2011 F295

The 2011 F295 Symposium: Further Explorations on the Idea of a 21st Century Photography, will be held in Pittsburgh PA USA from June 2-5, 2011.

More info: here.

Pinhegg

How to make a pinhole camera with an egg.

Photo by francescco

Photography Book Now Competition, New Student Category

Photography Book Now 2011, our celebration of the most innovative photography books and the people behind them, is here, and the call for entries is on!

Now is the time to break out your creative genius. Make and enter a photography book, or enter one you've already made. This year, we have four categories: Fine Art, Documentary, Travel, and—for the first time ever—a Student category.

And here's another first: In addition to a $25,000 grand prize, we'll be awarding $5,000 to each category winner.

Last year we had more 2,100 submissions from Blurbarians worldwide and this year, we're hoping for even more. Lead judge Darius Himes will be joining us again along with a panel of renowned editors, publishers, and photographers. Stay tuned—we'll announce our panel of jurors soon.

In the meantime, check out our new PBN site, enter your book, and watch this video to get Darius Himes's insights on PBN's judging criteria.

Happy (photography) bookmaking,

The Blurberati

Article: Photography, Memory and a Wave of Destruction

AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev

In his classic book Camera Lucida, the French semiotician Roland Barthes sought to overcome the death of his mother as he analyzes, over and over again, a photograph of her. In one of his most famous quotes, he writes ‘death is the eidos of photography’. In other words, photography operates on the idea that the photograph will, eventually, outlive the subject photographed.

Read the full article here: http://visualcultureblog.com/2011/04/photography-memory-and-a-wave-of-destruction/

Extra Credit

Attend the Crisis of the Real discussion on Tuesday, April 19th, 7pm at Pittsburgh Filmmakers Library and either email me your thoughts or post them on your blog. I will up one of your project grades by a full letter.

Join us in the Library for a discussion about the crisis of the real in media. This will be an open discussion moderated by Head Librarian Jess Weichler and Associate Professor John Cantine of Pittsburgh Filmmakers.

We will be discussing the effect of digital manipulation on the historical relationship between film, video, photographic images and reality. In the age of Photoshop and AfterEffects can any image have the impact that comes from observing a moment of captured reality? Have film, video, and photographic images ever conveyed reality? Has the method of manipulation simply become more sophisticated?

Scale Styles in Image Size (Photoshop)

If your image has layers with styles applied to them, select Scale Styles to scale the effects in the resized image. This option is available only if you selected Constrain Proportions.

Curatorial Assistant Position Available | Women in Photography

Looking for an internship?

Dear Friends,

Women in Photography, a project of Humble Arts Foundation, is seeking a curatorial assistant. Please see details below.

Administrative duties:

Track and organize website email account daily

Respond to basic inquiries and forward important emails to curators

Assist in gathering show materials from artists and ensure that submissions have all necessary and correct information

Site Production:

Produce monthly shows, following site standards

If interested, curatorial opportunities available

Skills needed:

Excellent written and verbal communication

Photoshop, resizing for web, color profiling, etc

Basic blog or web production skills (Wordpress)

Must be reliable and able to work autonomously from home

Hours and Compensation:

This is an unpaid internship

7-10 hours a week, from home

If you would like to apply, please send a cover letter and a resume to womeninphotography@gmail.com. In your cover letter, please be sure to mention why you think you would make a great candidate for this position.

Men are encouraged to apply.

About WIP

WIPNYC was launched in June of 2008 by Amy Elkins and Cara Phillips. As an internet-based project, WIPNYC is an outlet to exhibit work outside of the traditional model of the commercial art world, allowing it to reach a global audience. Mixing emerging photographers with artists that have achieved high levels of success within fine art and commercial worlds, the project is designed to be a resource for photographers, editors, curators, gallery owners, and viewers alike to discover and enjoy the work of female artists. WIPNYC presents a solo exhibition of work from select photographers every third Tuesday of the month. wipnyc.org

Call for Artists

The Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden in South Salem, NY announces a call to artists for its Second Annual Art Competition showing its final winners from June 23rd to September 8th, 2012.

This will be a regional art exhibition, open to all artists, 18 years of age or older residing in NY, NJ, CT, MA and PA. Original works in any media will be accepted. Please click on the link below for more information on this competition.


http://www.hammondmuseum.org/call_for_entries.html

Student Grant Competion

http://www.editorialphoto.com/

You all should know who Elliott Erwitt is now after one of the student presentations. Apply while you're still a student!

EP Education Grants Photo Competition 2011

© Teresa Juarez, EPEdu 2009

In an effort to recognize and support emerging photographers, EP is pleased to announce our Third Annual EP Education Grants student photo competition!

DEADLINE EXTENDED to April 15, 2011

We're especially excited that new for 2011 is a top Grand Prize chosen from among the finalists by internationally-acclaimed Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt consisting of a Sony a850 camera with Sony CZ 24-70/2.8 lens worth more than $3500, courtesy of Sony. That means more than $5000 in prizes for the Grand Prize winner!

In addition to Mr. Erwitt who will choose the Grand Prize recipient, the panel of judges will also include renowned photojournalist Ed Kashi, EP Board Members, and other industry guest judges to be announced shortly.

Eligible contestants must be enrolled in an accredited, full time college photography program in the U.S. or Canada during the 2010-2011 school year. Previous winners are not eligible to enter again.

Deadline For Entries: April 15, 2011, so don't delay!

Full details at editorialphoto.com/epedu » »

DIY Pinhole Hassleblad

http://pinholehassleblad.tumblr.com/

Digital C-Print

Click here to learn what a Digital C-Print exactly is.