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PhotoBob — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:59:51 GMT

We are happy to announce the first issue of a new Pinhole Photography Magazine.

Pinhole Photography Magazine a publication based entirely on photography without a lens. Founded by a group of photographers and professionals, Pinhole Photography Magazine covers aspects of lens-less photography and emphasizes artistic styles and affect, technique and people behind the camera.

Now we are accepting orders for the first issue and readers can purchase copies by sending the following information to:

pinholemag@aphvisions.com

Name First & Last:

Mailing address:

City:

Postal Code / Zip:

Country:

Phone :

E-mail address :

In case e-mail is bounced due to spam filters alternatively you can call

1-250-652-0349 and order by phone.

New Pinhole Photography Magazine

PhotoBob — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:23:18 GMT

Hi everyone,

Just want to announce the inaugural issue of a new pinhole photography magazine soon to be launched.

If you would like to secure a copy, please let me know.

PhotoBob@live.ca

New Article

PhotoBob — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:15:45 GMT

Just a note to say my latest article is out in Visions magazine entitled,
[i]The Catalyst for Artistic Construction.[/i]

Pinhole Photography Magazine

PhotoBob — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:06:05 GMT

Would you subscribe to a pinhole photography magazine?

New Pinhole Photography Publication

PhotoBob — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:04:26 GMT

Say, just wondering if there is any interest out there in a new magazine dedicated to pinhole photography?

B&W Magazine - In Color

roteague — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:26:56 GMT

For the fans of B&W Magazine, it looks like they are starting a new magazine, appropriately called "Color". They have a picture of the premier issue at: http://www.bandwmag.com/color/color.html. I haven't seen it at the bookstores, but being a fan of B&W Magazine, I'll look for this one as well.

League of Upper Midwest Pinholers

Ric Johnson — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:53:23 GMT

This photography exhibition by the League of Upper Midwest Pinholers Society will be held in the Foss Gallery at the Edina Art Center, Feb. 25 thru Mar. 26, 2009 with a closing night reception to meet the artists on Thurs., Mar. 26, 5 – 8 p.m.

Photographs shown in this exhibit were made with a homemade or commercial cameras using film or photographic paper to capture the light. Viewing this show will confirm that the same technique can create marvelous works of art. Whether you are dedicated photographer or a curious art lover, this exhibit guarantees amazement and delight.

Minnesotans Bill Erickson and Tom Miller founded the League of Upper Midwest Pinholers. Both attended separate workshops taught by Eric Renner and Nancy Spencer (founders of Pinhole Resource in 1984). Renner mentioned to Erickson that there was another pinholer in Minnesota. Erickson contacted Miller via the Pinhole Discussion Listserv. They met in person Jan. 2001 in St. Peter and hatched a plan to invite Minnesota pinhole photographers to a gathering. They continue to meet every fall.

The Art Center will also offer workshops in preparation for the BIG event of APRIL 26 -always on the last Sunday of April, the Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day celebration takes place. It has grown immensely. In 2001, 291 photographers took part, and today, that number is over ten times that. All around the world, photographers take pinhole photographs on that day and upload them on the Internet for everyone to see.

On Thursday, Mar. 26 from 5-8 p.m., the public is invited to a reception for participating artists. Many of the works will be available for sale. Take this opportunity to meet the artists, view and talk to them about their work and ask them questions about their workshops, exhibits and make-your-own-pinhole photo events. Free and open to the public.

Edina Art Center thanks Ric Johnson for coordinating the exhibit at the Edina Art Center. He is a member of the League of Upper Midwest Pinholers and also an instructor at Edina Art Center. The Art Center is one of the few places in the Twin Cities area who has darkrooms available for the public. Ric has been responsible for keeping the darkrooms up and running for more than ten years.

Photographers displaying their photographs are: Earl Johnson, Chrissy Johnson, Scott Stillman, Marv Thompson, Tom Miller and Ric Johnson.

