Gearheads vs. Photographers vs. Artists

Posted on January 05 2009 by Joan

The Age Old Debate: Artist or Technician?

JPG magazine dies

Posted on January 02 2009 by Bryan Partington

JPG magazine died yesterday and Utatans are now discussing the loss, and reasons for it. Lu_ says: in the last 12 months, likely lost advertising revenue (like every other magazine) and subscriber base and newsstand sales (like every other magazine)....

When I Wore A Younger Man's Clothes

Posted on October 31 2007 by Brittney Bush

No, I am dressing as a teenage boy for Halloween... I didn't have time to get my costume together because I was too busy reading the thread in which Velvet G asked, "If you could go back in time and...

Caught on Film

Posted on September 02 2007 by Brittney Bush

Portland, Oregon police have begun posting photos of busted vandals to the city's official website in the hopes of deterring others from engaging in the same activities.

Fashion: Fact or Fiction?

Posted on August 01 2007 by Brittney Bush

As someone who tends to dismiss fashion spreads as random bits of thematic whimsy meant mostly to sell products, I've found it somewhat eye-opening to follow the "Super Models in Rehab" discussion over in the Utata flickr group. Steven Meisel's...

Paper Crane Project Gets Flickrblogged

Posted on April 16 2007 by Brittney Bush

In a bit of zig-zag blogging, I'd just like to direct everyone over to the FlickrBlog, where Utatan Liz Shuman's Paper Crane Project has received a nice little promo. Included are four of the paper crane photos, and a quote...

Oh Captain, Our Captain!

Posted on April 04 2007 by Brittney Bush

Recently, -nelma-f- was kind enough to inquire about Catherine Jamieson's whereabouts. Some interesting theories were floated....

Utataminoes: The Mosaic

Posted on March 02 2007 by Brittney Bush

Have you ever come across a photo and thought: "this one reminds me of..." Photo Dominoes is the place where this chain of thoughts can be stitched into many, potentially endless, streams of pictures, each one linked to the...

What Amazes You?

Posted on January 05 2007 by Brittney Bush

a·maze /əˈmeɪz/ 1. to overwhelm with surprise or sudden wonder; astonish greatly. 2. to cause amazement: a new art show that delights and amazes.

The Twelve Days Of Utatamas

Posted on December 13 2006 by Brittney Bush

The Utata modern classic holiday carol, now with illustrations! Everybody sing along: "On the first day of Utatamas, Utata gave to me...."

Black.

Posted on November 30 2006 by Brittney Bush

Maybe because it's winter and it seems like it's black all the time... maybe because there's something comforting about the simplicity and certainty of black... maybe I've just always liked the color. Whatever the case, Neonlike's Black Is The New...

Together, We Fight Crime!

Posted on November 22 2006 by Brittney Bush

ZAP! Bang! Boom! Ka-POW! Utata saves the world before bedtime! It all started innocently enough: Hey, just curious to see who all has picks of themselves or others who have posed similar to a super hero. Folks dressed like super...

There's No Place Like Home

Posted on November 15 2006 by Brittney Bush

Being a bit of a nomad, I've lived quite a few places in my life and especially in the past five years. However, I've just moved into what I feel is my first "grown up" apartment. Maybe it's because I...

Happytata

Posted on November 14 2006 by Brittney Bush

Photos from the awesome spontaneous Utata giveaway are popping up all over - search the "happytata" tag to check them out!...

And The Winner Is....

Posted on November 09 2006 by Brittney Bush

So, yesterday I posted a little experiment about photo preferences -- specifically, people's preferences between the original and flipped version of a portrait. I've tallied the results, and am ready to announce my ASTOUNDING conclusions to the general public. Drum...

Experimentationalism

Posted on November 08 2006 by Brittney Bush

I swear if you showed a customer 20 proofs of herself and 3 were flipped into a mirror image, she would pick the mirror image everytime. The reason? that is how she saw herself in the mirror and so...

