please, do not feed the (inferno) artist

Thomas Hallé:
is a Montreal-based part-time epicure, seriously occasional photographer, freelance inferno artist and international man of procrastination.

This is his happy place of eternal ramblings, brain dump, inspirations, upload randomness and other reality-escaping shits...

Can also be found over there:
whoisthomashalle
flickr
vimeo

Curious to see my work? You're better off with the links above but I occasionally put some random and/or crappy and/or funny snaps in here...

And I join in on some meme stuff every now and then too.


Or dare you ask something:
Ask me then.



Yup, that's pretty much it.

(And no, I am not the author of most of that stuff, if you haven't figured that out. Copyrights belong to the original author, obviously. I link to original post or creator whenever possible.)
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creativerehab:

Amanda on the green chair.

creativerehab:

Amanda on the green chair.



Reblogged from Creative Rehab.

May 15, 2012, 2:24pm

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realhistory:

This got me thinking

realhistory:

This got me thinking



Reblogged from Dr. Polaroid.

May 15, 2012, 9:59am

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theresnoplacelikeyourmouth:

more lace… by Jon Stars, Philadelphia PA
Wearing:
Sheer, blue lace dress with belt | Vintage from The Attic
White heels | eBay

theresnoplacelikeyourmouth:

more lace… by Jon Stars, Philadelphia PA

Wearing:

  • Sheer, blue lace dress with belt | Vintage from The Attic
  • White heels | eBay


Reblogged from There's No Place Like Your Mouth.

May 11, 2012, 6:12pm

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December Nights - IV on Flickr.

December Nights - IV on Flickr.



May 06, 2012, 10:14am

My bizarre relationship with Getty

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The weirdest thing about being a Getty Image contributor is that they keep picking the shots I put on flickr mostly because they were nice, careless snapshots from my travel. Most of them I almost didn’t upload in the first place, the rest I was about to remove because they’re not that interesting in my opinion.



April 27, 2012, 2:19pm

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Reblogging my photography from other Tumblrs…

I’m fairly proud of that one.

Reblogging my photography from other Tumblrs…

I’m fairly proud of that one.

(Source: mai-desu)



Reblogged from Secret Momiji.

April 23, 2012, 5:45pm

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The One-Gig Card Challenge  -  by Derek Shapton


When I used to edit from contact sheets, the good shots would literally leap off the page, like when you see your name misspelled in a field of text. I’d check those frames with a loupe, ignore the rest, and get on with my life. I could breeze through a whole editorial portrait shoot, five or ten contacts, in like ten minutes. Five sheets, that’s, lets see… sixty frames. Wait a second, what? If I was to shoot just 60 frames now, I’d feel like I was slacking off. I tend to churn through eight gigs at least, 280 to 300 shots and usually many more, even on the simplest jobs. It’s just so easy to snap away, and that’s what bites you in the ass.

But has my photography improved with all those extra images? I would argue not. If anything, it’s diluted the faith I have in my photographic convictions. I used to work much more thoughtfully, knowing that I had a mere dozen frames available before I had to change backs. I would see something and then decide, no, I’m not going to waste this next shot — a thought that almost never crosses my mind anymore. Granted, I sometimes get great stuff that I never would have with a more careful approach, but for the most part I’m just generating garbage disguised as pictures.

The conversation with Raina concluded with some joking around about how maybe it was time to start shooting jobs in something akin to the “old way” again, ie. by taking a single one gig card to the shoot, and then just stopping when it was full. That’s still 36 frames or so, a decent number of shots ten years ago, but good luck selling that to the client. 

So here’s the challenge. On your next assignment, take a one gig card, and nothing else. When it’s full, stop shooting! You might be surprised by what you learn. Just don’t tell your client that I put you up to it.

The One-Gig Card Challenge - by Derek Shapton


When I used to edit from contact sheets, the good shots would literally leap off the page, like when you see your name misspelled in a field of text. I’d check those frames with a loupe, ignore the rest, and get on with my life. I could breeze through a whole editorial portrait shoot, five or ten contacts, in like ten minutes. Five sheets, that’s, lets see… sixty frames. Wait a second, what? If I was to shoot just 60 frames now, I’d feel like I was slacking off. I tend to churn through eight gigs at least, 280 to 300 shots and usually many more, even on the simplest jobs. It’s just so easy to snap away, and that’s what bites you in the ass.

