Final Project

Project Update

Blog Review: FotoFilmic

 

FotoFilmic

Nate Mathews | Chicago IL, USA

 

• Visually FotoFilmic is appealing, the color scheme is simplistic with a white and black theme. I do not like how the site is organized though because the front page focuses a lot on an event in 2014 that has not happened and on selling prints. I wish that the site focused more on articles and information on photography instead of selling prints and advertising events. Fotofilmic is a review for 90 film photographers. First it is a six month online publication then it features 30 prints from the online publications. There is a variety of cash prizes for the winner. So basically Fotofilmic is an online gallery for film photographers.
• The article is first perspective article on information about Nate Mathews. Nate Mathews is an artist, photographer, sculpture, and educator from Chicago. Mathew’s teaches at Northeastern Illinois University. Mathews explains how he uses a 4x5 field camera because images can be more perfected than with digital cameras. Mathews explains how his photography has a “poignant feeling”. I liked Nate Mathews work because of its simplistic but crisp like photos. His color schemes well thought out through all his photos making theme pleasing for viewers. I also like how he uses something that is not a digital camera, and the quality the 4x5 field camera adds to the image.

http://fotofilmic.com/?portfolio=nate-mathews-chicago-il-usa

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Panorama

Blog Review: Light Leaked

 

 Light Leaked

Sarah Malakoff Monday October 28, 2013

Light Leaked has new material every Monday as well as four photographer interviews by Ashley Kauschinger every month. Light Leaked is a photography blog that focuses on many aspects of photography, including interviews, the business aspect, and photo reviews. The blog editor and founder is Ashley Kauschinger. I like how the sight is visually appealing with the background having a dark color and the words (articles) having a white background. I feel like this reiterates the name light leaked as the articles are leaking light on to the blog.  The sight is easy to access because of the bar on the side that separates the blogs by month as well as the easy navigation bar on top of the web page.

The blog is about Sarah Malakoff’s new photo book Charta. Malakoff was born in Massachusetts in 1972. She is now a widely exhibited photographer and works as the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Malakoff has several awards including being awarded Fellowships from the Massachusetts Cultural Council in 2001 and 2011. Malakoff’s work focuses on how physical items in our home represent who we are. Malakoff also mentions that windows can either be to control our environment or to let views in. I personally enjoyed the blog because I love interior design. I can easily relate to how what we place in our homes representing ourselves because I feel like I represent myself in that way.

 

http://www.lightleaked.com/2013/10/sarah-malakoff.html 

Blog Review: Aperture Magazine Blog

Aperture Magazine Blog

 

• 1/1 Preview: Annette Booth on Rinko Kawauchi  by:Annette Booth October 15, 2013

• Aperture was created in 1952 in New York as a “common ground for the advancement of photography,”. Aperture posts on the blog as a daily blog. Besides posting a blog Aperture publishes four magazines a year and twelve to fifteen photo books. Aperture photography blog is just a small section of the company, many focuses of the company include the magazine, photo books, and photography exhibits. Since Aperture has so many focuses in the company the site can be confusing and scattered on the home page, but once you located the section you are looking for the site is fairly easy.

 

• The blog is a promotion for Rinko Kawauchi’s photograph Untitled(2013) that was featured in a silent auction that occurred on October 28. The blog is written by Annette Booth, Booth discusses how she first discovered Kawauchi in 2006 while doing a project for her mentor. Booth stated that “the mystical beauty of her photographs struck me like nothing else I saw at the fair”. I can relate to how Booth felt because in the large variety of blog posts when I saw Kawauchi’s photograph I was immediately intrigued. The pastel colors popped on the neutral background of the Aperture blog, and stood out among the rest of the blog posts.
• http://www.aperture.org/blog/auction-preview-kawauchi/ 

Blog Review: Glasstire

• Glasstire
• Moving Pictures at Brand 10 & andX September 27, 2013 Matt Szal

• Glasstire is a nonprofit online blog created in January of 2001 that focuses on art in Texas and Southern California.  Glasstire is created by multiple editors and bloggers with Michael Bise as the Featured Cloumnist. The blog is visually appealing and focuses on many types of arts besides photography.  The posts are typically five to six times a week.
• Brand 10 is a nonprofit art gallery in Fort Worth that is closing in December. Moving Pictures is an exhibit that will feature many artists and works that have been featured in previous years There will be video works, installations, and filmed performances. This article was interesting for me since I live in the Fort Worth area. I have never been to this gallery, but I attempt to attend before the closing in December. 
• http://glasstire.com/2013/09/27/moving-pictures/

Multiple Me

Multiple Me: Distractions 

Blog Review- Lenscratch

Lenscratch

Dirk Fletcher: Shooting Skyward October 6,2013

Lenscratch is a contemporary daily photography blog. It was created by Aline Smithson in 2007. Since 2007 Lenscratch has featured the work of over 2,000 photographers. Lenscratch is organized by a side bar that features recent posts. The blog is visually appealing and extremely informative due to high number of posts.

 The article is about photographer and Harrington College of Design professor, Dirk Fletcher. Dirk directed the students in his class through and experiment that would send four plastic Holga lenses into space. There were many factors that Dirk and his students took into consideration before sending the camera into space, including how to protected the camera, how to attach a GPS, and how to protect the cooler which the camera would be traveling in. Eventually the weather balloon was attached to the cooler and the image was taken over twenty miles into the air. I thought the article was extremely interesting. I had actually already heard about this from the YouTube video that Dirk published, but it was interesting to read what all was taken into consideration for this experiment to happen.

