Archive for August, 2008

DragonCon Seminars

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

New times for the events that I’ll be running or involved in during Dragon Con (when not running my art booth):
Photographic Truth, Myth Of - Not “How To Photoshop,” but Why to do so. This workshop begins with a method to critique images, then uses this to explore common photographic cliches. Using principles of [...]

Steve Hanks - The Complete Artwork Collection

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

I wish I’d been familiar with this artist before I stopped working on the Cold Tea Blues series.
“People often ask me why I paint so many women. The answer is that these are not simply paintings of women. They are paintings of emotions. Men are taught to not show their feelings, to project a certain [...]

Worth1000.com | Photography Contests

Monday, August 18th, 2008

An attendee from GenCon, where I set up a last-minute booth to sell my photos, suggested that I check out Worth 1000, a daily photography contest website. They also have daily contests for 3D rendering (for some reason labeled “Photoshop”), Illustration, graphic design, and writing.
Unfortunately, the site doesn’t allow image merging or collaging, so it [...]

Gen Con:Indy ?

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

I’ve just heard that there may be some booths left in the Dealer’s Room for Gen Con this weekend. I missed the art show deadline, but so did several friends of mine, and they’ve suggested that I bring my store down with me and see if I can grab a space.
The only problem is: I [...]

Thoughts on “Photographic Truth, Myth of”

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Spent a little time today working on the workshop I’ll be giving at DragonCon, entitled “Photographic Truth, Myth of.”
There are many thoughts that I’m trying to see if I can work into the conversation. While I was talking to Liz Galindorf about this, we got into a heated discussion about the validity of digital manipulation. [...]