THESE NEW PURITANS

I like the song, and think the video is beautiful; reminds me of Bill Viola's work (oh, and Margo's movement series). Watch it bigger here.


AGATHE

NEW WEBSITE

First of all, I want to thank James and everybody for the wonderful class!
Hope to see everybody next semester.

As a result of this class and everybody's critique, I changed my website.

www.elenazhukova.com
I did like livebooks' simplicity but at the same time, I wanted to be independent from that company. I made my own design and found a great but affordable web developer who programed my site quickly. So, if you ever want to be independent and have unique site, here is my web developer's contact info:

Max
max@loomgart.com
415-814-9745 x 101
www.loomgart.com

The price for web developing in css is $450 (up to 10 pages).

What I like the most is that I can manage pictures from lightroom: upload them in seconds strait from there to my site. Also, I got a content managing software, where I can add links and change text on any page of my website.

I also have iphone app in itunes store now. It is 2.99 right now but it will be free as soon as I get enough reviews. If you are interested getting iphone app, here is email of the iphone developer:

Paul Zabelin
pzabelin@gmail.com

I hope somebody might find this useful,
Elena

Björk interviews Arvo Pärt

I just love the words they use to communicate, it is just captivating transporting and yet, accurate.

hope everyone is enjoying the winter break.

best, James

ROMAN CIESLEWICZ

Hello design.

///

PHILIP GLASS

Hello music.

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My work got published!

http://www.eurotuner.com/featuredvehicles/eurp_1001_2001_mercedes_benz_clk55_amg/index.html

This is a small step but it means so much to me.
Finally I got my name in one of the most popular car magazine in US. my pictures are on the cover of the website now.
Hopefully they will published in printed magazine.

lilly pads

I shot this while shooting a family portrait while I was waiting. I like it a lot more than the portraits I took, ha!

Happy Holidays

One-Shot Assignment

Last Class

I found that last class very helpful, thank you for your thoughts, all. Josh was really awesome!

spiritualee

this is an image that i took while shooting for my thesis "haight space". my thesis images are all horizontal, but i occasionally change it up for a few shots, and this was the result.

abby

Empty Places Opening Reception

Greetings
I have an exhibition in San Diego Nov 21. I have been published in the San Diego City Beat periodical.


Jeff.

Last class

Wow, I really enjoyed that last class, it gave me a lot to think about! Justin's work is amazing.

Opening Reception Tonight!

Please come and see my series The Majestic that will be part of Gregangelo's Artists- in- Residence installation at the Kimball Gallery in the de Young Museum.

Opening Reception

November 13, 2009
6:00-8:30pm
Kimball Gallery,
de Young Museum

Golden Gate Park
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr.
San Francisco, CA 94118

Hope to see you there!

LA NUIT JE MENS

Song by Alain Bashung
Video by Jacques Audiard


Agathe

angels.

work in progress

Jeff

Crystal Springs Reservoir

Pumpkins

This shoot was for the SF Magazine assignment.

promo cards

here is a contest put on by pdn that yielded some really inspiring results from photographers. give yourself a few minutes, as they list first through third place for most categories. note that strong design consideration is common to all winners.
click HERE! for winners and finalists.

enjoy!
walt(photo)

Converse Mock Ad

This is a mock ad for Converse that I did for my other class with Thomas Heinser.

Abby

This is a stop motion movie that I JUST finished about my boyfriend and my trip from San Francisco to Tokyo to see Radiohead. It is about 5000 frames or so to the song Weird Fishes Arpeggi.

Abby

grass

Damp

My picture got published online.

http://www.luxetigers.com/toys.php

Kitti Tom Penparkkul :)

Trash

These are two more images I just shot that are part of my on going project about fear and abandonment.

My Roommate Neighborhood

I shot my roommate at Haight St. I like this pic because this pic shows her personality very well.

ps. She loves all kinds of music, and she definitely loves Amoeba music's shop at Haight St.



Yepppp I agree with Elizabeth that Robyn is super awesome guest speaker.

My 'Hood'

Robin Twomey was AWESOME!!!

Upcoming Exhibit Postcards

Hi Guys! Was hoping to get your input. I'm designing postcards for an exhibit I'm going to be a part of this November. Hope you all could let me know what works and what doesn't. I'm going to put my website and email add on the other side at the bottom. I think I'm going to print through MOO so I can get variety.

It would be awesome if you guys could come to the opening on Nov. 13, I'll post more info about it soon:) Thanks a ton!- Francesca

3D Anaglyph

From the assignment to shoot my neighborhood, inspired me to try something new to me.

The 3D Anaglyph is not new and still interesting to experience. You will need Red/Cyan 3D eyeglasses to view it.

Kitti Tom Penparkkul

Fear

Mendocino Wedding

While editing photographs from a wedding I shot the other week, I was intrigued by the faces of the older gentlemen. They have so much character. Here are a few portraits.

cera

This picture is inspired by fashion. Imagine how things we wear right now (or desire to wear) would look funny in a 100 years:



The image was shot on a golf course in Pacifica. The toilet paper rolls were bought in Scrap - recommend this place for props. It is a store for creative re-use of things. You can find there random things for very cheap price. I payed $5 for about 200 old toilet paper rolls.

-Elena

Mi Buenos Aires querido

These are some photos from my recent trip to Buenos Aires, the city of Tango.

Jose

i am with the fans

this image is from my series i am with the fans showing a fans perspective to music culture.

i hope you dig...
walt

Dolls

Brush


Reflection

Image Published in Berlin

JNatural, an artist who I produce music for was featured in TIP Magazine in Berlin! I also did the photo, Didnt like that choice but I'm happy to have my stuff in Germany.

Jeff Dojillo

I'd like to display my recent work here and some promo cards examples because unfortunately I will be shooting a wedding this weekend and will not be able to attend Saturday's class.

I really enjoy working with perspective. I think about how our reality is already interesting and we don't need to use much photoshop to create images. I have nothing against photoshop but at the same time I think it is overused. So, I installed doors in the park that were rented from Urban Ore (great place to get props!), my model was freezing, the wind was crazy, I had 5 minutes of the desired sunset light:



Here are some promo cards I made. I think I need to make more because my photographs are so different, I don't have a particular style, and I don't know who my target is. I'd like to make a small promo book that I can give awaya but don't know where.

Please leave some feedback...

I will bring hard copies next time.

-Elena

Doll Dirt

Elizabeth Culp

Dog Tea

Elizabeth Culp

Scarf

Elizabeth Culp

JUMP!

Elizabeth Culp

it's a gmail life

this is a series that i started this summer because i am really interested in the way that technology has taken over our generation. the faces on the bags are of the gmail emoticons that we see every day when text messaging and emailing.

