100 eyes magazine

100 eyes magazine site

Click on the virtual magazine when you enter the site. Flip the pages just like a paper copy. This is a great publication.

find the hidden photographer. no photoshop, no camera tricks just paint. see more awesome pictures like this one at http://v1kram.posterous.com/liu-bolinthe-invisible-man

Ovation TV photography programs

Well, it is almost over, but if you get Ovation TV in your cable/DirectTV package, you can catch the final night of FRAMED, Ovation's week of photography-themed programing. The network apparently has been running specials on David LaChapelle, Sally Mann, and Cindy Sherman, as well as a variety of photo shows.

Tonight there's supposed to be the complete run of "Picture This," a photography-competition reality show (kind of like "Top Chef," but with cameras???). See the program listing here.

10 must see art documentaries

http://www.artdesignschools.com/careers/ten-must-see-art-documentaries/

Live from Jerusalem

Hey everybody, I made (barely) it to Israel safely! We had our flight delayed out of Detroit, which led to a close call that forced us to sprint across the Philly airport with all of our baggage. Jenna, the person whose project this is, will be updating this (http://jenjeru.wordpress.com/) blog with pictures, video, and experiences that we have over the next week. With that, there are some interviews that she has done, research, and overall insight into her project, which is an exploration of the implications of religious upbringing both on one’s sense of self identity and identity within a community. If this particular subject interests you, she would love to hear comments, feedback, etc!

See you guys on Thursday! Have a good break!

For Danny..maybe

http://www.katekirkwood.com/

for her it is cows, not corn..but something about this made me think of Danny's work.

Also for Alan

My friend Austin from Oxford has been working on a project about the housing crisis in Michigan that got him on NPR. He incorporates a quick interview with the people he photographs and he's been shooting it all on 4x5. Some of his work can be seen on his portfolio here.

Nikon vs. Canon

http://bit.ly/5rbvSM 

Artist Stacey Arezou Mehrfar

http://stacymehrfar.com/#/one/american%20palimpsests/1

A gift for Alan.

These seem appropriate to look at...

Rita Maas

Signs

Worth a watch? I think so.

Teen Photography Contest entries

We had a photo contest for teens at my library this Fall. I put the entires on our Flickr page. So if you're wondering what the kids are into these days, take a look here.
We let our Teen Advisory Committee pick the winners, and I think some of the winners were not necessarily the best pics, but oh well.

I fixed my lens

It took an hour and a half and completely disassembling the body, but I fixed my Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens. I dropped it last week and didn't think anything of it, but the next day when I went to take a picture, it wouldn't focus closer than 3 meters. Luckily I found this nice article online and a lot of photos through the linked forums. I did some bending with pliers and had to deal with a little dust. Overall good experience and it works like new!

Ypsilanti Art in the Park

I forgot to mention in class that I will be participating in this artist market this weekend. It is a fundraiser for the senior center in my neighborhood located in Recreation Park on Congress. If you are around and in need of some crafty wares for the holidays please stop by. I go by the business name of Ursula's Moon. Maybe I will see you there. Food and kids activities will be available.

Best Photos of '09 Gallery Show, Lansing, thru Dec 31

It's not right next door, but if you're in the Lansing area, the Mid-Michigan Photography Club, the Mid-Michigan Art Guild, and the Eaton Rapids Photography Club are having a joint gallery show at the Delta Township District Library, going on now through December 31.

http://www.akindofmagic.eu
these are soap bubbles photographed by Bogdan Chesaru, there are some even more amazing images on his website check it out.

Steven Assael Lecture

In non-photo news, there will be a guest lecturer on campus Tuesday after class. Steven Assael works strictly with the figure and has a lot of great work. This lecture is free, and hearing working artists talk about their work is a great way to get inspiration and learn more about art. Hope to see you there!



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Shameless self-promotion

Two of my photos made it into the Livonia Fine Arts Exhibition (on display in Livonia's Fine Arts Gallery), and one of them -- that Alan and Leigh will remember -- was awarded the EMU Sponsor ribbon (Eastern, as it turns out, was one of the sponsors of the event).

The exhibit as a whole is great, with photography, painting, drawing, and sculpture all represented. If anyone knows Caryn from painting, she has some watercolor work in the show as well.

Charles McGee Exhibition

Hey all,

I just wanted to remind everyone that the Charles McGee Exhibit, "Energy - Charles McGee at Eight-Five" will have an opening Monday, 4-7pm in the University Gallery. There will be a discussion with him at 5pm. It's curated by Julia Myers and I've been hearing really good things from numerous professors about it. I got to meet him tonight when he and Jen Locke were arranging some works in Ford Gallery. Pretty cool guy and his work is fantastic. Also, it's expected there will be a ton of people coming in to see his work, as he's a world renowned artist.

Extra: Here's a photo of my cat, trying to sabotage my blog post.

Inspiration

this documentary demonstrates how staying committed to your work can pay off in the long run.

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2667184921/