Happy snowy Monday!
Today we will go over the procedure for the PHOTO OF THE WEEK.
This weeks challenge: ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHER
We will look some fun examples.
http://www.worth1000.com/contests/25290/one-of-these-things
Monday, February 28, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Good afternoon
Yesterday we had a tutorial in photoshop and learned:
-selective colour techniques
-selections and hue and saturation
-layering photos (montage using MULTIPLY)
-red eye reduction
-cloning
Today, you may sign out. If you haven't followed my blog you should.
You need to sign in to your blog > send the name link to my email
SIGN OUT.
If you are finished the composition photos you will be working on the MONTAGE assignment. See sheet or link under Grade 11.
-selective colour techniques
-selections and hue and saturation
-layering photos (montage using MULTIPLY)
-red eye reduction
-cloning
Today, you may sign out. If you haven't followed my blog you should.
You need to sign in to your blog > send the name link to my email
SIGN OUT.
If you are finished the composition photos you will be working on the MONTAGE assignment. See sheet or link under Grade 11.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Good Morning
Today is catch up day. We will start the photo of the week NEXT WEEK! so be prepared by making sure all assignments are COMPLETE.
We will start working with Photoshop tomorrow.
We will start working with Photoshop tomorrow.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
JIllian Greenberg
The Photographer we will look at today is Jillian Greenberg
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=2244298
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=2244298
A controversial new art exhibit displays toddlers with tear-streaked cheeks as they howl and cry as if the world were ending, but that's the point.
"I'm just trying to convey that the children, if they knew, would be really upset about the way the world is going," photographer Jill Greenberg said.
To elicit such emotion, Greenberg did the unthinkable: She took away their lollipops.
That seemingly simple act stirred enormous controversy when her exhibit "End Times" opened at the Paul Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles. On the first day the gallery posted the photos on its Web site, it received 14,000 e-mails, the gallery said.
Bloggers have also joined the tirade withThomas Hawk and the Thinking Pictures blog, calling Greenberg a "sick woman" and a child abuser.
American Photo magazine published the images in this month's issue and received a greater response than for any article it has published since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
"I was just astounded to see hundreds of e-mails coming in and letters pouring in. People [are] really furious," said David Schonauer, editor in chief of American Photo.
Greenberg's daugther appears in some of the photographs, and the other children's parents were present when the photos were taken, the photographer said.
"If I thought that would have caused any harm to a child then I wouldn't have done it," she said. "And as soon as their lollipop was returned they were happy little campers."
Greenberg's next exhibit features photographs of monkeys in similar poses. She said the monkeys were not harmed in the process.
When I started looking around for images I came acoss this interesting sport
On Saturday, the annual “Baby-cry Sumo” contest was held at Sensoji temple in Tokyo. In the event, which is thought to bring good health, Japanese babies face off against each other in matches to see who can cry the loudest.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Thursday
Good morning
I’m totally fascinated about lines and perspective. I like long shots in hallways, anything that has a depth to it.
- Melanie Pullen
Again, we are looking at Melanie Pullen and today we will look at some of her different work.
MELANIE PULLENVIOLENT TIMES
NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS
JULY 12 THROUGH AUGUST 2008
This new body of work, which Melanie Pullen began in 2004, is an examination of historic battle imagery and the social impact of conflict, combat, the stylization of war, and the viewpoint of victory. It includes light-box portraits of soldiers from different countries and eras, battle scenes, individual and groups of jumping soldiers, and images of biowarfare select agents such as anthrax. This is the first work in which Pullen makes use of the light-box which gives the artworks a floating cinematic effect. For Violent Times, Pullen enlisted the help of set builders, makeup artists, actors, models, stylists, and stunt crews, among others. To create one of the monumental battle scenes she worked for several months with one of the top movie studios to build large sections of the city of Berlin and then populated this shot with a cast of hundreds.
NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS
JULY 12 THROUGH AUGUST 2008
This new body of work, which Melanie Pullen began in 2004, is an examination of historic battle imagery and the social impact of conflict, combat, the stylization of war, and the viewpoint of victory. It includes light-box portraits of soldiers from different countries and eras, battle scenes, individual and groups of jumping soldiers, and images of biowarfare select agents such as anthrax. This is the first work in which Pullen makes use of the light-box which gives the artworks a floating cinematic effect. For Violent Times, Pullen enlisted the help of set builders, makeup artists, actors, models, stylists, and stunt crews, among others. To create one of the monumental battle scenes she worked for several months with one of the top movie studios to build large sections of the city of Berlin and then populated this shot with a cast of hundreds.
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| She has sold limited edition t-shirts |
Melanie Pullen
Good afternoon, we have been looking at the contraversial images created by 35 year old, Melanie Pullen. She is a photographer from New York city.
We will go through the interview with Melanie about the CRIME SCENES series.
We will go through the interview with Melanie about the CRIME SCENES series.
Press Release
FASHION VICTIM
Melanie Pullen's photo exhibit, High Fashion Crime Scenes, opens in Milan...during Milan Fashion Week!
Melanie Pullen's photo exhibit, High Fashion Crime Scenes, opens in Milan...during Milan Fashion Week!
Fashion has always had a dark side, but it's never been traversed as provocatively as in photographer Melanie Pullen's critically acclaimed exhibition High Fashion Crime Scenes. In meticulously crafted large-scale photographs, authentic crime scenes are reenacted with a twist—not only are the corpses outfitted in designer vintage and couture, but you might recognize some very-much-alive actors like Juliette Lewis. Pullen's penchants for the macabre were initially inspired by Luc Sante's Evidence, a book of New York City crime scene prints compiled in the 20th century, but she also studied up on pre-’50s L.A.P.D. records. The resulting images are hauntingly beautiful, inspiring double and triple takes when you realize that amidst the photograph's grisly visage, the victim is clad in Chanel.