 

http://lenscratch.com/2013/10/dirk-fletcher-shooting-skyward/

Levitation-Weekly Assignment

Levitation-Class

The Alphabet

Mirrored Portrait Triptych

Portraits of Self, Portraits of Others

Blog/Article Review

Blog Name: Booooooom!

Artist: Parker Fitzgerald





The blogger is Jeff Hamanda. He lives in Vancouver and is a Japanese Canadian artist. He created the blog Booooooom in 2008. Booooooom is on of the largest blogs about photography and art on the internet. Post are made multiple times a week about anything from Instagram photos to professional photographer's photos. His site is visually appealing consisting of mostly large photos and small text explaining photos. There is a side bar with various links to other photography, art events, and advertisements.

 The artist is Parker Fitzgerald the article is a showcase of his work for Kinfolk Flowers. His work is a mixture of bight flowers and ice cream. The photos all have a similar color scheme, bright flowers or ice cream with a neutral color background. I love bright color schemes and rustic  qualities. Fitzgerald's photos also used a mixture of photo depth the bright color was always in focus, but the background varied. I was interested in the blog because Fitzgerald's work matched my visual tastes.

http://www.booooooom.com/2013/08/15/photographer-parker-fitzgerald/#more-49183

Screen Shot of Folders

Portraits of Self, Portraits of Others

One of my favorite portraits is of Sharbat Gula, a Afghan girl taken in 1985. This photo was taken by Steve McCurry for National Geographic magazine. I like this photo because of the great intensity of her eyes, and the contrast her eyes bring to the picture.

 

Another portrait I like is by Edouard Boubat. I like this photo because of how calm the boy looks as he relaxes and listens to the noise of the shell. Edouard Boubat was know for taking photos that showed peacefulness.

 

The next portrait I like is by Angus McBean. He was known for taking photos of theatrical plays. The photo I like the most by him is of Vivien Leigh. This photo was made into a postage stamp before he died in 1990.

 

My next favorite portrait is by Francesco Scavullo. He was known for some of his controversial works, but this photo is my favorite of his because of the innocent appearance of the girl. Her young face and her big eyes bring out a sense of freshness and purity.

 

My next favorite portrait is of Audrey Hepburn, and it was taken by Phillipe Halsman. Phillipe Halsman took a variety of portraits where celebrities were jumping. This one was my favorite because the photo brings out a sense of happiness and excitement.

 

Questions please...

1. What’s your major? What year will you graduate?

I am a business  major and I am considering a minor in environmental science. 

2. Why did you choose a photography class (or photography as a major), and what do you hope to learn from school in general and this class specifically?

I chose to be in a photography class because photography class was the most appealing art credit to me. I hope to learn the basics of photography so that I can use it in day to day situations.

3. What are your goals after graduation? Please list your goals in reverse order, starting five years out, then three, two, one, and six months.

Five Year: To be working in a nonprofit organization, preferably the business aspect but still helping the environment.

Three Years: To be finishing up college, prepared with a job that I want when graduating.

Two Years: To be a globally aware student, ready to study abroad! 

One Year: To be involved on campus, while keeping the grades I want.

Six Months: To get through the first semester of college with all As.

4. What artists, musicians, photographers, writers, movies, books have influenced you/your work?

A family friend Dwight Vasel inspires me. He is a photographer in DFW and is highly accomplished.

5. Are there any important websites that you are referencing for art/photo competitions and/or information?

Nothing in particular, I get ideas from my surroundings.

6. What museums and/or galleries have you been to in the past year?

I have been to a variety of museums including: 

The Modern Museum in Fort Worth

The Kimbal Art Museum

The George Bush Museum at SMU 

The Science Museum in St. Paul, MN

7. Have you had any photo projects and/ or training in the past?

No I have not.

8. What is the value of art for the artist?

The value of art for the artist is whatever pleases the artist, and allows them to get their purpose across.

9. What is the value of art for the audience?

The value of art for the audience is whatever the audience views as important to them. Different people can view the same piece of art as a wide range of value.

10. Is photography a vocation or an avocation?

I feel that photography is whatever you want it to be. For me photography is an avocation, but I respect those who have the talent to make it a vocation. 

11. What is your passion?

I love traveling and meeting new people.

12.What are you afraid of? What makes you uncomfortable?

I am extremely afraid of whales. I know its strange but they creep me out. 

13. Do you have a passport? Are you a traveller?

Yes, I have a passport and I love to travel. Its probably my favorite thing ever.

14. Who is your favorite artist? And why?

I do not have a favorite artist, I just prefer artwork with clean lines and unique angles. 

15. Why did you sign up for this class? What do you hope to learn from it?

I signed up for this class to get basic photography knowledge that I could use in day to day life.

My World

Day 1: Bench outside one of my favorite restaurants in Rockwall.

 Day 2: My new home.

 Day 3:What my life seems to be consisting of these days. STUDY.STUDY.STUDY.

 Day 4: Drawings sent from Olivia and Savannah (girls I nanny).

 Day 5: One of my favorite things. Jewelry!