Studio Photography Final Projects

Below are the Final Projects from JOUR 316 Studio Photography. There is great work here. The experimentation and creativity used in lighting the images are outstanding, creative light coupled with a concept and storytelling.


Chris Fuhr


Carl Bloss


Jaime Russell


Joey Smith


Max C. Lee


Sean McKeag


Cassandra Harper


Justin Rotundo

New Scanner introduced to the Digital Imaging Suite

Epson Perfection V750-M Pro scanner - with Digital ICE Technologies

Call for Entry | Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force

CALL FOR STUDENT ARTISTS: PITTSBURGH AIDS TASK FORCE HOLDS ART CONTEST FOR 26^TH ANNUAL BENEFIT

Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force is gearing up for its 26^th Annual Benefit – to take place Wednesday, March 14 at Pittsburgh Public Theater - by inviting local student artists age 18 and older to enter an art contest. The contest’s theme coincides with this year’s organization theme, “Open Your Eyes.”

PATF will accept art submissions Monday, Jan. 9 through Tuesday, Feb. 1. Submissions may be graphic design, painting, mixed media, sculpture, photography, fashion or jewelry design.

There will be six finalists:

First place: $500 (The winner will be announced at PATF’s Annual Benefit. First-place artwork could be featured in the Annual Benefit Program.)

Second place: $250

Third place: $100

Fourth place: $50

Fifth place: $50

Sixth place: $50

The aforementioned top six finalists will have an opportunity to network and present artwork to prominent PATF donors, sponsors and leaders in art at PATF’s Annual Benefit, as well as a VIP reception (date TBD).

The first 50 artists to sign up will receive a $10 gift certificate to a bar/restaurant in Station Square, once artwork is submitted.

For an entry form and official rules, please visit http://patf.org/Artcontest.asp. For more information, call 412-345-0569 or email jficarri@patf.org

As the oldest and largest AIDS service organization in Southwestern Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force (PATF) is dedicated to supporting and empowering all individuals living with HIV/AIDS, and to be relentless in preventing the spread of infection. PATF is a leader in providing comprehensive support services that improve the health and quality of life for those living with HIV/AIDS in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Fayette, Indiana, Washington, and Westmoreland counties.

Photo History I, Fall 2011 | CYANOTYPE CLASS PORTRAIT

Student Portfolio | Jamie Russell

Jamie Russell, Untitled, 2011
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Jamie Russell, Untitled, 2011
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Jamie Russell, Untitled, 2011
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Jamie Russell, Untitled, 2011
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Jamie Russell, Untitled, 2011
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Mid-Year Thesis Review

We had a great turn out last Friday evening for the Mid-Year Photography Thesis Review (over 50 people came in throughout the two-hour event) that led to a fantastic discussion about the work the 2011-12 thesis students are making.

This event was the first public showing of the work, and will be followed by the more formal presentations this spring as artist talk(s) in JVH Auditorium where the students will present their final products and the official exhibition and reception to be held for their accomplishments!

Thank you to those who made it out for the review - and for those who missed it this time around we all hope to see you this Spring when the portfolios are finalized.

Call for Entry: Visual AIDS

Postcards from the Edge
ART DEADLINE: Friday, December 9, 2011



ATTENTION ARTISTS

Postmark DEADLINE for ARTWORK is this Friday, December 9, 2011

Artwork can be mailed to or dropped off at:
Visual AIDS
526 West 26th Street, Room 510 (btw 10th & 11th Ave)
New York, NY 10001

Express deliveries or dropped off of artwork will be accepted until Friday, December 16 before 6 PM.
Visual AIDS's office is open Monday - Friday from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM. After office hours, an envelope may be slid under the door.

NO ARTWORK will be accepted after the drop off deadline.

Please DO NOT drop off or mail artwork to Cheim & Read.

Click HERE for details and submission forms.

**Please note: We are still processing submissions, and apologize for any delay in returning confirmation requests. We appreciate your patience and understanding.



MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
The 14th Annual Postcards from the Edge
A benefit for Visual AIDS
January 6-8, 2012
Hosted by Cheim & Read

PREVIEW PARTY: Friday, January 6, 2012 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM
The only opportunity to see the entire exhibition. No sales.
$85 admission. Participating artists may attend free.

BENEFIT SALE: $85 each.
Saturday, January 7, 2012 from 10:00 - 6:00 (*Buy four and get a bonus fifth)
Sunday, January 8, 2012 from 12:00 - 4:00 (*Buy two and get a bonus third)
Over 1500 anonymous displayed postcard-size masterpieces.

Postcards from the Edge is a Visual AIDS benefit show and sale of original, postcard-sized artworks by established and emerging artists. All artwork is exhibited anonymously. While buyers receive a list of all participating artists, they don't know who created which piece until after purchase. With the playing field leveled, all participants can take home a piece by a famous artist, or someone who is just making their debut. Nonetheless, collectors walk away with a piece of art they love, knowing that the money raised will support HIV prevention and AIDS awareness. Click here for more info.



