Last Photo1 Blog Post of the Semester

25 black and white portraits of homeless people with immaculate detail taken by Lee Jeffries.

Leonard Nimoy

I was surprised to find out that Spock- I mean Leonard Nimoy is a photo hobbyist. I like his Edweard Muybridge approach to time. I also like his concept of yielding power/control to time.

More of his Photography

Old & New

Re-shooting Old Photographs

This is my find of the week, well besides FCHW, because I think these are a really successful play on our seemingly innate emotional attachment to old photos.

FCHW

FCHW!

I have a lot of problems with this video: the word is successful not sussessful, faith in oneself is more powerful than faith in a non-existent magical entity, and SpokenReasons is generally a touch obnoxious . . . the list goes on and on . . .

HOWEVER,

I believe FCHW, with the addendum that faith be in oneself, is an excellent practice for success as we approach finals and the rest of our artistic careers.

I will close with the words of SpokenReasons:  “I ain’t shit . . . YET!”

Stephen Shames

this.is.community.

Phil Elverum

În dragoste.

In love. 

oof

Never before seen photograph of the construction of Tower Bridge being constructed have been unveiled after a stash of hundred-year-old photos were found in a skip. The 50 sepia pictures, dating back to 1892, reveal in incredible detail the ingenuity behind one of the capital's most popular tourist destinations. The discarded pictures, which were retrieved by a caretaker who was looking after a building being turned into flats in 2006, have spent the last five years in a carrier bag underneath his bed.

STEPHANIE PFRIENDER STYLANDER

http://spscollective.com/blog/projects

Maggie Taylor

http://maggietaylor.com/

James Day

I love the way James Day lights his portraits...can't wait to take lighting and studio classes for this very reason. I'd like to ask him about his set up. The images are all really crisp. Some of the images in his portrait series include multiple angles of the same person; I really enjoy that idea. Here's his website.

Rankin

Interesting Story about Camera "Lost at Sea"

I know this is digital, but it's pretty sweet:
http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/camera-lost-sea-returned-help-social-networking-215800650.html

Brent Stirton

Check out his website. My favorites are his photojournalism photographs, but his other work is pretty worthy of looking through as well. I love the way he captures true humanity with the documentative work though; extremely emotionally charged, crisp, and wide angles.

Kumi Yamashita

Seems like there are a million artists that were born in Japan and now work and live in New York City. Yamashita's work is mind blowing. I just had to share it. 

Here's his website. You should really consider giving it a glance. 

Quotes

Here are the quotes and authors from my presentation in class:

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone. -Orson Wells

The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned. -Maya Angelou

We live in a very tense society.  We are pulled apart... and we all need to learn how to pull ourselves together.... I think that at least part of the answer lies in solitude. -Helen Hayes


Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted.  Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world. -Hans Margolius


The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say. -J.R.R. Tolkien

Marian Drew

 

Marian Drew

Klea Mckenna

http://www.kleamckenna.com/

Benoit Courti

http://benoitcourti.darqroom.com/gallery

Illusions and such.

 jesús gonzález: collaging multiple photographs 
of individuals and 'cutting' out along their edges.

This is one of her most popular pieces... 

Alexa Meade: creates representational paintings directly on her subjects, covering people and objects 

in layers of acrylic paint before photographing them. the works offer an unusual conflation of painting, installation, 
and photography, as the three-dimensional forms are collapsed in space, taking on a 2D appearance in the prints. 

Dunno if you guys heard about this yet or not but.......

This picture sold for $4.3million.

Here's an article about it.

The artist's name is Andreas Gursky and he's from Berlin. A lot of his work deals with depth of field; I really like it. The images are so colorful. I wonder how much his other work sells for, and I hope I get to see one in person some time. 

Miru Kim

Really amazing NYC-based photographer that combines exploration of abandoned/derelict spaces with self portraiture. I couldn't find a way to incorporate her work into my presentation today however I was definitely intrigued by her body of work and I encourage you all to check out her website as well as a TED talk she did in 2008.





http://apf2011.tumblr.com/post/11734637371/week-8-miru-kim-urban-explorer

http://www.nunocera.com/index.php?/photography/a-room-with-a-view-2008/

I thought this was an interesting series,  my favorite shots being 5/16, 12/16, 14/16 and 15/16

Inspiring Street Photography

http://www.bigpicture.in/black-white-street-photography-by-rui-palha/

Microscopic images of deliciousness.

Some people would argue that this isn't fine art, but I like to live by the saying, "Everything is art." These images are also just fun to look at. Terra Cibus mixes science, art, and food. Click on the blog post title to see her work.

Yes.

http://www.wired.com/video/street-portrait-photo-how-to/27609165001

Gives some good advice and encouragement to taking street portraits.

Henri Cartier-Bresson: father of modern photojournalism