Designer, developer and photographer in Michigan, doing what (little) I can to help it recover its former glory. I run my own design company,Elevated Works, my photography is at peterbaker.net, and my (old) photoblog was treemeat.com.Tumblr (3.0; @peterbaker)http://ptrbkr.com/<p>Showed a really nice TSA agent how sheet film boxes and film changing bags work. He’ll probably never need that knowledge again.</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/435162388http://ptrbkr.com/post/435162388Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:14:06 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyyzci3Xpt1qz4l98o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Noah Kalina, Detroit, Michigan</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/434794795http://ptrbkr.com/post/434794795Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:36:18 -0500DetroitMichiganBridgeCanadaIceNoah KalinaRiverSelf PortraitSnowMinePhotographyOriginal Content<p>Paintings by Aaron Bobzien & Nick Jaroch<br/>Music by Forest Juziuk</p> <p>Elevated Press<br/>221 Felch, Ann Arbor<br/>7pm ‘til done<br/>BYOB</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/430856629http://ptrbkr.com/post/430856629Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:59:53 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kypwdaF0r21qz4l98o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Detroit, Michigan<br/>See <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/noahkalina/4401505400/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/noahkalina/4401505400/</a></p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/424463251http://ptrbkr.com/post/424463251Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:53:33 -0500DetroitMichiganBelle Isle4x5SnowFieldPhotographyMineOriginal Content<script src="http://player.ooyala.com/player.js?height=340&deepLinkEmbedCode=FqMW04MTqExKuN0tiHn72C3IF5QR47HY&width=500&embedCode=FqMW04MTqExKuN0tiHn72C3IF5QR47HY"></script><br/><br/><p>A clip from Roger Ebert’s appearance on Oprah this week, previewing his new custom-made text-to-speech voice made using audio he had previously recorded before losing his ability to talk.<br/><br/>Amazing.</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/424329425http://ptrbkr.com/post/424329425Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:06:00 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kym33ve4wG1qz4l98o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wilderness Park, Michigan</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/420068976http://ptrbkr.com/post/420068976Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:28:43 -0500PhotographyMineOriginal ContentSnowMichiganBeachMackinaw CityGrassLake MichiganIceWilderness Park<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://ptrbkr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/415508718/tumblr_kyibri3dYZ1qz4l98&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Gil Scott Heron - Winter in America</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/415508718http://ptrbkr.com/post/415508718Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:45:18 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyb4jgYoJb1qz4l98o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Near Mackinaw, Michigan</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/407332371http://ptrbkr.com/post/407332371Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:26:02 -0500PondTreesMackinawMichiganHigh LifeKathleen GrimesSnowOriginal ContentPhotographyMine<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky67atfV191qz6dm7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><a href="http://blog.noahkalina.com/post/401668192/worst-bathroom-ever">noahkalina</a>: worst bathroom ever</p> </blockquote> <p>Works in a pinch though.</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/402861607http://ptrbkr.com/post/402861607Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:39:41 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky4h2uBbLG1qz6dm7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.noahkalina.com/post/399844571/peter-baker-ann-arbor-20100219-at-18-19-00">noahkalina</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Peter Baker - Ann Arbor (20100219 at 18:19:00)</p> </blockquote> <p>Should’ve showered.</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/399904915http://ptrbkr.com/post/399904915Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:57:04 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxzxgu40oL1qz4l98o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>If this were Reservoir Dogs, I’d be Mr. Grey.</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/394938599http://ptrbkr.com/post/394938599Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:19:42 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxzp734wuy1qz4l98o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Grillin’ in February.</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/394721560http://ptrbkr.com/post/394721560Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:21:03 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxw99jtuQ81qz4l98o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Palisade Head, Minnesota</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/391073709http://ptrbkr.com/post/391073709Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:44:06 -0500AloneBoatFogLakeLake SuperiorMinnesotaPalisade HeadSolitaryWater<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxpejhmP1g1qz4l98o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It feels like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Cheney_hunting_incident">yesterday</a>! Happy Dick-Cheney-Shot-a-Guy-in-the-Face day.</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/384608610http://ptrbkr.com/post/384608610Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:54:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxj5y7nWFO1qz4l98o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Assumption, Ohio</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/378243953http://ptrbkr.com/post/378243953Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:03:42 -0500MeatButcherWallAssumptionOhioGrassGraveCemetaryMinePhotographyOriginal Content<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YtGSXMuWMR4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YtGSXMuWMR4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>How to Report the News</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/367229021http://ptrbkr.com/post/367229021Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:12:40 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kx153rGtSF1qz4l98o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Photography Exhibit & Letterpress Studio Open House<br/>Saturday, February 20, 2010<br/>7:00pm - 11:00pm</p> <p>221 Felch, #B3A<br/>Ann Arbor, Michigan</p> <p>Join us for an open house at Michigan’s newest design and letterpress printing studio, <a href="http://elevatedpress.com">Elevated Press</a>. Founder Michelle Baker will be showing off work by the studio, and the 75 to 110 year old machines used to produce it.</p> <p>Also on display, the photographs of <a href="http://peterbaker.net">Peter Baker</a>, whose work has been exhibited around the country and the rest of the world, as well as appeared in numerous magazines including Metropolis, I.D., and How. He will be showing recent work focusing on the state of Michigan, as well as previous works.</p> <p><br/>Greeting cards, prints, and limited edition photographs will all be on sale.<br/><br/>Forest Juziuk will be providing the musical styling, and J. Trees Cellars will be providing their newest varieties of wine.<br/><br/>[This will be the first in a series of 3 local artist exhibitions at the space, with a larger culminating group show in another space. These shows are planned for March 6th, March 20th, and April 3rd.]</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/360230801http://ptrbkr.com/post/360230801Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:28:00 -0500eventphotographyletterpressmichigan<p>I actually do sometimes. There is no automatic geotagging of film, but as often as I can stand, I map the shots either with a shot on my iPhone (which does auto-tag), or from memory. You can see a very incomplete map on Flickr: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterbaker/map/"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterbaker/map/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterbaker/map/</a></a></p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/359993801http://ptrbkr.com/post/359993801Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:12:29 -0500<p>If it didn’t look a million times better, I wouldn’t bother with it. Of course it’s subjective, but film looks more like what I saw when I made the photo. Plus, I like making decisions about what my photo will look like before I take it, rather than monkeying for hours on the computer to try and recreate what I saw. Photography is what I do to get away from the ‘puter, digital just makes for more sitting down time.</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/359989612http://ptrbkr.com/post/359989612Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:08:00 -0500<p>I use Hasselblad and a Mamiya 6 medium format, a Wista 4x5 for large format, and a Canon 5DII for the digital. Almost always with Kodak Portra, for the creaminess.</p>http://ptrbkr.com/post/359985438http://ptrbkr.com/post/359985438Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:05:19 -0500