Give The Bubbles

Posted on November 03 2006 by Brittney Bush

So, you may have noticed that Lori - aka getthebubbles - has been awesomely enthusiastic about giving shout-outs to other Flickr photographers in the #1 thread. So, I thought it was about time that Lori got a shout-out herself. Therefore,...

A Year In Pictures

Posted on November 02 2006 by Brittney Bush

This morning, Jocelyn posted a wonderful thread in the Utata forums about a Native American tradition called the Winter Count: The winter counts would have a single picture for each year (first snowfall to first snowfall) that would serve to...

Quote Of The Day

Posted on October 31 2006 by Brittney Bush

Tamelyn clues us in to the reason we can't go five seconds without clicking to Flickr. (A hint: it might have something to do with the MSG.)

A Bad Case Of The Fridays

Posted on October 21 2006 by Brittney Bush

I was going to write something really clever here. But I'm getting married in two days, and I'm a bit stressed, and rather tired. So I'm going to let awfulsara do it for me.

We Wanna Know

Posted on October 19 2006 by Brittney Bush

If you've been in the forums today, you might've already seen Striatic's "Utata Daily Ink Reader Survey / Suggestion Box." If not, don't feel guilty - but we do want you to see it! Here's the idea: click over to...

Have You Heard?

Posted on October 18 2006 by Brittney Bush

For the startling truth about one of Utata's most respected and revered members, click through. But be warned - this is not for the faint of heart!

Carpe Photem

Posted on October 17 2006 by Brittney Bush

Seize the opportunity to do a good deed, to share the joy, spread the love, make others do the happy dance. Share a photo today!

Who Was Richard W. Smith?

Posted on October 07 2006 by Brittney Bush

No man is an island - and no one's identity can be found wholly inside himself. We're always looking to relate ourselves to others, to compare and contrast and examine and link. We wonder who we are, how we got...

Simplicity

Posted on October 06 2006 by Brittney Bush

“Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art.” - Frank Lloyd Wright

A Half Lotta Fun

Posted on October 05 2006 by Brittney Bush

A little bit of this, a little bit of that.... If you have half as much fun with "Utata In Half" as I did, you won't be doing half bad!

8 Days A Geek I Love You

Posted on October 04 2006 by Brittney Bush

Apparently, even when I was a baby, you could put something with words in front of my face and I would be distracted for hours. Even today, I can't use the bathroom without reading SOMETHING (toothpaste tubes, shampoo bottles....), and...

There's (Almost) Nothing To It

Posted on October 03 2006 by Brittney Bush

I gotta confess something. No, not my secret crush on Dave Matthews - though I just confessed that too it seems - but something even more dark, sinister, arcane, abtruse, and yes, even Delphian. (Thank you thesaurus.com!) I love minimalism....

An Astounding Work Of Staggering Generosity

Posted on September 30 2006 by Brittney Bush

Utatans. Crazy, wonderful people. If you ever doubted, just look at the madness that's going on over in the forums right now. Yesterday scottneumyer, in a moment of obvious madness, offered a free print of any of his photos to...

You Can Call Me...

Posted on September 29 2006 by Brittney Bush

A Utatan by any other name would still smell as sweet - especially if that other name is "Petunia Pants"!

All I Need To Know I Learned From Utata

Posted on September 28 2006 by Brittney Bush

A lesson learned is a lesson earned... or something. Come on in and get yourself some learnin', Utata-style. (No, there will not be a test. But there might be cake.)

You Mean It's Not The Magic Donkey Anymore?

Posted on September 27 2006 by Brittney Bush

Don't you love how Jamelah just pops into threads, says the funniest, most perfect thing, and then disappears gracefully with the tail of her feather boa wiggling a cheeky goodbye over her shoulder?