Still in the works is a tentative pottery workshop from the famous Canadian Steve Irvine, ceramic pinhole camera creator. Details to be announced later.

Notes from Diana Hedges, Edina Art Center Director:
"I think one of the “hooks” of the Pinhole Photography exhibit for me is the aspect that it is anti-high tech. The folks who are making cameras out of oatmeal boxes and spam containers are not only contributing to the world’s recycling and green efforts, they are creating a renaissance of photographic “back to origin” awareness.

Proving that you don’t need a Hasselblad H3D series camera to create stunning photos, the Pinhole Camera revival is responsible for sharing images in a universal format that also creates a sense of unity in our world. We can all use more of that! " ---- Diana

For more information, call the Edina Art Center at 612-915-6600 or visit http://www.EdinaArtCenter.com. The Edina Art Center is located at 4701 W 64th Street, Edina, MN, one mile west of Southdale on the northwest corner of Rosland Park (formerly Lake Cornelia Park).

Sooo...

DavidS — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:41:22 GMT

Anyone read any good magazines lately?

Texas Church Project Exhibit in Dallas, Texas

roteague — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:01:37 GMT

The Texas Church Project will have two exhibitions early in 2009.

The first is from January 8-22 at

Janette Kennedy Gallery
Southside on Lamar
1409 South Lamar
Dallas, TX 75215
214-426-1575

Artists' reception on Sat., Jan 10, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM!

Gallery hours 9:30 - 6:00 weekdays

I hope you will join me in congratulating them.

News from Focus Magazine

DavidS — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:39:44 GMT

Hello all... it's been a while since I've communicated with most of you. It's been a very busy, a very bad past few months. I've gone through a lot, financially, emotionally, physically, etc.

The good news is, I'm back and so is Focus Magazine. Right now the best thing for me to do is take my mind off of everything else that's been going on and focus on, well, Focus Magazine. We've got a couple of really great issues coming out soon and I hope you all will be able to read them and enjoy them as much as I will.

Book: Country Music: The Masters

roteague — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:27:06 GMT

"Grand Ole Memories
By DANA JENNINGS
Published: December 5, 2008

Country music is a death-haunted art. In standards like Merle Haggard’s “Mama Tried,” Lefty Frizzell’s “Long Black Veil” and Hank Williams’s “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” — to nod to just a few — death is the hushed man in black, keeping time on the bass of eternity. These songs conjure a dark Americana that defies the cherished and too-sweet small-town clichés of Norman Rockwell and “Mayberry R.F.D.”

It’s clear that Marty Stuart, who has been a successful country musician for nearly 40 years, understands that heart of hick darkness. In “Country Music: The Masters,” a vast collection of photographs of country stars (and more), Stuart’s bleak wisdom is apparent right away: the cover quakes with a stark portrait of Johnny Cash, taken four days before he died in September 2003."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/books/review/Jennings-t.html?_r=1

Richard White, Yering Station, Yarra Glen, Victoria, Australia Show

Admin — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:48:13 GMT

Richard White, one of Australia's top B&W Landscape Photographer has a new show from December 5, 2008 to 1 February 2009.

Details are as follows:

Yering Station
38 Melba Highway | (PO Box 390)
Yarra Glen, Victoria 3775
(Mel Ref. 275, B6) T 03 9730 0100

Opening
Friday 5 December 5.30 – 7.30pm
Closes Sunday 1 February 2009
RSVP
By Monday 1 December

Opening Hours
10am – 5pm weekdays
10am – 6pm weekends

Further information
Savaad Felich | T: 9730 0102
E: artgallery@yering.com

For more information on Richard work, see his website at: http://www.richardwhite.com.au/ .

Leonard Nimoy to appear in Alabama to discuss his erotic photography

roteague — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:45:20 GMT

"Leonard Nimoy to appear in Alabama to discuss his erotic photography

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Actor and photographer Leonard Nimoy, right, will lecture on his photographic works at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, as the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Art and Art History's 2009 John Morton Visiting Artist.

