and the fact the couple are clearly newlyweds makes it all the worse.

While some people in the comments suggest Bogdan uses Photoshop, all photographers know that getting it right in-camera saves time and far more satisfying.

Image credits: Feature photo courtesy of Duminciuc Bogdan .

redpepper Builds AI-Powered Robot Teammate for Creative Marketing Ideation

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redpepper Builds AI-Powered Robot Teammate for Creative Marketing Ideation

NASHVILLE, Tenn. —

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

redpepper, a full-service strategic and creative agency based in Nashville, announces the launch of Create-a-tron; a state-of-the-art AI robot that combines the powers of the latest Large Language and Diffusion Models (like ChatGPT and DALL-E) to help anyone facing creative block break out of it.

This innovative tool has been developed with an ‘Infinite Imagination’ ready to be used for ideating campaigns, social content, apps, clickbait, brand collabs, and more! Users can generate hundreds of interesting ideas within minutes—from anywhere. The best part? You can blame those counterintuitive or nonsensical ideas on the AI (then let everyone else realize how brilliant they are in their own time).

But wait, there’s more. Not only will Create-a-tron generate ideas, but it will also generate images and creative briefs for any of its ideas (or your own)! Plus, it can rate the novelty of ideas, elaborate on them, tweak their tone, and even offer up ways to make them more unique.

redpepper CEO, Tim McMullen, said, “We are so excited about this product launch as we believe that Create-a-tron will give its users access to endless lightbulb moments and will revolutionize creative thinking for all types of businesses.”

Want to experience it for yourself? Well, you already have. You see, Create-a-tron wrote its own press release. More mind-blowing moments at redpepper.land/create-a-tron.

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redpepper is a full-service strategic and creative agency where nice, curious humans help forward-thinking brands create what’s next—brands like Slack, Mars Petcare, Cracker Barrel, Jewelry Television, and more. We realized a long time ago that the ever-changing marketing landscape was not something to try to tame, but to make friends with. So we constantly tinker and play with the latest tech to stay up-to-date on its real-world applications for our clients. In fact, prior to the launch of Create-a-tron, we built a robot that leveraged machine learning to find Waldo in 4.45 seconds, created AI clones to combat meeting fatigue, and Rickrolled Zoom calls until we were legally required to stop. AI, AR, ML, VR, AC/DC…clearly, we’re big fans of all the letters.

Gerhard Richter Surprises the Art World Again

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Gerhard Richter Surprises the Art World Again

Gerhard Richter, one of the most important painters alive, announced his retirement from painting in 2017. A selection of his “final paintings” are currently on view at David Zwirner Gallery in New York. The biggest surprise is the 3 rooms that follow, where Richter proves that at 91 years old, his artistic re-invention is unstoppable, exhibiting 76 drawings from 2021-2022 and sculpture produced this year. It’s an exhibition of celebration, new pathways, and fresh questions.

Installation view, Gerhard Richter, David Zwirner, New York, March 16—April 29, 2023

A wall of Gerhard Richter's final paintings at David Zwirner Gallery.

Installation view, Gerhard Richter, David Zwirner, New York, March 16—April 29, 2023

Gerhard Richter’s name is synonymous with his high-valued abstractions on canvas. Each work is produced with a variety of squeegees that Richter uses to deposit, smear, or remove paint in countless layers (see clips of that process in the video at the end of this article).  It’s a continual process of destruction and creation that always offers something complex and new with every viewing.

Gerhard Richter's final painting from 2017

Gerhard Richter, Abstraktes Bild (Abstract Painting), 2017

These “Abstrakte Bilder (Abstract Paintings)” began in the 1970s and concluded in 2017. The last painting is here (above) on its own wall. But visitors would not know that it was the last painting unless they were told. Standing in front of the work, it doesn’t feel like a triumphant final chord of a symphony – it doesn’t feel like an “ending.” This may be because the painting wasn’t deemed as “the last painting” by Richter until after it was completed, but also, Richter’s paintings have never felt like destinations, they feel like continuations.

Richter's colorful square abstraction from 2016

Gerhard Richter, Abstraktes Bild (Abstract Painting), 2016

Installation view, Gerhard Richter, David Zwirner, New York, March 16—April 29, 2023

The smaller works from 2016 are the most captivating in the room, many on wood rather than canvas, inviting a different and cleaner scraping of paint down to the bones of their support in sections.

