Masters of Photography

Study confirms potential of cell phone photography

2007-02-08T02:35:00.000-08:00

Bad Kreuznach, Germany, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire - AsiaNet) - The photography sector is facing another upheaval: Towards the end of the 1990s, digital cameras started replacing analog models. Now there is a new trend to replace digital cameras with cell phones with camera capabilities. A representative study carried out by optical component specialists Schneider Kreuznach confirms the potential of cell phone photography. Around 1,000 users in Germany, China, India, and the U.S.A. were interviewed about their specific usage patterns relating to picture-taking with digital cameras and cell phones. International comparison of usage patterns One out of four respondents indicated that in future they would exclusively use cell phones for picture-taking (early adopters), provided the quality matched that of today's upper mid-range digital cameras with approximately 6 million pixels.

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Pro Photography Online Marketplace Digital Railroad Raises $10 Million

2007-02-06T02:35:00.000-08:00

New York - Digital Railroad, an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of professional photography, announced on Monday that it has raised $10 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by DN Capital.Previous investors Morgenthaler Ventures and Venrock Associates also participated. New York-based Digital Railroad's service is used by professional photographers and photo agencies to manage, market and sell their images to thousands of buyers in nearly 60 countries. The company will use the funds for product development, marketing, and to open international offices, beginning with Milan. Related Links:http://www.digitalrailroad.net/corpsite/press_02-05-07.html .

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WaveridersGallery.com Debuts with Fine Surf Art and Photography

2007-02-02T02:34:00.000-08:00

WaveridersGallery.com, a site devoted to promoting artists and photographers who celebrate the simple act of waveriding, has debuted with an extensive collection of signed, limited-edition offerings. Mediums include canvas, paper, film, digital impression, wood and foam. Prices range from $20 to $5,000, with custom framing available for most pieces. Some WaveridersGallery.com artists are debuting their work online, while others are well known in the surfing and art worlds. Artists new to the Web, and their mediums, include Meegan Feori, Chris Bolden and Ea Eckerman. Established painters include Ken Auster, Pat Tobin, Wade Koniakowsky and Kevin Short. Prints from renowned surf photographers Brian Bielmann, Sean Davey, and Scott Winer also are available at www.WaveridersGallery.com.

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Photography: A Glimpse of The Traveling Life

2007-01-31T02:38:00.000-08:00

Through the middle of February, the Wrocaw Gallery of Contemporary Art is holding an exhibition consisting of a collection of photographs which narrate the story of photographer Harald Medbe's encounters with Roma society. "The Gypsy Trips" records the life of the people whom the author calls "the last free people of Europe." Medbe is an established Norwegian photographer who worked in the 70s as a photographer for the National Theater in Olso. He now works independently and has published various albums, which are usually accompanied by written work or audio media. "The Gypsy Trips" features a catalogue published in Norway, consisting of 60 pictures and 20 short stories describing meetings between the artist and the gypsy community. The photographs on display in Wrocaw capture the relatively undocumented life of the Roma.

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People in Photography

2007-01-29T02:36:00.000-08:00

The result, as seen in People in Photography, is an avalanche of more than 200 photographs with extraordinary, occasionally baffling juxtapositions of subject matter and author. Cecil Beaton's portrait of Princess Alexandra shares wall space with an anonymous 1910 portrait of the confident but ultimately doomed boxer Les Darcy and hawkish Kings Cross witch Rosaleen Norton. The great American portraitist Arnold Newman's take on an earnest but irrevocably shifty Richard Nixon shows the American president attempting a sincere smile from beneath a handwritten, affectionate inscription to an Australian friend. John Elliott's 1982 photograph of Slim Dusty coexists uneasily with Max Dupain's portrait of a chubby young Yehudi Menuhin, photographed 40 years earlier. Dupain's versatility shows in two other, very different pictures - his carefully lit 1940s views of the enigmatic politician "Doc" Evatt, and the actor Chips Rafferty resting on his haunches in a rocky landscape with his right hand cradling the ever present hand-rolled cigarette.

