Tod Selby, you are my hero

One of the reasons I took this class initially was because I love reading blogs for fun, in particular blogs about the art form, whether that be photo, design, fashion, or photography. I think blogging is a great way for an unknown artist to show their interest in something to the public. Instead of me blogging about a funny anecdote, I want to take a short break to focus on one of my favorite blogs that I read and follow religiously called "The Selby," created by no other than Tod Selby himself, a, now well known photographer.

The blog has a simple idea. Selby takes beautiful, aesthetically pleasing photos of famous artists homes and posts them on a blog, he then conducts funny, short interviews with the artists at the very end of each post. The blog isn't for everyone, it's mainly all pictures with little words. For me this blog combines all things I love: beautiful photography, interior design, and creative people. I'm fascinated by the way Tod Selby captures each artist, it's almost as if you get a little excerpt of their personal life.

Another reason why I love this blog so much is because I have seen the blog as well as Tod Selby evolve throughout the years, it's sort of a more modern take on the "rags to riches" story. Selby has always been interested in photography, but only with the creation of the blog was he able to gain fame, and start collaborating with Louis Vuitton and many other famous figures. In the beginning stages of his blog, he took pictures of his friends, who, not surprisingly happen to be artists as well, he was not being featured in the news, and his blog was kept very low key. Suddenly, his blog started to attract more followers because people realized how beautiful his photos were, and more and more artists wanted to be featured on his blog.

Now Tod Selby and his blog has gained an extreme amount of popularity, recently he published his own book, which is pretty much his blog in printable form. He was also asked to take photos for the shoe company Jack Purcell, and he did work for famous designer Karl Lagerfeld. Now, instead of taking pictures of just his friends, Selby is photographing highly famed artists from all around the world.

Tod Selby is a huge inspiration to me, it shows how one blog, and one person's creative interests turn into something larger than life. I wish I could step into Selby's shoes, being able to meet and photograph famous artists around the world, one of my fantasies.

Here is a link to his blog www.theselby.com

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