The lecture, free and open to the public, will take place in UAB's Volker Hall, 1670 University Blvd., Birmingham. www.uab.edu/news

Prior to the lecture, at 5:30 p.m., a reception for the artist will be held in the UAB Visual Arts Gallery, 900 13th St. S. Tickets to the reception are $100. For more information contact the UAB Department of Art and Art History at 205-934-4941."

http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/brown/archives/2008/11/leonard_nimoy_t.shtml

What is the latest photography book you have read?

roteague — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:26:00 GMT

I find that one method of keeping the passion alive, for me is my choice of reading materials. I've just finished reading "Lee Frost's Panoramic Photography" by Lee Frost (who else). I've always had an interest in panoramic photography, and even bought a 6x12 back to try it out. I've done a little with it, and would love to get a 6x17 camera someday. I've got a copy of Ken Duncan's "Australia Wide" on my desk at work; it is something I look at during lunch, or when I need a break from what I'm doing.

So, what's your latest photography book?

Portland Art Museum: Wild Beauty: Photographs of the Columbia River Gorge

roteague — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:38:25 GMT

For those in Portland, Oregon:

http://www.artknowledgenews.com//Columbia_River_Gorge.html

"PORTLAND, OR.-The Portland Art Museum will present Wild Beauty: Photographs of the Columbia River Gorge, 1867–1957, on view at the Museum October 4, 2008 through January 11, 2009. Organized by Terry Toedtemeier—the Museum's Curator of Photography since 1986 and an accomplished photographer—the exhibition presents approximately 250 historic images that illuminate the majesty of the Columbia River Gorge through nine decades of profound transformation. Beyond their value as historical records, these images stand as extraordinary works of art that chronicle an ever changing range of styles in landscape photography.

"For many of the most important art photographers searching for aesthetic inspiration, it has been the Columbia River Gorge in particular that has satisfied their intense visual curiosity," states Brian Ferriso, Executive Director of the Portland Art Museum. "Key figures in the history of photography have all journeyed throughout the Gorge to create some of our most inspired photographic masterworks. Wild Beauty captures a moment in the history of art that is both locally based and internationally significant.""

Asia-Pacific Photography 1840s-1940s on View at National Gallery of Australia

roteague — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:55:00 GMT

Here is something worth visiting, if you happen to be near Canberra, Australia:

"The ground breaking exhibition Picture Paradise: Asia–Pacific photography 1840s–1940s opened by prominent Australian photographer Bill Henson. Never before has a regional perspective surveying the first century of Asia–Pacific photography been exhibited. This significant gathering of over 400 original photographs and albums features both pioneer nineteenth-century local photographers as well as European photographers working in the region. On view through 9 November, 2008.

Picture Paradise presents photography from India and Sri Lanka, Southeast and East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands to the west coast of North America. The exhibition covers the succession of photographic processes and styles that flourished during this period, from gem-like unique daguerreotype portraits through to the revolution of the wet-plate and dry-plate negative-positive process."

http://www.artknowledgenews.com//National-Gallery-of-Australia.html

Into the Ether - An Exhibition of Contemporary Collodion Photography

roteague — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:51:27 GMT

Here is a show that looks fascinating, I wish I could be in San Francisco to see it:

"San Francisco’s RayKo Gallery is currently presenting “Into the Ether,” an collection of work from ten contemporary photographers who use the historic collodion - or “wet plate” - process to create their unique images.

The exhibition includes work from John A. Coffer, the “traveling wetplate artist” who spent seven years wandering through North America in a horse and carriage, working as an old-time portrait photographer."

http://laughingsquid.com/into-the-ether-exhibition-of-contemporary-collodion-photography/

Lenswork

roteague — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:13:20 GMT

So, Lenswork is going to a subscription only model. How does this affect you?