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• Photography exhibition to raise cash for cancer

2007-01-23T02:46:00.000-08:00

The exhibition opens on Friday, February 9, at the Auckland Museum Event Centre. For online artwork bidding, visit the website www.sweetlouise.co.nz. PHOTOGRAPHY celebrating the uniqueness of New Zealand will help raise funds for the Louise Perkins Foundation. The weeklong exhibition titled, us: undiminished spirit, features a collection of New Zealand images culminating at a party at the Auckland Museum on February 16. It’s hoped the images will appeal to collectors, investors and the wider public, and through auction, raise funds for the Sweet Louise programmes for women with metastatic breast cancer. "We’re a small community on the edge of the world but we have a spirit to rival the biggest nation," foundation executive director Jennifer Clark says. "This exhibition and auction is a fantastic opportunity to rejoice in that spirit, invest in some unique New Zealand artwork and support a great cause." The exhibition opens on Friday, February 9, at the Auckland Museum Event Centre.

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Neda Johnson Photography finds new home

2007-01-21T02:39:00.000-08:00

Neda Johnson is excited about moving her portrait photography business out of her home and into downtown Albert Lea."It's a dream come true. It's what I've wanted for the last 10 years," she said.Neda Johnson Photography, 112 S. Broadway Ave., opens Jan. 29, she said. The store offers photography services for weddings, children, families, groups, high school seniors, college graduates and other moments in life.Johnson, 33, grew up in Owatonna and Medford. She attended Mankato State University back when it had that name, but she didn't go to school for photography. She ended up working for Lifetouch School Portraits, with her studio in Mankato. Her job was to shoot school pictures all over southern Minnesota. She has shot pictures of children in Albert Lea, Wells, New Richland and Austin, among others.She then worked for Robin One in Albert Lea and seven years ago began her own portrait photography business in her home.

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NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM EXHIBITS PHOTOGRAPHY FROM AFGHANISTAN

2007-01-19T02:45:00.000-08:00

A small but fascinating photographic exhibition at the National Army Museum is currently lifting the lid on the day-to-day life of soldiers during a critical phase of recent operations in Afghanistan. The photographs, which will be on display at the Museum until July 2007, are the work of Corporal Mike Fletcher, who travelled through Afghanistan between April and September 2006 with 3 Para Battle Group. Numbering over 300 and presented as a series of rolling projections they depict camouflaged and weather-beaten soldiers: on patrol, calling up air support, waiting in the queue for food, watching the world cup or tending to their sore and swollen feet back at base. Each of them revealing the often hidden world of today’s soldier. A former Royal Engineer turned Army photographer, Mike was what the Army terms ‘The Media Operations Photographer’ for Helmand Province, which means he was allowed unprecedented access to the Paras – away from the conventional media lens.

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Book Review - Mastering Landscape Photography - The Luminous ...

2007-01-17T02:48:00.000-08:00

How does one learn to master landscape photography? And, more importantly, how does one become a master landscape photographer? These are the questions that master landscape photographer Alain Briot asks in his soon to be a classic, Mastering Landscape Photography – The Luminous-Landscape Essays. The obvious answer is to spend a lot of time working at the art. This takes time and a lot of hard work. For Alain Briot, it took over 25 years. When Alain Briot started, it was 1980. The internet was still over 10 years in the future and the technology of digital photography was at least as far away. How he got there and what he learned is the subject of Mastering Landscape Photography. It focuses on three main topics: artistic skills, technical knowledge and business sense. According to the author, to master landscape photography you must match your artistic abilities with your technical knowledge.

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THS students explore culture through photography

2007-01-15T02:49:00.000-08:00

"If It Ain't Seasoned, It Ain't Much of Anything" is a traveling exhibit hanging at the Oren Dunn City Museum through Jan. 17. From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, the exhibit focuses on the diverse ethnicity of Mississippi and features companion photos taken by Tupelo High School photography students. For admission and other information, call (662) 841-6438. By Ginny Miller Daily Journal TUPELO - Ben Rea has been taking pictures since he was 8 years old. "That's when I got my first camera," the 17-year-old recalled. "It was a little Kodak." Today, Ben shoots with a Canon digital camera, and the Tupelo High School student and his classmates are displaying their photos in an exhibit at the Oren Dunn City Museum.

