Constructed Reality Photographic Project Exhibition

read the description of the work... very interesting!
http://www.artmap.cz/ExhibitionDetail.aspx?ID=1556

Camilo Vergara, April 14, 2011: Talk and Photographic History of Detroit

The luncheon will be 12:00-1:30 on April 14, 2011 at the Henry Center and will focus on a talk and photographic history of Detroit by renowned photographer, writer, and documentarian Camilo Vergara. If you would like to attend the luncheon, please RSVP directly to Kate Durkee (durkeeka@msu.edu) to ensure we have enough food and space.

Blog Prompt #24

A. Pick two images from any of the “constructed reality” photographers presented in class or linked on the assignment sheet. Describe how you could recreate these two images on a “smaller scale”.

B. Describe your plans for your self-proposed final project (if the plan is the same as before, paste it here again and give a bit more detail). During the final critique for Assignment #5, you will discuss/present these ideas to the class.

Constructed Reality Photographer (Brian's Find!)

http://www.marwencol.com/gallery/

Art of Photography Show

Call for work http://www.artofphotographyshow.com/prospectus.html

Past Winners http://www.artofphotographyshow.com/aops2010.html

Adobe Museum

http://www.adobemuseum.com/index.php

ASSIGNMENT: Constructed Reality Semi-Contemporary Photographer Presentation

Pick one photographer from the “Semi-Contemporary Photographers” list on the Recreation 05 handout. Add a comment to this blog entry with the name of the photographer you have selected to research and present.

ASSIGNMENT: Constructed Reality Historical Photographer Presentation

Pick one photographer from the “Historical Photographers” list on the Recreation 05 handout. Add a comment to this blog entry with the name of the photographer you have selected to research and present.

M.F.A. Students' Gallery Talks

Tuesday, March 29, 11:30

Foster, Gerber, Martens, Zhang

Wednesday, March 30: 11:30

Brown, Howell, Prillwitz, Sullivan

Blog Prompt #23

1. In what ways do you “construct” your identity? In what ways do you “perform” in your daily life?

2. Describe some ways in which your personal culture and social environments are “constructed”.

3. Describe some ways in which your physical environment/space is “constructed”.

4. In your daily life, what would you consider to be “real” and what would you consider to be “constructed/fabricated”?

5. Describe a narrative tableaux that you might create to be captured by a photograph. A narrative tableaux can be defined as “Several human actors play out scenes from everyday life, history, myth or the fantasy of the direction artist” ( Constructed Realities: The Art of Staged Photography Edited by Michael Kohler , 34).

6. Describe an idea for a photograph that includes a miniature stage or still life. A description of such an image is “The tableaux reconstructs events as in the narrative tableaux, but in miniaturized format, using dolls and other toy objects” (Kohler, 34).

Interviews with Photographers in ReGeneration2

http://www.aperture.org/exposures/?cat=756

Michigan Photo Expo Trade Show! (tomorrow)

http://www.ppm.org/
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=1005213674&key=BF66E

GET DISCOUNTED PHOTO GEAR!

Blog Prompt #22

Watch the video in the link below. Write a few sentences in response to this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDYDxWSjVJw


Also, see these links.
http://www.canstockphoto.com/images-photos/cgi.html
http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/if-it-seems-too-good-to-be-trueits-cgi/
http://www.pro-imaging.org/content/view/176/32/

Photography + CGI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDYDxWSjVJw

Submit Work!!

http://pdncuratorawards.com/entries.shtml#whichentrant=Mother_and_Daughter_/_New_York
http://pdncuratorawards.com/index.shtml
http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/index.shtml

Useful Photography

http://www.usefulphotography.com/

Two MSU Fine Art Candidates will be having a dual exhibition at Art Alley

Two Michigan State Fine Art Candidates will be having a dual exhibition at Art Alley
located in Reo Town, Lansing, MI.
Saturday March 12th at 7pm
Follow the link for more
information.
Also, featuring the feminist band-BITCH cover $15

Deborah Wheeler
Rebekah Zurenko

http.//www.reoartalley.com/special-events.html

Nature Photographer Presentation!

Joe Zammit-Lucia

http://www.jzlimages.com/artist.asp?ArtistID=6350&AKey=PQGJP8BG

Conservation as Human-Nature Relationship: Art or Science?
Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2:30 - 4:00
Location: 115 International Center Room
Speaker: Joe Zammit-Lucia, photographer and special advisor to the Director General, IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature

Submit work for Adobe Design Achievement Awards

http://www.adobeawards.com/us/?trackingid=IETQC

Association of International Photography Art Dealers

http://www.aipad.com/

Call for photographs about "death"

http://www.collegeart.org/opportunities/listing/5695/

Call for photographs about "Face"

http://uforgegallery.com/assignments.html

Call for cell phone photographs

http://mobileuploadsproject.tumblr.com/

Popular Media Photographer Presentations (Semi-Contemporary Photographers)

Pick one photographer from the “Semi-Contemporary Photographers” list on the Recreation 04 handout. Add a comment to this blog entry with the name of the photographer you have selected to research and present.

Popular Media Photographer Presentations (Historical Photographers)

Pick one photographer from the “Historical Photographers” list on the Recreation 04 handout. Add a comment to this blog entry with the name of the photographer you have selected to research and present.

500 Photographers

http://500photographers.blogspot.com/

Blog Post #21

A. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of “news”-related photographs.

B. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of “snapshots”, including family photographs, cell-phone shots, photos posted to facebook,

C. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of advertisement photographs, including fashion photography, product photography, etc

D. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of film/movie and television stills.

E. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of yearbook photos, senior pictures, and team/club/sports group shots.

F. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of stock images. http://www.corbisimages.com/ http://www.gettyimages.com/

G. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of fashion photography.

H. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of paparazzi shots or celebrity photographs.