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 [...]
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. [...]
A blog article by Kevin Kelly discusses an alternative model to the naive “Rock Star or Bust” business model which most professional artists work towards. Kelly’s model is referred to as “1000 True Fans” or the micro-patronage system.
The basic argument goes like this: if you can find 1000 fans who are willing to spend $100 [...]
In addition to having a booth in the art show at Dragon Con this year, I will also be teaching two classes:
Saturday, 7:00pm
“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 [...]
I’ll be exhibiting my photography at DragonCon this year, in the Art Gallery and with unlimited 8×10s for sale in the print shop. I’m still on the waiting list for a table in the bazaar.
Additionally, I’m talking to their Art Track Programming Directors about offering a class on Art Theory, Art History, and their application [...]
If you are thinking of entering a Competition but concerned that your rights might be infringed by doing so, these peole will take a look for you FREE if you use the form that you’ll find at Pro Imaging - International support for professional image creators - Competitions.
As many of you are hopefully aware, intellectual [...]
Frieke Janssens is another photographer who produces amazing, slightly surreal, work that is well worth looking at. Add this to the list of my inspirations.
Check out her personal work, as well as the pre-production materials she shows. She has managed to create a career, not just using the tools she loves, but creating the sort [...]
PhotoWalkthrough.com - Free video tutorial podcast covering digital photography post processing using adobe photoshop cs2.
John Arnold shares a fascinating perspective on digital imaging, and has a lovely British accent to boot. Sadly, I don’t have a video-enabled iPod, so I can’t watch these unless I’m on my home tower, which I try to avoid as [...]
Leslie Burns Dell’Acqua, of Burns Auto Parts, is an internationally known creative marketing consultant who specializes in working with commercial photographers. During the ASMP’s Strictly Business 2 tour, she gave a presentation on Seven Steps to an Effective (and doable) Marketing Plan.
Step One is to create what she calls a Vision Marketing Statement, which is [...]
I’ve become a podcast fanatic.
In Episode 12 of Focus Ring, there is a really interesting conversation about the McNugget-style layout of image sharing sites like Flickr and Deviant Art: namely, every image is presented to you as a thumbnail before you can find the larger version.
On a site which hosts thousands, if not millions [...]