ocho foto thursday night!

miguel de leon shared some snaps from today’s hanging of the Ocho Foto exhibition at City Art.  Don’t miss the opening Thursday 6:00-8:00pm!   

the plates

here are the plates we produced during last night’s collodion workshop… 

wet plate workshop

Thanks to Jonathan Goley (former usc photo student) for a fantastic workshop in the wet plate collodion process.   

photo students run amuck

Photo Student Orientation: Tuesday @ 4:30pm in McMaster 214

Fall Advisement will be held Wednesday and Thursday of next week. To help you plan your course of study, we will hold an Orientation Session for BOTH MART and ARTS Photography Students.  Faculty from both areas will cover the course of study for both programs, course content, how to choose an emphasis, and which elective/ cognate [...]

Food for Thought at the Light Factory

I’m headed to Charlotte tomorrow to check out the new exhibition “Food for Thought” at The Light Factory.
The curator is a friend of mine, and I’m excited to see a show that I imagine to be quirky and fun- or something different at the very least.
It’s a quick day trip from Columbia- You should check [...]

Festival of the Photograph

LOOK 3: Festival of the Photograph.  Charlotesville, VA June 12-14, 2008 
3 Days of Peace, Love, & Photography
$50 fee for students.  a great investment in your career… 
For more Information, click here. 
 
This looks like a fantastic opportunity to hear some amazing photographers speak about their work!  Participating Artists:Mary Ellen Mark, James Nachtwey, Joel-Peter Witkin, Andrea Modica, and [...]

films about photography

For those lucky students with digital cable, the Sundance Channel is broadcasting films about photography this month.I caught the Tina Barney documentary last night, and it’s fantastic!
To view the schedule, click here 

call for entries

for more info click here. 

Michael Eastman Exhibition at the McKissick

Take a break from printing and check out “Grandeur Saved: Photographs of the Aiken-Rhett House by Michael Eastman”  at the McKissick Museum.   The show hangs through April 26.  (It’s just a short walk from McMaster!)