**Caution: The quote isn't exactly optimistic**
But it will make you think about life after MSU. Read the whole discussion here.
The real world sounds scary.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Hmmmm. . . . . Interesting. . . .
This is an interesting quote by Charlotte Cotton, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art Curator, about the future for photography students followed by a response by photographer Aaron Shuman.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Pre-Registration
Dear Photo students. Pre-regsitration for next semester starts this week
March 21 8AM-Tuesday March 29 5PM
Please meet with your advisor. Look for extended office hours posted on our doors.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Weekend Intensive Photography Workshop
This workshop came very highly recommended to me by a former MSU photo student. It seems to be of particular use to those interested in wedding and portrait photography.
http://www.montana-photo-workshops.com/the-workshops/photo-boot-camp-with-larry-stanley/
Dogs of Walkerville
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Expedition
Hello, MSU folks. I had a few conversations about my Expedition project with those of you that went to SPE in Atlanta, and I realized that none of you have actually seen the print artifacts that were made on the walk. I finally got around to posting scans of the prints on my website. As always, feedback is welcome.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
A few more images from Iraq
Night shot, COS Kalsu, Al Iskandariya (where I live) F/5.6 @ 30 sec, ISO 200 - Leica D-Lux 5
Night shot of our C130 grounded during a sandstorm. Sather AFB, Baghdad. F/4 @ 8 sec, ISO100 - Leica D-Lux 5
1-163rd, Task Force Tiger, "Wolverines" (my unit). Graffiti by Anonymous F/5.6 @ 1/250 sec, ISO 100 - Leica D-Lux 5
TCN (Third Country National) contractors gaze out the window of a UH-60 Blackhawk, en route to Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). F/2.8 @ 1/50 sec, ISO 400 - Leica D-Lux 5
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Finally scanned my Butte pictures...
I brought B&W film. Rare time when I actually take portraits. Let me know what you think.
Monday, March 7, 2011
The Six Best Portrait Lenses
http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/technical-report/1934957/portrait-lenses
You will notice there are no zoom lenses amongst this group.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
to alter or not to alter
How important do you think it is not to alter sports photography? even if it makes the image a little more interesting and doesn't affect the actual action done. whats your thoughts?
SORRY SORRY SORRY
sorry for taking over the blog guys (and i am especially sorry for messing up the format on the successive posts) but i was extremely excited to share what i have been working on. For most my trip i boycotted photography cause i was burnt out after senior and just felt like experiencing life instead of capturing it. On top of that maybe a week and a half into my thailand trip both my flash and my fixed 50mm lens kicked the bucket. photo equipment does like harsh humid environments with a lot of sand and no proper storage or cleaning methods. for future reference if you are going to a harsh climate put a perforated film cannister full of rice in your camera case in order to absorb the moisture. when i reached cambodia i was inspired to pursue 3 different photo series (2 of which are posted below) and miraculously my fixed 50mm started to work again kinda ( the focus was still 6 inches or so off) just for that week and a half, then it broke completely....lucky me. nevertheless, i accomplished the following works while i was over there and i would love your feedback. I definitely miss you guys and i thought about you all a lot on the trip. can't wait to see more of all of your work this semester. take care.
Children of Ankor
Children of Ankor is a series of portraits of many of the merchant/beggar children that roam the grounds of Ankor Wat (a series of 49 different temples from the Khmer dynasty 2k years ago that ruled all the land now covering thailand, vietnam, laos and cambodia). These children roam the temple grounds digging through trash, begging or trying to sell bracelets and various other knicknaks. often their parents are holding their shoes around the corner. regardless these kids are resourceful, competent and relentless. they know how to make you feel immensely guilty, and possess the nastiest stink eyes i have ever seen. often 2 year olds come up to you and count to ten in 8 different languages and then just stick your hand out...or even younger children don't know any english except "gimme one dolla". while i shot this series i started waking up to cold sweats hearing "scuse me sir...you buy for one dolla"over and over and over. I got over this buy paying every child for their portrait...i can only wear so many bracelets. regardless. this series represents to me the perseverance of spirit in the cambodian people and their contentment with the simpler things in life (from a westerner's veiwpoint anyway) that i find have been lost in commercialist society. I captured 30 different children and i shot these over three days cause that was all the time i could afford to visit the temples but the project could potentially grow far beyond in scope if allotted more time. Cambodia was by far the most emotionally taxing country to visit. during the vietnam war over 600k cambodian and laotion civilians were murdered by the U.S. during agent orange campaigns. this figure does not even factor in the generations of deformations, diseases, and deaths that have ensued since. Vietnam suffered 4 times that amount of civilian casualties just to put in scope. the war is in your face every day, beggars carry deformed children from the effects of agent orange, as well as landmine victims are at every corner and only growing in number as more are found. To boot, Polpot killed another 2 million of them almost immediately. Cambodian people have been to hell and back and have done so with spirit and determination. It is one of the most beautiful cultures i have ever seen.
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