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Photography from hidden Cuba at Alliance Gallery

2007-01-13T02:37:00.000-08:00

NARROWSBURG, N.Y. - An exhibition of photographs by Joe Guerriero titled "Santeria: Religion in Cuba" opens at the Alliance Gallery in the Delaware Arts Center on Saturday, Jan. 20, with an artists reception from 2 to 4 p.m. The exhibition will be on view through Feb. 9.Documentary/photojournalism/fine-art is the genre that best classifies Joe Guerriero's personal photographic work. He prefers to photograph complete photo essays and in-depth projects on people and their cultural/religious diversity. His deep interest in faith, Cuba, and culture is what moved him to undertake the project of Santeria in Cuba.Santeria, which is called "the Religion" in Cuba, is one of the most misunderstood religions in the world. It's rituals, music, dances and even animal sacrifices have been shrouded in secrecy for years.

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Elevated photography rebranded

2007-01-11T02:38:00.000-08:00

Elevated Photography, the innovative photography company, has totally re-branded itself and has launched a new logo, website and brochure. The company is planning to showcase its broad range of services and high quality images and service.The company was formed by Jonnie Morgan who identified a strong need for an affordable elevated photography solution in the West of Ireland. Previously, the only way of getting elevated photographs was by hiring a cherry-picker or chartering a helicopter, both of which are very costly.The company now offers, 'The Complete Photography Solution' service consisting of Interiors, Exteriors, Advertising, Merchandising and Marketing, Corporate Events, Time Lapse, Virtual Tours, Elevated and Aerial Photography. Specialist services include Time Lapse photography, which gives a unique perspective on the development and progress of a project, a useful service in the areas of property development and archaeology projects.

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Complete photography work on time, says poll observer

2007-01-09T03:02:00.000-08:00

ELECTION OBSERVER NC Munniappa reviewed the ongoing ratification of electorate and photo identity cards at divisional commissioner office on Monday. He stressed the need for people's participation in this work. He also reviewed the election preparation at district level with district magistrate Dr Hariom. Munniappa directed the officials to properly advertise the date and place for the photography. He reiterated that without photo identity cards no one would be allow to vote in the forthcoming assembly elections. He also focussed on the importance of photo ID-cards and said people should be convinced about the significance of the cause and should be motivated for photography. Election observer has directed the officials to send daily progress report to the election commissioner throw e-mail.

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Kodak Brings Digital Photography to Life at the 2007 International ...

2007-01-07T02:44:00.000-08:00

LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2007 - At the 40th anniversary of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) announced new products and services that bring the digital photography experience to a new level of personal expression. "The world trusts their pictures to Kodak, and with the new products and services unveiled at CES, we are making it easier to bring digital pictures to life in highly personalized and relevant ways," said Phil Faraci, President, Consumer Digital Group and Senior Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company. — New KODAK EASYSHARE Digital Picture Frames play vibrant slideshows of your favorite pictures and videos that you can even set to music. Available in 10-inch and 8-inch Wi-Fi and 8-inch and 7-inch standard versions, these frames boast true plug-and-play ease and a full menu of versatile features with an intuitive, multifunction remote control.

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Edmond Sun Photography

2007-01-03T02:50:00.000-08:00

"A picture is a worth a thousand words" is a bold proclamation the Edmond Sun photography staff clings to in our daily work. Every day our photographers embark on a treasure hunt, scouring the Edmond community hoping to find compelling images that tell the story of our town.This year, we shot national news events from the 67th Senior PGA Golf Championship to rebuilding efforts in hurrican-revaged Louisiana.But, most days we are out in the community capturing every day life in Edmond from state championship games to structure fires to children playing in the park. Here is collection of favorie images and stories from staff photographers Drew Harmon, Sarah Phipps and Maike Rode.Pictures of the Year Slide show - Click to discuss this story with other readers on our forums.

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Photography exhibit to open at The Works

2006-12-30T02:43:00.000-08:00

NEWARK -- "Pure," an exhibit by photographer Rob Schreuder, will be on display at The LeFevre Gallery at the Newark Campus of Ohio State University from Jan. 8 through March 2. The public is invited to a free opening and reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 12. Guests will have the opportunity to participate in an informal discussion with the artist. .

