Students often ask where they can read about photographic ideas and view interesting images. Although I do still read printed books and journals, the majority of my reading comes from photo-blogs. The web is crawling with them (see the blogroll for several examples). Advances in photographic technology and the current political climate have lead to a shift in both how photographs are captured and what we choose to care about as imagemakers. Weblogs provide photographers with an opportunity to dialogue about our uncertain future. The web is also a perfect venue for easily sharing images with one another. For students the weblog is a great opportunity to gain feedback on your work outside of the classroom.
I hope ARTS 360 and ARTS 460 students will use this weblog often to share new work and offer each other honest feedback. If you’re enrolled in a photography course at USC, send a single image by e-mail, and I’ll post it. Be sure to include your first and last name, your course information, and medium description (inkjet print, silver print, digital photo, video still, etc… ). You can also send a short statement about the work if you’d like. Save images as .jpg or .jpeg files at 72 dpi with the longest side not to exceed 410 ppi. Lastly, please feel free to post comments or questions about any images posted on the weblog. That’s why we’re here!
See you in class!
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Hey there. Tom from Kodak here – we would be honored to appear on your blog roll. I think the students in your class would dig some of the content. For example, today I have a post on our 1,000 Words blog that highlights a couple of early autochromes. Also, our technology blog called 1,000 Nerds, not for the photo faint of heart, would be right up the alley for some in your class. Cheers, tom