As a photographer who constantly experiments with new ideas and techniques, I have been busy playing around with some unconventional things that you may find in a photographer’s kit. I am interested in creating images that stand out both visually and aesthetically. Sometimes, the only way to make an […]
Month: April 2023
What’s next for the classic Universal monsters after Renfield?
It’s alive! Or is it? Universal Pictures is once again drawing on its library of classic movie monsters with this weekend’s Renfield, a comedic take on the Dracula mythology. It comes after the studio tried, and failed, to launch a whole shared universe based on these characters in 2017 with […]
Hunger and excess: Beyond pretty food art
The return of the L.A. lunch? Plus a mole stand’s closure, Porridge + Puffs 2.0 and the death of young pastry chef. I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with this week’s Tasting Notes. The food of art Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin (French, 1699-1779), “Still Life with Fowl,” c. […]
Henry Peach Robinson’s Pioneering Photography
Henry Peach Robinson, Fading Away, 1858, combination print, George Eastman House, Rochester, New York The pioneering photographer found himself thrown into infamy in 1858, with the creation of his combination print, Fading Away. Depicting a young girl awaiting an imminent death from consumption, while her mother and sister look on […]
Ringwood actor creates ‘Hatched’ podcast and musical and audio drama
Creators of Hatched (Image: Lydia Shaw) A LOCKDOWN collaborative creative project has become a professional audio musical podcast starring well-known performers. Lydia Shaw, from Ringwood, is a professional performer and was an integral part of the local theatre scene. Following her degree, Lydia went to the London School of Musical […]
Russell Crowe stars as Vatican’s ‘James Bond of exorcists’ | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — The Rev. Edward Siebert’s journey with “The Pope’s Exorcist,” a film about arguably the most famous exorcist in the Catholic Church, began with an adventuresome visit to Milan about six years ago. The Jesuit priest recalls sitting at a restaurant sipping wine and mulling the costly airline […]