New Gear To Arrive for Fall, 2011

Arkay RC-2100 Print Dryer

9/11, Tenth Anniversary Photo Exhibit

Former Pittsburgh Tribune-Review photojournalist, and PPU alumnus Scott Spangler will be on campus Tuesday, Sept. 6th to speak about his series illustrating life in Shanksville, Pa., following the September 11, 2001, crash of United Airlines Flight 93.

As part of a campus-wide effort to remember this national tragedy on its tenth anniversary, the photos will be on exhibit in the Thayer Hall gallery space. 

Rivers of Steel

(Reception: Wednesday Sept. 21st, 5:30-7:30pm)

Workshops in Montana, Summer 2011

JPG

Photo of the Week Direct Confrontation Christina Rollo. Nominated by Mag TY. Shoot Out Winners Selected Winners in the Beginnings Shoot Out have been selected. Head over to check out the winners. Open for Voting Scenes of Summer - Voting has begun in the Scenes of Summer Shoot Out. Cast your votes now. Open Photo Challenges Photo Challenge: Take a Number Nice neat and orderly numbers are everywhere. On doors, buildings, trains, even in nature. So show everyone your take on numbers. (Photo: A.J Yak strangler) Photo Challenge: Under Construction For this photo challenge some assembly is required. Break out the tools and upload a photo of something under construction. (Photo: Soumen Basu Mallick) Photo Challenge: Chillin' With the record the setting temperatures of late and the backyard thermometer hitting 108 F last week here, well its just plain hot. So what to do? Think cool thoughts and snap some pics of course. Show us what you do to chill out and beat the heat on these hot summer days. (Photo: Shirley Valencia)

Experience JPGmag.com in a whole new way with JPG+! Upload more photos, eliminate ads, built in photo editor, lightbox view and more! Member of the Week: Gijs Bekenkamp Gijs Bekenkamp is owner of a graphic design and photography company in the north of the Netherlands. Story of the Week: "Let there be light........" by Nancy Richard "Lighthouses stood as sentinels, guarding coasts all over the world." Nominated by Judy and Wayne Wanamaker. The Spotlight gives photographs the attention they deserve! You can even spotlight other people's images! Voting Shootouts Scenes of Summer Open Shootouts Where in the World...? May You Live In Interesting Times Best of...

Jon Lisbon Introduction

Jon Lisbon will be with us this Fall semester to teach our Business of Photography course. If you see him around the halls be sure to say hello and give him a welcome to the Point Park photography community!

Jon Lisbon is a commercial and fine art photographer based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. With over 30 years of experience working in the photo industry he brings a comprehensive synthesis of technical, business, and creative skills to the classroom. This experience along with an active ten-year plus membership in the regional chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers and other national trade organizations, imparts his teaching with a practical real world sensibility. The commercial basis of Jon's business made him an early adopter and proponent of digital technology and workflow (2002) and he recently completed an MA in Digital Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design (2010).

You may follow, and communicate with Jon Lisbon here:

http://www.jonlisbonphoto.com newer web site (still adding categories / images)

http://www.photografis.com older web site but still archived

http://www.modelmayhem.com/183836 Model Mayhem portfolio

http://www.facebook.com/jon.lisbon Facebook

You may also follow Jon on Twitter or network with him via LinkedIn

Speaking Light | Tim Fabian | September 30th, 6pm JVH Auditorium

Seeing Myself, Seeing Others: The Art of the Portrait

PhotoPlace Gallery

Middlebury, Vermont

Juried Photo Exhibition

Call for Submissions Final Reminder

Seeing Myself, Seeing Others: The Art of the Portrait

Deadline: Midnight Monday, July 25th

Juror: Andy Bloxham

Click here for details

Point Park Students join Prof. Patrick Millard in NYC

Point Park Photography students Remington Brooks and Kristen Thomas along with Prof. Patrick Millard at the International Center of Photography.

Students joined Prof. Patrick Millard in New York City to help photograph the 2011 Robot Film Festival on July 16.

The day prior to their work at the festival the group was able to stop by the International Center of Photography for a comprehensive Elliott Erwitt exhibition.

ITCH open submissions

	Infinite submissions welcomed
	Intertwined arms, self-embracing, reaching across, beyond and back again. A race track for formula one Ferraris or electric toy cars? A number, defeated, exhausted, collapsed upon the floor? Everything is everything, what is meant to be will be? As seen from the heavens: two people kissing? Ying and yang, before they worked out the summarised symbol? Winding roads and hairpin bends? Universal time? The totality of space? A sophisticated chignon? Doubling back on the self, trying to rerun old scenes from a life already lived and passed? A looping riff from some gloomy old blues tune? All the numbers that could ever be counted? Things promised and then revoked? A pair of lips twisted into a snarl? A thousand clichéd tattoos? A doughnut; a diet? A waist cinched into a corset? Forever and ever, amen? What does ∞ mean to you? You are free to interpret this theme in any way that you wish, to speak to or against it, to explore or ignore it. Submissions will be open until 31 July 2011. Contact the editor if you have any suggestions or questions.

JPG Magazine

Photo of the Week

Harbor Waters Tom Piorkowski. Nominated by Iztok Urh.

Vote! Vote! Vote!

The Beginnings Shoot Out is now open for voting. Check out the blog post and then head over to cast your vote.