Installation view, Gerhard Richter, David Zwirner, New York, March 16—April 29, 2023

After announcing his retirement from painting, Richter has devoted his practice to “drawings.” But don’t expect a version of the paintings on paper. The 76 drawings on view here are a surprising re-invention and framework for discovery.

A room of Richter's drawings from 2022 and 2021 at David Zwirner Gallery

Installation view, Gerhard Richter, David Zwirner, New York, March 16—April 29, 2023

Each drawing is on regular A4 printer paper and range from 2021-2022. The earlier drawings are hazy pencil rubbings with fine lines. Later works from 2022 are dynamic dried puddles of black ink, dissolved graphite, and a now-evaporated clear liquid. These too contain hard lines that add an order, gravity, and depth to the chance elements. All are hung chronological (eagle-eyed visitors will note that the “first work” on display is in the second room, playing with a sense of time), giving a trackable metronome of time, progress, and moments of pause across the 76 works.

Gerhard Richter, 3.Nov.2021, 2021

Richter's ink and graphite work on paper, from September 19th, 2022

Gerhard Richter, 19.9.2022 (4), 2022

Richter's ink and graphite work on paper, from September 21st, 202

Gerhard Richter, 21.9.2022 (8), 2022

Richter's glass sculpture from 2023 dominates a room at David Zwirner Gallery

Installation view, Gerhard Richter, David Zwirner, New York, March 16—April 29, 2023

Measuring nearly 10 feet tall, the glass “3 Scheiben (3 Panes)” from 2023 interrupts your walking path in the second room. Richter has worked in glass sculptures since 1967, often showing these works in conversation with paintings. In the video produced by David Zwirner Gallery below, Dieter Schwarz makes this incredible observation about the work that is both clear and reflective.

“You see through it, and it’s almost nothing. But still, there’s something between you and the world, and the other side of this sculpture. This in between makes you reflect, throws you back at where you are and doesn’t let you go your usual way. It interferes with you.”
– Dieter Schwarz, Curator & Author (excerpt from video below)

Installation view, Gerhard Richter, David Zwirner, New York, March 16—April 29, 2023

The final room isn’t what it seems. “Mood” 2022 consists of 31 colorful framed works on paper that are all copies of originals. Richter created the originals with colored ink on paper and later reproduced them as ink-jet prints that are nearly-indistinguishable from their originals. The copies were first shown adjacent to their originals in 2022 at Foundation Beyeler, but here they are shown alone. They are conceptional, confident, deceptive, and yet completely honest. Again the organization of the exhibition is exceptional – where visitors must navigate around the glass sculpture to enter this room. It’s as if we are entering an alternate reality of reflection and simulation, announced by the glass.

Gerhard Richter, 8.1.2022 (2), 2022

Gerhard Richter, 5.1.2022 (4), 2022

Installation view, Gerhard Richter, David Zwirner, New York, March 16—April 29, 2023

David Zwirner Gallery produced this must-watch 20-minute video featuring a walk-through with David Zwirner, Dieter Schwartz, and clips of Richter in his studio.



On the occasion of this exhibition, Gerhard Richter and David Zwirner Books is publishing a new limited-run artist’s book titled Gerhard Richter:100 Abstract Pictures available here.  An artwork in itself, this “book” holds 100 glossy images that are the result of Richter’s experiments with colorful liquid enamel on glass, paired with randomly generated text formations. Like all his work, it’s beautiful, confounding, and offers the highest reward for those willing to look longer.

What: Gerhard Richter
Where: David Zwirner Gallery, 537 W 20th St, New York
When: March 16 – April 29, 2023

All artwork images: © Gerhard Richter 2023 (16032023), Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner
All installation images: Courtesy of David Zwirner

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This Photographer From Canada Photographed Wild Animals Adopted To Life In Urban Environments (27 Pics)

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This Photographer From Canada Photographed Wild Animals Adopted To Life In Urban Environments (27 Pics)

Corey Arnold is a Portland-based photographer who has made a name for himself as a commercial fisherman and wildlife photographer. His work explores the relationship between humans and the natural world, with a focus on the Alaskan wilderness. Arnold has spent years documenting the world’s fisheries, but his latest project, “Cities Gone Wild”, takes a look at how wild animals adapt and thrive in urban environments. Arnold’s photographs capture the surprising resilience of animals like coyotes, black bears, and raccoons as they navigate the concrete jungle and coexist with humans.

