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- Mike

May 7, 2012

24 Blocks class Google document

Here is the link for editing access to our 24 Blocks Google document:


Instructions are on slide #4.

All photos are due uploaded by 9 pm May 8. I'll be locking it after that so Roger Hecht and I can do some final text formatting.

Thanks!

Apr 26, 2012

creativity and photography

"Many pictures turn out to be limp translations of the known world instead of vital objects which create an intrinsic world of their own. There is a vast difference between taking a picture and making a photograph." — Robert Heinecken


Here are some photographers especially known for their creative approaches:

Keith Carter website
David Hockney website
Sean Kernan website and blog
Richard Mosse website and article discussed in class
Cindy Sherman photos
Jeff Wall photos and NYTimes review

Apr 25, 2012

24 Blocks: links to photos

Here are links to all the 24 Blocks photos posted as of May 1.

2. Hunt Union and athletic fields: street photos, portrait photos, more portraits, poem response
     Photographer: Erin O'Hern
     Writer: Amber Dushensky
3. Bugbee Childcare Center and nearby: school photos, portrait photos, poem response
     Photographer: Jenna Gangel
     Writer: April Mante
4. Center Street School: (photos coming 5/8 - will be posted here)
     Photographer: Hartwick students 
     Writer: Douglas Doolen
5. Upper Hartwick campus: classroom buildings, gym, athletic fields, Table Rock: street photos, portrait photos, 2 extra photos here
     Photographer: Michele Vena
     Writer: Tyler Kuznia
6. Lower Hartwick campus: classroom buildings, Dewar union, dorms: street photos, portrait photos
     Photographer: Hartwick students (photos posted here)
     Writer: Imani Dunning
7. Exit 13: water treatment plant, bus barn and Susquehanna river park: street photos, portrait photos
     Photographer: ______ (none)
     Writer: Conor McElhearn
8. Chestnut St. West Oneonta commercial strip: street photos, portrait photos
     Photographer: Kara Olney
     Writer: Gregory Rothstein
9a. Antique mall and Nick’s Diner area on Chestnut: street photos, portrait photos, poem response
     Photographer: Alexa Xerri
     Writer: Stephanie LeClerc
9b. Railroad yard area off Fonda Ave. and Roundhouse Rd.: street photos, portrait photos, poem response
     Photographer: Krista Henry
     Writer: Katie Bulley
10. Chestnut St. from West to Church commercial and residential: street photos, portrait photos, poem response
     Photographer: Sam Germano
     Writer: Laura Savastano
11. Public library, Huntington Park, church, commercial and residential near Chestnut: street photos, portrait photo, more portrait photos, poem response
     Photographer: Colleen McGovern
     Writer: Rachel Hoffman
12. Main St. north side, from Chestnut to Ford: street photos, portrait photos, poem response
     Photographer: Erin Evans
     Writer: Kate Pattenaude
13. Main St. south side down to Market St.: street photos, portrait photos
     Photographer: ______ (none)
     Writer: Zina Dennis
14. Main St south: City Hall, Grummons funeral home, graveyard, stores on South Main, residential: street photos, portrait photos (not done)
     Photographer: Jake Nuccio
     Writer: Candice Velez
15. YMCA, Wilber Mansion, commercial on Ford and Main: street photos, more street photos, portrait photos, poem response
     Photographer: Tomoyo Tanzawa
     Writer: Stephen Henke
17. Residential blocks between Walnut and Center: street photos, portrait photos, more street photos
     Photographer: Kara Zingale
     Writer: Andra Greer
18. Residential blocks between Center and Cedar: street photos, portrait photos
     Photographer:  ______ (none)
     Writer: Michael LaPenna
19. Fox hospital, Fox nursing home, Red Door church, Friendly’s: street photos, portrait photos, poem response
     Photographer: Kacy Boburka
     Writer: Daniel Keefe
20. Glenwood cemetery, pet clinic: street photos, portrait photos
     Photographer: possible: Shaun Kaminoff (Hartwick student) photos not certain.
     Writer: Jamie Secor
21. Neahwa Park: street photos, more street photos, portrait photos, poem response
     Photographer: Matt Kaufmann
     Writer: Brandon French
22. Home Depot and Hannaford area including Susquehanna river: street photos, portrait photos
     Photographer:  ______ (no one assigned) but 2 photos by Jesse here
     Writer: Adam Tobey
23. Neptune Diner, Denny’s, Susquehanna river dam, abandoned house in woods: street photos, one portrait photo, more photos, poem response
     Photographer: Pat Capriglione
     Writer: Kayliegh Knapp
24. Railroad Ave hidden industrial area, factories and houses mixed together.: street photos, more street photos, portrait photos, poem response
     Photographer: Jesse Hayward
     Writer: Kailyn Welling
25. Walmart area and trailer park behind it: street photos, portrait photos
     Photographer: (none assigned), extra photos by Kara Olney
     Writer: Hillari Patschureck

Apr 24, 2012

New blogger interface

Blogger has introduced a new interface for posting.

Here is a text introduction.
Here is a video intro.

Let me know if you have questions.

Apr 12, 2012

Sing loudly and badly

Here is the quote I read you guys after making you sing in class.

It comes from Visual Poetry by Chris Orwig.