SAMANTHA GILEWICZ
Where does your interest in art stem from?
Growing up in Greenwich Village in the ’70s and ’80s—My entire family consisted of artists and writers. I learned photography by imagining what I wanted to make in my mind, and then making it happen. I honestly think this is the best approach to any art form.
SAMANTHA GILEWICZ
Where does your interest in art stem from?
Growing up in Greenwich Village in the ’70s and ’80s—My entire family consisted of artists and writers. I learned photography by imagining what I wanted to make in my mind, and then making it happen. I honestly think this is the best approach to any art form.
How did High Fashion Crime Scenes come about?Years ago I came across a book of crime scenes. I was always very taken aback by violent imagery but for some reason I was more fascinated with the composition of the photographs and the stories behind them. I realized how glamorized violence has become. This series really became about exploiting that sensibility.
How do you distract the viewer from the crime?
I was very inspired by the artistry I found in early crime scene photography--Many early crime scene photographers were also experimenting with photography as an art form. For me, it was very interesting to look at something so violent but to be totally swayed into how beautiful the image was. I'm also interested in the way the news has become a form of mass entertainment in our culture. In High Fashion Crime Scenes I highlight the more insignificant aspects of the situation. The models are also perfect distractions as beauty is the ultimate distraction from all problems.
I was very inspired by the artistry I found in early crime scene photography--Many early crime scene photographers were also experimenting with photography as an art form. For me, it was very interesting to look at something so violent but to be totally swayed into how beautiful the image was. I'm also interested in the way the news has become a form of mass entertainment in our culture. In High Fashion Crime Scenes I highlight the more insignificant aspects of the situation. The models are also perfect distractions as beauty is the ultimate distraction from all problems.
The exhibition has traveled around the globe. How has the response been different?
In Korea, people were very serious about the subject matter. In Los Angeles, I saw a woman putting on her lipstick in the reflection of a hanging woman—She was totally oblivious!
In Korea, people were very serious about the subject matter. In Los Angeles, I saw a woman putting on her lipstick in the reflection of a hanging woman—She was totally oblivious!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Melanie Pullen continued
Today we will briefly discuss the work of Melanie Pullen, we will gaze at her portfolio and Melanie Pullen (born in New York City, September 10, 1975) is a photographer who currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Pullen's work has been exhibited internationally, including solo-shows at Ace Gallery, Los Angeles and Ace Gallery, Beverly Hills; White Wall Gallery, Seoul; MiCamera, Milan. Her work has also been included in various museum exhibitions and has been broadly published.
Pullen was raised in New York City's West Village. As a child her family consisted of writers, publishers, poets and painters. Her childhood home was frequented in the 70s and 80s by the likes of Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg, Emily Glen and Shel Silverstein. Pullen at the age of six would sometimes perform in Washington Square Park with Phillippe Petit (Man on Wire) in his neighborhood shows.
Article about Pullen's work and controversy
http://books.google.ca/books?id=EUm4Cp2ZFOEC&lpg=PA30&ots=NH5mIQ6skZ&dq=melanie%20pullen%20crime%20scenes%20controversial&pg=PA30#v=onepage&q&f=false
Monday, February 7, 2011
Good Morning
This week we will be looking at photographer Melanie Pullen.
Melanie Pullen
Melanie has a collection of over one hundred photograpahs that comprimise High Fashion Crime Scenes and
her work is based on vintage crime-scenes she mined from files of the Los Angeles Police Department, the
Coroner's office and other primary sources. She began re-enacting the scenes outfitting the 'victims' and
staging photographs.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Friday
First week complete!
This week we have looked at photographer Annie Liebovitz. We have discussed her work and have developed vocabulary to describe her work and style. Today, you should have your blogs complete and you should almost have all the information you need to present the timeline assignment. Grade 12s are working on a research project and will be taking photos in the style of the photographer they chose.
Next week we will be watching presentations. Remember make it interesting, put SOME information on your powerpoint but be prepared with cards to read from (with more info) Provide visual images to keep our attention. PLEASE refrain from crazy special effects and sounds in the powerpoint, it is distracting!
Annie Liebovitz
This week we have looked at photographer Annie Liebovitz. We have discussed her work and have developed vocabulary to describe her work and style. Today, you should have your blogs complete and you should almost have all the information you need to present the timeline assignment. Grade 12s are working on a research project and will be taking photos in the style of the photographer they chose.
Next week we will be watching presentations. Remember make it interesting, put SOME information on your powerpoint but be prepared with cards to read from (with more info) Provide visual images to keep our attention. PLEASE refrain from crazy special effects and sounds in the powerpoint, it is distracting!
Annie Liebovitz
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Good afternoon!
http://www.popphoto.com/content/master-set-annie-leibovitz-portfolio
Above is a link to Annie's photography :)
Today you are working on the research for your presentations.
Above is a link to Annie's photography :)
Today you are working on the research for your presentations.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Annie continued
In 1970 Leibovitz approached Jann Wenner, founding editor of Rolling Stone, which he’d recently launched and was operating out of San Francisco. Impressed with her portfolio, Wenner gave Leibovitz her first assignment: shoot John Lennon. Leibovitz’s black-and-white portrait of the shaggy-looking Beatle graced the cover of the January 21, 1971 issue. Two years later she was named Rolling Stone chief photographer.
http://missgeeky.com/2008/01/29/annie-leibovitzs-disney-dream-portrait-series/
Read more about Annie:
http://www.vanityfair.com/contributors/annie-leibovitz/
(Pbs.org)
Read more about Annie:
http://www.vanityfair.com/contributors/annie-leibovitz/
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