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Photography Workshop in Colombo with Swiss Photographer

2006-12-26T02:47:00.000-08:00

Colombo, 26 December, (Asiantribune.com): Beat Presser, an eminent Swiss photographer who has published 'Oasis of Silence', a photographic art book on Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia including Sri Lanka, will be conducting a free Workshop of Photography on the theme 'My Oasis of Silence' for Sri Lankan professional photographers from 26 February to 10 March 2007, in Colombo. This workshop is held under the auspices of the Embassy of Switzerland in Sri Lanka, in cooperation with the Goethe-Institute Colombo and Photographic Associations, and has been made possible with the support of Kodak as workshop sponsor. The workshop will be preceded by a photographic exhibition of Beat Presser at the Barefoot Gallery. The events are organized by CrossCulture Colombo Participants to the workshop will be selected on the basis of their application, accompanied with bio-data and a photographic portfolio.

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Maine Photography Show

2006-12-17T02:44:00.000-08:00

Last April, the inaugural of the Maine Photography Show was a win by the home team. The first state-wide, juried MPS was sponsored and produced by the Boothbay Region Art Foundation and its MPS Committee. The secret was that the committee was made up of members from many communities and photography groups; each highly motivated and enthusiastic supporters of fine art photography in the State of Maine. "Having a well-respected judge as Anne Havinga, curator of photographs from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, started us out on the right foot," said the show chair Jim Taliana. This time, the show judge will be Susan Danly, curator of photography, graphics and contemporary art at the Portland Museum of Art. The exhibition will take place at the town hall in the Boothbay Railway Village, April 14-29, 2007, ending on the same weekend as the Fishermen's Festival in Boothbay Harbor Free admission.

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Exhibit focuses on documentary photography

2006-12-15T02:42:00.000-08:00

The small gallery space at The Arts Center in Orange is used well these days--for an exhibit called "The Art of Documentary Photography." Each of the five photographers has five significant images hanging in the show, on view through Jan. 27. The diverse group of works is assembled to show the range of the medium as it moves back and forth from editorial work to art. Charlottesville photographer Richard Robinson, who organized the show, hung ink-jet prints of photos taken at Wat Lao Buddhavong, a Laotian temple in Catlett, Va. "This work originated as an assignment for The Washington Post and has since become a personal project," Robinson said in an e-mail. An impressive work was hung by Bill Wylie, a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient who teaches photography at the University of Virginia.

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Book Review: Digital Photography Expert Techniques (2nd Edition) ...

2006-12-13T02:49:00.000-08:00

This book is meant for "photographers who are serious about producing the highest quality photographs in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible." That would include anyone from advanced amateur photographers to seasoned pros looking for new and more efficient ways of doing things.Ken Milburn, the author, is a seasoned pro with lots of paid, published experience. He's also an accomplished writer of technical works like these, in particular ones dealing with digital photography and Photoshop. What's more, this book is now in its second edition, which ought to tell you that if it was good enough to be reprinted, it's probably worth your money. The book is divided into twelve chapters that take you from prepping for a photo shoot to processing the photos and presenting them to the world.

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Nigeria: Ruben Ayoola Ajayi: "We Pioneered Colour Photography in ...

2006-12-09T02:47:00.000-08:00

Chief Reuben Ayoola Ajayi, 73, is a veteran photographer who started to practice photography in the 1960s. He was trained in Germany and London and has worked for AGFA-GEVAERT in Germany and Nigeria. Chief Ajayi is, no doubt, one of the photographers that pioneered colour photography in Nigeria and he has trained many photographers. He was once a part-time lecturer at Lagos Polytechnic. Ayo Adewunmi recently had a chat with him at his duplex residence, situated in his home town, Odo Ere, Yagba West of Kogi State, where he lives since retiring from Agmeya six years ago. Although he owns a property in Ajao Estate, where he visits once in a while, he prefers the serene environment of his home town to the hustle and bustle of Lagos. Moreover, he desires to contribute his quota to the development of the town and to set up a photography studio where he can train and assist up-coming photographers.

