Posted on February 18th, 2011 by Page Orb Pedde

One of the best parts about working for a photography school is the endless abundance of inspiration and creativity. Our students are frequently the source of this inspiration both in school and after they graduate. We have so many talented alumni that we decided that is only fitting that we use our blog as a [...]
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Posted on February 18th, 2011 by Page Orb Pedde

Both images in this diptic were taken with a cell phone by Marcy James.
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Posted on February 17th, 2011 by Page Orb Pedde

Tucson like many other cities that RMSP Weekends visits has no shortage of urban attractions to photograph. What makes Tucson different is that you not only have the option to photograph the city, its architecture and the lights at night, but you also have easy access to mountains, desert and wildlife. In fact, the majority [...]
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Posted on February 16th, 2011 by Forest Chaput de Saintonge

I believe that those who photograph at night provide us “day dwellers” with a totally different perspective on the world. Star trail photography is a technique that many people may never attempt but is not as difficult as it may seem. This topic will be presented in two parts. In this article, I will discuss the [...]
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Posted on February 15th, 2011 by Page Orb Pedde

Photograph taken by receptionist Melanie Wright.
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Posted on February 14th, 2011 by Bob McGowan

This photograph was taken with a cellphone.
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Posted on February 14th, 2011 by Page Orb Pedde

What Does Your Winter Look Like? I heard someone refer to this winter as the “snow-pocalypse.” Between snow, ice storms and freezing temperatures this has certainly has been an unusual winter Whether your world is covered in white and you are outside trying to catch snowflakes, or you live in a warm climate and [...]
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Posted on February 14th, 2011 by Page Orb Pedde

In honor of Valentines Day, the January assignment was to photograph Love. We wanted to see how you visually communicate the emotion of love. Each photographer was asked to explore relationships between subjects, show us your take on iconic imagery, use colors, play with visual metaphors– anything that communicated love. Each person was asked to [...]
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Posted on February 13th, 2011 by Page Orb Pedde

Photograph taken by Marcy James on her new iPhone.
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Posted on February 10th, 2011 by Page Orb Pedde

Our RMSP Weekend program is traveling to Tampa, Florida this Saturday and Sunday. Tim, Tony and Eileen will be in the midst of white sand beaches, exotic birds and warm weather. Here are some places I would seek out and photograph if I were in traveling to Tampa this weekend. To scout Tampa from Missoula, I used Google Maps and Panoramio [...]
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