What can happen in a minute? That’s what I want photographers to explore in this month’s assignment. The only requirement is that the exposure have a shutter speed of 60 seconds. The subject matter can be anything from streams to fireworks, people to inanimate objects, so long as as you leave your shutter open for [...]
I have to admit, I’m quite partial to this assignment gallery. This being my very first year as a mom, I was really excited to see how people would interpret and photograph the theme, “Parenthood.” As usual, the photographers each brought unique images, experiences and ideas to the assignment. There is everything from animals parenting to the [...]
In the argument for “photography as art” it’s been declared that photographs aren’t meant to duplicate a scene but rather are the means for photographers to interpret a scene. Like painters, photographers use light and shadow, focus and blur, framing and design elements to represent what they are seeing – a mood, a story, a [...]
This photograph was taken by Marcy James.
I had the bittersweet job of editing the student slide show from the Bella Italia 2011 workshop to post on the blog. Bittersweet because on one hand I loved seeing the student work and being inspired by their images. On the other hand, it was pretty hard to see image after image of gorgeous countryside, [...]
This photograph was taken by Marcy James.
One week down, ten to go. Last Monday was the first day of Summer Intensive and the class of 2011 is going to be a great, dynamic group. Here is a breakdown of our students this year. 79 students 21 men 58 women 34 states represented 3 International students: 2 Canada, 1 UK Ages: 18-20: [...]
We love when our alumni are successful in their business endeavors, but it’s even more gratifying when they use their photography for the good of others. Deborah Espinosa attended Summer Intensive in 2006 and now makes photographs as a “tool for global advocacy.” On her website she states, “through documentary portraits, I capture some of [...]
Our Summer Intensive Assistants worked tirelessly preparing for our students arrival for Summer Intensive last week. Among many other things, they set up the new studio lighting teaching space. Take a look at this timelapse video that our I.T. Specialist Tony Rix created while the assistants transformed an empty basement into a series of functional [...]
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