Under The Influence

Posted on September 26 2006 by Brittney Bush

What are the rules, why are they there, and do we still need them? For that matter, what is photography even? In "Break some rules, dag nabbit," Utata explores very fundamental questions about what we make and why we make it.

True Colors

Posted on September 23 2006 by Brittney Bush

With the colors of autumn, the colors of spring, and the colors of everything in between, Utata is the Rainbow Connection. Allow yourself to be dazzled.

Hip Hip Hooray

Posted on September 22 2006 by Brittney Bush

I've been eagerly following BayRoadPhoto's "Shot from the hip" thread for the few days since its inception, and it just keeps getting better and better. I'd not realized before just how many things there are to love about this genre:...

In Which Our Heroine Is Upstaged

Posted on September 21 2006 by Brittney Bush

Sometimes I'm funny. Sometimes other people are funnier. Today was one of those days. (At least I'm still funny looking.)

Utata's Been Pirated!!

Posted on September 20 2006 by Brittney Bush

Yarr! Avast!! (Insert your pirate word here!) `Tis Talk Like A Sea dog Tide, and Utata is having a mARRRrrvelous time.

How To Get Your Groove Back

Posted on September 19 2006 by Brittney Bush

In which Utata works together to turn Jocelyn from frustrated artist into a powerhouse Mojo Jojo.

The Return

Posted on September 18 2006 by Brittney Bush

And now I'm back... from outer space.... Well, okay, from Italy, actually. But whatever. The point is, did you miss me?

Comfy Spaces, Bookcases, and Many Fish Faces

Posted on September 14 2006 by Bryan Partington

Some days are much longer than others, as I'm sure many of us discover on a regular basis. On those days, we find that we need a bit of pampering, some quiet time, a place to collect our thoughts. Where...

Ch-ch-ch-changes

Posted on September 14 2006 by Bryan Partington

Maybe it's in the air (or maybe it's just in my mind), but it seems like changes of all types are the topic of many a conversation. Jim Hunter gets everyone talking about the changing seasons and shares his thoughts...

It's Christmas!!

Posted on September 12 2006 by Bryan Partington

At least it is over in this thread! and could it be more than a happy coincidence that this early spattering of festivity comes on the same day as not one but two threads full of toys, old and new?...

The Birth of a Nation

Posted on September 12 2006 by Bryan Partington

Utatans, the tribe has got your back. When we learned that our own Linda’s Manymuses had been NIPSA’d (which is not to be confused with being Nipsey, or Cheese Nips, or, well, you know…), our collective dander was raised. Blood...

Of Insomnia, Favorites, Toys and Paris Hilton

Posted on September 08 2006 by Bryan Partington

As a notoriously picky eater, one of the things I like about buffets is that I can always find something to eat, even if it's just a plate of cucumbers and a bowl of chocolate pudding. So I guess it...

Come sit for a while and ponder...

Posted on September 06 2006 by Bryan Partington

"SIT" 1. perch, rest, settle. As photographers, we see the beauty in ordinary things. We look for the extraordinary in everyday things, and we attempt to capture them in anything but an ordinary fashion. A recent thread brought our attention...

Five Good Things

Posted on September 05 2006 by Bryan Partington

Today's Daily Ink is inspired by a concept that member Alison Garnett, aka Supercapacity (Lala) has been featuring at her photoblog. She calls it Five Good Things. Here are five of my favorites today at Utata: In Big Sister, Little...

Bidding Summer a Fond Farewell

Posted on September 04 2006 by Bryan Partington

Summer, at least in the Northern Hemisphere, still has a few weeks to go according to the calendar. For most of us, though, Labor Day really signifies the end of summer. This long weekend is our last chance to relax,...

The Weekend Round-Up

Posted on September 04 2006 by Bryan Partington

For many of us the long weekend has not ended yet, so forgive me if this round-up is a little premature. You may have noticed that everyone's favourite Chief Discussions Correspondent is not posting this. It isn't that Brittney is...

