For December First Friday Art Walk in Missoula, the Rocky Mountain School of Photography Gallery will be exhibiting a new show featuring works by Career Training graduates Sarah Joann Van Nortwick and Wyatt McCollum. The show is a collection of self portraits presented in diptych format. I was able to correspond with Sarah and Wyatt [...]
Certainly not a new term, “Leap of Faith” has become vernacular for a place where people overcome doubt and are able to trust in their sometimes life-changing decisions. Unbeknownst to us at the time when we posted the assignment, the week prior, a Broadway show of the same name, Leap of Faith, opened (thank you [...]
It just keeps getting better for fine artist, Andrew Nixon. Having just concluded a triumphant exhibition opening of Going Coastal at the RMSP Gallery, Andrew returned home to Boston, MA to discover that he was chosen as one of the winners of the 4th annual Martha’s Vineyard Magazine Photo Contest! Now, that’s what we call [...]
You might remember, from this post here, photographer Andrew Nixon is finishing his experience in our Exhibition Mentorship program. This extensive, 26-week professional development course is geared towards emerging artists working in the realm of photography who are dedicated to innovative work in contemporary visual arts. The culmination of Andrew’s efforts, Going Coastal, opens this [...]
It is becoming apparent that these monthly assignments inspire you to go out and shoot with them in mind. Each time we post a new one, we are always curious about what you will do with it, and are always pleased when our expectations get shattered by your efforts! So, how did you do with [...]
Ever since I heard that an exhibit of 130 signed Ansel Adams photographs were going to be shown at the Missoula Art Museum (MAM), I wanted to be part of the experience. As it turns out, I get to be part of two cool experiences. I am beyond excited at the upcoming opportunity to be a [...]
This month’s assignment asked the photographer to depict reflections – or the act of reflecting – with their images. It seems this assignment really struck a chord with our creative readers. Since the word itself can mean many things, our readers interpreted its meaning in many interesting ways. So much so, this assignment broke a [...]
I’m not going to lie, this was a tough assignment. I asked people to ignore the light meter built into their cameras and evaluate an exposure based on the Sunny 16 method. This assignment was intended to push people to truly understand light and exposure. I applaud Barry and Genevieve for going out and giving [...]
In June’s assignment, participants were asked to photograph something, anything, for 60 seconds. As easy as it sounds, people found this assignment to be challenging. How do you adjust your camera settings to keep your shutter speed at 60 seconds without overexposing the image? Some of the things people did were to use a neutral [...]
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 [...]
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