Final Exam Sessions

MW class your final exam is scheduled for Thursday, December 15th from 12:30-2:30.

TR class your final exam is scheduled for Friday, December 16th from 12:30-2:30.

I will also be around on Wednesday, December 14th from 8:00-10:00am for another exam.

As long as you have turned in your cameras and any other equipment that you have checked out as well as turning in your take home exam (You can just email it to me), then you do not need to attend your final exam session. If you forget to turn in your camera or any other equipment that you have checked out, then you must return it during one of these time periods.

Interpretting Photographs

UNC article about 'reading photographs'.

University of Arizona article on interpreting photographs.


Barrett on the need to teach Interpretation

Libraries and Archives of Canada on interpreting photos

Washington State University article on interpreting photographs

Interpreting Photographic Series

A presentation on Visual Literacy

Criticizing Photographs 3rd edition in it's entirety (scans of a photocopy of the book)

Criticizing Photographs in it's entirety in plain text format (no pictures)

Barretts Chapter 3 Interpretting Photographs

Slideshow of Sally Mann's Immediate Family series.

Article on the Joel Peter Witkin print that we saw at the TMA.


http://www.und.nodak.edu/instruct/rtonder/PDF%20Files/ASSIGNMENT%20NUMBER%20TWO.pdf

http://innermindcreativity.blogspot.com/2011/02/barrett-chapter-3-interpreting.html

http://vedatkonyali.wordpress.com/2011/10/22/criticism-2-1-interpreting-photographs/

http://linux01.crystalgraphics.com/view/2db0c-MWY4N/Chapter_3_Interpreting_Photographs_What_Does_it_Mean_flash_ppt_presentation

Online Camera Simulators

Kamera Simulator

http://camerasim.com/camera-simulator.html

http://www.photonhead.com/simcam/

http://www.photogyulai.hu/photosimulator/

Tis' the Secor

I have reserved nearly 100 linear feet of wall space for Photography students at Tis' the Secor. This is an annual event held a the Secor building located at 425 Jefferson Ave in downtown Toledo. They are putting up brand new walls for this show. They have recessed lighting as evidenced by the lower of the two photos below. I am only accepting framed work for this. It is going to be a nice show.

Our space will be in a very large room which will also have a stage. Our walls are either side of the stage. Barb Miner's students will have the part of the room opposite the stage. Tom Lingeman's students will have work on the 6th floor. All the artists in the building that have studios there will also have their studios open.

The Reclaiming Toledo exhibit will be in a different gallery in the same building. Because I don't want to step on any toes, you can't exhibit anything that you submitted for that show or anything on the topic of reclamation. I am firm on this.

I would like you all to submit one piece for this show. This is an exhibition opportunity being handed to you. Take it.

The reception date is set for December 3rd.

Weekend Assignments

There is an artist by the name of Miranda July whose work I adore. She is an author, performance artist, conceptual artist, actor, director, and all around amazing. She has a website, Learning to Love You More, which provided assignments for the public to complete. People would then submit their complete work for possible inclusion on the website. No longer active, it is still a fantastic site. I am asking you to complete Assignment #55: Photograph a Significant Outfit. There are lots of examples there. I also want you to complete Assignment #50 from the Learning to Love you More website. Take a flash photo under your bed. These are due on Monday/Wednesday as a RAW files. You will edit it in class then post them to Flickr. I will show you a number of student examples (some better than others) as well as an example that I made.

If you want to read a really excellent collection of short, quirky stories, then I encourage you to read Miranda July's book No One Belongs Here More Than You.