Lenscratch

Abelardo Morell
December 10, 2010
By Aline
lenscratch.com

This article features Abelardo Morell's work, giving just a few sentences on how he does it, and a gallery he had in New York that was open through January 8, 2011. I love Morell's work, so it was no choice at all what article I would be reviewing when I saw his name on the sidebar.

Glasstire

Sightings: Erick Swenson at the Nasher
by Lucia Simek

August 26th, 2012

glasstire.com

This article caught my eye because of the photo associated with it; a swarm of snails. It's about Erick Swenson and his gallery at the Nasher Sculpture Museum in Dallas. His pieces are slightly graphic, including decaying animals and swarms of snails over-taking steins and other objects. 

Art 21 Blog

Inside the Artist's Studio | Juozas Cernius
By Georgia Kotretsos
May 17, 2011

blog.art21.org

This article is about Juozas Cernius' journey. He traveled for more than 200 days through Africa. This article appealed to me because that's what I want to do with my life. I ultimate dream is to work for National Geographic and see the world. Big aspirations, I know, but it's where my heart is. It was really cool to hear about Cernius' travels, and how, even though he spent almost 2/3rds of a year in a foreign country, he is still the same person. That's hard to fathom; traveling to that many places for such a long time and not being changed. Or maybe it's just the artist being stubborn, not wanting anything to change. But I figure, if you're going to see the world and all its cultures, why wouldn't you want it to change you?

Everyday Assignment: Day Seven

Britt at the Rangers game

Keep up with my next project 365 (a picture a day for a year) on my other blog!

Everyday Project: Day Six

Woke up at 1 pm and made pancakes.

Storm Season

Storm Season
By Daniel Kariko & Aaron Rothman

9-6-12
places.designobserver.com
This article is about artist Daniel Kariko, and his photographs of the barrier islands in Louisiana's Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary. I was interested in the photograph on the website. It looked like it was a polaroid. I was close, it's from a pinhole camera.

Everyday Project: Day Five

Dancing before Rocky Horror Picture Show started.

Remember to check out my other blog for slightly more information on my day, and the full project 365.

Everyday Project: Day Four

I apologize for not posting yesterday. My picture was taken at the football game (which we were slaughtered in), which was held at the Cowboy's Stadium in Dallas. So naturally, we didn't get back until almost 1 AM, and by then I just wanted to go to sleep. So here is yesterday's picture!

Lion Pride during the Alma Mater

Everyday Project: Day Three

Checking out cameras in class.

Scavenger Hunt: Round Two

"Scavenger Hunt/Paint chip

1. a portrait of a person with a shallow depth of field - only the person in focus.

2. a photograph that conveys stopped motion. For example, someone photographed while jumping, or running.

3. the sky

4. a reflection

5. three books

6. candy

7. water

8. your hands

9. a stairwell

10. a hallway

11. a photograph using the "bulb" setting on your camera

12. something the color of your paint chip

13. something the color of your paint chip

14. something the color of your paint chip

15. something the color of your paint chip

After the in-class shooting session you will download your files and upload your 15 images to your blog as a 3x5 contact sheet."

Again, I'll let you decide what's what.

Conscientious

Well, first off, I found two articles that captured my interest. The first was just a picture and a paragraph from the artist, Gary McLeod. The second, however, had a far more interesting title, along with a link to a very interesting article about how photography is changing in modern day life.

This intrigued me, and it's interesting to see how photography is changing. The article linked inside the paragraph does a great job of showing how things are changing. As James Estrin says, "Just as access to pens and paper hasn’t produced thousands of Shakespeares or Nabokovs, this explosion of camera phones doesn’t seem to have led to more Dorothea Langes or Henri Cartier-Bressons. But it has certainly led to many more images of what people ate at lunch."

This is the new golden age of photography
by Joerge Colberg
jmcolberg.com/weblog
September 8th, 2012

Everyday Project: Day Two

Hannah reading before our finance class.

Keep up with my next project 365 here.

Everyday Project: Day One

So this project is basically like what I did for my project 365 that I did a couple years ago, except it's for a week instead of a year. I've been thinking of starting another project 365, and this Everyday Project might just be the push I've been needing. Anywho, this is day one (this one's for you, Jacob!). I chose to photograph my keys because Jacob got locked out of his room this morning after oversleeping. So yeah, that's why the keys.

You can keep up with my next project 365 on my other blog, here.

NY Times Article

Facebook Plays It Safe

www.nytimes.com

by Allison Arieff

August 31st, 2012

A model of "Facebook East," which, says the company's director of real estate, will "not be a monument, and Frank [Gehry] knows that."

I selected this article because of the title. The title "Facebook Plays It Safe" is compelling and almost contradictory. You wouldn't think that a company as large and innovative as Facebook would be playing anything safe; they'd want to take a few risks that would pay off big.

So I read the article. Facebook is expanding their headquarters in Menlo Park, California. The architect is Frank Gehry. Twenty years ago, choosing Gehry to design the building might have been "game changing." Today, that's exactly what Facebook wants. They are transitioning from a "rogue start-up to [an] establishment." Though it is curious that Facebook would be choosing such an "established icon" to design their new building.

The article continues on to talk about the city-like atmosphere of many larger businesses. Such as Google and Apple, Facebook also has an on-campus gym, doctor's office, "play" areas, and places to eat. However, Facebook's new building has little to no actual offices. This new "warehouse" is just that, a large open space that is rather "uninventive", and seems to promote groupthink.

I thought this article was pretty interesting. It's kind of fascinating how much thought goes into the design and layout of these large super-companies. These companies are like small (or not so small) towns. There are so many people, and it seems like it would be really cool to work at one of these places. I'm always interested to find out more about the "lifestyles" of large corporations, so if you have any good articles on the subject matter, let me know in the comments.

Scavenger Hunt

"For this in class shooting exercise think of your camera as a tool for discovery, observation, and examination. Below is a list of items to look for and photograph. As you are shooting, use this time to explore all the different aspects of your camera (or your camera app if you are using a cell phone).

"The Wathena Temple Building and the immediate exterior of the building will be your hunting grounds. Challenge yourself to try to locate and make photographs of as many items on this list as you can. Save your files! When you begin Lightroom and talking about file types and sizes you will upload pictures to your blog.

"Scavenger Hunt List
1. Something purple
2. $0.37
3. A to-do list
4. A descriptive photograph of a building
5. A lightbulb
6. An eye
7. A shadow/light raking across a floor or wall
8. A couch or chair
9. A dog (a representation or the living thing)
10. An old book
11. A neon sign
12. A cup of coffee
13. A fence
14. A pair of shoes
15. A friend
16. Teeth
17. A fruit or vegetable
18. A photograph looking out a window
19. A crack in the wall of floor or sidewalk
20. A warning sign"

I'll let you figure out which one is which.