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Photography is site's true gem

2006-12-07T02:50:00.000-08:00

For me personally, when I think of art, jewelry isn't the first thing that comes to mind. That's probably because much of the jewelry that I am familiar with is in the window of big chain jewelry stores. The jewelry there is nice and all but you can get the same ring or necklace at a hundred other stores across the country. My view of jewelry changed when I visited the Web site for Jim Livermore Designs. Jim spends his time creating one-of-a-kind works of art that seem too beautiful to call jewelry. Wear a pair of Jim Livermore earrings and people just might say, "Oh, I love your artwork." The Web site unfortunately, isn't quite a work of art. The navigation links are at the bottom of the page. Depending on the size and resolution of your screen they may not even be visible without scrolling down.

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Creation, the gift of photography

2006-12-03T02:42:00.000-08:00

In the fast pace of day-to-day life, the one thing that we all forget to do is to wait and watch. We miss tiny but important details by rushing through life at a breakneck speed. The gift of photographers is that they have honed their ability to watch and wait patiently in order to capture the beauty of the moment. As with all forms of expression, photographs are very much influenced by the artists' beliefs, upbringing, and personal experiences. Sabrina Lightbourn says, "I am blessed to have been born into a colourful family whose lives were captured in majestic and magical black and white photos all over our house. As a child I'd lose myself in the photos – they portrayed a lifetime in that one moment on our wall." This early influence is reflected in Sabrina's main focus on black and white photos of people in her work.

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But This is Chico: Photography books show off Chico's residential ...

2006-11-27T02:56:00.000-08:00

Doug Keister, a Chico photographer of historical residential architecture, has released his 30th and 31st books. At 500 pages, the 61Ž4- by- 43Ž4-inch publications, called "500 Cottages" and "500 Bungalows," seem more like collections of large postcards than books. Aside from a short introduction, they both consist entirely of photos and brief captions. Keister has published books about cottages and bungalows before, but this time he's pulled out all the stops to showcase Chico houses. In an e-mail, he wrote that there are photos of 64 Chico cottages and 48 Chico bungalows in the respective books. The books don't list the houses' addresses, but as I made my way through them I found that all of them looked familiar. Most of them are within a half-mile radius of downtown Chico.

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Your digital photography questions

2006-11-25T02:49:00.000-08:00

Still struggling with some of the features on your digital camera? Looking forward to Christmas and an upgrade? Wondering what features or techniques can improve your photos? Send us your questions and our panel of digital camera experts will answer them during our online Q&A Thursday, Nov. 30 at 2 p.m. Note: Please fill in all fields. Longer comments may be edited for length. Click here to go back to thestar.com"> .

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NOBUYOSHI ARAKI Intimate photography: Tokyo, nostalgia and sex

2006-11-23T02:36:00.000-08:00

Usually reviews of Nobuyoshi Araki's work start by pointing out the contradictions "monster," "genius," "pornographer," "artist," etc. The greatest negative routinely cited is his attitude toward women, photographed smeared with paint or bound in bondage ropes, images that reflect attitudes rooted in Edo's ancient past or Tokyo's modern sexual underworld. .

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Art museum curator delivers photography lecture

2006-11-21T02:39:00.000-08:00

In conjunction with an exhibition, Rebecca Morse delivered a lecture on Nov. 1, highlighting both her experiences as a curator and the art of Florian Maier-Aichen, now showing at the Mills Art Museum. The main focus for the lecture was the works of Maier-Aichen, which merges photography and other artistic mediums. “I'm a photographer myself, so I enjoyed the good history of photography and the perspective of old photography vs. new mediums," graduate student Steve Bardonnet said. Working on Meier-Aichen's exhibits, Morse curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles was given the opportunity to present Maier-Aichen's work, intentions and beliefs. “I thought the lecture was good because it was interesting to hear a curator's perspective," graduate student Jennie Ottinger said.

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New Source for Wine, Food and Travel Photography

2006-11-19T02:36:00.000-08:00

Paris, France, November 18, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- A new source for wine, food and travel stock photography is now available with the launch of the collaboration between BKWine and Alamy. The collaboration marks a mile stone in the wine and travel picture business for BKWine. BKWine will make available its extensive library of pictures through the online photo agency Alamy."We’ve selected nearly ten thousand of our best photos on wine, travel, gastronomy and related subjects. Those are immediately available on Alamy," says Per Karlsson, responsible for BKWine photography. "We plan to add several thousand more during 2007 and beyond and will make the major part of our 30,000 images collection available on Alamy. We choose to work with Alamy because of its worldwide reach and because of their commitment to customer service and to making it easy for the picture buyer to find the right pictures.".The library includes many winemaker portraits, vineyard pictures, technical photos on winemaking as well as more general travel, wine and food pictures.