©abbywilcoxphoto

Inspirations from All Places

Greetings to all! While I am busy at work like I imagine all of you must be, I have to stop and remember to have experiences outside of my photography habit. For those of you in San Francisco who enjoy the inspiration of music, there is an offering for a free operatic performance held at AT&T Park this weekend, . I so often enjoy a surprise of creativity born of this "cross training." May whatever breaks you are taking feed you.

WHERE IS THEIR VOTE?

Agathe

Polaroid update

What up people!  Hope everyone is having a GREAT summer so far.  I just came across this article about the folks trying to bring back Polaroid:  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/technology/26polaroid.html?_r=1&ref=technology

Would be cool if they figure it out.....

Taylor

Eleanor St.

Folks, if you want you  can  check out more of this  new project by visiting  my blog.

http://friendoflemon.blogspot.com/

charlie

THANKS ALEX

Thank you for another epic class, Alex! Also, thanks to Katherine Leonard for stopping by to check out our work.

 

-Amanda

sustainability///_Edward Burtynsky

Here's a a great speech by Edward Burtynsky regarding his images and the topic of sustainability. It's taken from the inspiring website TED:Ideas Worth Spreading. 

Here's another site with solutions-based journalism that takes a big-picture approach to sustainability. 

www.worldchanging.com

Hope you enjoy.

-Kevin

www.kevinkunishi.com

www.kkunishi.blogspot.com

"Accepting his 2005 TED Prize, photographer Edward Burtynsky makes a wish: that his images -- stunning landscapes that document humanity's impact on the world -- help persuade millions to join a global conversation on sustainability."

Lisa Wiseman's Second Show - This Thursday 5/7 at the 625 Sutter Gallery

Hi Friends!

Please come help me celebrate my second show A Quiet Selection this Thursday, May 7, in San Francisco at the 625 Sutter Gallery.

This is a great chance for you to see my work if you missed my opening of "Something Like Home" in April; I will be showing a selection of work from that show.

The details are below - feel free to contact me (lisa@lisawiseman.com) if you have any questions. Please check out my website for more of my work.

I hope you're able to make it to the opening!

Opening Reception:
Date: May 7
Where: 625 Sutter Street, San Francisco
Time: 5:30-7:30pm

If you can't make the opening the show will be up until May 31
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My website: More of my work
My book: The accompanying show catalog/book
My blog: My blog

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

Kenneth Josephson
L.A., 1982
Robert Koch Gallery: May 7 - June 27



Robert Frank
Parade—Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955
“The Americans” at SFMOMA: May 16 - August 23



I’m excited about these upcoming exhibitions… definitely not to be missed!

-Amanda

CHAVETTA

the amazing Alejandro Chavetta. 

open, tacit, honest, real, encouraging. thanks so much man. 

James

KIRSCHENBAUM

BRILLIANT BRILLIANT BRILLIANT. 

thanks again Josh. thanks everyone.

"everyone thinks im filthy rich.

i get my clothes second hand.

im starving in this high rise apartment.

and i refuse to pay another dime's rent. i refuse.

so i'm going to washington, to be a budget consoler.

and put this damn country back on it's feet again."

we'll get all of the works online shortly.

James

419

really great class you guys and such a huge evolution of your work. 

i was elated. great job guys.

Recreating the forgotten

A few years ago, when I purchased a Kodak projector with a few carousels off of Craigslist, the person who sold it to me also gave me several hundred slides along with it. The person wasn't interested in keeping the documentary slides of past family vacations and events, so this struck me as very odd. As a photographer, I am not one to document events or places I have visited in my life, but I completely understand why some people feel the need to do so. This is why I couldn't understand why someone would throw away so many of their memories caught on film. I decided to recreate these forgotten memories and interpret them through my eyes. I transfered the slides onto polaroid and created these lifts which I pushed and pulled into place. This act represented to me the inexplicable characteristics of memory and how we try to capture and hold onto memories utilizing the camera as a tool in an attempt to stop time. It is impossible to capture memory, we can only attempt to create representations of the past through imagery.

-Rachel Hubbard

Forgotten

In lieu of Josh Kirschenbaum's visit, I set out to find the dark crevices and lost worlds in my life that go unnoticed in the jumble of every day. I spent a few days back at my parents house and reconnected with thoughts and feelings that sometimes seem forgotten.

But is it that I have really forgotten or am just forced to move on with what we call this life? Either way these are moments and memories that go untouched way too long and should be revisited more often.




My mother is a kind lady but never was one to have a lot of friends. A few years ago a lady popped up and spent many days, outings and laughter with my mother. I was so grateful. In 2005 my mother's friend went in for brain surgery. My mother planted these roses after she died and named it after her. Auntie Aida.




My dog was the love of my life. Still is and always will be. I still have all of his favorite bones, balls and toys. I put him down 4 years ago but it feels like yesterday.




My mother's father and my first family dog passed on during the same time in the year 2000. Shortly after my mother returned from the Philippines I saw this little statue in our yard. I think its her way to remember.


Juliette

WEBSITE

Hi everybody!

We spent a lot of time last semester talking about websites, livebooks (pros and cons), webdesign, and all these internet issues; I guess things have not change that much and that it's still a key issue for all of us! So I just wanted to write a quick note about my friend / ex-roomate / webmaster Kevin, who helped me build up my new website. I worked on the layout, typeface, general architecture, and he dealt with the whole html / technical part of it.
As you'll see I belong to the "minimalist" family; and it might still have minor issues/problems to solve. But Kevin is patient, smart, and great to work with; he is freelancing now, and is WAY less expensive than upgrading with livebooks. His contact is here. Oh and yes, I have a little "admin" page, just like in the good old livebooks system...




A bientot,

Agathe

published in 7x7

Check out this month's 7x7. Some images of a new bar I shot interiors for (the Bloodhound in SOMA) got published in the Eat & Drink section. Not a big feature/ big deal, but they look nice :)-chrissy lynn

Lisa Wiseman's Solo Show This Thursday 4/2 at Gallery 645

Hi All

Please join me this Thursday (April 2) for the opening of my solo show, "Something Like Home" at Gallery 645 in San Francisco.

In addition to drinks and live music, we will be raffling off a framed/signed print. I will be giving a short talk from 5-5:30pm and the reception will last until 8pm.

The invitation is below with more details - feel free to contact me (lisa@lisawiseman.com) if you have any questions. Please check out my website for more of my work.

I hope you can make it!

Lisa Wiseman
415-999-6145

"El Abuelo" now online

Hi, everybody.   

Just wanted to let you know that "El Abuelo" is now online, hosted by a website devoted to short films shot in Texas.  The film is near the bottom of the page, after a bit of Director's Diary they asked me to write.

