Mission Mission

Attention everybody! This is the new funnest thing to photograph in the neighborhood! Get thee to 23rd and Valencia!

Previously:

Gas Tank

Cellphone photos on the wall at a proper art opening!? Head Hamburger Eye Ray Potes tells us this just might be the case. I’ve got my fingers crossed.

Anyway, this show is sure to be dope either way. See you tonight!

Nice. The Tens captured some highlights from Mission fashion week.

These photo walks are getting out of control!

Top by Greg; bottom by dmcguire.

Some naive fan mail this morning prompted Arthur to give us taste of what it really takes to produce a single Sex Pigeon post:

Unnoticed! I should hope that the many models, extras, set designers, lighting technicians, color correctionists, and caption writers whose checks I sign do, in fact, notice that they are in my employ. You see, my photographs, like those of Gregory Crewdson, are not the spontaneous affair that they might seem. As any serious photographer will tell you: there are no such things as candids.

And then, using the above photo as an example, he takes us through the entire process, step by step. It’s lengthy, but epic. Like There Will Be Blood. Read on.

Previously:

Behind the Scenes of a Flickr Photo  Shoot

Behind the Scenes of a Fashionist Photo Shoot

Here’s how 90% of the arty photos of the Mission on Flickr are produced.

Photo by Let There Be More Light.

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Behind the Scenes of a Fashionist Photo Shoot

Mission Local and Uptown Almanac have covered the mural conversation happening at 24th and Capp. Here’s Justin Beck‘s interpretation:

Glad to have some context. I wondered what small person was supposed to be yelling that.

Telstar Logistics managed to take a few of them out before finally being overcome by the papery deluge.  The film somehow made it out of the scene Blair Witch style.

[Photo and Title by Telstar Logistics]

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Piñata Fight Club

Piñata Decapitation

Who else almost caught some serious air off this thing today?