http://frankrelle.com/blog Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:36:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  By Korina Lopez, USA TODAY Despite all its problems, New Orleans is attracting new residents. David Eisner, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, says a growing trend, dubbed "the brain-gain phenomenon," is getting traction in New Orleans. "Katrina offers a new frontier for people who care about social change," ... http://frankrelle.com/blog/2008/01/15/a-new-frontier-in-new-orleans-draws-new-residents/ At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure, and that fear compelled me to fight off anything that might abet it. Gordon Parks Fear is a good friend when he keeps you up at night reading.   http://frankrelle.com/blog/2008/01/12/fear/   I used to turn the pages of Arnold Newman's environmental  portrait books and imagine the creative collaboration between photographer and sitter that created the timeless documents.  Then I worked as a photographers assistant on a few to many client controlled collaborations and I wondered what room there is for collaboration on today's ... http://frankrelle.com/blog/2008/01/12/photo-shoot-behind-the-scenes/ Posted by The Times-Picayune January 11, 2008 5:00AM Categories: 60-Second Interview By Chris Rose Columnist Frank Relle, a West Bank boy, graduated from Tulane with degrees in cognitive science and philosophy. But then he discovered photography, or it discovered him -- however that goes. After serving time in various darkrooms in New York City, he ... http://frankrelle.com/blog/2008/01/11/chris-rose-the-60-second-interview-frank-relle/ The Independent Reports:  Musicals and opera have already been given the reality television treatment; now it is the turn of photography. A new Channel 4 series, Picture This, takes six wannabe snappers and sets them assignments over the course of three weeks, eliminating the unsuccessful contestants until just two remain to battle ... http://frankrelle.com/blog/2008/01/11/martin-parrs-reality-tv/