“Cities Gone Wild” offers a fresh perspective on the wildlife that inhabits our cities. Arnold’s photographs reveal a world of coyotes darting past towering skyscrapers, raccoons snacking on scraps in back alleys, and bears casually strolling through residential neighborhoods. In addition to capturing the attention of art lovers and wildlife enthusiasts, the series has also garnered critical acclaim. In fact, the project recently earned Corey Arnold first place in the Wildlife & Nature category at the 2023 Sony World Photography Awards (if you would like to see all the awarded photographs, you can click here to see Bored Panda’s post about it).

More info: Instagram | coreyfishes.com | Facebook | twitter.com

Susannah Carson Evokes the Amorous Tradition of the Lover’s Eye Through Antique Plate Paintings

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Susannah Carson Evokes the Amorous Tradition of the Lover’s Eye Through Antique Plate Paintings

All images © Susannah Carson, shared with permission

On vintage serving ware and ornately decorated plates, artist Susannah Carson renders fragmented portraits of women who peer out from the center of the vessels. The oil paintings evoke the Georgian tradition of the “lover’s eye,” sentimental miniatures depicting the facial features of a spouse, child, or family member often found on jewelry of the time. These tiny works would also allow the wearer to obscure the exact identity of the subject, making them ambiguous keepsakes for affairs and other clandestine activities.

For Carson, this amorous practice becomes the basis of inquiry as she imagines her lively characters, their stories, and how they connect to the history of such unconventional canvases—an avid antique collector, she’s currently working on an illustrated guide on the process, as well as a series of paintings paired with the antiques they depict. Blending past and present, her pieces highlight the unknown, whether the lineage of the vessel itself or the identity of the subject. She explains:

I’m interested in painting as not just an optical illusion, but as an illusion of life—of otherness, of richness, of engagement, of that delicate connection we have with other beings which allows us to feel, for a moment, not so alone. With compositions highlighting the gaze, these subjects tell us their stories with a single look and ask for us to tell them our stories in return, thereby creating—unlike the alienation of much modern art—a welcoming intimacy.

Carson will soon release a series of works combining coveted Staffordshire dog figurines and painted portraits, which you can watch for on Instagram. Shop originals and prints on her site.

 

Individual eyes peer out from seven dinner plates decorated with primarily red patterns

Two images, both of eyes peering out from antique dinnerware

A fragment of a portrait peers out from antique dinnerware

Four eyes peer out from antique dinnerware

Two images, both of eyes peering out from antique dinnerware

Four eyes peer out from antique dinnerware

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‘Step Afrika!’ blends traditional African dance with contemporary art forms

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‘Step Afrika!’ blends traditional African dance with contemporary art forms
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Even if you’ve never heard of it, you won’t soon forget it once you’ve seen it.

The Kimmel Cultural Campus is presenting this culturally-rich, history-based performance of the unforgettable dance troupe “Step Afrika!,” the first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping. The performance takes place Friday, April 28, at the Miller Theater (formerly the Merriam Theater) at 7 p.m.

Something to Think About as AI Infiltrates Photography

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Something to Think About as AI Infiltrates Photography

While the presence of AI in photography has caused anything from fear to excitement, one thing is for sure: it is here to stay and will have a significant impact on the industry in many ways. The interesting video essay discusses the issue and something important to keep in mind as the industry changes and the role of the photographer evolves. 

Coming to you from aows, this great video essay discusses the photographer’s role as AI becomes a larger presence in the industry. No doubt, the issues like AI generation are cause for concern in many areas of the industry, but I think the video’s focus on the idea of the human role in the story is something certainly worth focusing on and keeping in mind as we move forward. That is not to diminish the impact AI might have on the professional side of things and how photographers may have to evolve as businesspeople, but in terms of our relationship to the craft, I think it is important to double down on what it really means to be a photographer and why we fell in love with it in the first place. Check out the video above for the full rundown. 

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