Here's the link:

http://www.shortfilmtexas.com/2009/director-dino-dincos-directors-diary-on-the-making-of-the-san-antonio-texas-short-film-el-abuelo/

I also understand that Throbbing Gristle (a precursor to Psychic TV, etc.) is playing in SF on the 23rd April and there will be an afterparty in the space where my exhibition was.  If you like noise, I highly recommend this show and crash the party, for sure.  TG hasn't toured the U.S. since 1981.  Several generations of diehard freaks will be out for this one, full tilt boogie.

Wishing you all the best.

D/NO

tuesday ART live!

In these trying economic times, art budgets are the first to get cut. I am curating a Live Art event at the Double Dutch on Tuesday nights to help keep affordable art alive! Live artists, DJs, $5 raffle tix for a chance to win an original piece of art that comes to life before your eyes. Drink specials all night.. come see and support our local artists!

* tuesday ART live *
When: every Tuesday night from 10-1am
Where: the Double Dutch on 16th @ Guerrero
Why: because we love art!
& stuff: $5 raffles, drawing @ 1am. Beer and whiskey shot for $5, Buds and Bud Lites $2.

~chrissy lynn

Paper Airplanes Event

Hey guys, after a couple of meetings with Will Mosgrove and a lot of brainstorming, the Paper Airplanes event is going to happen. This is the poster that we designed for the event. Any suggestions, ideas or feelings are more than welcome!

Rosanna and Carmen





Why the Paper Airplanes Event?

Everyday we waste a lot of photographic paper in our projects, so we were thinking in different ways to reuse these materials. Within that context and with the goal of gathering a photography community to participate in a sustainable cause, the idea of the Paper Airplanes Event came to mind.

What is it?

Is an event where everybody who is environmentally engaged can participate. We will get together in a specific day, time and place and make paper airplanes out of photo waste paper. Each person will write a message with his or her thoughts on sustainability. At a specific time, all the participants will throw the paper airplanes all at a time. Our task here will be to collect all this paper airplanes and install them in a gallery with a video, pictures of the event and an art statement.

Boston.com's Big Picture runs some very powerful images documenting the massive violence in Northern Mexico tied to its drug trade.

From Boston.com:

In December of 2006, Mexico's new President Felipe Calderón declared war on the drug cartels, reversing earlier government passiveness. Since then, the government has made some gains, but at a heavy price - gun battles, assasinations, kidnappings, fights between rival cartels, and reprisals have resulted in over 9,500 deaths since December 2006 - over 5,300 killed last year alone. President Barack Obama recently announced extra agents were being deployed to the border and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to Mexico today to pursue a broad diplomatic agenda - overshadowed now by spiraling drug violence and fears of greater cross-border spillover. Officials on both sides of the border are committed to stopping the violence, and stemming the flow of drugs heading north and guns and cash heading south.

There is a lot we can do with our craft. As visual communicators where does this responsibility begin and end? These questions have been on my mind more than ever lately.

-Jon Snyder

Above: A body lies on a stainless steel table waiting for an autopsy at the morgue in Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, Jan. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

ARTHUR RIMBAUD / VOYELLES

Since we are talking about letters, the short movie by David Lynch (amazing!) made me think of one my favorite poems ever, written by my favorite poet ever, Arthur Rimbaud: "Vowels". Remember, Rimbaud wrote everything he had to write before he was 20 years old. At 17 as a provocative and brilliant kid he left his middle class, provincial environment and went to Paris, to write, travel, drink and have a stormy relationship with Paul Verlaine -who shot Rimbaud in Brussels after a fight, but did not kill him.
At 21 Rimbaud gave up writing (he had already changed what is called "literature" forever) and traveled to Ethiopia; he got sick there and died in France from cancer, after his right leg was amputated, at the age of 37.


I am really not sure if the translated version is as powerful as the original one in french, but:

VOWELS

A Black, E white, I red, U green, O blue : vowels,
I shall tell, one day, of your mysterious origins:
A, black velvety jacket of brilliant flies
Which buzz around cruel smells,

Gulfs of shadow; E, whiteness of vapours and of tents,
Lances of proud glaciers, white kings, shivers of cow-parsley;
I, purples, spat blood, smile of beautiful lips
In anger or in the raptures of penitence;

U, waves, divine shudderings of viridian seas,
The peace of pastures dotted with animals, the peace of the furrows
Which alchemy prints on broad studious foreheads;

O, sublime Trumpet full of strange piercing sounds,
Silences crossed by Worlds and by Angels:
O the Omega, the violet ray of Her Eyes!



(Rimbaud is the young one sitting on the left, with big hair)


Agathe
www.citiesandlights.com
www.agathephilbe.com

"Please Remember, You're Dealing With The Human Form"

After viewing the last few posts I got this bug in my head and couldn't place it, and finally! I realized it was this Lynch film I hadn't sen in forever. sounds, the colors, the notes, the lines and dots. GIven a name with letters. Or giving a name to letters? hmmm. Rad

Charlie M.
friendoflemon.blogspot.com
meridaphotography.com

"Helvetica" Documentary

Incidentally, here is the link to the official website of the documentary entitled, "Helvetica".

DONT BUST ON HELVETICA

its #1 with a bullet. point.

JC

Hi everyone, this sounds like a good plan for a monday night:

"The film follows the lens of photographer Edward Burtynsky as he travels through China, Bangladesh, and other regions around the world, taking large-format photographs of factory workers so numerous they look like uniformed ants."

WHEN: Monday Mar 16 (7:15 & 9:15pm)
WHERE: Red Vic (1727 Haight St, 415.668.3994)
PRICE: $9

Enjoy...

- Carmen

Something to think about....

Interesting stats here...

Taylor

THANKS JULES

Fantastic dialogue everyone, special thanks to Julian Quayle for all the insight.

Stay tuned for the next assignment/project and class details via email.
Have a great holiday break!

James

Juliette's recent work...

I said I would do more portraiture right! Here goes.

Some fashion that I did last week, can anyone recognize where?

MATT SARTAIN FEATURE IN DPI MAG

great work! see/read the full interview here

james

JULES IS BACK

Julian Quayle is back this saturday 3.7.09

you don't want to miss this one. all are welcome.

James

Stephane Sednaoui Acqua (Natasa Vojnovic)

Acqua Natasa by Stephane Sednaoui

I was inspired by Chrissy Lynn's post and was reminded of one of my favorite videos by Stephane Sednaoui, Acqua Natasa . He's an amazing director. Check more of his work out in the Directors Label box set (2nd edition,  I think) if you are curious about his stuff.  Enjoy:)

-Francesca

Fuerza Bruta!