New Shoot Out Opens

Best of.... Show us your very best work to claim the bragging rights and cash! The top five shots take home a cash prize. The number one spot currently stands at: $2500

Still Time to Enter these contests

Where in the World...?. Enter your photos today! Current 1st place prize: $1250

May You Live In Interesting Times. Enter your photos today for chance to win! $125 and Growing

Open Photo Challenges

Photo Challenge: Working For A Living

There is such a variety of occupations out there. Do you have one that you love or absolutely hate? For this challenge show us the variety of things people do to earn a living. (Photo: Mike Melnotte)

Photo Challenge: Moving On Up

They say moving is one of the most stressful things you can experience. We can vouch for that since several of us here at JPG are in the process of or have recently moved. So relieve a little bit of our stress by uploading your photos of things associated with making the move to a new home. (Photo: Eric Sayah)

Photo Challenge: Fireworks!

Oooooh, Ahhhhh... Whether its sparklers in the back yard or a full on fireworks extravaganza, capture the celebration. (Photo: Marie-Dominique Rigolet)

PhotoPlace Gallery

PhotoPlace Gallery Middlebury, VT Calls for Submissions for Juried Exhibition Opportunities Upcoming Deadlines: Seeing Myself, Seeing Others: The Art of the Portrait Deadline, July 25th Juror: Andy Bloxham Click here for details Call for Portfolios Deadline, August 8th Click here for details The Nature of Trees Deadline, August 22nd Juror: Sean Kernan Click here for details

Call for Work: 3rd Ward Open Call

More New Gear To Arrive for Fall, 2011

Finishing off our new digital suite we have 2 new 27" iMACs!
These will power out new scanner(s) and wacom tablet stations.

Looking forward to Point Park Photography this Fall!

Call For Entries: Win $100, and support School of Communication travel!

Attention Point Park University photo students:

Do you have any great shots of Pittsburgh in your personal archive?

We are looking for your best images to be the artwork in an upcoming fundraiser for the School of Communication travel fund (Ireland, Prague, Washington D.C.).

The winning images will be printed as note cards, and sold at upcoming department events.

There will only be one winner, so in order to be eligible you must submit a total of 5 "Pittsburgh" images that work well together as a set, and have a consistent quality suitable for reproduction.

Any entry containing less than 5 images will not be considered. 

In addition to having their images appear on the note cards, and their name/photo credit on the back -- the winner will also receive a $100.00 honorarium for supplying the art for the fundraiser.

You can submit photos of anything you want, as long as it fits the "Pittsburgh" theme.

Deadline to submit your photos is August 15th. You can use photos that you already have from around town, or go out over the next month and take some new shots.

Please contact Andy Weier (aweier@pointpark.edu) with any questions, or to submit your entries.

Good luck!

Personal Projects (by ASMP photographers)

Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District
Friday, July 15th 2011
Presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Department of Education and Community Engagement

Trust Arts Education Center - 4th floor805/807 Liberty Avenue - 4th floor

Personal Projects (by ASMP photographers)

Members of the Pittsburgh chapter of American Society of Media Photographers select personal works.

Facebook It Strike a pose in a photo shoot by some of Pittsburghs finest commercial photographers, 6 - 9pm.

Puppets for Pittsburgh will greet you from 6-8pm

JPG Magazine | Calls for Entry

Photo of the Week do not disturb... Elyseo. Nominated by Daniele Castellucchio. Last Call for Entries! We've issued a last call for entries to the Beginnings Shootout. Get your entry in before the contest closes and the voting begins. Read all about it. Also Open for Entries Where in the World...?. Our newest contest recently opened. Enter your photos today! Current 1st place prize: $1250 May You Live In Interesting Times. Enter your photos today for chance to win! $125 and Growing Open Photo Challenges Photo Challenge: Moving On Up They say moving is one of the most stressful things you can experience. We can vouch for that since several of us here at JPG are in the process of or have recently moved. So relieve a little bit of our stress by uploading your photos of things associated with making the move to a new home. (Photo: Taylor Johnson) Photo Challenge: Fireworks! Oooooh, Ahhhhh... Whether its sparklers in the back yard or a full on fireworks extravaganza, capture the celebration. (Photo: Misha Otaared) Photo Challenge: Keeping Time Clocks, watches, analog, digital, hourglasses, metronomes, counting sheep, your own internal circadian rhythms? Show us the devices that people use mark the passage of time. (Photo: Gaspare De Stefano)

Experience JPGmag.com in a whole new way with JPG+! Upload more photos, eliminate ads, built in photo editor, lightbox view and more! Member of the Week: John Linton John Linton has been an active member of the JPG community for many years. If you don't alreay know John, drop by and check out his profile and photos. Nominated by Frank Summers. Story of the Week: All the same, I remain. by Sara Fields "I want to express many different facets of my emotions." Nominated by ajtiM. The Spotlight gives photographs the attention they deserve! You can even spotlight other people's images!

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More New Gear To Arrive for Fall, 2011

Enjoy a new Wacom Intuos4 Tablet in our new digital suite this Fall, 2011

Summer Photo Fun Challenge

Summer Photo Fun Challenge: Using your cell phone (and favorite app, ie: Hipstamatic, Retro Camera) take your best photos and narrow the shots down to 3.

When you have shot and selected the best of the best, email them to pmillard@pointpark.edu (email images in low resolution, 72ppi) - the top images will be featured on the Point Park Photography Blog!

Deadline for images: August 13, midnight.


image: David Lucas, Lens: John S, Film: Ina's 1969, Flash: Off. 2010 [Hipstamatic]

New Gear Arriving to Point Park University Photography Lab, Fall 2011

We are excited to announce the addition of the following items to our labs for Fall 2011:

Imacon Flextight X1 Scanner

Epson Stylus Pro 9880 Inkjet Printer

Plustek OpticFilm 7600i SE Scanner