But has my photography improved with all those extra images? I would argue not. If anything, it’s diluted the faith I have in my photographic convictions. I used to work much more thoughtfully, knowing that I had a mere dozen frames available before I had to change backs. I would see something and then decide, no, I’m not going to waste this next shot — a thought that almost never crosses my mind anymore. Granted, I sometimes get great stuff that I never would have with a more careful approach, but for the most part I’m just generating garbage disguised as pictures.

The conversation with Raina concluded with some joking around about how maybe it was time to start shooting jobs in something akin to the “old way” again, ie. by taking a single one gig card to the shoot, and then just stopping when it was full. That’s still 36 frames or so, a decent number of shots ten years ago, but good luck selling that to the client.

So here’s the challenge. On your next assignment, take a one gig card, and nothing else. When it’s full, stop shooting! You might be surprised by what you learn. Just don’t tell your client that I put you up to it.



April 18, 2012, 6:35pm

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Yeo YannYann on greeenscreen, 881 set, Singapore on Flickr.Holy shit it’s been 5 years already! Seems like I was still living in Singapore a couple of years ago in my mind.Via Flickr:
Shooting a rather emotional scene…
‘881’
Zhao Wei Films, 2007
Director: Royston Tan 
Director of Photography: Daniel Low

Yeo YannYann on greeenscreen, 881 set, Singapore on Flickr.

Holy shit it’s been 5 years already! Seems like I was still living in Singapore a couple of years ago in my mind.

Via Flickr:
Shooting a rather emotional scene…

‘881’
Zhao Wei Films, 2007
Director: Royston Tan
Director of Photography: Daniel Low



April 12, 2012, 1:43pm

Video

(Source: thesea-therhythm)



Reblogged from My Dark Passenger.

April 12, 2012, 1:01pm

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(Source: dusdin)



Reblogged from DUSDIN CONDREN.

April 12, 2012, 12:51pm

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libraryvixen:

blur
source needed


Source is Damon Loble. Flickr set

libraryvixen:

blur

source needed

Source is Damon Loble. Flickr set

Reblogged from ~Library Vixen~ images from the blog & sexy icons.

April 11, 2012, 9:58pm

Video

Je me nomme Mariz, j’ai 31 ans, je mesure 5 pieds et 8 pouces, je pèse 145 livres, je suis blonde et belle! Il y a deux ans j’aurais plutôt affirmé ceci : « je me nomme Mariz, j’ai 29 ans, je mesure 5 pieds et 8 pouces, je pèse 360 livres, je suis obèse! »

Urbania: Qui Gagne Perd

Par Maryse Deraîche
Photos: Paul-André Larocque



April 11, 2012, 9:05pm

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amamakphoto:

(Fleeting by amamak photography! on Flickr)

amamakphoto:

(Fleeting by amamak photography! on Flickr)



Reblogged from amamak photography.

April 11, 2012, 9:00pm

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YOUR ARGUMENT IS INVALID.

allcreatures:

This baby crocodile seemed to have mistaken a giant hippo for a rock, lying across it to bask in the sun. Even when the hippo began to move, the young crocodile didn’t get the hint and remained in position. The three ton beast apparently didn’t seem bothered by the reptile on its back, and gave it 15-minute piggy back ride in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Picture: Richard Millar/BNPS.co.uk (via Animal pictures of the week: 6 April 2012 - Telegraph)

YOUR ARGUMENT IS INVALID.

allcreatures:

This baby crocodile seemed to have mistaken a giant hippo for a rock, lying across it to bask in the sun. Even when the hippo began to move, the young crocodile didn’t get the hint and remained in position. The three ton beast apparently didn’t seem bothered by the reptile on its back, and gave it 15-minute piggy back ride in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Picture: Richard Millar/BNPS.co.uk (via Animal pictures of the week: 6 April 2012 - Telegraph)



Reblogged from all creatures [great and small].

April 11, 2012, 2:05pm

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cafesblog:

Café Falco, Montreal



Doesn’t ring a bell, I should try and find it soon though.

cafesblog:

Café Falco, Montreal

Doesn’t ring a bell, I should try and find it soon though.

Reblogged from montrealr.

April 11, 2012, 2:03pm