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PHOTOGRAPHY / JOINT EXHIBITION

2006-11-17T02:44:00.000-08:00

Photography as an art form is a subtle medium that manifests through colour and textures the individual's view of his environment and inner thoughts, creating an exciting collage of mental and visual observations. Inspired by the power of the camera and the ability to communicate a thousand words with a solitary picture, the joint exhibition of Orawan Jivaketu and Tatchai Kantatip, "Matter and Mind", being held at The Landmark Hotel, gently challenges people's notion of happiness and success. The exhibition is divided into three categories: Love, Simple Life and Truth. "This [exhibition] is for society, because I think the world is more chaotic and brutal, and people are more selfish. This is how I see it," explains Orawan. The instigator behind the exhibition, her vision to provoke questions and have people re-evaluate their ideals was the motivation behind the current exhibition.

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A blurry snapshot of my meeting with a photography icon

2006-11-15T02:42:00.000-08:00

Perhaps we could put crass politics and other bad news behind us for a moment and contemplate the finer things in life. Art, for instance. We could begin with the stunning $50 million renovation of the Phoenix Art Museum, which opened to the public last weekend. One of the shows on display is a selection of black-and-white photographs by 20th-century master Ansel Adams. I went to look at the exhibit: small pictures of grass, rocks, flowers, trees, many of them taken in Yosemite National Park in the 1930s. They speak with a precision and beauty that is unchanged by time. .

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India donates photography equipment to Afghanistan

2006-11-09T19:03:00.000-08:00

NEW DELHI: India has donated high resolution scanning and storage equipment to the government of Afghanistan. According to an Indian TV, equipment was donated at the end of a seven-day training programme by a senior delegation of the Photo Division of India of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Indian Ambassador to Kabul Vakash Sood donated the equipment to the Information, Youth and Cultural Minister Abdul Karim Khurram. The Indian team trained the employees of the Information Agency in Digital Information of Photography including retrieval and maintenance. .

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Book Signing at the International Center of Photography

2006-11-05T02:34:00.000-08:00

[Nov 03, 2006] Craig J. Barber will be doing a signing of his book, "Ghosts in the Landscape: Vietnam Revisited" Friday, November 10, 2006 at the International Center of Photography in New York city. After serving in Vietnam with the U.S. Marines, Barber returned 28 years later with a pinhole camera to capture a rural landscape at peace and to put his ghosts to rest. With 46 beautifully reproduced images by Umbrage Editions, "Ghosts..." is a visual and written journey of healing. Event Details .

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Pressure group calls for boycott of photography show

2006-10-30T02:54:00.000-08:00

London Rising Tide launched Art Not Oil as a reaction against oil companies sponsoring prestigious art competitions and exhibitions, including BP's sponsorship of the Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery. However, the organisation has now turned its attention on the Natural History Museum, and is urging members of the public to shun its Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, which opened last weekend. The competition is organised by BBC Wildlife Magazine and London's Natural History Museum and this year attracted more than 18,000 entries from 55 countries. However the pressure group is asking photographers to send in images illustrating how Shell has impacted on the environment, which will be used to publicise the Art Not Oil campaign. It has also published on its website contact details for Dr Michael Dixon, the director of the Natural History Museum, the editorial team of BBC Wildlife Magazine, which sponsors the competition, as well as some of the judges, and is urging members of the public to contact them directly to voice their disapproval It has also run an alternative photographic exhibition called Shell's Wild Lie, which visited London, Birmingham and Manchester, and was accompanied by talks by people 'from Shell-affected communities in the Niger Delta, South Africa and County Mayo in Ireland'.

