Beautiful Automation

I love the city at night. Everything runs as it should without the presence of people to help it along. Beautiful automation.

I have hundreds of these type of shots, taken out of the car window of nothing it particular. Off handed images, but telling. I like to shoot everything, not just one type of subject. My photos are my journal. It has taken me a long time to learn this lesson: Something doesn't have to be staged and ultra clean to be a good image. Sometimes it's just fun to shoot for the hell of it.

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New Printer's Mark Logo

[Left] My new printer's mark design that will adorn all of my fine arts prints for 2010.

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Twitter Update: Printer's Mark

@johnbulmer: designing a printer's mark this morning for my fine arts prints.

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Cuba 7

[Above] Cuba 7, Port of Albany, Albany New York
Antique Camera Image

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Twitter Update: 2010

@johnbulmer: planning my photo trips for 2010. I love maps. They are functional artwork. They have potential energy

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42 North Photography

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42 North Photography re-brand for 2010

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Brookline Ghost Bike

Ghost Bike, 29 Longwood Avenue
Brookline, Massachusetts
Diana Fixed Focus Image

Spend enough time on a bike and these memorials haunt you.

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Silent Buildings

[Above] Abandoned Theater
Location: Undisclosed

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The Train to Hyannis

[Above] Toy Camera Images: The Train to Hyannis. Cape Cod, Massachusetts

The Train to Hyannis.
The woman in seat 15a is wearing too much rouge and not enough eyeliner. She clutches a souvenir photo of herself in front of some monument. She nods off to the frequency transmitted up through the floor by the contact of steel wheels rolling over steel rails. A frequency that lulls those at the end of a long day of sight seeing into neutral buoyancy. The bartender is serving drinks from behind a plywood bar lit by strings of Christmas lights. He pours perfectly as the train moves while listening to the war stories of one of his star customers. He is a master of his craft.

At 25 miles per hour, the backs of buildings and cranberry bogs pass by slow enough to take in all the details. At each railroad crossing, people in cars stare back at the train. Hundreds of people locked in a thousand yard stare, waiting for the light to turn green and the gates to lift. As we clunk to a stop at Hyannis station, there is a spontaneous round of applause. The clapping seems out of place. I don't clap. The conductor prepares for the late afternoon run. This time of day is always the busiest because of the sunset crowd. The bartender counts his tips and unplugs the Christmas lights. And the woman in 15a is awake. She applies more rouge and heads out into the afternoon heat still clutching the photo in the paper frame.

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Images : July 2009 - January 2010

[Above] Images : July 2009 - January 2010
Stock Photography

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Twitter Update: Good Sunday

@johnbulmer: Editing video. Flobots and Pennywise on in the background. Venti Sumatra. Good Sunday.

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Twitter Update: We Are All Bystanders

@johnbulmer: the tweets coming from people trapped in Haiti are heartbreaking.

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Cascade

Up way too early this morning editing photos from yesterday's hike up Cascade. We were the first on the mountain yesterday and had the summit all to ourselves. I love the words "first powder."

The upper part of the mountain, just below the summit, is a narrow trail cut through imposing walls of snow plastered pines. This section is one of my favorite pieces of trail anywhere. Amazing what a few hours in the mountains can do for your outlook on life.

[Above] One of my favorite images from yesterday: just below the summit.

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Twitter Update: 5AM

@johnbulmer: up at 5am on a Saturday morning. Not sure why. Going to get up, make coffee, update the blogs, and start the day.

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Universal Truth #17

Universal Truth #17: Never eat in a pizzeria with art like this on the walls.

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Twitter Update: Cascade

@johnbulmer: Cascade tomorrow. Backcountry photography. Forecast is for snow.