I saw an amazing show on the 22nd in NYC called Fuerza Bruta. The music, conveying message through dance, the intense ways the movements were displayed from busting through walls, getting shot, running along the walls and swinging through the ceiling.. even an immense water stage that suspended above our heads while dancers slip and slided above us.. check out this link, it was amazing and so inspiring! http://www.fuerzabrutanyc.com/




& the above are some photos that I snuck
http://www.fuerzabrutanyc.com/
-chrissy lynn

GREAT GALLERY & WRITE-UP BY JON SNYDER

congrats to Jon;

check it out here

James

Laura Laine

I fell in love with Laura Laine’s work when I saw one of her illustrations in an article on New York Times Magazine last year. Her beautiful and amazingly detailed drawings really caught my eye. I hope you guys enjoy them too.






www.lauralaine.net


Rosanna

Classic! Thanks to WM for passing this along!

Taylor

i'm in!

finally! thank you Carmen. a link to my blog has now joined the rest of yours. i posted something relevant to class with Dino a couple weeks ago on my blog.. check it out!
thanks
chrissy lynn

On the topic of sustainability, here is a link to Anned Hamersky's blog. She's a SF based photog and is very involved and concerned with topics of the green variety. Her blog has some links that we might find useful as we move forward on our projects.
http://annehamersky.blogspot.com/

chrissy lynn

OneShot Part One

OneShot Part Deux

Transform :: A short film

Atlanta based editorial photographer Zack Arias gets deep. Enjoy.

- Jon

One Shot viewing tonight

Following an epic 9 hour class / session, please join us tonight for an informal, non-school get together with friends.
It'll be great to see the images! All are welcome.

thanks everyone, James

monday feb 23rd, 6pm
Victor Wang Studio
1661 Tennessee St, Suite 2M
Studio Tel 415 282 2000

one shot contribution

I went to photograph my friend Vanilla. Her nephews came out of the back door just as I had finished setting up my camera. I took this one frame of them.

One Shot - Adam

Hey everyone!  Thought I would join in on the fun of this assignment.  Love the concept and cant wait to see everyone at the presentation today.....

This is Adam.  He is a musician, plays keyboards and rhodes. He's a good friend.  We shoot together when I visit home.  I like collaborating with other artists.....

Taylor

One Shot

I just moved to a new apartment and I didn’t have the opportunity yet to meet any of my neighbors. I thought that the “One shot” assignment would be a good excuse to get on with someone of the building.  A lot of times I hear someone playing music in the apartment next to mine. Sometimes I hear the piano and other times someone playing the guitar.  I had no idea if the musician was a man or a woman, a young or an old person. I didn’t know either if he or she was a multi-skilled artist or if there was more than one musician living in the same place. So I decided to ring the bell of the apartment number 5 and for the ten seconds that I was waiting in front of the door, thousands of questions came into my head: Is this person living alone? Is her or him obsessed with cats? Is this person really a professional musician or does he/she play for fun? If she is a woman, do I have something in common with her? If he is a man, is he the man of my life? …

Anyway, someone open the door and I could see Michael, a charming old man with an indelible smile. We were talking for a while and it was so funny to discover that we have more in common that I could imagine. He never traveled to Spain, my country, but he is a huge fan of Flamenco music. We were talking about Camaron and Paco de Lucía, Billie Holliday or Stan Getz, while he was playing the guitar in his living room.  

 

Rus

 

One Shot - Happy Day

Today was a great, exiting, happy day. I bought my first snowboard! It involved a processes of numerous questions, chit chat, talk about where have you been and where you are going.... and, this is Sean, "the one". Attentive, patient man responsible for this great moment of satisfaction. My first board!

- Carmen

One Shot

I was helping my friend to move to her new apartment couple days ago and saw her new roommate, Lee, smoking in the balcony. He then passes me a cigarette and asks me to join him after we done the moving stuff. He shows me his Nikon D90 after he notices that I am photography major. I didn’t bring my camera with me, so I use his camera to take one shot of him smoking. I ask him to hold and release the smoke slowly. He says he smokes one pack per day. Is it too much? I ask. He then immediately answers” I don’t think so!”

-Andy

One Shot

Robbie has lived in California her whole life but in a few days she is moving to the East Village in Manhattan. Her soon-to-be roommates are looking for the apartment while she finishes up work in San Francisco. The decision to move was impulsive. She thinks not having a real job for a while could be a good thing.

-Jon

One Shot

Like every semester, I look for interesting people to shoot. I sent out a bunch of emails to circus performers, troupes and schools hoping they'd be willing to let me take portraits of them. This is Gregangelo. He's the owner/founder of Gregangelo's Velocity Circus here in San Francisco. He was the first to reply to my email. He said he's more of an 'in-person' person and would rather meet me first to talk and see his place. I could easily say he is one of the most interesting and creative people I've ever met. I was real nervous and wanted to make a good first impression. After spending the day with him, I couldn't be any more excited to shoot and work with him further. This image was taken in between all the action in his busy home. Thank goodness he stayed still for a moment just for this one shot. 

-Francesca

One Shot

Initially, I was nervous about approaching a complete stranger, chatting them up, and taking their portrait. The confinements of taking only one shot also put the pressure on. Thankfully, I met a couple of really nice people today as I was walking home through Lower Haight. First, I met Gloria on Page Street, who was wearing a cool hat and purple pants. It turns out that she was quite into photography back in the day. In fact, she mentioned she has a darkroom enlarger and other photo equipment that she wouldn't mind donating to a school. (Academy of Art, perhaps?) A bit later, I was photographing a shadow on the side of a building when I met Tien. She was kind enough to pose and I found out that she lives just a few blocks away from me. Even though my time with Gloria and Tien was brief, it was a great experience personally and it also put my photo skills to the test! 

(Top photo: Tien; Bottom photo: Gloria)

-Amanda

One Shot

A friend of mine suggested that we swing by an organic vegan restaurant in the Marina where her friend works as the Executive Chef.  Since I grew up in Texas (beef capital of the country), this isn't exactly my choice of fare, but I thought this might be a great opportunity to grab my camera and tag along.  We hung out for an hour or so chatting with Sascha, a New York trained chef who was George Lucas's personal chef and owner/executive chef of Lettus Cafe in San Francisco.  His story was very interesting and he was kind enough to let me photograph him in his restaurant.  Sascha was very personable and even allowed us sample different dishes off the menu.  While I don't see myself turning Vegan anytime soon... the food was mighty tasty!

~ Ryan Notch  ~

One-shot portrait

Hi guys, this is Chrissy Lynn. I am in NYC this week so I will be missing Saturday's class. I'm bummed about it because I know what I'm missing. I saw Alexander Berg speak in NY last October, am familiar with his 'one shot' series and I really admire his work.

It's my twin sister's birthday. I decided to get a haircut, and really got to know my hairdresser during that time. I ask her if I could take just one picture of her and she agreed. I liked the approach to set the one-shot parameter on our portrait. I think this encourages us to get to know the person and develop a comfort level with them in order to capture any personality or emotion in their eyes. With giving ourselves only one chance to get a good portrait, it forces us to take more time into getting to know the subject.

