In the old days, when stories were written on typewriters and the copy set with metal from a Linotype, the end of a story was marked with "- 30 -" or "###." Well, this is it for Photo Edge. It has been my pleasure to share with you my photographs and those of fellow Sun photographers. Along with that, to give an insight into what makes a good photograph great and why picture editing is so important. And all that other stuff.

I will continue my work with The Sun, and I can always be found in some way or another.

As the dolphins say, "So long, and thanks for all the fish."

Chris 

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Posted by Christopher Assaf at 4:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (25)
                    

The only excitement I can generate at the moment is about the removal of the fans and dehumidifiers from my basement this time tomorrow. A washing machine, a mere 12-years old, decided to let loose into the world a torrent of water, unimpeded by anything but floor tiles, walls and stuff on the floor (including paperwork I was organizing.) This home disaster has occupied much of my time since Sunday night.

Two things of interest happened since that unfortunate incident.

1. Jezebel.com made a call for evidence of magazine cover retouching, offering $10,000 for before-and-after Photoshop-Gone-Wild examples. It announced the winner, busting the July Redbook cover of Faith Hill (who is a beautiful 39) with the real image. The response by the magazine's editor is listed under Losing Faith at wwd.com.
   
2. The Sun launched a redesign of baltimoresun.com on July 17.

Now I have to head to the office. If anyone has comments about the new site design I'd really like to read them. I have my own thoughts, but am keeping them to myself for now.

Posted by Christopher Assaf at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)