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New Tumblr Blog

[Above] John Bulmer Photography's new Tumblr page is up. Stop by at: johnbulmer.tumblr.com

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Toy Cameras

[Above/Top] Waterford Bridge in Snow, Waterford, New York
[Above/Bottom] Nott Memorial, Union College, Schenectady, New York
[Below] Water Tower, Peeble's Island, Cohoes, New York
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It is no secret I love toy and antique cameras. I own boxes of them and still want more. In this sense, I am a hoarder. Just like a musician seeks out exotic sounds from vintage guitar and amp combinations, I am fascinated by the unexpected images that can be produced from a $40 plastic camera that doesn't require batteries. As a photographer, there are times when I don't want to hide behind thousands of dollars of technology and digital post-processing. I find immense satisfaction in taking the simplest camera and capturing an original and interesting image. Toy cameras make me a better photographer because they force me to remember all those lost languages of art school. I know a lot of photographers that are lost without Photoshop, auto-focus, and vibration reduction. I love technology, thrive on it actually. But it is a shame we have been lulled into laziness by convenience. -JBulmer

“Forget the camera, forget the lens, forget all of that. With any four-dollar camera, you can capture the best picture.” Alberto Korda [The photographer who captured the iconic image of Che Guevara.]

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Twitter Update: 170º Fisheye

@johnbulmer: Just bought a 170 degree fisheye. #professional #photog

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New Year's Day

[Above] New Year's Day, Downtown Troy, New York
Headed out into the falling snow tonight to get some camera time. Winter in New England is months of monochromatic light and soft box sun. Tonight was relatively warm at 36º and I took the opportunity to shoot the city while everyone was still recovering from the holiday. I love allowing the white balance to produce the warm tones of street lighting. Happy New Year.

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Twitter Update: Happy New Year

@johnbulmer: Happy New Year to everyone I have worked with this year. Thank you for helping to make Bulmer Photography and Revolution 7 Creative a success.

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Winter 2009

[Above] The Trail to Devil's Pulpit, Monument Mountain/Squaw Peak
Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Winter is always slow for photography, but the endless days of gray light provide me with ample time to focus on writing and design. I have a bunch of photo projects planned for the next few months: publishing, film projects, and video production. Design is in full swing too. Stay tuned. Have a safe and happy new years.
 
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Twitter Update: Holidays and Stunt Cycles

@johnbulmer: Merry Christmas, kids. Hope Santa brings you that Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle you've been asking for.

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Killswitch gets a new Twitter feed for 2010

[Above] Killswitch Magazine gets a blacked out, redesigned Twitter feed for 2010. Stop by and get the latest news and information from the world of New England Adventure and Environment. Connect with Killswitch Magazine at: www.twitter.com/killswitchmag.

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New Twitter Interface for 2010

[Above] My Twitter page has been updated for 2010. The new design compliments the redesign of www.johnbulmermedia.com & www.revolution7.com. Connect with me on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/johnbulmer and on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/johnbulmer.

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Revolution 7 Gets a New Look for the New Year.

[Above] Revolution 7 Creative's website gets a new look for the New Year. Check out the redesign at: www.revolution7.com

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Twitter Update: The Devils Pulpit

@johnbulmer: Packing gear. Hiking the Devil's Pulpit tomorrow morning. Looks like it's going to be a cold one. Single digits for the first time this season.

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The Media is the Message

[Above] In Your Pixels :: The Media is the Message :: Day and Night
Self Portrait Illustration

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Twitter Update: Mountain Time

@johnbulmer: Looking forward to getting some time in the mountains on Thursday. My last dose of fresh air before the holiday madness.

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Silence Falling

[Above] Brian and Marcy, December 5th, 2009, Chatham, New York
[Below] Pond Ice, 5 Rivers, Delmar, New York

Standing outside the Blue Plate Restaurant in Chatham, NY shooting friends Brain and Marcy on their wedding day is probably one of the most memorable wedding images I've captured this year. The season's first snow had left the town deserted and under a blanket of silence only possible with falling snow. The pink skies and gentle static of snowflakes piling in on top on one another always reminds me of sledding at Troy's Frear Park as a child.

The image below is that storm's aftermath. Tonight, I sit here listening to NOAA and it seems as though the freight train of winter storms has begun for New England.

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