I only occasionally read Lenswork, simply because there is just too much digital content. Granted, at the sizes that the magazine publishes, they can look quite good. I just don't consider digital a medium for fine art. Because of this, I have never subscribed to it. I'm on the fence about subscribing - currently, I buy the occasional issue at the newstand.

Aristocracy of Talent for an Egalitarian Art

roteague — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:18:53 GMT

Here is a fascinating story I ran across this evening:

"Aristocracy of Talent for an Egalitarian Art

From the daguerreotype to the cellphone snapshot, the history of photography has unfolded as a series of miracles, each of which has profoundly altered our understanding of the time-space continuum. As the innovations become familiar, the photographs become miracles in another way, as connections to a past we’ve never seen.

Framing a Century: Master Photographers, 1840-1940,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, manages to operate in the gap between both kinds of miracles, innovative and talismanic.

...

The show singles out 13 photographers, representing each with 10 to 16 mostly stunning images. It begins with the innovations of the British gentleman William Henry Fox Talbot, and concludes with the homespun classicism of the American Walker Evans, the studio experiments of Man Ray and, finally, the breathtaking moments captured by Henri Cartier-Bresson and Brassai, geniuses of the street. In between are the landscapes of Roger Fenton, Gustave Le Gray and Carleton E. Watkins; portraits by Nadar and Julia Margaret Cameron; and views of 19th- and early-20th-century Paris and France by Charles Marville, Édouard Baldus and Eugène Atget."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/arts/design/06fram.html

Be sure to click on the Slide Show. My favorite image is #9 - “Rue de Constantine, Paris” (circa 1865) by Charles Marville.

Publishing Notice

PhotoBob — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:56:35 GMT

Hey everyone,
My latest photo-article is published in VISIONS art & photography magazine on a trip to the Valley of Fire in early March.
All images made with Velvia film and a Mamiya 645 Pro TL camera.

Here are some sample pages at the link below:

Joe Cornish Exhibiton - Wild Stillness

roteague — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:49:09 GMT

One of my favorites, Joe Cornish, is having an Exhibition in London, May 30th through July 11th (I wish I could go).

From the Light & Land Website:

"In Wild Stillness, landscape photographer Joe Cornish explores the geological heights and
metaphorical depths of Britain’s remaining wild places. Taking his beloved wooden 5x4 inch field camera on to snow-covered mountain tops, over boggy moors, beside frozen rivers and on wind-scoured beaches, he has pushed to the very edge of his physical and creative limits. From this endeavour has sprung his most epic and challenging images to date. Attention to detail, compositional balance, raw energy, and sensitivity to light are all characteristic of his large format work. But these extraordinary perspectives, awesome vistas, mysterious juxtapositions of form, and extremes of light, shade and colour may come as a surprise."

http://www.lightandland.co.uk/article.aspx?articleId=334&typeId=2&conId=8

View Camera, May/June 2008

roteague — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:50:09 GMT

Copied over from LF forum:

"6 Quietus
Photographs and Text by Jessie Paige

12 A Form of Engagement
Photographs and Text by Dirk McDonnell

22 Four Photographs
Photographs and Text by Paul Wiles

26 View from the Road
Photographs and Text by Susan Moore

32 Internal Landscapes
Photographs and Text By Eve Morganstern

38 Through a Glass, Cheaply
Text by Mark Sawyer

46 Richard Ritter’s New 8 x 10
By Bruce Barlow

48 Ziatype: A Beginner’s Guide
Photographs and Text By Eric Biggerstaff

52 foto3 Workshops

54 A New Tool for the Darkroom
Photographs and Text by Alan Ross and Eric Biggerstaff

58 What Scheimpflug Forgot to Tell You: Without the Math
by Everett Weinreb

62 A Comparison of T-Max 100 and 400 Film
by Sandy King"

It looks like another great issue; I'm looking forward to it.

SHOTS magazine call for work.

