U2 and Sugimoto update

Over at aphotoeditor.com, Rob Haggart has an interesting post about how U2 came to use Hiroshi Sugimoto’s image for their new album.

An Interview with Joel Meyerowitz

Joel Meyerowitz

Over the at the Candid Frame, there is a good interview with Joel Meyerowitz.

Meyerowitz is not one to mince words. His opnions are as strong as his images.

Joel Meyerowitz

Meyerowitz is also eleoquent when it comes to discussing photography.

This gives you an idea of how he works.

More Eggleston

This video goes with Eggleston’s show that was at the Whitney in New York.

Lab Hours

When there is a class meeting, check with the instructor to see if it is possible to work in the darkroom.

Monday/Wednesday: Photography 1 8-9:50 a.m. and 10-11:50 a.m.
Tuesday/Thursday: Photography 1 2-3:50 p.m. and 4-5:50 p.m.

Photography 2 has priority during these hours:
Tuesday/Thursday: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

All other times the darkroom is open.
The Lab Is Open:
Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday/Sunday: 12 – 7 p.m.

Camera Innards

This is a Nikon D3 that has been cut in half. Check out the story here.

Changes

Changes came to Photography 1 here at UNT. It will be challenging nonetheless. This blog is a resource of additional information that is out there for all of us. If you find something you want to share with us, send a link to untphoto1@gmail.com and we will get it on the blog. For now, enjoy David Bowie.

SPAMera

So, if you want to make a fancier pinhole camera, here is one of the more creative pinhole camera’s out there.

It is over, we hope you enjoyed the class….

You can pick up your portfolios next week in the lab. Enjoy your break and U2.

the importance of good shoes

Alex Soth asked his Magnum colleagues for advice for young photographers. Being yourself comes up a lot. Go here and download the whole shebang.

More William Eggleston

collier schorr speaks

portraits and typologies

Portraits and typologies have been common themes in past final projects.

Lise Sarfati/Magnum Photos from Fashion Magazine Austin, Texas

Lise Sarfati, a photographer with Magnum Photos recently completed an issue of Magnum Fashion Magazine, by photographing in Austin. She had photographed there before for her book La Vie Nouvelle. The portraits are all done with natural light and in a rather straightforward way. The pictures go beyond the typical portrait or fashion picture.

Catherine Opie Nick 2003 © Courtesy Stephen Friedman Gallery, London
C-print 78.8 x 62 cm

Catherine Opie is another photographer who uses the direct gaze when making portraits. This is from her Surfers series. She has also photographer high school football players.

‘Dusty’ photograph by Catherine Opie, 2007

Collier Schorr uses direct flash, but the gaze is very similar.

Collier Schorr The Brothers (A.M & M.) 2003 © the artist, courtesy Modern Art, London
Photograph 119.4 x 94 cm

Here is an article where Opie and Schorr’s work is discussed.

In terms of typologies, the web magazine Fraction has devoted it’s new issue to the topic.

Alec Soth, who is also a member of Magnum Photos, recently completed a project where he photographed 33 movie theaters.

Alec Soth Texas Theater Palestine, Texas, 2006

In addition to all of this work, the website pause to begin has interviews with several photographers that are woth listening to. The best part of the interviews is hearing how they frame their work within the medium. Their blog has links to interviews. This one with Shawn Records is a good place to start.

Photo Show @ Art 6

The UNT photography organization Parallax has a photo show up at the Art Six coffee house until Nov. 23. Go see some pictures when you get your coffee fix.

unexpected photo

A lion rides a horse in a circus show in Xiamen in southeast China's Fujian province Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. The circus shows were held during a golden week holiday to mark China's National Day, the 59th anniversary of the founding of communist China. (AP Photo)

The Big Picture at Boston dot com features horses. I did not expect to find this image.

the rising and setting moon

Cary Conover created a time lapse video of the moon rising and setting over New York City. The best aspect of this video is view from the ferry. Conover talks about the process he went through to make this video on his blog.

“We Choose To Go To The Moon” from Cary Conover on Vimeo.

Thomas Roma

Thomas Roma is a Brooklyn based photographer who photographs with a hand made camera that produces a 6×9 negative. He tends to “generously epose and gently develop” his film, like it was mentioned in class.

massive development chart

If you have any questions as how to develop your film, consult the Massive Development Chart. Pick you film and choose D-76, and it will give you lots of options.

a useful spotting kit

Freestyle Photographic Supplies offers a useful kit for spotting your prints. We do have the supplies in the lab, but think about, there is one brush and nearly 70 of you. If you decided to just get yourself a brush, pick either a 000 (three aught) or a 0000 (four aught) brush.

true norwegian black metal and houston rap

Peter Beste is a New York based photographer who originally hales from Houston. He spent a number of years documenting True Norwegian Black Metal. He is also working on a series of Houston rap culture. This post is for all of the music fans out there. Here is an interview with him.

Edward Burtynsky

Edward Burtynsky, a Canadian photographer, also won the TED Prize. Burtynsky looks at the landscape in a unique way.