Whitehurst Printing and Binding Co., a photo by chuckthewriter on Flickr. Last Sunday, I spent the afternoon in Troy photographing as many ghost signs as I could. Apparently there’s several of them along the waterfront, and I never previously noticed them. Caught this one with my Agfa Chief camera and GAF Aerographic film. I’m still…
Read MoreAll articles filed in Chuck Miller
Remembering The Children’s Digest…
A couple of years ago, I went to Crossgates Mall and saw The Adventures of Tintin. I look at it as my Christmas present from me to me. Great, great film, and the action scenes in it were breathtaking – including, about two-thirds of the way through the film, a 7-minute action scene without a…
Read MoreTime Warner Cable’s new lineup o’ torture
They’ve sent mesages to me in my mailbox. They’ve robo-called me. And all the time, I thought they were just kidding, that they were just threatening, that this was an April Fool’s Day joke that was a victim of poor scheduling. Then I woke up this morning, and turned on the television. Hmm. Maybe I’ll…
Read MoreMotivations Volume 3
Three years ago, in October 2010, I published my first true art book. Motivations, Volume 1. Here’s a preview of it. You can also order a copy directly through the link below on blurb.com. http://www.blurb.com/assets/embed.swf Motivations, Volume 1 by Photographs by Chuck Miller | Make Your Own Book Two years later, in October 2012, I…
Read MoreThe collections
We all have collections. Sometimes they’re displayed on a shelf, proudly dusted and angled and shown off to visiting guests. Sometimes they’re stored in safe deposit boxes, carefully curated and covered in that their eventual resale could figuratively break the bank that holds them. Sometimes they’re stored in loose-leaf binders and notebooks. In my life,…
Read MoreEntries for the Sheep and Wool Festival are…
And with a Priority Mail USPS package I placed in the mail yesterday, I have reached the final photo competition of the 2013 “competition season.” While the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck is more dedicated to Sheep and Wool products, there’s always a wistfulness for me when I enter this competition. …
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: A Sonic Hodgepodge
Today, rather than compile ten YouTube clips that center around an artist or theme, I just felt like putting together ten clips that will simply blow your mind. Case in point. ARMADILLO Aves del Valle This trippy band from Colombia created this animated music video, and synchronized it with sounds and imagery of their homeland.…
Read MoreAnother Uneeda Biscuit sign bites the dust
There are several Uneeda Biscuit “ghost signs” in the Capital District. Ghost signs are vintage brickface advertisements that have survived for decades – even after the products they sold were no longer manufactured. They’re also a great photography subject. You never know when you’ll find one – and when you do, you should photograph it…
Read MoreMiley Cyrus’ eBay camera solved – it wasn’t her camera
Gee… who do you think called this one correctly? Yeah, that might have been me. So here’s the backstory. A week or so ago, a tweet from Miley Cyrus’ Twitter account advertised an old camera of hers on eBay. The camera, a Nikon N80 film camera, started out with a reasonable $20 opening bid before…
Read MoreThe Colonie Center Chance
This was the last thing I expected. I’m so used to going to New York City and trying out for The Chance – the game show whose name I dare not speak, even though everybody who has read my blog for the past four years knows exactly who “The Chance” is. I’ve tried out for…
Read More
You must be logged in to post a comment.