This is Heather, a hairdresser @ the famous Cutler in SoHo. She moved to NY from the country in Pennsylvania 5 years ago, has two cats and really loves mint chocolate chip ice cream.

[I still haven't figured out how to link my personal blog to this blog, but here's the link to copy/paste if you're interested in seeing what I've been up to. http://photomonkeyc.blogspot.com/

There's a relevant post I put up a few days ago referencing last Saturday's class, but was unable until today to log into the aaublog. check it out!

have a great day.. chrissy lynn

Photos:
Caravan for Justice, A statement for Social Justice concerning Californian Minorities. Sacratmento, CA: February 19, 2008
More Storey...

Me:
Academy of Art MFA student and proud friend and fan of many of you. Grateful viewer for all those I havn't yet met. Feel free to be in touch.
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Israel: A Culture at War

Israel: A Culture at War

By Kevin Michael Schmitz

Israel is a place that I will never forget.  I just returned a few weeks ago from shooting for 4 magazine editorials to be published in Europe and America about the people and the landscapes of Israel at a time of war.  

Professor James Chiang requested that I share my work with you.  My name is Kevin Michael Schmitz and I am an advertising and editorial photographer in Manhattan Beach that shoots between LA and NY.  

I began my journey in January at the beginning of the Gaza offensive by the IDF.  I entered the West Bank and photographed the Wailing Wall of the second temple (Built in 19 B.C.) in Jerusalem. The feeling of being in the most pivotal cultural and religious holy land in the world was awe inspiring.  The ancient walls, fortresses and temples were like nothing that I have ever experienced in my life.  The human response to these religious symbols was amazing to capture as I stood at the base of the wailing wall and photographed a Hasidic Jewish Rabbi.  

The people were so fascinating to speak to as well as to photograph. What I knew about the middle east as a naive American changed completely by spending time in Israel.  I learned so much about why the conflict exists, and the historical premise to which it began.  The stark racism within the country was very apparent as well as the discrepancy between the middle class and the poor.  I feel as though the outside world has been shown a very distorted perspective on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank through the media both in the Western Culture as well as in Gaza.  The conflict is far more complex and unending than many in the outside world believe.  

The most memorable experience was  climbing the ancient fortress of Masada as I photographed the sunrise over the Dead Sea (The Lowest Point on Earth).  I traveled to Tiberius and the Sea of Galilee, the Golan Heights, Tel Aviv, the Port of Old Jaffa, and rode camels through the NeGev Desert while I photographed a muslim Bedouin Nomadic People.  

Despite major conflicts in Gaza, as well as from Lebanon in the north, I have been able to capture striking portraits of the people, landscapes, ancient cityscapes, and documentary images of a culture at war.   Being in a military state at war and being attacked is something that I will never forget.  I hope you enjoy these initial images of the more than 4,000 that I have photographed. If you would like to see more of my editorial, fine art or advertising work, please checkout my website at www.KevinSchmitz.com

Kevin Michael Schmitz

NY  646.201.6768

LA  310.808.4565

www.KevinSchmitz.com

Kevin@KevinSchmitz.com

Sharleen OneShot

I shot a girlfriend of one of my boyfriend's buddies. She just moved up here from San Diego, didn't really know anyone so I thought she would be a perfect stranger.  I asked if she wouldn't mind me taking just one photo of her and we agreed to shoot at night (her favorite time of the day). We met at happy hour and chatted for a long time before we started the shoot. It was a great experience for me because I don't do portraiture. I shoot models (period!). I found myself wanting to direct the way the shoot was going to go. Then I would step back and ask what she would like and what her expectations were. We had a great time chatting and I learned that we have a lot of the same interests. I also learned that although she is a very colorful person she is also pretty reserved and likes to be in the shadows. It was a great way to get to know a stranger and a good exercise in shooting with the person's essence in mind.

- Juliette

One Shot

We hosted a show at our house last night, so I was fortunate enough to be able to talk to lots of strangers.  I was very nervous going into the night knowing that I would eventually have to take at least one portrait of someone who I had just met.  This is something that is definitely out of my comfort zone.  Through the process, I felt like I was able to connect with several people and by the end of the conversation, the photo was very easy to take.  The photo that I posted is of the person I talked to the most.  It turned out that we have a mutual friend and he is actually moving soon to work on his post-doc at my alma mater- the University of Illinois.  It was amazing how much we had in common and by the end of the night I felt very comfortable.   It made the photo-taking experience much more enjoyable after making the personal connection.

-Rachel

Sustaining San Francisco

Hi everyone,

I went to the Sustaining San Francisco meeting on Monday night and met with students from the graphic design, industrial design, and fashion departments. Thanks to Will Mosgrove, Kat Nyberg, and Angela Deville for representing the photography department! Everyone seems really excited to see this project evolve and come to fruition. 

We discussed collaboration between departments, the exhibition, as well as the possibility of having a blog for the Sustaining SF project. Each department seems to have a different approach to this project and some classes are even devoting the entire semester to the cause. I think we should definitely have another discussion soon about our respective projects and where we see them going. Please feel free to drop me a line before our next class if you have any questions.

Amanda

hi it's margo

Hi! It's margo here. Sorry for the late introduction, but I've been around, checking in with the blog from time to time to see what you guys have been up to. Seems like you've had some great speakers so far, and a great group of people. I've been working on a movement study, and would love to get your thoughts on it! I'm interested in how the body can be both violent and vulnerable at the same time, and have been playing around in the studio trying to capture it. Feel free to drop me a line, and I'll see you guys in class one of these days!

- Margo

Following up, following directions & a big thank you

Hey, everyone:

Thank you immensely for having me on V Day, for asking great questions, for giving me new things to think about.

James asked me to follow up by posting links and such to some of the things I mentioned.

In no particular order pertaining to our time together:

Felix Gonzalez-Torres: a Cuban artist, now deceased, whose work remains a powerful influence to me.

(and to the young woman who "coincidentally" brought with her those sensitive and striking images of FGT pieces you took...thank you for sharing those. There are no accidents. Loved seeing those!)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Gonzalez-Torres

Stephen Prina: an artist (very much alive), an instructor now at Harvard University, a mentor and close friend.

http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/14910.htm

Prina covering a Joni Mitchell song as part of the official non-opening for MOCA's exhibition "Index: Conceptualism in California from the Permanent Collection": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYHq_AOBaOM

(He's wearing a football jersey on which I had P-R-I-N-A put in big letters across the back....guess it runs in the family.)

