New photo from class

Landscape Arch, Arches National Park, Utah. f/9, 1/200, ISO 100, focal length 19mm. ©2011 Carrie Bishop

Homework week 6 submission

Joshua (after Avedon) Nikon D80 90mm, f/5.3, 1/400, ISO 1000 natural light from a skylight. ©2011 CWC

I took this photo of my son, Joshua in an attempt to model the style of Richard Avedon's portraits. 

Photo from Jack Booth

This flower is called Deerhorn clarkia. Taken at 1/320 sec., f/10, ISO 100. ©2011 Jack Booth

Photo from Carrie Bishop

Fruita - apricot farm in Capitol Reef Nat. Park, Utah. © Carrie Bishop f/5.6, 1/50 (handheld!) ISO 200

"I photoshopped the sky because it was washed out. I flattened image and saved as a jpg."

Thanks to Carrie for the submission.

ART IS...

This is from Kevin Kelly's blog Technium:

Art Is What You Get Away With

"Art is never finished, only abandoned."

"Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better."

"Art is a revolt against fate."

"Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed."

"Art is a game."

"Art is either plagiarism or revolution."

"Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth."

"Art is the only way to run away without leaving home."

"Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail."

"Art is not a thing; it is a way."

So say some famous artists. I'd like to add a few:

Art is the improbable becoming inevitable.

Art is anything useless.

Art is what remains when reality is removed.

Art is an illusion that requires at least two minds to exist.

But my favorite definition of art comes from Andy Warhol:

"Art is whatever you can get away with."

Art show submission

Adrianna ©2011 CWC   Nikon D80/50mm f1.8 set to f/4, 1/60 ISO 200. Bounce flash under fluorescent light.

Adrianna had decided to shave her head and had a friend paint the design. I was shooting photos of a youth group mural project (the background grey board) when she walked in.  This was a spontaneous moment with just the right amount of natural light on her face, fluorescents overhead, and a bit of bounce flash. I'm surprised the colors came out as vivid as they did. UPDATE: This photo was accepted into the Student Art Show at Mendocino College. 

New photos from class

California Thrasher ©2011 Jack Booth

Redtail Hawk ©2011 Jack Booth

Congratulations to Jack Booth for being the first to post to the blog!