Questions? Visit our FAQ page here or email info@visualAIDS.org

Call For Entries | SPE Member Show at RayKo Gallery

Call for Entries SPE Member Show at RayKo Gallery The SPE member show at the RayKo Gallery, San Francisco is organized in conjunction with SPE's 2012 national conference, Intimacy and Voyeurism: The Public/Private Divide in Photography. This competition is open to artists holding current membership in SPE. The exhibition will be on view March 15 - April 6, 2012 and feature a reception for SPE conference attendees on Saturday, March 24. Download prospectus here. Prizes Best in Show: Complimentary 1 year membership in SPE and complimentary conference registration to SPE's 49th national conference in San Francisco. Juror Todd Hido is a San Francisco Bay Area-based artist whose work has been featured in Artforum, The New York Times Magazine, Eyemazing, Metropolis, The Face, I-D, and Vanity Fair. His photographs are in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, New York, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, as well as in many other public and private collections. He has over a dozen published books, the latest monograph being A Road Divided, released in 2010. Eligibility All work must be created by current SPE members and must be original. Works previously shown at RayKo are not eligible. Entry Guidelines Entry Fee (non-refundable): $25/up to 3 images. $5/additional image up to 10 images in total. All entries must be jpegs (8" longest side at 72dpi | RGB color space) Save files with artist's last name, first name and title of image Example: Smith_Jane_Pigeons01.jpg Any work deemed misrepresented by its jpeg will be declined Deadline for Submissions January 16, 2012 Online Submission Go to www.raykophoto.com for login, payment, and submission information. Notification Notification of juried results will be communicated by January 23, 2012 Submission of Accepted Work Accepted artists will be invited to send or deliver actual work. All work must be framed or mounted with a wire affixed and ready to hang, no saw tooth hangers accepted. Entries are handled with great care; however, RayKo and SPE assume no liability for work on the premises. All selected works must be for sale. RayKo retains 40% commission on all photographs sold. Selected images may be used for promotion of the exhibition. Image: Michael McLeod, SPNDXBOI (Silver), 2010. Intimacy and Voyeurism: The Public / Private Divide in Photography Keynote Speaker: Sally Mann Featured Speakers: Sharon Olds and Trevor Paglen Preview the conference schedule Register online Join over 1,000 artists, educators and photographic professionals for programming and dialogue that will fuel your creativity--presentations, industry seminars and critiques to stimulate and engage you! Explore our exhibits fair featuring over 70 exhibitors showing the latest equipment, processes, publications and schools with photo-related programs. Participate in one-on-one portfolio critiques and informal portfolio sharing and take advantage of student volunteer opportunities for reduced admission. Other conference highlights include a print raffle, silent auction, film screenings, exhibitions, tours, receptions, a dance party and more!

Review of Filippo Tagliati's Speaking Light

Filippo Tagliati, Las Vegas, NV

Point Park faculty and students welcomed photographer Filippo Tagliati to showcase his “series of stills moving” in beautiful synchronization for the final Speaking Light this semester.

Tagliati spoke about his personal history with photography while showcasing his most recent works in the JVH auditorium on Friday, Nov. 18.

Originally from Bologna, Italy, Tagliati has had a camera by his side since he was 13 years old. He said that it felt like the camera was his “natural friend.”

This natural friend stayed with him as he went on to get his BFA in Semiotics and Art History at Università di Bologna, and later his MFA at Arizona State University, when he moved to the United States.

For much of his early work, he was interested in creating panoramic images that represented the vastness of his subject matter, which was mostly architecture found throughout Italy and even some parts of the U.S.

As he explored the United States more, however, he found that he wanted to create more than a panoramic image; he wanted to show even more vastness through the art of montage.

“There’s not a right time to take the pictures;” he said, “there is a series of right times.”

He traveled to Las Vegas, Nev. where he showcased this technique of montaging with the city as his subject. One of his montages, Las Vegas, NV (as seen above), is of the city skyline, where he placed together both day and night shots of the city, and it was one of my favorite pieces he showed during his lecture.

His explorations did not just end with the U.S., however; he also visited Tokyo, Japan and found yet another technique that he could use for his art: video. He started using video and audio to create montages much like his photographic work, just with the use of motion.

After this trip to Tokyo, he found that he could use both his photography and video together to make moving art that almost seems to fit together like a puzzle, which he used in creating his newer projects.

Now living and working in Grand Rapids, Mich., he is not only working as an assistant professor of photography at Grand Rapids Community College, but also just finished his most recent project, The River Project. Focusing on the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Tagliati showed several examples from this project during his lecture.

In this work, he mixes his still photographs with video of the river as it changes through the seasons over a two-year span. He literally linked the different parts together like a jigsaw puzzle.

As a student who has been to every Speaking Light lecture this semester, Tagliati’s work was by far the most abstract pieces of the photographers that came to speak, and in my personal experience, some of the most interesting as a multimedia major.

While many may see multimedia as a journalistic term for using different forms of media, such as photography and video, to provide news and current events to the public, Tagliati turned multimedia into an art form. This artistic approach showed how beautiful works of art can be created by using different media.

Evan Skowvron, a second-year photojournalism major, also found Tagliati’s work to be thought-provoking and striking.

“I really like his work,” he said. “A lot of his work reminded me of Picasso. I especially enjoyed his very early stuff in which the subject matter would break through the frame of the image.”

Many of the students and faculty in the audience agreed that there was a subtle Cubism and Picasso influence to Tagliati’s work, which he seemed to appreciate and was grateful to hear.

Point Park Professor Patrick Millard, who helped bring the lecture series to Point Park, said he enjoyed Tagliati’s work because he, too, is from Grand Rapids.

He enjoyed much of Tagliati’s work because he is originally from Grand Rapids and he appreciated the dedication and creativity that Tagliati took toward his hometown.

As for the Speaking Light series as a whole for this semester, he thinks it is great how its following grows with every lecture and that the lectures are a “nice building of culture.”

The Speaking Light series returns for the Spring 2012 semester with a presentation by John Holmgren on Jan. 27. Other lectures scheduled include Tom Persinger on Feb. 24 and Stephen Chalmers on March 30.

All lectures are at 6 p.m. in the JVH Auditorium in Thayer Hall. A peer review session precedes each lecture at 5 p.m., where students can show their work with peers.

To see Filippo Tagliati’s work, see his website at http://www.filippotagliati.com or his Vimeo page at http://vimeo.com/filippotagliati