Vaginal Davis: I don't know where to begin to describe Vag, however I know of no one more prolific or multi-disciplined

www.vaginaldavis.com

** to the young woman who mentioned Vanessa Beecroft, I thought you might like Vag's take on VB:

http://www.reakt.org/vd/index.html
http://www.vaginaldavis.com/photos/beef.html

A must read, must read, for reals:

Corpus by Jean-Luc Nancy

Fordham University Press
http://www.amazon.com/Corpus-Perspectives-Continental-Philosophy-Jean-Luc/dp/0823229629/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234838940&sr=8-1

also:

The Aesthetics of Risk: SoCCAS Symposium Vol. III // Edited by John C. Welchman

http://www.amazon.com/Aesthetics-Risk-SoCCAS-Symposium-Vol/dp/3905770555/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234839002&sr=1-1

Christine YuFon

Chinese, posture instructor, artist, and the closest thing to a unicorn I've experienced thus far:

http://www.christineyufon.com/Index/Index.html

(the website really doesn't do her justice)

http://www.thenunu.com/290/christine-yufon-in-her-studio/

I think that was about it.

A few more names I probably didn't mention but that have meant a lot to me and my work:

Jean Genet (The Thief's Journal, especially), Andre Gide, Kathy Acker, Georges Bataille, Marguerite Duras, Christopher Doyle, Ron Athey, The Butchlalis de Panochtitlan, Sol Lewitt, Tony Conrad, Paul Macarthy, Yayoi Kusama, Dennis Cooper, David Wojnarowicz, Peter Greenaway, Leigh Bowery (if you've never seen the documentary on him, "The Legend of Leigh Bowery," please do...), Juan Goytisolo, KISS, The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, e.e. cummings, Julieta Venegas (adore), and Husker Du.

Try to swing through the gallery on Wednesday, 18 February, 2009 for my closing reception. 7:30 pm. Should be fun. Javier Natureboy is delivering the musical component and he's always a good time.

Nice bumping into Francesca on the street today.

Til next time.

Dino

parenthetically, now's the time to describe their feelings

Desert Island cinema? Here are some of my favorites.

Jean-Luc Godard's Band of Outsiders; Norman Jewison's Thomas Crown Affair; Roger Vadim's And God Created Woman, Federico Fellini's 8½.

And I'll leave you with the one of the best title sequences ever, from the Peter Yates directed, Steve McQueen classic, Bullitt.

- Jon

Really beautiful film made with stop motion and projection mapping

http://vimeo.com/3114617

Cheers

Taylor

DESERT ISLAND DISCS

per request-

-betty blue 

(Jean Jacques Beiniex)

-la double vie de veronique 

(Kieslowski)

-harold & maude

-rocky horror picture show

-hedwig and the angry inch

-persona

(ingmar bergman)

look forward to hearing/seeing all of yours, thanks!

James

WELCOME BACK JON

The Soft Spot

I'm working on a group exhibition with the Graphic Design MFA department called The SoftSpot.

The SoftSpot initiative is for designers and for curious individuals who are wondering how they can utilize their talents to make a real difference. Ultimately, we want designers to get involved in creating a higher quality of life. It is The SoftSpot's mission to create an establishment and an ongoing publication that strengthens the collaborations between creatives, the community at large, and their involvement with designing for the greater good.

A growing number of creatives want to design for a better world. People want to know how to get involved with Social Design, but the path is not clearly defined and we are all left scratching our heads.

WHAT THE *#&! IS SOCIAL DESIGN is an exhibition that explores the definition of Social Design and showcases creatives and designers who are paving the way. We invite you to interact with our collaborative exhibit.

Our opening reception is Thursday, March 12th, from 6:30pm -8:30pm at Gallery 79 in the New Montgomery Street building.

Check the official website for more details and hope to see you all there!

-Jon
www.TheSoftSpot.org

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR RECENT GUESTS DINO DINCO & PAUL TRAPANI

Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Origin of Love

John Cameron Mitchell clip, as mentioned in class.

Just brilliant.

Jim Jarmusch

.....

 Rosanna

Treehugger

I found another great resource website that also features the Prix Pictet photo contest from Juliette's post.   This site is a great resource for all things sustainability.  

Treehugger.com

-Rachel

Breaking it Down

I'm wondering about this photo I shot. Thinking of using it as the aesthetic inspiration for my comparative portrait study of old journalists vs young...really get in close...accentuate the age differences...is it too simple? not enough light? too much? I'd love your opinion. 

-Jon

Prix Pictet

http://www.prixpictet.com/home/

"The Prix Pictet is a major new global prize in photography that focuses on perhaps the greatest single issue of the twenty-first century: sustainability. The award is sponsored by Pictet & Cie, in association with the Financial Times".

I found a website that is geared toward the topic of sustainability and photography. Their vision is of interest and I think its great that photographers are coming together for this cause. If you click on "Shortlist 2008" you can view some of the previous artists that participated. Some really moving work, this site has inspired my ideas for our class project.

Here are 2 images by Christian Cravo, one of the 08 artists.

- Juliette

Alex Berg One Shot Links

One Shot NYC CBS

One Shot Istanbul 

(cue to 2:20 for images, 5:15 for Alex's commentary)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWDjfYdcqDY

WNYC

Turkish Press

http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=163293

One Shot Beijing

http://big5.china.com.cn/gate/big5/art.china.cn/zixun/txt/2007-08/15/content_1726377.htm

thanks, James

Special NYC Guest Speaker Alexander Berg 2/21

Hi Folks,

We're very pleased to have Alexander Berg back to AAU for a special 6 hour presentation/studio shoot session after an extremely well received visit last semester.  

Alex will be talking about his ongoing and heralded "One Shot" project. Alex has just returned from 6 weeks of One Shot Istanbul and was interviewed for television no less than 16 times. I'll provide some links in a followup post.

We'll be meeting off site again, Victor Wang has graciously offered to host the event again at his studio. Alex will follow up his presentation with an exclusive San Francisco digital One Shot session with the attendees, so here is your chance to be a part of the project.

Will and Amberlyn have generously provided some AAU funds for refreshments but I'd highly advise you to bring your own snacks and additional drinks, there really isn't anything available in the Dogpatch neighborhood.

Again this will be a 6 hour studio session, and will count as two classes.

All should make every effort not to miss this one, and is open to other students and guests.

Alexander Berg San Francisco One Shot

Sat Feb 21st

12-6pm

Victor Wang Studio

1661 Tennessee St, Suite 2M

Studio Tel 415 282 2000

Thanks everyone, 

James

Nadav and Lily

The frequency with which Nadav Kander updates his website errs on the side of almost never, but a little while ago he posted up those Obama administration portraits and a few other newer pieces. Of that new work, these portraits of Lily Allen struck me immediatly. Kander blends the essence of geometry and beauty in a haunting, tragic way. His work is something to admire.

