Tribute to Irving Penn…
New York Times article on the recent death of Irving Penn, a powerful, influential photographer of the 20th Century. The article states, “His career at Vogue spanned a number of radical transformations in fashion and its depiction, but his style remained remarkably constant. Imbued with calm and decorum, his photographs often seemed intent on defying fashion.”
You can check out some of his work on Photography-Now, a directory of fine art photographers.
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Houston Center for Photography has a current exhibition on Texas Landscape….Some interesting variety!
Check this out…One of our fellow Photo 1 students found this one, what do you think?
VISUAL ACOUSTICS: (The Modernism of Julius Shulman) -Trailer
Also, an interesting article from Japan Exposures…
Flooding the Mind – Slowly Down The River by Yasuhiro Ogawa
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Kentridge and Dan Winters…
The William Kentridge exhibition at the Ft. Worth Modern is a must see. His combination of drawing and video are truly remarkable. The show comes down in just a few days, so try to swing by Ft. Worth to see it! You can check out more of the pictures on the Modern’s website.
Also, there are some influential videos about Dan Winter’s photographic work on the Strobist blog. He speaks about his life as a newspaper photographer, and the power of the still image. We should as photographers be reminded of the power of solid imagery. We as visual artists can reach past stylistic approaches and begin to see photographically within the camera. He has some important things to say about what is important, and what is just fluff.
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Depth of Field
Check out Constantine Manos’ photo essay on American Color on Magnum In Motion. This would be a good chance to think of how he uses depth of field, without wavering from his concept…
Maybe a good source for inspiration might be on “a photo a day” website, you never know what might get those creative minds working!
A quick way to see the aperture change the depth of field try looking at this site… PhotonHead: understanding exposure
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Could this be the future of Digital Photo??
Open-source camera could revolutionize photography
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Let us begin…
Welcome to Photo 1 at UNT!
This blog is for additional information about the happenings within our photo class this semester. 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 more information on what to look for when purchasing a digital camera….
Light Chaser’s Guide to buying a DSLR
Digital Photography School’s recommendations
Some thoughts about typologies…
The Exposure Project is a great resource of viewing work…just use the key work Typologies
The picture above is from The Brooklyn Typology Project by Neil Freeman, featured on the Urban Omnibus, a project of the Architectural League in New York, it is definitely worth looking over.
Amy Elkins and Cara Phillips have an interesting blog that is full of great resources about typologies within the fine art world. Check it out!
Never to forget about classic Typologies such as Bernd and Hilla Becher featured at the MoMA.
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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.
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Tags: Album, Cover, Photography, Sugimoto, U2
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.
Meyerowitz is also eleoquent when it comes to discussing photography.
This gives you an idea of how he works.
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More Eggleston
This video goes with Eggleston’s show that was at the Whitney in New York.
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Camera Innards
This is a Nikon D3 that has been cut in half. Check out the story here.
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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.
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SPAMera
So, if you want to make a fancier pinhole camera, here is one of the more creative pinhole camera’s out there.
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You can pick up your portfolios next week in the lab. Enjoy your break and U2.
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More William Eggleston
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collier schorr speaks
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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.
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Tags: Blog, Final Project, Interviews, Portrait, Typology
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.
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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.
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Tags: Blog, China, Horse, Lion
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