Tribute to Irving Penn…

11Oct09

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 [...]

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Texas Landscape, Architecture Photography, and Japan Exposures

29Sep09

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…

23Sep09

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 [...]

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Depth of Field

20Sep09

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 [...]

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Open-source camera could revolutionize photography

08Sep09

Could this be the future of Digital Photo??

Open-source camera could revolutionize photography
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Lab Hours

05Feb09

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 [...]

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photographing your family

12Mar08

Over on the Popular Photography website there is an article about Marc Asnin who has been photographing his Uncle Charlie. The story does address what can happen when you turn the lens on to your family.

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Todd Hido

22Feb08

Todd Hido at work. Just because he says he is in short artists statements does not mean you can say it.

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The blog is now live!

11Feb08

Hey all,
So we have added this blog for you to find information that posted in class and other things we find interesting. If you find something the class might be interested in send it along to untphoto1@gmail.com.
Your photo 1 team.

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