-Jon Snyder

REVOLUTIONARY ROAD / SAM MENDES

hi guys -

I wanted to recommend an amazing movie that i saw a few days ago here in Paris - "Revolutionary Road". Sam Mendes is the director; he also directed "American Beauty". I was totally moved by this movie. I think it is essentially about freedom; the story happens in the US in the 50's, but it is timeless and could happen anywhere in the (rich) world.

Makes you realize how simple it is to set free once you've decided to live life like it matters; but how difficult it is to resist the pressure of a society that keeps telling you to stay still, waiting for your own death.

Incredible movie, so dark and optimistic at the same time, celebrating the beauty and fragility of life. I bet you will run and dance in the street when going out of the theater at night. And for those of you who have already seen it, i'd be happy to hear your comments about it.

see the TRAILER


Agathe

Chris Jordan

On the subject of sustainability, check out Chris Jordan's work. His work explores American consumerism on a global scale, yet it also addresses some major environmental issues in a poignant way. 

-Amanda

The Gift at MOMA

Hello everyone, just thought I would leave you guys a reminder. Tomorrow, sunday feb 8th (12-5pm), is the closing event of the photo project present in MOMA, The Gift.

The show was part of The Art of Participation exhibit, where museum visitors were invited to get their portraits taken in a working photo studio in the galleries. Volunteers (including myself), would take the pictures of these strangers, edit, print and frame, all happening right there as the exhibit went on. I was there yesterday doing the final prints!

The closing event should be interesting since everyone who participated will be given a portrait of another random participant. Jochen Gerz, the conceptual artist behind it all says: "It is in art as in life: what you give is what you receive."

- Carmen

Current Photography Exhibits

Hey Guys... Just in case anyone has a hankerin' for some gallery photography, here are a couple of exhibits that are currently running in San Francisco that might be of interest to you:

Michael Light

Jenkins Johnson

Douglas Flynt

Just click on the links above to be redirected to the gallery sites.  Enjoy!       ~Ryan

Morgan Konn: Her House, Her Clothes

Her House, Her Clothes is a series by Morgan Konn. She acquires permission from her different female subjects to enter their homes and be left to photograph herself in the environment. She works with all the different things, clothing and areas in the homes to create her image. 

She explains that it isn't her intent to mimic the women but instead try to create an identity that is a mix of the woman's point of view, the viewer's and her own. 

-Francesca 

The Rise Project

I just wanted to share some information about an art show that I showed my work in and produced on Wednesday (Feb 4th). The Rise Project in an artist collaborative formed by local artists to promote and encourage other artists. We held an art show at Roe Nightclub (behind 180 NM) this week. Our featured artists included painters, photographers, fashion designers and musicians. Many of the artists were Academy of Art students, including the 6 photographers! They were myself, Darcy Rogers, Kristen Stehle, ValJean Anderson, Mark King and Jonathan Snyder. The night brought in about roughly 400- 500 people and was not only a success for the artists but such a fun time! The Rise Project is always looking for new artists, so please feel free to check out our myspace (I am still working on the blog!) and contact us. I will post photos and video up when they manifest. 

www.myspace.com/theriseprojectsf

Cheers,

Juliette

 

Chris Anthony

Hey guys,
I wanted to share one of my influences.
http://www.chris-anthony.com/

-Mindo

just some words

hi,
so i heard someone quote diane arbus and the words have been stuck in my head since then. approximately she said, " You almost never take the photograph you intend to take. It is either better or worse." So what does anyone think of this?? i happen to find the quote rather interesting and it speaks to an issue that i continually deal with and that is that what is rendered on the photographic plane never seems to be quite what i saw out there in the world. . . .does anyone else encounter this??

justin "not fit for print" fantl

Kelli Connell, any one?

I wanted to share one of my inspirations with you.  I'm sure some of you are already familiar with her work, but I'm sure she is new to some.  Her interpretation of relationships and memory is really beautiful.  In case you didn't know, she recreates a scene between two people from her memory or from the memory of another and plays both parts.  She is very transformative and her sense of gesture is very powerful. 

 -Rachel

In Between: New Project by Julia Fullerton-Batten

Julia Fullerton-Batten had such an impact on my photography. I'm sure you all remember PH609 Digital Photography's "Master Assignment". It's the one where you pick a photographer and try to shoot "in the style of" or try and recreate a few of their images. Well, Julia Fullerton-Batten was my chosen "Master Photographer". Her work really inspired me to explore more surreal, dreamy and playful imagery. 

I don't see as much similarities in our work as I used to, but I guess that's a good thing...I've learned from a great, experimented and came up with something I can call my own.  

The images above are from her latest series In Between. Enjoy.

Two Spanish recommendations

Hi guys, Rosanna here... As a faithful Spanish citizen I would love to share with you a couple of Spanish artists that I really admire.

The first one is the commercial photographer Eugenio Recuenco. For me he is the clear example of how commercial work can be amazing art at the same time. 

The second one is the writer and film director Julio Mendem. I absolutely recommend you guys to watch his movie "The lovers of the Arctic Circle" ("Los amantes del Circulo Polar", don't worry, it's in Netflix in English). The photography is pretty amazing.

Have a nice day!

Rus

GUEST VALENTINE DINO DINCO 2/14

hi folks,

we're especially fortunate to have renown Los Angeles artist/filmmaker/author Dino Dinco join us as a guest on valentine's day 2/14/09.  

we'll be meeting at the gallery at the usual 12pm where his current san francisco show is being held-

project 1 gallery

251 rhode island st.

please check out Dino's sensitive and thoroughly engaging work here. 

Dino is a brilliant speaker as well, so this should be a great class and is open to all.

Check this site out....

What up guys!  Taylor Glenn here...  Glad to have the opportunity to join in on the fun here.  This class did so much for me and I am psyched to continue being a part of it through this blog.  I recently found a great blog that profiles photographers from all over the spectrum and its definitely worth a look.  Be careful though cause you'll burn up some hours going through all the goodies here:   Conscientious - weblog by Jorg Colberg

TG

The Last Days of W

More amazing work from Alec Soth is currently on view at the Stephen Wirtz Gallery.

-Amanda

Three Things Day

Hey ya'll, Matt Sartain here...

Here are three things I'd like to share with you.  Oncely, I've got a blog. Secondly, here's a place to get a swank portfolio.  And lastly I've added a great video that I found on www.aphotoeditor.com  which is a great and informative place for photographers like us to see what it must be like to be on the receiving end of all our desperation.  

Polaroid is Alive

www.the-impossible-project.com

James

Guest 2/7/09 Paul Trapani

Our guest this sat 2/7 will be portrait photographer and fellow teacher Paul Trapani.

we'll spend the first half of the class with Paul; the second half will be dedicated to discussing your sustainability project proposals as well as taking a quick peek at your online web/blog progress.

check out Paul's amazing work here.

