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Saturday, April 26, 2008 -
Contemporary Photography : Lydia Yee
On Wednesday evening I attended another of the Contemporary Photography talks. This time it was Lydia Yee, curator of the current Barbican exhibition Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art.
She showed imagery of exhibits, as well as of some of the signage that has been used, and explained how they'd organised the exhibition of contemporary art according to anthropological categorisation. So, the exhibition is broken down into sections such as "Kinship and Descent", "Magic and Belief", "Ritual" and "Communication". Amongst the exhibits is a copy of the calibrator that Damian Hirst created to go to Mars on Beagle 2 - it is present because it might well have been one of the first earth based objects that a Martian would come across.
Lydia was a very engaging speaker, and did an excellent job of explaining how the exhibition came together, as well as describing the taxonomy and organisation of it. There are another 2 of these events to go. Next week is Anne Hardy, and the final talk, on the 7th May is Julian Germain.
She showed imagery of exhibits, as well as of some of the signage that has been used, and explained how they'd organised the exhibition of contemporary art according to anthropological categorisation. So, the exhibition is broken down into sections such as "Kinship and Descent", "Magic and Belief", "Ritual" and "Communication". Amongst the exhibits is a copy of the calibrator that Damian Hirst created to go to Mars on Beagle 2 - it is present because it might well have been one of the first earth based objects that a Martian would come across.
Lydia was a very engaging speaker, and did an excellent job of explaining how the exhibition came together, as well as describing the taxonomy and organisation of it. There are another 2 of these events to go. Next week is Anne Hardy, and the final talk, on the 7th May is Julian Germain.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 -
Contemporary Photography : John Stezaker
This evening I attended a talk as part of a series on Contemporary Photography being staged by Photoworks in conjunction with the MA Photography course of the University of Brighton.
John Stezaker isn't an artist I've come across before, but from this talk I felt I got a really good understanding of the evolution of his works, where he started from, and how his more recent work (the marriage and betrayal series) builds on his work of the past. As with the Joachim Schmid exhibition I saw last year at the Photographers Gallery there still seems something slightly sacrilegious to me about the deliberate destruction of photographs, even to then use these elements to produce something more. In fact, a member of the audience this evening asked John about this, and John accepted this, and said that he couldn't use photos of his family or loved ones in this manner, but was more than comfortable using film stock and postcards. He mentioned that he liked using damaged photographs, and has also used postcards and images from his own past - postcards from his parents when he was a little boy, a picture of Queen Victoria from a book that he scribbled all over as a child.
John recorded a video interview with Tate Britain for Tate Triennial 2006 which gives a flavour of the content of his talk.
There are three more talks in the series, all being held at the Friends Meeting House in Brighton over the next 3 Wednesday evenings. To reserve a place, all you need to do is drop an email to events@photoworksuk.org.
John Stezaker isn't an artist I've come across before, but from this talk I felt I got a really good understanding of the evolution of his works, where he started from, and how his more recent work (the marriage and betrayal series) builds on his work of the past. As with the Joachim Schmid exhibition I saw last year at the Photographers Gallery there still seems something slightly sacrilegious to me about the deliberate destruction of photographs, even to then use these elements to produce something more. In fact, a member of the audience this evening asked John about this, and John accepted this, and said that he couldn't use photos of his family or loved ones in this manner, but was more than comfortable using film stock and postcards. He mentioned that he liked using damaged photographs, and has also used postcards and images from his own past - postcards from his parents when he was a little boy, a picture of Queen Victoria from a book that he scribbled all over as a child.
John recorded a video interview with Tate Britain for Tate Triennial 2006 which gives a flavour of the content of his talk.
There are three more talks in the series, all being held at the Friends Meeting House in Brighton over the next 3 Wednesday evenings. To reserve a place, all you need to do is drop an email to events@photoworksuk.org.
Saturday, December 8, 2007 -
Found
When we visited the Photographers gallery in June, one of the exhibitions was a series of images and letters from Found, Ohio and Useful Photography. I've been subscribed to the Found RSS feed for a while now, and today I found my own find.
This strip of photos was resting by a doorstep at the bottom of our street. I left the photos where they rested and just snapped a photo with my phone. Later this evening when I walked along the road the photos had moved from their resting place and were in the middle of the road. I want them to continue their journey unimpeded.
This strip of photos was resting by a doorstep at the bottom of our street. I left the photos where they rested and just snapped a photo with my phone. Later this evening when I walked along the road the photos had moved from their resting place and were in the middle of the road. I want them to continue their journey unimpeded.