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Digital Photography News

2006-10-28T06:23:00.000-07:00

My 17-40 lense is a dream, however I am a bit mystified by the nifty 50. I bought it for closeup work such as taking portraits of my unwilling family etc. OK, it doesn't zoom, looked at sample photographs on another forum and it seems to be able to do a lot more than I thought. What sort of photography is it capable of, street photography? Anyone else got one? .

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Photography center announces fellowship winners

2006-10-26T03:36:00.000-07:00

Tanya Marcuse of Barrytown and Danny Goodwin of Delmar are the winners of The Center for Photography at Woodstock's 2006 Photographer's Fellowship Fund. Marcuse was selected for her most recent body of work, ``Fruitless,'' a series of platinum/palladium prints in response to the seasonal transformations of fruit trees in Dutchess and Columbia counties and the rapid rate at which they are vanishing. Goodwin was recognized for his project, ``Aerial Auto-Surveillance,'' installations that include small-scale models of the homes of high ranking members of the current and previous Bush administrations, based on satellite images. The juror for this year's fellowship was Sharon Bates, founding director of the Albany International Airport Art & Culture Program.

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Photography program gives voice to voiceless

2006-10-25T04:14:00.000-07:00

FORT FRANCESPhotography is a versatile art form that can document important events, commemorate festivities, and communicate messages. Members of the Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association recently completed a program that allowed them to explore the latter aspect of photography. Nine people participated in Photovoice, a program that gave them the opportunity to explore photography as an art formand as a means of communication. Its kind of like healing through art, said Nancy Daley, a community support worker with the local CMHA. The program provides cameras to the people with the least access to those who make decisions affecting their lives, according to the Photovoice website.

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Photography book honors Springsteen

2006-10-25T04:13:00.000-07:00

RUMSON, N.J. - There is Bruce Springsteen, leaning against a counter in a diner, looking young and hopeful in a black-and-white snapshot taken at the Jersey Shore in 1978. In another series of color photos, the E Street Band and friends are playing softball for a team called the E Street Kings. Bruce, wearing a yellow cap, is swinging a bat. The hardcover book, titled Greetings from E Street, contains dozens of photos of the Boss and his band, mostly from the collection of Danny Federici, a band member and organ player. Author Robert Santelli, a former music critic at the Asbury Park Press, said his favorite pictures are the softball montage. "The sense of fun and camaraderie was always evident to me, and I think these pictures show it," he said.

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Learn To Shoot Glamour Photography

2006-10-25T04:11:00.000-07:00

Glamour Photography Studios has announced the launch of a new tutorial designed to help beginning photographers learn the art of glamour photography. Glamour photography, which focuses on the subject rather than fashions or other products, is an important and growing field in advertising and popular magazines. If you have always wanted to try your hand at glamour photography, now is your chance. This simple, easy to read eleven step system to making great glamour photos includes advice on how to: - Plan the shot - Arrange the lighting - Pay attention to the background - Relax your model - Watch out for details - Pose your model - Frame the model - Focus on the eyes - Minimize the blur - Acquire some basic digital processing techniques - Review and Improve The guide, which is written in non-technical, easy to read language, was developed by an experienced glamour photographer.

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A doctor's eye for marine photography

2006-10-25T04:10:00.001-07:00

Picture yourself 80 feet underwater in a cave, weighed down by tanks, and a plethora of awkward gear hanging off your body while your hands fiddle with an Olympus c8080 camera and a cumbersome flash unit-just so you could sneak up on an unsuspecting sea turtle and take a picture of it in its natural setting.It seems scary, dangerous, and a little bit crazy but for Marianas Eye Institute resident optometric physician Dr. Mark D. Robertson, this is all pure fun and adventure. He may not be as well known as marine biologist Jacque Cousteau, but his passion for photography and scuba diving has resulted in some breathtaking photographs, all on display at the clinic.Robertson is the third artist to be featured at the eye clinic. Chief executive officer Russ Quinn said his artwork would be on display for at least a month.

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Walter Folger: 35-year photography retrospective

2006-10-25T04:10:00.000-07:00

FREDERICK -- Walter Folger has a master's degree in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art. As an artist, his medium of choice, however, is the camera. A 35-year retrospective of his photography is currently on exhibt in the Mary Condon Hodgson Art Gallery on the Opossumtown Pike campus of Frederick Community College. The exhibit, "Photographic Retrospective," continues through Nov. 1. "Most of my photography has some connection to Frederick County, Maryland, and environs. For the past 35 years, often with my students, I have been photo-documenting the changing local scenery during frequent field trips," Mr. Folger writes in his artist's statement. "With photography, a lot of my effort has been involved in teaching," he said during an interview a few days after the exhibit's opening reception.

