Friday, August 31, 2007

Bill Ewing introduces We're All Photographers Now

Bill Ewing introduces We're All Photographers Now

Musée de l'Elysée Director William A. Ewing introduces We're All Photographers Now, a groundbreaking show on amateur photography in the digital age.

Anyone can upload their images to the museum on http://www.allphotographersnow.ch/ , and be part of the show

Garry Winogrand

Garry Winogrand

From the PBS show Creativity, 1982. An excellent segment featuring interviews, commentary, and shots of Winogrand shooting on the street.

Monday, August 27, 2007

ClassTimewithGarryWinograndfinal2.pdf (application/pdf Object)

ClassTimewithGarryWinograndfinal2.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Garry Winogrand is a fascinating person and photographer. This long, 20 page pdf, is an wonderful re-telling of learning from Garry Winogrand. Read the article and look up his work on the web.

Friday, August 24, 2007

Square America Snapshots & Vernacular Photography

Square America Snapshots & Vernacular Photography
Think of your photographs in 20 years, or 40 years. Time changes how a photograph is viewed. I wonder if I would have loved these photographs without the passage of time? Many of them I would.

Monday, August 13, 2007

James Nachtwey

James Nachtwey
Photography that makes a difference!

Shorpy | The 100-Year-Old Photo Blog

Shorpy | The 100-Year-Old Photo Blog
Photographs take on value with age! The photographs you take today will be the evidence for memories in the future. One important reason to take photographs is to provide a document for the future. Having a consistent method of archiving your photographs so that they are available in the future and available for your family and community is a responsibility. With digital photography there is no insurance of your photographs lasting. We are all learning new processes and methods.

Sunday, August 12, 2007

The Online Photographer: Digital and its Discontents

The Online Photographer: Digital and its Discontents
One of the subjects of my course is exploring why we take photographs, what is special about photographs. I have assumed that there was not a fundamental difference between film and digital. For me, in my photography, there isn't. but I agree with the distinctions and ideas in this article.

The joy and challenge of looking at photographs is that it is a remnant of a real interaction at a specific moment in time, the more this interaction or connection is weakened the less interesting, and the less valuable, the photograph becomes.

For me photography is sharing a way of seeing and through sharing seeing I am also sharing feelings and values. I am sharing who I am. I am also sharing what I see. The interaction between what I see and who I am is the photograph that I am sharing.

Saturday, August 04, 2007

Wandering In Thailand 2007: Stephen Cysewski

Wandering In Thailand 2007: Stephen Cysewski
I just finished my new Thailand web site. If you find it interesting please share it with others.
Steve

Friday, August 03, 2007

2point8

2point8
Why and how do people do street photography. Excellent Videos about an excellent street photographer.
http://2point8.whileseated.org/?p=237

Thursday, August 02, 2007

wrotniak.net: Straight Photography Versus Image Manipulation

wrotniak.net: Straight Photography Versus Image Manipulation
What are the ethics and issues involved in editing a photographs. It is important to think about these issues when editing your photographs. What do you think?