Michael: Update #8

Today found me in the wood studio working on the panels for the final prints.  Snags were hit, so I can only say it is a work in progress - I'll be damned if they don't turn out comparably to the juried show work, though!
After composing a mock-up of the final arrangement for senior show purposes, I determined that I'll change up some of the home imagery.  You can refer to this composition below, but what I'm seeing is that the close-up interior shots (the two on the right) work best against the smaller, transit images. 
My worry originally was that the viewer might not consider that the larger photos are of a single place, a home, in fact, without an establishing shot of the home.  However, because at least half of the large ones focus on domestic elements, the home aspect could be concluded (not to mention I'll likely explain it in a card next to the series, not that that should be depended on of course).  Moreover, the transit set are naturally removed from the surroundings so I don't want this approach continued with the home.  I believe, then, that I'll have two closer images of aspects exterior to the house and then the two interior images seen here.
As for the transit shots, I've been doing some redos, so I'll have a slightly different lineup than what is seen here.
Hey, a head's up, I'm doing a solo show in the Barry next week, 1st floor hallway.  It'll be up prob by the evening on the 6th of April, through the 10th.  Some stuff you've seen and some you haven't.

Weekly update

Same old same old. However, my photos came in from WHCC and I have to say they look great! Now just to find frames I like. If you have any suggestions for where to get frames id appreciate it! In the meantime back to reading and the website!

Weekly Update

Not too much to update this week, still working, still editing, still reading, still working on the website. However I did decide to go with full color images and I have started the ordering process. I am ordering my prints through White House Custom Color. My test prints should be in tomorrow then I will be in the clear to order my final images. I am going to attach the final 11 images and the layout they will be in for senior show! The largest image is 20x30 and the others are 16x20.

Kerry: Week 9 update

Another week, another handful of photos . . . not much else to report this week except that I have made a mental note to myself that I need to get my email address on my website changed to kerry@kerrykilburnphotography.com. This will be fun because Zenfolio doesn't host email, so I will have to go through third parties to get it done. Which is why I've been putting it off :) But all the pros say this is the way to go, so now that I actually have a tiny bit of breathing room, I will be getting on it.  Otherwise, just shooting, selecting, organizing, editing, etc. - just like the book says!

Feedback?

Hey all! I hope everyone had a great spring break! I had an idea of what to do for my senior show project, which also crosses over into this project. So for my NASCAR fan series I have been going back and forth with the idea of black and white and color. Part of me wants to keep them in color becuase they are so vibrant already, but part of me thinks it will be interesting for them to be black and white. I also keep going back to the idea of having one part of the photo in color if the rest is in black and white. Is that too chiche? If you could let me know what you think of this idea I would appreciate it.

Crusade part 3: Identifying Goals and a Plan for Your Work

The most valuable guideline from this part comes right at the beginning, with the simple description that all of us photographers have different paths - perhaps they lead to gallery representation, a museum collection, a book, or direct sales, maybe if you’re lucky a few of these, but perhaps none.  It’s a matter of determining what fulfillment looks -and feels- like for you, as well as who may best appreciate your work.  The contrary mental position to this is an all-or-nothing assumption, that the goal is all possible outlets and the audience is everyone!  But this is unrealistic, impractical, and a bit dangerous.  This is not to say one should limit themselves throughout their whole lifetime, but rather that it is prudent and beneficial to focus on one thing and take it step by step.

With this in mind I was attentive to the game plans laid out for gallery representation and photo books.  Especially helpful here is the insight into the experience and preferences of gallerists and editors themselves - who better to learn from, after all?  Further, this section of Crusade closely resembles the text we’ve read from numerous times in senior show, Art/Work: a real treasure of trove of practical assistance and the perspective of professionals in the field - certainly would recommend it to all.  However, as that book is geared to artists of all types and Crusade is for photographers, there was more information on photo and artist books here.  It was nice to know that a crucial step is creating a maquette and one such method for doing so is a service like MagCloud - meaning we’ve already gained some know-how in this area.

