end of one year...start of another

Here's 2 good links from the NY Times that are worth a look

A Decade in Pictures

2009 A Year In Pictures


Wishing Everyone a Good,Productive,Prosperous and Safe New Year!

20 West Gallery Photo Show Cancelled

Hi all, Just wanted to let you know that the upcoming photo show has been cancelled.  Maybe someday in the future.......

Call for Entries

The 20 West Gallery in Danbury, CT invites your participation in its next open-themed exhibition, “Eyelevel,” a show of photographic works, is open to everyone.

Any photographic medium will be accepted: B&W, color and alternative processes. There will be a limit of four pieces. All pieces should be matted and framed and/or ready for presentation.

Due the holidays, the gallery will have two submissions time periods:

Monday, November 9th through Saturday, November 14th.
Saturday, January 2 through Thursday, January 7th.

To schedule an appointment to drop off your work during these dates, please call the gallery director, James Richardson, at 323.304.4471.

The opening reception for the exhibition will be Saturday, January 9th 2010 from 2-6pm. The exhibition will run through Saturday, February 6th. Regular gallery hours for the duration of the show will be Friday and Saturday from 12-5pm.

We have received much interest from artists regarding this exhibit and look forward to seeing all of your work. Our “Room-to-Room” exhibit was such a big success, that we’re hoping for an even more exciting event this time!

ROAD TRIP!!!!!!

There is a tentative Metro North trip scheduled for Friday, December 11th to NYC for anyone and everyone who want to see Robert Frank's "The Americans" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Details are still being being worked out but we would really like to get a feel for how many people will be joining in on this adventure.
If you are interested, please email either Cathy or Tara or leave an comment in the comment section of this post with your name.

Bring your cameras!  It's the holidays in Manhattan!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also check the Facebook page.

In Celebration of the Camera (before digital)

There's a new exhibit at the Smithsonian on the camera and it's evolution from 1839 through the introduction of the 35mm.
Good for some perspective how the mechanics of the medium have changed.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2009/11/cameras_before_digital.html

General Meeting of the wcsuPHOTOclub

Hi folks,
There will be a IMPORTANT general meeting this Wednesday, November 11th at 3:30pm in RM 323 WH. If you are a member of this club, PLEASE ATTEND!

more links for YOU!!!!!

If you have a website or other location that you post your photos to, please contact me and we will also link it to this blog.  Just email me!
Thanks.


My email address is   vanariac@wcsu.edu

Annie Leibovitz:Life through a Lens

Just wanted to let everyone know that  FOCUS:WCSU Photography Club will present the documentary film "Annie Leibovitz:Life through a Lens" on Monday October 26th at 8:00 pm  in Viewing Room 1 in the basement of White Hall on the Midtown Campus.  This viewing is FREE and open to the public.

It's a good film for everyone and anyone interested in photography. Bring your friends.

Here's a link if your unfamiliar with the Midtown Campus.  Best place to park is the Fifth Avenue parking garage.

http://www.wcsu.edu/campustour/

Photoshop for your IPhone

http://mobile.photoshop.com/iphone/

an free app for your iphone that allows you to edit your images.
Just don't do it while driving!

Photojournalism Online Symposium

http://cdp.edu.au/cdp/conferences-and-events

Check this out.  Registration is free.

Death of a Fashion Photographer Icon

Irving Penn passed away today.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jXYEe7fX36EDcWrC3h7cenov1xZgD9B6FQHO0

If you don't know who he is, check out link below.  Brilliant Photographer!

http://photography-now.net/irving_penn/

NY Times Review

Good article on Robert Frank's "The Americans" at the Met

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/25/arts/design/25frank.html?_r=3&ref=arts

also check out the "MultiMedia" section that goes with this article.

This is a MUST SEE Show for all photo students. It's up till Jan 3rd 2010.
(There is a tentative Art Department bus trip planned for Thursday, November 5th.  There will be no scheduled classes that day if the bus trip goes)

to DNG or not to DNG

Ok, so here's a link to the September 7th 2009 episode of PhotoshopUserTV where they discuss the benefits of converting your RAW files over to DNG.  This is something you really should consider doing if you are shooting in RAW.

http://www.photoshopusertv.com/2009/09/photoshopuser-tv-episode-202-september-7-2009/

There's lots of photoshop info and tricks in these videos.  The hosts are geeks who try to yuck it up but go for the educational content not their talents as comedians.  You can also access PhotoshopUserTV via ITunes (search video podcasts).

Robert Frank's "The Americans"

A must see exhibit for anyone interested in photography. The book was originally published back in 1959 and was criticizied in its depiction of American Life.  It soon was recognized as a masterpiece in street photography.
This is the first showing in the NYC area of the complete body of photographs.

Check out the one day event (Sunday, October 4th) of panel discussions and lectures.

http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={1FD57D4D-FE17-41FA-9025-E2667E36AD27}

what comes first????

Here's a little article on new multimedia for students interested in mixing photography with interviews.

http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/2009/09/in-multimedia-audio-comes-before-pictures/

From the New York Times

Here's two links for those interested in what's happening in the world of Photojournalism.  I can't stress enough how important it is for students to keep abreast of what's new in photography today.

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/?scp=1-spot&sq=lens&st=cse


http://nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/index.html?8qa&scp=1-spot&sq=one%20in%20eight%20million&st=nyt

WCSU Photo Club

OK, so we had a great turn out for the first meeting but let's not make it our last.  Our next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday Sept. 23rd at 3:30pm in RM 323 of WH.  We will need to solidify some of the ideas we talked about at the first meeting and we also need a name for this club so please come with ideas and suggestions!

You can even post your ideas and thoughts HERE! (I think that's what blogging is all about)

PhotoPlusExpo Free Registration

Just wanted to let anyone interested in attending this event that if you register ONLINE for the EXPO pass, it's free till October 8th.  It's $49.00 after that.
The EXPO pass only gets you into the trade show.  It does not get you into any of the seminars.  Check the conference schedule linked below.

http://www.photoplusexpo.com/ppe/5300/conference/conference-schedule.jsp

There are some really good seminars this year. Here's just a few
Check out both Joe McNally's and Lou Jones's Small Flash seminars-both on Thursday Oct 22nd
Light,Gesture,Color with Jay Maisel- Friday Oct 23
Inside the White House: The Role of the President's Official Photographer-Saturday Oct 24th
VII presents Photography for Change with James Nachtwey- Saturday Oct 24th

PhotoPlusExpo in NYC

Here's the link to the trade show-conference that takes place in NYC, Oct 22-24th at the Javitts Center.  If you are looking for ANYTHING or want to see WHAT'S NEW, this is the show to attend.  Also, make sure you check out the conference schedule.  There are a number of photographers giving presentations on just about everything.

http://www.photoplusexpo.com/ppe/index.jsp

Fuji gets into the instant market

if you miss your SX-70 or TimeZero cameras......Fuji obviously thinks there is a market for instant point and shoots.

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/pdf/Fuji_Instax_Brochure.pdf

there are people out there trying to save Polaroid. Here's a link you may want to check out.


http://www.savepolaroid.com/