We went to UOP for a field trip last week to see their senior’s final projects, and also the gallery. A few years ago they decided to scrap their black and white process and go to all digital. I personally think that people who take photography and don’t start out with black and white in the dark room are actually missing out on a very important step to photography. I may be bias. I have taken all the black and white classes available, and I also run the black and white lab at the college for the night class. I think that when you have your hands dirty, and you physically have to ‘make’ your picture and put all the work into that you have a greater appreciation for the art.
My favorite part of the field trip was Yolanda E. Cunningham’s work “Atonement: The Manifestation”. It is her personal journey with drug addiction, abuse, and the affects it has on our children. The strongest part of her work was the ten foot crack pipe made out of inflatable plastic. Inside the crack pipe was a ceramic skeleton smoking crack through his own pipe. On the outside of the pipe were three statues, herself, her son, and her husband all in fetal positions, dying. The giant crack pipe is a big eye opener for the gallery, you cannot help but be intrigued and interested in its meaning. It all came together with a flick of a switch and the giant crack pipe filled with smoke and swirled around the lifeless body inside.
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Movie Reviews
Movie Review: Stranger with a camera.
I found Stranger with a camera a pretty sad movie. I thought that it was interesting how social status brings out how people see their community. Higher classes see lower classes as sad, poor people who are without standards and education. It was unfortunate that Hugh O’Connor was murdered because of his interest in showing the world how bad the coal miners are treated.
Movie Review: The true meaning of pictures.
This movie I found even more interesting then the first movie. Shelby Lee Adams is a person who not only grew up in Appalachia; he found it his calling to photograph the people there. He accepted the people for who they were, and they trusted and respected him also. People in higher classes then the people he was photographing felt that he was taking advantage of the lower class people for his own gain. The higher class people also felt that he was “setting up” the people to look poor in the photographs. The most interesting part was that the family he photographed the most actually loved the photographs. He also wouldn’t publish a photograph without the families blessing.
"Stop making judgments and experience life.” –Shelby Lee Adams
I found Stranger with a camera a pretty sad movie. I thought that it was interesting how social status brings out how people see their community. Higher classes see lower classes as sad, poor people who are without standards and education. It was unfortunate that Hugh O’Connor was murdered because of his interest in showing the world how bad the coal miners are treated.
Movie Review: The true meaning of pictures.
This movie I found even more interesting then the first movie. Shelby Lee Adams is a person who not only grew up in Appalachia; he found it his calling to photograph the people there. He accepted the people for who they were, and they trusted and respected him also. People in higher classes then the people he was photographing felt that he was taking advantage of the lower class people for his own gain. The higher class people also felt that he was “setting up” the people to look poor in the photographs. The most interesting part was that the family he photographed the most actually loved the photographs. He also wouldn’t publish a photograph without the families blessing.
"Stop making judgments and experience life.” –Shelby Lee Adams
Wednesday, March 17
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Wednesday, February 17
Waiting..
Today my package comes. I just hope someone is home to sign. Portrait lens, flash.. new goodies. Yay!
Tuesday, February 16
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Saturday, February 6
Western Technosites Review
Review: Western Technosites
Presentation: I would give the presentation 3.5 out of 5 stars. I liked the clips that held the prints to the wall. I did not like the ink jet prints, or how all the prints were not similar sizes. I think I would have liked the prints mounted on metal scraps or clay slabs.
Likes: I really enjoyed Western Technosite #71 at Folsom Lake. I would have to say that the navy wheel stuck in the ground looked very realistic. I couldn’t see any edit marks on the print. I also liked Technosite #64 at Consumnes. This print is really nice because it has a reflection on the water of the wheel object, with trees all around. It has the object placed in nature that makes it look the most natural.
I did not find this series terribly inspirational. I am not a big fan of a lot of editing and changing the dynamics of the original image. I did however love the life size shovel as part of the series.
Presentation: I would give the presentation 3.5 out of 5 stars. I liked the clips that held the prints to the wall. I did not like the ink jet prints, or how all the prints were not similar sizes. I think I would have liked the prints mounted on metal scraps or clay slabs.
Likes: I really enjoyed Western Technosite #71 at Folsom Lake. I would have to say that the navy wheel stuck in the ground looked very realistic. I couldn’t see any edit marks on the print. I also liked Technosite #64 at Consumnes. This print is really nice because it has a reflection on the water of the wheel object, with trees all around. It has the object placed in nature that makes it look the most natural.
I did not find this series terribly inspirational. I am not a big fan of a lot of editing and changing the dynamics of the original image. I did however love the life size shovel as part of the series.
Saturday, January 30
Photographers Forum 30th Annual College Photo Contest
I just wanted the world to know that I received my Finalist Selection Group letter in the mail. Yea! I should know by Feb. 15th if my photo was chosen for top rewards and honorable mentions.
Thursday, January 28
YaY A Movie!
(Please ignore the watermark. Its the only way I could get it on here with making it in powerpoint on a pc and having to download a converter to make it a movie. Free version=watermark)
Tuesday, January 26
One in a Million
This is one in a million. Well maybe not a million, but certainly one in a hundred.
Monday, January 25
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