And Point, And Shoot! And Point....

Posted on September 01 2006 by Brittney Bush

Have you got those (da da da da) Point and Shoot blues? Click over to this thread and snap yourself out of them!

Animal Instincts

Posted on August 31 2006 by Brittney Bush

Originally, I didn't start the Animalaniacs thread with any ulterior motive -- Utatans give me more than enough material without me having to mine for it. I got to thinking, though, and realized that I had before me a great...

If It Makes You Happy

Posted on August 30 2006 by Brittney Bush

I woke up this morning already stressed. I had things to write, stuff to do, and I was feeling insecure about stuff I'd already done and things I'd already written. Then I turned to Utata.

All Catherine's Children

Posted on August 29 2006 by Brittney Bush

How DO you keep track of 5000 people? Simple, kimberkit: make sure you keep up with that grand Utata soap, All Catherine's Children. As the episode begins, we zoom in on the Utata salon to see Girlabroad sipping tea at...

You're Just My Type

Posted on August 28 2006 by Brittney Bush

Can you see the signs? Can you read the writing on the wall? Utatans write a photographic love letter to letters.

The Weekend Round-Up

Posted on August 28 2006 by Brittney Bush

Grab a box of tissues and swallow your coffee before reading this weekend's most amusing and heartfelt Utata quotes.

Curate Yourself

Posted on August 25 2006 by Brittney Bush

What is your name? What is your quest? What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? What is your personal favorite of all of your photos?

Utatop Of The Pops

Posted on August 24 2006 by Brittney Bush

Each of us is likely the chairman of at least one interestingness board. The trick is figuring out which one.

Today in Utata: Manga Manga Monkeys

Posted on August 23 2006 by Brittney Bush

Monkeys, monkeys monkeys monkeys, monkeys monkeys. Then there is some manga, and then some more monkeys. Utata does cool things with monkeys, you know.

Today In Utata: We Be Stylin'

Posted on August 22 2006 by Brittney Bush

"What's your style?" - a thread about common threads. Are you a photography magpie, or have you found your niche?

Today In Utata: The First Rule Of Photography Fight Club

Posted on August 21 2006 by Brittney Bush

The first rule of talking to the police is to bring them cake. Wait... maybe it's otters... hrm... guess I'd better doublecheck. Good thing we have this handy dandy thread!!

This Weekend In Utata

Posted on August 21 2006 by Brittney Bush

Overheard in Utata: the best and the brightest of the weekend chatter. (What, you think just because it was the weekend, we all shut up?)

Have You Hugged A Utatan Today?

Posted on August 18 2006 by Brittney Bush

Kitties and kidlets and candles oh my! Life can make you blue, but today, in three lovely threads, Utata lives la vie en rose.

Today In Utata: Don't Call Us, We Won't Call You

Posted on August 17 2006 by Brittney Bush

Utata, I'm hung up on you.

Today In Utata: But Is It Art?

Posted on August 16 2006 by Brittney Bush

"Cake is art, without a doubt." But is photography?

Today In Utata: What's That You Say?

Posted on August 15 2006 by Brittney Bush

Do you gently coax your camera into greatness, or do you practice photographic Tough Love?

Laundromats

Posted on August 08 2006 by Catherine Jamieson

There's some fun images and fascinating ponderings on the allure of the laundromat/launderette. Is it the sweet warm air currents in the enclosed space creating the womb-like feeling? I don't know.

The Verboten Topics

Posted on August 06 2006 by Catherine Jamieson

In response to the question ... " Is there a topic which is so overdone that the mere mention of which makes you want to [kill self]?" (from this thread) our very own inimitable emdot replied: a.) yahoo is the...

Tattoo U?

Posted on August 05 2006 by Catherine Jamieson

One of my favorite threads in the group right now is called Utatatattoo and was started by the very wonderful ten cent designer. Seems a lot of Utatans have some ink of their own! Check it out! Not to be...