Monday, December 3, 2007 -
Schmap Brighton
I was contacted a while ago about whether I would give permission for this image to be included in the new version of Schmap for Brighton. I, of course, said yes and it is now included in the Live Music section illustrating Koba.
Richard also has an image on Schmap Brighton - his is of the peace statue
Richard also has an image on Schmap Brighton - his is of the peace statue
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 -
Digital Photogaphy 101 - Skillswap Brighton
When Danny was planning the week of Skillswaps during the Brighton Digital Festival he asked me if I would be prepared to do a Photography 101 to go along with the other events he had planned. I decided that I'd give it go, and so last night saw me presenting on "Digital Photography 101". I initially wrote this talk for Barcamp Brighton but didn't have an opportunity to present it.
A pdf of my slides can be downloaded here (warning: it's 32MB in size which is the only reason it isn't on slideshare) and my accompanying notes can be found here.
I felt the presentation went well and I was glad that I'd done a quick around the room to find out experience levels to gauge what level to aim at. I enjoyed the discussion at the end - some of the topics raised were watermarking, digital watermarking, multiple exposures/exposure bracketing and HDR.
We then moved on to considering whether a "Geek Camera Club" or something would be worthwhile, and there certainly seemed to be some people who thought they'd be interested in a monthly meetup. The preferred format seemed to be based around photographic challenges - things like: taking photos using only a fixed aperture, a fixed focal distance, in black and white, etc. Certainly I find that having other people issuing me a challenge makes me think more. If you're interested in a "Geek Camera Club" or similar (based in Brighton probably), then leave me a comment and I'll try and see if I can get something organised.
As is typical for a skillswap, we continued the conversation in the Victory.
A pdf of my slides can be downloaded here (warning: it's 32MB in size which is the only reason it isn't on slideshare) and my accompanying notes can be found here.
I felt the presentation went well and I was glad that I'd done a quick around the room to find out experience levels to gauge what level to aim at. I enjoyed the discussion at the end - some of the topics raised were watermarking, digital watermarking, multiple exposures/exposure bracketing and HDR.
We then moved on to considering whether a "Geek Camera Club" or something would be worthwhile, and there certainly seemed to be some people who thought they'd be interested in a monthly meetup. The preferred format seemed to be based around photographic challenges - things like: taking photos using only a fixed aperture, a fixed focal distance, in black and white, etc. Certainly I find that having other people issuing me a challenge makes me think more. If you're interested in a "Geek Camera Club" or similar (based in Brighton probably), then leave me a comment and I'll try and see if I can get something organised.
As is typical for a skillswap, we continued the conversation in the Victory.
// posted by Jane @ 7:46 PM
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Saturday, October 13, 2007 -
41 places
On Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending a book reading at Waterstones by William Shaw, and others, mainly from the book 41 places: 41 stories written to accompany the 41 places installation during the festival.
In May I had just got my new camera, and needed an assignment. The assignment I gave myself was to shoot every one of the 41 places. This I managed, and duly added my photos to the flickr group.
During the process I met and exchanged emails with William Shaw and so I was delighted when he asked to show some of my photos as a slideshow during Thursday's event. They were displayed, amongst others including some of the installation process, for quite some time. This is the first time I've seen any of my photographs projected during an event. All in all rather pleasing.
Labels: 41places, brighton, brighton festival
Saturday, May 19, 2007 -
41 Places - All found
Today I completed my mission to find and photograph all 41 of the 41 places.
I've spent 3 focussed sessions out looking, as well as spotting some whilst generally out and about. Today I had Richard's company and help, and he can be spotted in some of the photos from today.
I have enjoyed reading the stories in the locations in which they are set, and as an installation, for me at least, it has worked well combining story telling with a treasure hunt and giving me a challenge with my new camera.
I've spent 3 focussed sessions out looking, as well as spotting some whilst generally out and about. Today I had Richard's company and help, and he can be spotted in some of the photos from today.
I have enjoyed reading the stories in the locations in which they are set, and as an installation, for me at least, it has worked well combining story telling with a treasure hunt and giving me a challenge with my new camera.
Labels: 41places, brighton, brighton festival, photo
Friday, May 18, 2007 -
41 places - 9 to go
Another accidental spot yesterday. I was heading into London for a Google Tech Talk and found myself at the station with time to spare so decided I'd hunt number 10.
I'm still hoping to head out at the weekend and hunt down the remaining 9.
I'm still hoping to head out at the weekend and hunt down the remaining 9.
Labels: 41places, brighton, brighton festival, photo
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 -
41 Places - 10 to go
I wasn't even looking for any of the 41 places today, and yet there I was just wandering around and I stumbled across number 15.
