http://www.ultraswank.net Retro Living and Design from the 50s, 60s and 70s Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:59:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/creating-the-past-for-polaroid-wins-competition/ http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/creating-the-past-for-polaroid-wins-competition/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:46:44 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3381 Lisa Predko, who we have mentioned before on Ultra Swank, is a talented photographer based in Chicago. Her love for everything vintage inspired her to start shooting retro inspired photographs about a decade ago. Since then she has created a impressive collection of really neat photos that look like they were freshly taken out from [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/creating-the-past-for-polaroid-wins-competition/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/1960s-vintage-inspired-photosets/ http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/1960s-vintage-inspired-photosets/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:25:47 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1599 Lisa Predko, a professional photographer from Chicago and lover of all things vintage sends me these lovely 1960s inspired photos that instantly transports you back 50 years or so, to a more fun, colorful and playful time. I love the the attention to detail and color and if you are fascinated by the space age [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/1960s-vintage-inspired-photosets/feed/ 4 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/visual-accoustics-celebrates-photographer-julius-schulman/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/visual-accoustics-celebrates-photographer-julius-schulman/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:52:43 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1440 This documentary about the life of famed photographer Julius Schulman looks very appealing to me. If you have been reading my earlier architecture posts you will immediately know who I am referring to. [Thanks Cam] Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, VISUAL ACOUSTICS celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world’s greatest architectural photographer, whose [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/visual-accoustics-celebrates-photographer-julius-schulman/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/mark-shaws-lost-audrey-hepburn-photos/ http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/mark-shaws-lost-audrey-hepburn-photos/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:42:07 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=913 Here are a few samples of famed photographer Mark Shaw’s photographs of the lovely Audrey Hepburn. The photos were taken circa 1953 in miss Hepburn’s house in Los Angeles and on the back lot of Sabrina. This entire collection have lingered forgotten for more than fifty years in a box at the home of Mark’s [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/mark-shaws-lost-audrey-hepburn-photos/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/fashion-photography-by-mark-shaw/ http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/fashion-photography-by-mark-shaw/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 12:06:09 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=870 Here are a couple of excellent early 1960s fashion and style photos taken by famed photographer Mark Shaw. If you recognize the woman on the boat, it’s no other than Jacqueline Kennedy her self. Mark Shaw is best known for his photographs of Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy, which he shot originally for LIFE magazine. [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/fashion-photography-by-mark-shaw/feed/ 10