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Food For Thought - National Museum of Photography, Film and ...

2006-10-25T04:09:00.000-07:00

Once you've satisfied your stomach, always remember to make time to satisfy your eyes and I promise you - a quick tour of the NMPTF, before heading back to work, will do just that. Head on up to Gallery Two, which is currently featuring ‘The British Landscape' by John Davies, a collection of some of the finest Black and White photographs of urban and rural landscapes from the last Century. The images in the exhibition reflect Davies' primary concern with the impact and history of human settlement upon the land, rather than the idealisation of the countryside that the word ‘landscape' often suggests . .

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Advertising photography is being inspired by editorial and ...

2006-10-25T04:08:00.001-07:00

This creative and journalistic convergence is one of the themes explored and celebrated by the imagery of New Photographers 2007 launched by Getty Images recently in Cannes and on their website at www.gettyimages.com/NP. Commenting in the latest EDIT 6 magazine and webzine at www.gettyimages.com/edit, Lewis Blackwell, Group Creative Director at Getty Images says that "less than 20 years ago, you could always tell the advertising images from the editorial ones. Ads were at least aspirational, if not totally dreamlike. Sometimes they were lurid in colour. Editorial was gritty realism and always black and white. "Now it is nearly always colour for news, with only upmarket advertising being likely to opt for a full-page black-and-white image. Authenticity is a key watchword in much advertising photography, while our finest photojournalism is often remarkable for its symbolic power and surrealistic eye for the strangeness of life", says Lewis.

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Underrated Masters of Photography

2006-10-25T04:08:00.000-07:00

The baffling calculus of fame is hard enough to get your head around, even without factoring in the strange metaphysics of photography. Andy Warhol’s theorem that everyone would have it for 15 minutes certainly factored in the power of images to transfix the culture’s attention, as well as the growth curve of the mass media and its resulting tendency to shorten our collective attention span. The broad implication of this insight was that modern culture would treat the untalented and unworthy with unquestioning fascination. On the other hand, Warhol knew that everyone—even the truly talented—would be disposable, because the search for the next big thing was always on. In this special section, we examine the fleeting nature of fame as it applies to photographers over the past 30 or so years.

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Photography exhibit opens at Barker

2006-10-25T04:07:00.000-07:00

10/25/2006 - The exhibit Photographers of Fredonia opened to a capacity crowd at Barker Historical Museum, a show highlighting the past through pictures, personalities and equipment. Rich Goodman, an expert on the history of photography and a specialist in historic cameras, presented a discussion Preserving the Past through Images. The large display of photographs mainly reflects the work of Russell and Robert McLaren, and Bob Blanding, but many other photographers of Fredonias past are represented. Major features of the show are the McLarens large stand-camera, which captured individuals and families throughout Northern Chautauqua for more than 50 years, and a sampling of rare, antique cameras from Goodmans collection. Some visitors find pictorial connections to their own families.

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DSLR Photography & Imaging Workshop Will Cruise the Western ...

2006-10-25T04:06:00.000-07:00

October 23, 2006 -- DSLR photography, Photoshop, and printing will be the focus of an eight-day workshop cruise embarking from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Belize, Costa Rica, and Panama in the Western Caribbean, March 8-16, 2007. The workshop is the seventh in a highly successful series and is limited to 20 attendees who will participate in lectures, demonstrations, hands-on use of equipment, and critiquing sessions in a relaxed learning environment. Instructors include professional photographers and imaging experts. Professional methods will be shared with participants to quickly bring them up to speed. By the end of the workshop they will have acquired both the artistic and technical skills necessary to recognize and shoot unique and imaginative images. Each workshop attendee will receive more than $1,000 worth of hardware and software gifts from participating sponsors, and those who do not yet own DSLRs will be able to borrow state-of-the-art cameras for use prior to and during the workshop.

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