Advanced Lighting 342 invades Ennis, MT

Matthew in Butte

photo © Ian van Coller. All Rights Reserved
Had fun in Butte today with the View Camera Classes. Met Matthew who was psyched to have his portrait made.
Toyo AX, Kapture back, Leaf Aptus II, Schneider Digitar II 90mm

New Stuff on the boat

Swing on over

Khwisero Wandering's

Some of my favorite memories from my time spent in Khwisero was walking home alone with nothing but my camera. These are a few of my favorite images captured during my moments of solitude.

Marauding view camera class invades village

Bloggin.

All the cool kids are doing it. More news soon.  

http://maxotwell.blogspot.com/

From the recycled fashion show.

I love white walls so much.

Far from Walkerville

An image from my "Anti Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore" summer project. 

SENIOR SHOW!

Alright guys mark your calendars we have a date and location for the senior show!
It will be the night of the December 13th (Tuesday), the day after critique,  at the riverside country club! This is in a really nice location so when you come you need to make sure your on your best behavior (no fake IDs and  dress nice).

In camera Sepia toning makes every image a piece of art!

SEAN FOULKES

You have a locker full of slides and other things in the VCB. Come and empty it out or have it forever lost to the sands of time.

Presidents Teaching Award

Failed Breakfast

This is what happens when you cook bacon on a tray in the oven and your roommate leaves the stove burner on. You can probably guess what happens next.

Ross Peak

Played with the 16mm fisheye for the the weekend-- these are a few of my favorites from Saturday night at Ross Peak. Beautiful night!  

Mt. Rainier Aerial (Courtesy of Southwest Airlines)

Who says you can't get cool shots from an airplane window? -

Taken with: Canon 1D Mark III, 16-35/2.8 II, and a Boeing 737

My latest Pinhole Experiment

This is a pinhole camera I made, and it actually works! Let me know if you want further instructions. - Nikki

Advise on Artist Statements from Aline Smithson

There are a few blog's that I visit everyday to keep up with what's going on in the photographic world, and to ultimately get inspired. Lenscratch was founded and is edited by Aline Smithson who review's many photographic bodies of work. She was the first person I thought of who could give valid insight into how to write an effective artist statement. This is what she had to say:

"I think the most effective statements come from the heart, not the head. Statements that have too much art speak, too many big vocabulary words feel un-genuine to me. I always approach my own statements from a personal perspective. I tell why I was drawn to the subject, what I connected with, and what I learned. You want to bring the viewer along with you on the journey and allowing them to connect with you and the work is important." Aline Smithson

8x10 Digital Back

http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2011/08/23/mitchell-feinbergs-8x10-digital-capture-back/

Photography Threat Level Advisory by Jörg Colberg

Warehouse Wires

Old 35mm photo I took from my MTA 106 final.

Chimney Rock (Ghost Ranch) New Mexico in Abequeue

Hey All! Been a while since I've posted anything. Took an awesome trip to New Mexico to visit my sister in Santa Fe. We went all over. I was able to shoot a few rolls of BW while down there. Here's my first scan from my trip to Ghost Ranch where Georgia O'keefe found much of her inspiration. Fuji NEOPAN ASA 400 Film Hasselblad imacon Scan Yashica Mat EM Camera © Amanda Guy 2011

How to write an artist statement by jmcolberg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8a0sXFllJY&feature=player_embedded

View from Elephant Mt.

Pretty Lights

Took these images with my pinholga wide at the Pretty Lights show in Missoula last night. The exposures range b/w 10-20mins and are hand held. Film used Kodak Porta 400NC.

First round of senior stuff

New Senior in the works.  I like the project as is but I feel that straight gelatin silver is selling it short.  I'm experimenting with the images a bit just to see what works.  For now here are some rough scans of the negatives. More scans/developments to come, swing on over to the leaky boat to check it out.

Moab Kayenta paper for sale

Yo. I have an unopened box of Moab Kayenta. It's 11x17, double sided. 50 sheets in the box. Awesome paper! If you want it, come talk to me in checkout.

New Site Live

I finally have a clean and updated website.

Lumen Prints on Film Instead of Paper

scanned as a negative

scanned as a positive

I did these exactly the same as paper lumens the exposures was some between 1 and 2 hours.  then fixed in the paper fix and hypo clear and washed.  there is a short article on the alternative photography website too http://www.alternativephotography.com/wp/processes/lumen/lumen-negatives

Fuji kills some more films.

http://www.japancamerahunter.com/2011/09/fujifilm-announcement-the-future-of-film/

Sad day that fuji is continually doing things like this. Sorry to all the large format and slide shooters out there that loved fuji. Just one more reason why I love Kodak so much, they are putting money towards film even though its "Dead".

Montana Landscapes: Mr. A Lee at work.

Mark and I went out on a few random trips together during summer Landscape class, since long exposures arnt really my thing I figured I would give it a shot. the first shot it handheld at probably a second. the second is a 10 Sec exposure is that gives you guys any idea of how little that fisherman moved while we were there.

Pizza Party: Welcome Back

Welcome Back Pizza Party Wednesday September 7th at 5:30 in the Lighting Studio. Free Pizza and Pop. Get up to date with all the new goings on in the department. All photo majors and minors welcome.

Shawn Black, Melon Bozeman, MT

Got art to show? Show It!

Sharing is Caring

Does anyone have film they want to send out for processing? I'm going to ship some out this coming week. Let me know and we could share shipping costs.

Some stuff from summer

Some photo's from this summer with some expired film. Hopefully the light leak was only from when I was developing the film in my bathroom, and not from my camera. (these are just some quick scans)

Ilford HP5 ISO 400

Does anybody have some Ilford HP5 B&W ISO 400  4x5 film they are looking to sell???

Guest Speaker: Dave Lawrence, September 2nd

Dave Lawrence will be speaking about his work on Friday, September 2nd. The talk begins at 1:10pm in Studio B of the VCB.