Alec Soth’s Dog Days Bogota: http://www.alecsoth.com/Bogota/pages/frameset.html for its pacing and its weaving of subject matter. James Luckett’s Suginami: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/575507 although you can easily find larger versions of these images, (in order) on flickr and on Google (but out of sequence). …and here’s an informative interview with Mr. Luckett and Elijah Gowin: http://the-space-in-between.com/2009/01/14/one-thing-done-two-ways-elijah-gowin-and-james-luckett-on-making-a-book/
W. o’ W.: Alfred Stieglitz
“If you place the imperfect next to the perfect, people will see the difference between the one and the other. But if you offer the imperfect alone, people are only too apt to be satisfied with it.”
This year’s STD has run its course.
Senior Teach Day occurred early this year (or so it seems), and once again, the photographer did not see his shadow (hey, it’s a darkroom). The man known as Saigon took his role in stride. There were no casualties, and he issued only one detention all day. The press sent an unannounced representative: …others appeared [...]
Sally Mann: pictures on the radio
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=133595585&m=133836031
A handy-dandy MF reference link
Until I begin a career on youtube, this will suffice as the clearest explanation of how to load roll film: http://silverbased.org/load-120-film/
Where Joseph Campbell intersects with jazz
Which comments in these excerpts, from an article in Downbeat by Todd Kelly about a music workshop for adolescents, are lucid and instructive, and which are muddled? Is any of them a useful parallel to photography? Keith Pray: “The importance of learning by ear is the simple fact that if you know how to listen [...]
Photograms
A few of us are currently inspiring others in our midst by dabbling in photograms. This process is basic; it seems retro at times, which actually kind of guarantees that it will never “go away;” some value it for its subtlety, some for its potential for simplicity and scale. Here is an exhibit that informs [...]
Fame and/or Fortune for someone (you?) at BFHS
The Barrington Area Conservation Trust (http://www.bactrust.org/index.html) wants you to enter their Winter Scene Photography Contest. It’s open to all students at Barrington Fun High School. “We are looking for striking winter images highlighting the natural beauty of Barrington. Your images may be taken anywhere in Barrington and may include portraits of wildlife in their natural [...]
21st Century Photography
http://www.f295.org/site/?page_id=87 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI3WAEXJXDk
Next Year’s AP Roster!
A note to Guidance. Here are the names of those who applied for next year’s Advanced Placement 2-D Design studio course, and were accepted by the Art Department faculty: Alexa Hanaford, Caroline Horswill, Fay Jenson, Jesse Filian, Joyce Gaffney, Justine Kaszynski, Kendall Wallin, Kristina Bastidas, Lauren Captain, Margaret Rajic, Matt Wloch, Nikki Nixon, Rachel Parker, [...]
