We looked at the work of George Hurrell and Listened to “Dancing in the Rain”
These are student portraits delivered this week in my Advanced Portrait Class. The assignment was to recreate the look with grid spots on our studio lights.
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You may find this PBS Frontline interview of some interest.
“On July 2nd, 2009, four thousand US Marines of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade launched a major helicopter assault into a Taliban stronghold in the Helmand River Valley in southern Afghanistan in order to break a military stalemate with the insurgent group.
Independent filmmaker Danfung Dennis was embedded with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Company, as they were dropped 18 km behind enemy lines to seize a key bridge. Within a few hours of landing, fierce fighting erupted and continued for the next three days, during which Lance Corporal Charles Sharp, from Adairsville, Georgia was shot and killed by a Taliban fighter.
After the initial fighting, the Marines searched for the insurgents who had killed Lance Corporal Sharp. Frustration set in as the Marines tried to fight the elusive enemy whose IED’s cut off their supply lines. The Marines’ objective was to secure and protect the population, but the Afghan villagers complained that the fighting has driven them into the desert, and the bombing destroyed their homes. Can the Marines balance their contradictory roles as warriors and statesmen, as they struggle to win the hearts and minds of the Afghan people?
The footage was shot on a custom built rig, using a Canon 5D Mark II, 24-70 f/2.8 L lens, Sennheiser ME-66 and G2 wireless system, Singh-Ray variable ND filter, and Beachtek 2XAs mounted on a Glidecam 2000 HD with custom made aluminum ‘wings.’ “
Music licensed through Universal Music.
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I happened upon another interesting artist Clarina Bezzola, she is Swiss born working in New York City. I found her after following some research of modern art and self portraits. She is the subject of all her performances, and videos. She has an extensive website cataloging her work in several forms: photography, drawing, video, sculpture, installation and performance.
“Judgement Day is a parody on our constant urge to criticize, label and judge. It shows a person sending her whole day going around town judging and commenting on everything and everyone she encounters until she finds herself completely isolated and empty.”
I made contact with her and asked if her work was a self portrait and this is a quote from her response:
“Hi Jerry,
Well my work is about life and the struggles of it. As I can never be anyone but myself this is all coming as my view of it, that’s true. But many people feel very identified with my work and feel it’s about their lives and their struggles.”
Copyright - Clarina Bezzola
Below is an image from “Noise in My Head” series.
“Depiction of an individual who is constantly absorbed in the dialogues with her inner voices and misses the beautiful world around.”
Copyright - Clarina Bezzola
“Through my wearable sculptures I question and redefine the role of the garment. Wrapping the body to reveal instead of conceal. The wearer’s emotional landscape gets exposed and invites to an honest and open dialogue between the wearer and the viewer.”
Copyright - Clarina Bezzola
Focus Hood by Clarina Bezzola
I think performance and sculpture are important tools for the student of photography to consider. Many beginners think that a photographer must only find their subject. SHE MAKES HER SUBJECT.
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Dress Code is a current exhibition of photography and video at the International Center of Photography.
I was particularily interested in the work of Thorsten Brinkman. He is a German artist who is a self declared “serial collector”.
A self-described “serial collector,” German artist Thorsten Brinkmann photographs himself in extraordinary costumes that he creates from castoff clothing and household objects salvaged from the street or from flea markets. While the resulting images echo the formal conventions of classical portraiture, the bizarre costumes, invariably masking his face, disrupt our expectations. In fact, the most disconcerting element of these images is Brinkmann’s persistent withholding of the human face, which is replaced by objects ranging from flowerpots to lampshades, purses, or tennis-racket covers. These discordant elements confuse the distinctions between body and object, giving rise to fantastical figures that are at once stately and monstrous. For the Triennial, Brinkman has installed his photographs in a self-designed room composed of found materials—a three-dimensional environment that intentionally blurs the line between sculpture and photography.
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This was shot at a demo at UCM. We followed the directions described in a great book of modern food styling.
This ice cream is easy following the detailed instructions in the BOOK.
It is simply powdered sugar and frosting. I have never looked for these in the items before, so I was pleasantly surprised to see several flavors of frosting cheap, as well as a deal on the powdered sugar.
Supplies
Process
We combined the ingredients with a strong Cuisinart food processor.
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I wanted to share some great work from a couple of student at UCM.
First the work of Tyler King. He builds drama and finds subtle beauty in his recent work.
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Check out this great set of Images by Whitney Barker who just graduated this month!
Precision lighting with a great sense of style.
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Now lets see the newest work from William Hacker
Quiet Intensity!
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Here is a great how to shoot football with the 7d.
Patrick commented on the Vimeo Site.
“I am really trying to push what I am calling “hybrid assignments,” where I get to pick stills or video when one makes more sense than the other… it’s just a two-button push to be in the other world now, so why have walls at all? Most of my clients are not on that page yet, but I’m trying.”
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Tom and I shot this poster for my son Tyler’s Team. We uses the 5d at full res and as many as 7 lights including a ring light fill. Lisa Schmidt designed the poster so it was a real family affair.
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Beautiful and Moody short video shot by Joshua Brown.
Technical Info:
5D
24. 1.4
50 1.2
24-105 f4
Edited in Final Cut, graded with Magic Bullet Looks
shot in the pre manual exposure era
I am just starting to get the idea of what a powerful tool the Magic Bullet Looks is. I am just guessing but I think the selective focus in Joshua Browns video is accomplished with Magic. There is actually a tilt shift option built in to the plug in.
http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/all/magic-bullet-suite/
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I Processed these native 5d files in Premiere Pro CS4. Shot with 50mm 1.4 and a home made ZAZA slider.
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