READING: Framing the American Landscape by Car

The New Yorker magazine and the New York Times recently published reviews of the Lee Friendlander's "America By Car" exhibit at the Whitney Museum. How do the reviews compare? Is using the car window a gimmick? Do you like the images?

 

How does Friedlander's work compare to Oscar Fernando Gomez (a younger Mexican photographer)?

 

INFO: Pier 24 Gallery

Pier 24 is another photography gallery to visit in San Francisco. This one is by appointment only, but it looks like a terrific place to check out in the future.

READING: Dali Atomicus - Story Behind the Photo

Interesting story about a famous photograph and its maker.

DARKROOM PROJECT

Students are getting reacquainted with the darkroom by:

• Using the big enlargers to make large prints
• Comparing fiber and RC photo papers
• Experimenting with head, upper torso, and full body photograms

Please post 2-3 sample images of your work and briefly describe what you did.

Starting the 2010-11 class year

Our Advanced Photo Class is just getting started. I've asked each student to post something to this blog to make sure their account is working. So let's see if everyone can just say hello here in response to my post. Thanks!

READING: Incidental, Personal, Abstract Photography: Is it for Everyone?

New York Times Lens Blog looks at web sharing of photos which are personal, incidental and often very abstract. These photos are taken by Sasha Frere-Jones with a cell phone camera on a whim and without pre-conception. Do you like them? Do you take photos like these? Are they interesting? Would you call them art?

READING: Challenges of Video Journalism

Great article from a video journalist for the NY Times describing the challenges of dealing with the multimedia elements of a story.

INFO: Getting the Big Picture - Print Services for Large Photos

The New York Times recently published an article featuring several services that provide very large photographic prints. Some of these are quite affordable and could make for an interesting art project. These include fabrics, wall coverings, large decals, and wallpaper.

READING: Self Portraits in the Social Networking Age

Some interesting results about which portraits are considered most successful for social networking uses are described in this NY Times article. Don't forget to smile!

READING: Pictures by Women - A Political Satement?

Are famous female photographers making a political statement with their work? That is what Holland Carter proposes in this New York Times article which reviews the "Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography" exhibit at New York's Museum of Modern Art.

So, what do you think?