James

Oh No They Didn't.

yeah. thats me. yeesh.
at least i wasn't talking.
Victor Wang is in there for a second too.

James

TenHeadsTall

Hey all, this is Jon Snyder saying what's up. I'm still here for one more semester and thought I'd chime in and take James up on the blog invitation. I've got some new work up above and may try to swing through the class on Saturdays and get a crit too.

Ciao.

J

. . . AND HERE WE GO AGAIN

(spring 09)

great first class guys.  

exciting developments for this semester, including an integrated sustainability project that we'll be developing. more soon. 

looking forward to it.

James

MORE OUTTAKES FROM FALL 08 GUESTS

More outtakes from fantastic Fall 08 guests; producer Sady Callaghan, one of my favorite photographers Robyn Twomey, and fellow instructor and teaching inspiration Caren Alpert. Special congrats to Chris Kern who is now teaching at AAU in both BFA/MFA departments.

James

JULIAN QUAYLE GUEST SPEAKER

Outtakes from the final class last semester (dec 08)

A glimpse of the mind altering visit from preeminent and peerless creative director Julian Quayle.

Schedule permitting, we'll make every effort to have Julian back in short order this semester. 

Seeing/hearing about Julian's work and methodology should provide ample inspiration to redefine one's understanding of definitive boundaries regarding their own brand identities and the underlying exploration/elocution that can add tremendous depth to the effort. 

James

ALEX BERG AAU ONE SHOT PORTRAITS

screen capture from Alex Berg's 6 hour guest visit last November, whereby Kimberly, Kevin, Margo and Chris all sat for a One Shot session with Alex. A truly fantastic experience. 

Very special thanks to Alex for having made the trek from NYC for the occasion.

big thanks to Victor Wang at I/O Studio for hosting the event!

James

StoryCorps

A wonderful, simple idea and sentiment, a tremendous vehicle of sharing.
Some of the most humane and heartfelt anecdotes I've heard in some time.

http://www.storycorps.net/


here's an excerpt, one that always moves me.




happy holidays guys,

James

THERESA GANZ

hanging out at 49 geary (and after being a little disappointed by the selection of Avedon's images at Fraenkel), i had the nice surprise to discover Theresa Ganz's work. She recently graduated from SF Art Institute. The pieces on display at Steven Wolf are pretty large (52'' x 52") and made of hand-cut C-prints.

i was blown away by the composition and the delicate construction of all of the collages. the contrast between the abstraction of the whole piece and the concrete details of the actual photographs is amazing. she got inspired for that work by some of the greatest american poets and writers (Melville, Whitman). you can read more about it on her website. very, very inspiring work.

Agathe

Zoo Photographs

We've discussed our reactions to zoo and taxidermy photography, as well as admitting if we engage in such practice , and no matter what side of the issue you are on doesn't really matter for this discussion.

Britta Jaschinski published a book of black and white images in 1996 called simply enough Zoo. This book really helped sell me on photography as a viable art form and helped bring me to where I am today.

--Chris Bjuland

LIVEBOOKS

I spoke with Kathryn MacDonald, our edu advisor about things we all would like to have improved upon with our edu websites. We had a long conversation, and she seemed really receptive to our concerns, which was great. 

We all have similar issues with our sites, so let's make a list of things we'd like to see changed! I'll start the list and feel free to agree, disagree, or add anything. Being told 'upgrade to the pro site' also doesn't solve the problem. Te point is we are paying for a product that we should be satisfied with. Are we supposed to be limited because we are 'students'?

- Type Options - Having one font choice per layout is just not OK. We are creative, visual people and the design of our sites is so important and personal... we need many more options here!! 

- Color Backgrounds - We should also have options here too. Why not have a color picker where you can choose any color you want? 

- The Thumbnail Sidebar - Some of us like it, some of us hate it. It overlaps the image and is bothersome to use. Again, all we're asking for here is the option of use, and be able to put in on bottom, left, right, etc. If we were able to customize our sites more, it wouldn't look like we all have the same site! 

- Margo

(www.margomoritz.com)

WALTZ WITH BASHIR / ARI FOLMAN

Waltz with Bashir is a 2008 "animated documentary" film by Ari Folman. It entered the competition at the 08 Cannes Film Festival; it is an international co-production between Isreal, Germany and France.
Traveling through the lost / reappearing memories of a former israeli soldier traumatized by what he witnessed, the film tells the story of the 1982 Lebanon War (and especially the Sabra and Shatila massacre).
I am not a huge fan of animated movies, but this one is so complex, smart, sensitive and aesthetically successful that it is probably my favorite movie of the year. I never thought i could physically feel the fear of a lost soldier swimming in the sea at night to escape the bullets, only by watching drawings. And I won't even mention the soundtrack -a crazy mix of 80's rock and classical music.

Agathe

EVGENY KISSIN / LA CAMPANELLA

music by Franz Liszt

Agathe

ALEX BERG GUEST SPEAKER, CBS VIDEO CLIP

Here's a clip from the NYC portion (2006) of Alex's ongoing project, 'One Shot' which includes stints in Beijing (2007), Istanbul(2008) and Oslo(2009)

should be a great class, all are welcome to join us.
http://www.oneshotnewyork.com/

ADVICE FOR YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS

photo by D. Seymour / Magnum

... by Magnum photographers. Some answers are funny or interesting, some are depressing, and some others, just boring. Check it while you're in front of your screen waiting for your files to download, doing nothing...

it's here.

Agathe

FREE POSTCARDS

Free postcards, why not ? Link is here. 4x 6, one-sided. 

Margo

Planet Magazine Photo Contest

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that Planet Magazine has extended their Global travel contest until November 15th. The prizes are pretty cool, including an around the world assignment!

www.planet-mag.com/photocontest

Reiner Riedler

The 1st and 3rd images are from a project this Austrian born photographer made following a Russian circus. The 2nd image comes from a series titled, "Fake Holidays" that explores the artificial, complex worlds of simulation that have been created for vacationers across the globe. You can see more of his work and other amazing photographers at the gallery link below.


www.anzenbergergallery.com

HELVETICA / GARY HUSTWIT

"Helvetica is an independant documentary film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives".
Through the exploration of urban spaces in major cities, and discussion with renowned designers, the movie helps us realize that type is meaningful in many different ways -and especially one that has been used and overused for the last 50 years (by the Beatles, or the American government, or many multinational corporations).

Agathe

PIERRE DEBUSSCHERE

this is a belgian photographer; he is 23 years old and already shot the cover of Dazed&Confused...i love his images, because they are unexpected, dark with irony, and contribute -i think- to making fashion photography "smarter". also because the first shot up there reminds me of a Bacon painting, i guess. his website.

Agathe

Winston O. Link