"When we younger out imaginations were limitless and unfettered by practicality and qualifications. Once when I visited my wife at the local elementary school where she teaches, I asked her class, "How many of you can draw?" The entire class raised their hands. Then I asked, "How many of you can sing?" Jubilantly the entire class raised their hands and they all began to sing different songs. It was a chaotic and wonderful sound.
     When I am teaching, I ask my college-age students the same questions. In each class, sadly only a couple brave people raise their hands. You see, the students have added a self-imposing qualifier to the question. While I asked, "How many of you can sing?" they heard, "How many of you can sing well?" Picasso said it: all children are artists. The problem is to remain one when you grow up."

Thanks for the cacophony. Please go sing loudly and badly in your photos this week.

Apr 6, 2012

24 Blocks - updated map

Here is the updated 24 Blocks map with changes as of April 5.





24 Blocks - site assignments

Here are the assignments for our 24 Blocks final project.

Note a few changes on the map. There are 2 sites we are not using: #1 and #16. Site #9 is divided up for two people.

The following sites are not claimed (as there are more writers than photographers). If anyone wants extra credit, you can do this assignment a second time at one of these sites: 6, 7, 13, 17, 18, 20, 22, 25. Tell me beforehand — first come, first served.

1. College Camp
Erin O. 2. Hunt Union and athletic fields
Jenna 3. Bugbee Childcare Center and nearby
Hartwick student 4. Center Street School and nearby blocks
Michele 5. Upper Hartwick campus: classroom buildings, gym, athletic fields, Table Rock
______ 6. Lower Hartwick campus: classroom buildings, Dewar union, dorms
______ 7. Exit 13: water treatment plant, bus barn and Susquehanna river park
Kara O 8. Chestnut St. West Oneonta commercial strip
Alexa 9a. Antique mall and Nick’s Diner area on Chestnut
Krista 9b. Railroad yard area off Fonda Ave. and Roundhouse Rd.
Sam 10. Chestnut St. from West to Church commercial and residential
Colleen 11. Public library, Huntington Park, church, commercial and residential near Chestnut
Erin E. 12. Main St. north side, from Chestnut to Ford
______ 13. Main St. south side down to Market St.
Jake 14. Main St south: City Hall, Grummons funeral home, graveyard, stores on South Main, residential
Tomoyo 15. YMCA, Wilber Mansion, commercial on Ford and Main
16. Three churches and gas station, Main, Elm, Walnut, Maple
______ 17. Residential blocks between Walnut and Center
______ 18. Residential blocks between Center and Cedar
Kacy 19. Fox hospital, Fox nursing home, Red Door church, Friendly’s, residential
______ 20. Glenwood cemetery, pet clinic
Matt 21. Neahwa Park
______ 22. Home Depot and Hannaford area including Susquehanna river
Pat 23. Neptune Diner, Denny’s, Susquehanna river dam, abandoned house in woods
Jesse 24. Railroad Ave hidden industrial area, factories and houses mixed together.
______ 25. Walmart area and trailer park behind it

Mar 27, 2012

Street photography readings and links

READING Assignments:
Each group is responsible for doing one of the following readings. You need to be prepared to summarize the main points for class on Thursday. Be ready to explain:
  • How photographers capture the Decisive Moment.
  • What are some elements of good street photos?
  • What are some key tips for creating them?
Group 1. Cartier-Bresson, Henri. Study the photos in a book by HCB.

Group 2. Howarth, Sophie. Street Photography Now. Pages 9-15 plus excerpts. (This reading is in the class pickup folder on SpaceInvaders. Or read the book in Fine Arts 221.)

Group 3. 2Point8. Ways of Working: http://2point8.whileseated.org/wow-footer/

Group 4. Recent discussions from the Street Photography Now forum:
http://2point8.whileseated.org/2006/05/18/the-phylums-of-street-photography/
DUE DATE: Thurs. 3/29 in class.

PHOTO IDEA Assignment:
Browse some contemporary street photography. Post 1 photo on your photo idea page. Here are some good sites:

Mar 15, 2012

Samples of photo series

In class this week we will talk about 3 types of photography series:

Catalog or Typology:
Bernd and Hilda Becher
Penelope Umbrico
Jonathan Blaustein

Photo Essay:
Doug Dubois
Craig Walker

Sequential Narrative:
Elliott Erwitt. His new book Sequentially Yours is a great example.
Markku Lahdesmaki
Suzanne Szucs
Calhoun County Journal. Although it shows chronology, I'd say this one is not very well done. What do you think?
Find more examples and ideas in John Ingledew's book The Creative Photographer, pages 90-91.

You can take a sequence of photos and put them together to create a stop-action video:
Eyal Landseman
Mickey Keinetz

Feb 28, 2012

Lighting homework for 3/1

Hi all,

Here are your assignments for Thursday.

READING Assignment:
Krause, Jim. Photo Idea Index. Pages 254-269.
DUE DATE: Thurs. 3/1 before class.

PHOTO IDEA Assignment:
The theme this week is light.. Look for photos with interesting lighting. Especially pay attention to the direction of the light and how hard or diffuse it is. Add at least one picture to your photo idea page. Include the source, photographer’s name and your comments.
DUE DATE: Thurs. 3/1 before class. Be ready to explain the lighting in class.

READING Assignment: for next week:
Hobby, David. Strobist.com. Lesson 1.1 - Light Position and Angle.
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2007/06/lighting-102-unit-11-position-angle.html
DUE: Tues. 3/6.