I'm hoping to head out at the weekend and get some of the remaining 10. In the meantime, you can track my progress or take a look at what other people have found via the flickr 41places group.
I'm hoping to head out at the weekend and get some of the remaining 10. In the meantime, you can track my progress or take a look at what other people have found via the flickr 41places group.
Labels: 41places, brighton, brighton festival, photo
Saturday, May 12, 2007 -
41 places - an update
On Wednesday I found 8 of the 41 places. Today I headed out on a mission and found another 22. Only another 11 to go!
Labels: 41places, brighton, brighton festival, photo
Thursday, May 10, 2007 -
41 places - Brighton Festival
I'd noticed a couple of people with photos of stories in the wild around Brighton (part of the 41 Places installation as it turns out). Yesterday I headed out armed with shiny new camera and downloaded map to see how many I could find.
I headed first for number 13, outside Churchill Square, and found that without difficulty. It wasn't all I found. As I stood there taking photos 2 guys wandered up and spoke to me, offering me a leaflet with the map on - I showed them my downloaded version, and took a copy of their slightly more weatherproof version - ink jet printer + rain = splodgy downloaded map :-(
As we stood talking I discovered that one of the guys was no other than William Shaw, the author. He mentioned that there was a flickr group for the installation, and in the absence of any other way to remember this I handed him one of my moo cards. He recognised my name, and so we chatted a bit more and realised that he is one of my Brighton Bloggers.
We moved on, and I headed off to find some more, and discovered that I was following them. I realised that I'd missed an opportunity and that I should have taken a photo of William with his artwork. Fortunately they stopped at number 12 to make sure I spotted it, and so I shot this photo.
All in all I managed to find 8 of the places yesterday, and I've put together a page charting my progress. I'm hoping to find some more at the weekend..
I headed first for number 13, outside Churchill Square, and found that without difficulty. It wasn't all I found. As I stood there taking photos 2 guys wandered up and spoke to me, offering me a leaflet with the map on - I showed them my downloaded version, and took a copy of their slightly more weatherproof version - ink jet printer + rain = splodgy downloaded map :-(
As we stood talking I discovered that one of the guys was no other than William Shaw, the author. He mentioned that there was a flickr group for the installation, and in the absence of any other way to remember this I handed him one of my moo cards. He recognised my name, and so we chatted a bit more and realised that he is one of my Brighton Bloggers.
We moved on, and I headed off to find some more, and discovered that I was following them. I realised that I'd missed an opportunity and that I should have taken a photo of William with his artwork. Fortunately they stopped at number 12 to make sure I spotted it, and so I shot this photo.
All in all I managed to find 8 of the places yesterday, and I've put together a page charting my progress. I'm hoping to find some more at the weekend..
Labels: 41places, brighton, brighton festival, photo
// posted by Jane @ 6:59 AM
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In my defense I'd like to say that I don't spend all my time hangning around hoping to find someone photographing the artwork... I'd just been to Borders for a meeting about stocking the book there.
But I still do get giddy with excitement when I see people reading them. For that reason, I love your 41 page.
It's very Pokemon - Catch Them All...
But I still do get giddy with excitement when I see people reading them. For that reason, I love your 41 page.
It's very Pokemon - Catch Them All...
Sunday, January 28, 2007 -
Brighton Daily Photo: Guest Photo again
I'm guest photographer at Brighton Daily Photo again today, this time with Paraglider I which I took yesterday at Devil's Dyke.
The rest of the series can be found here.
The rest of the series can be found here.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 -
Brighton Daily Photo : Guest Post
One of my photos is the Guest Photo over at Brighton Daily Photo today :-)
Prior to the move of this blog, a comment had been made by Brian
"Excellent picture! Did you apply a filter afterwards to soften the wave crash, or is that all natural mist?"
to which I answered:
"I used a Neutral Density filter at the time of shooting to slow the speed down enough to get the movement."
Prior to the move of this blog, a comment had been made by Brian
"Excellent picture! Did you apply a filter afterwards to soften the wave crash, or is that all natural mist?"
to which I answered:
"I used a Neutral Density filter at the time of shooting to slow the speed down enough to get the movement."
Sunday, January 14, 2007 -
Polarising filter
I bought a couple of filters off ebay last week, one is a polariser, the other is a skylight (1A). I took a couple of photos with and without the circular polarising filter and the results are below. I deliberately chose to shoot the sun in the image as I felt that this was going to emphasise the differences. The first image was without the filter, and the second was with the filter.
I think it has made enough of a difference for that filter to become a standard when I'm likely to be shooting the sky.
I think it has made enough of a difference for that filter to become a standard when I'm likely to be shooting the sky.
