• The Eye Collects //
  • I consider myself to be a digital hoarder of sorts; to create an outlet for my photography collecting, I started this Tumblr. The title of this blog is a Walker Evans reference, who once told some students, “I think artists are collectors, figuratively. I’ve noticed my eye collects.” I hope for The Eye Collects to be reflective of my photographic tastes, curation, art direction, and editing tendencies. In a way, this blog will be a virtual sketchbook: things I’m looking at, envying, thinking about, and sitting with. The content of these posts is what ultimately informs my own work and processes, which can still be seen on You and Me Chasing Paper: blog.terintalarico.com

    With love,
    Terin
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Amethyst Spike Gold Ring by IlluminanceJewelry on Etsy
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digitalfaun:

SOURCE: Forbes.com
This is all kinds of scary. Yahoo are obsessed with acquisitions of sites that execute services better as a way of getting you to use their product. The death sentence that was handed to Flickr through Yahoo’s integration is a prime example of how fast things can go a-wry in a simple business move. 

Yahoo’s integration strategy is rarely a case of attempting to get their established audience to use their new product, rather the reverse, ill-fated attempts at trying to push their current services on the existing users of a new acquisition. 

Yahoo’s acquisition of Flickr was a death sentence, flatlining all previous innovation. Before the buyout, Flickr was a revolutionary site for photographers that created the Timeline format now used by Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr. Additionally, Flickr allowed the organization of one’s Timeline into albums, collections, galleries and submissions into niche groups, creating a strong photo community. On top of that, Flickr was PROFITABLE. I still pay $25 a year for its unlimited file storage, easy sharing capabilities, privacy settings, and image protection (no copy and pasting of my images). After Yahoo’s acquisition, Flickr users were forced to set up a Yahoo email account, which I personally never use, making logging in more annoying.
Additionally, Yahoo’s emphasis on “family friendly” marked a lot of artful and non-pornographic accounts as “unsafe”.  LA portrait photographer Lou Noble recently had this experience; his images were marked “unsafe” for suggestion, sheer and body-hugging fabric.  In retaliation, Noble uploaded truly scandalous images and self-censored or “marked” appropriately.  The problem with “marking” is that one’s image cannot be seen without logging into an account with “safety” turned off, the image cannot be in many groups and is removed from public searches.
Tumblr may not be changing just yet, but Flickr definitely is. Those still using Yahoo-owned Flickr will received an email yesterday about brand new policy changes.  Many former “Pro Account” features on Flickr are now free, at the cost of ads.  And to have an advertisement-free “Pro” account now, it costs $50 a year rather than $25.
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The obvious is sometimes false, and the unexpected is sometimes true.

— Carl Sagan (via larmoyante)
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Agate Stalactite Slice by SilurianEra on Etsy
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Amethyst Stalactite Flower by SilurianEra on Etsy
A beautiful pale amethyst stalactite slice with a pretty agate center.
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Boulder Opal Bead by SilurianEra on Etsy
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oncealoyallover:

By Jem 
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Swamp 4926_1, on view at Co-Lab Projects.
based on code by Kim Asendorf
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Bird Cage 4769_1, Archival Inkjet Print, 16 x 20 inches, 2013 by Barry Stone
Part of “Naturalia” at Co-Lab Projects, Austin, TX.
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(L) Zoo Environs 4828_1, (R) Zoo Environs 4828_0, 2013, 16 x 20 inch inkjet prints
from Naturalia at Co-Lab Projects. Closes Saturday, April 13, 2013
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