Jorge Gasteazoro — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:48:06 GMT

As the title states, they have an open subject call for work. Check it out....

http://www.shotsmag.com/shotssubmission.htm

Interesting article in Outdoor Photography - March 2008

roteague — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:57:35 GMT

There is an interesting article in Outdoor Photography, March 2008 issue, about Paul Wakefield shooting a commercial assignment for French outdoor clothing manufacturer Aigle. Most of the images were shot on 4x5, one on 6x9, using a combination of Fuji Velvia 50 and Pro 160S. He did use a Hassleblad digital to shoot the people however, which was combined with the film based landscapes.

Polaroid SX-70 Photography in February 2008 Outdoor Photography

roteague — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:33:45 GMT

There is a great article on SX-70 photography in the February 2008 issue of Outdoor Photography (UK). 3 pages of great images. If you like this type of photography, you might want to get this issue.

Focus Publishing

DavidS — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:40:43 GMT

Is now ready to accept submissions for photography books. After going over prices with different paper, binding and printing companies, I am confident that we can we offer photographers, museums and galleries books and other printed materials (direct mail pieces, calendars, etc.) at a very high quality, but we can offer these products at a price that's less expensive than you would get through going to one of these printers on your own. Where we really come in for you is that we take care of a lot of the other work for your book (barcodes, ISBN, etc.) and take care of marketing and advertising the book as well. The website is now fully operational. If you'd like to visit it, please take a look. www.focuspublishing.net.

And for all those wondering, yes, Michael Smith and Lodima Press can offer their services to you through us and if you'd like, he can work with you on everything from beginning to end on making sure this book meets not only yours, but his standards for how a fine art photography book should look.

Feel free to E-Mail me with questions or ask for a quote if you're interested in doing a book.

View Camera, January/February 2008

roteague — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:35:18 GMT

I hope Steve doesn't mind me posting this here. I saw it over on LF, and it looks like an interesting issue.

"here is the TOC for the new issue

6 Simplicity
Photographs and Text by Gayle Moore
14 Snowbound
Photographs and Text by Lisa Robinson
22 He Chongyue and the Propaganda Wall in China
Text by Sandy King
26 Howard Bond: Revealing Moments
Text by Eric Biggerstaff
36 Phil Davis: A Memorial Portfolio
By Ted Harris
40 Frank Cricchio: PPA Lifetime Achievement Award
By Steve Simmons
44 Canon’s New Wide Format Printers
By Ted Harris
47 Kodak’s New Improved Portra 400 Film
By Steve Simmons
48 foto3 Workshops
50 foto3 Photo Contest
56 Microtek’s M-1 Scanner
by Ted Harris
52 What Scheimpflg Didn’t Tell You
by Everett Weinreb
60 ULF Film Holders: The Current State of Affairs
by Michael Mutmansky
64 The 7 x 17 Project: Part 2
Photographs and Text by Steve Simmons"

Lodima Press and Focus Magazine are joining forces

DavidS — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:44:17 GMT

Lodima Press, a publishing company known for their incredibly high quality books of photography is joining forces with Focus Fine Art Photography Magazine to form Focus Fine Art Photography Publishing. Lodima Press has published books from the likes of Robert Adams, Paul Caponigro, Keith Carter, Larry Fink, Arthur Tress, Brett Weston and Edward Weston. Focus Magazine, a magazine dedicated to collectors of fine art photography, entering its 4th year of publishing has interviewed such names as Bruce Davidson, Ruth Bernhard, Arnold Newman, Michael Kenna as well as many others.

The purpose of this publishing company is to not only assist photographers and galleries in the process of creating their own book of photography, but then take it to the next level and help them market their new book of photography to collectors.

For more information, please visit www.focuspublishing.net.

Favorite Photography Books

roteague — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 18:02:52 GMT

I hope everyone is having a great day!!!

I'm building a list of members favorite photography books, and I would like to find out what yours are. I am planning on adding this to the current list of mine that I have on the site. So, if you have a few minutes, I could use your feedback.

BTW, at the moment I am currently rereading "Tom Mackie's Landscape Photography Secrets", which is an old favorite of mine.