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bad flash
I was listening to a round-table discussion of burlesque photographers this afternoon, enjoying the familiarity of their answers from another city, when this moment of Q&A cropped up: “What’s your advice to photographers who want to get into burlesque?” “Get … Continue reading
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Tassels & Emeralds 2
Tassels & Emeralds 2, originally uploaded by Chris Blakeley. The second issue of Tassels & Emeralds is in my grubby little paws and for sale online! Wow. I’m pleased. Which may be one of the grosser understatements ever uttered, but … Continue reading
the name game
I think the most embarrassing moment in burlesque is when I forget someone’s name in conversation. I’m bad with names at the best of times. Even with people I’ve known for years, I’ll find myself offering vague “hellos” because I … Continue reading
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experience and the eccentric orbit
A Facebook link to a blog to an aggregator to a blog later, I find this quote that leaped off the screen: No, I think the more significant – and unique – sacrifice arts workers make is that we lose … Continue reading
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changing the stage
Shine, originally uploaded by Chris Blakeley. Musicals are different than burlesque, even when they’re musicals about burlesque. Yeah, you’re shocked. I can tell. The producer of Shine (A Burlesque Musical) wanted shots from the show’s closing weekend and the word … Continue reading
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so you want to shoot burlesque?
Someone e-mailed me a couple weeks ago asking if I had any tips for shooting burlesque. I wanted to respond but I honestly didn’t know where to start. Gear? Etiquette? Drink specials? I think he wanted to ask the same … Continue reading
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Caela…
Caela Bailey, originally uploaded by Chris Blakeley. Some things in life do not need to be explained. Like black and white pictures of blues singers.
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face
Amazing Grace @ The Pink Door, originally uploaded by Chris Blakeley. I was talking burlesque and photography with some friends a while back and one of them asked if I had a favorite shot or attitude. I said this one. … Continue reading
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JUMP!
A Wild Rumpus, originally uploaded by Chris Blakeley. When the photographer Philippe Halsman said, “Jump,” no one asked how high. People simply pushed off or leapt up to the extent that physical ability and personal decorum allowed. In that airborne … Continue reading
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Issue 1 : Post-mortem
The file was uploaded last week, the proof was received in the mail a couple days ago and the final product is available now. Tassels & Emeralds is live and the response so far has been overwhelmingly positive. It’s 24 … Continue reading
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