Lastly, a shout-out.  The photographer quoted at the end of the “Exhibition: Non-Commercial Venues” section, Jess Dugan, was one of the presenters at SPE!  She does compelling work with gender, identity, and community and is always mindful of the positive, educational effect it can have on others.  Those of you drawn to portraiture should check her out.

Photo Zine for Senior Show

So, for those of us not in senior show, one of our requirements is for us to do, or at least take part in, a zine.
I believe I mentioned briefly to some but I think it would be nice to have an entirely photo-centric zine.
Also, if the zine is like the secondary shows we have to put on, then we are not limited to senior show students.  This means, all of us photo seminar people can be it, if you like.
I was thinking it would be like a mini photo book of our work.  Could be all new stuff, but there could also be selections from past work: both could be nice.  I don't know, maybe 3 images per person?  I'll figure out putting it together, but it won't be too complex. 
Anyways, just feeling out some interest from the whole class.
Senior show people I'll likely mention this again to you there.

Kerry: Week 8 cont'd - new images for feedback

So I went shooting today, and took into account all the advice I've received from Greta and my two SPE reviewers. I added some scenic shots and reworked many of my "prop" shots to make them less obvious/more subtle, and added a new one (which you may or not be able to tell given the size of these images). I also added more shots of the Native American grave site. These are just some of what I shot today - as usual, no edits. Based on the feedback I've received, I'm going to go back through the work I've done so far and re-evaluate some of my earlier selects and even some rejects to see if they might be more appropriate/better than I originally thought. Fingers crossed! As always, any feedback welcome . . .

Kerry: Week 8

Just a quick note this week. Just got back from SPE today and still have lots to digest. The most important thing is that I used my portfolio reviews to get feedback on the current series rather than on  previous work, and got some great advice and ideas. So I am really excited to get out and shoot some more this week. One reviewer pointed out - and I agree - that this is going to be more than a single-semester project, and that ultimately it would be great to include archival documents and any other historical records and/or artifacts I can get my hands on. But for now, I will continue what I have been doing only, I hope, better :)

Michael: Update #7

Oh, I almost forgot about this.
Well, what can I say I've been focused on going to Cleveland in two days!  SPE!
Getting excited instead of worried about it, now that I got my portfolio together and some nice shoes.
Also, as weird as it may sound, it was a pleasure to begin the student worker job in the photo lab.  I mean all I was doing was sweeping, cleaning the old enlargers, and organizing drawers, but I felt like I had a role, I suppose......sheesh.
Anyhow, if the weather shapes up for March I'll have a few more sessions of car pics, but I think I have the bulk of them.  Lot to edit there potentially.
I'm gonna include in this post, however, pics of one of the panels I made for the juried show.  I'll likely use the wood panel format again for the senior show.
Later.

Charlessley Rountree post5 Week Update.

I must admit I'm a little behind on everything this semester. I'm still trying to produce more images but my schduale is hectic. Hopefully I'll have at least two complete images done this week. I started reading the Crusade for your art so stay tuned for updates on that. I do plan to concentrate solely on this project during spring brake so I'll have more stuff by the time we get back from that. Also I plan to have my website up by then to! Good things coming soon!

Charlessley Rountree Post 4 Crusade For Your Art.

Chapter1

I thought the first chapter gave an interesting perspective for us as growing photographers.
Its starts off telling us that we have to go out and make work and that it can take a long time for us to create a strong portfolio consisting of 20 images. When I first read it I was a little taken back because how do we determine that so easily you know? What images are strong enough for people to be draw to my work?
I ponder cause I knew it takes time and work but as I kept reading it reassured me of the process that it take to make strong bodies of work. The explanation of the three stages made it seem easier to understand how I do my process a little. Another thing the chapter covered was context. I liked this section cause I've been over thinking (as you all know I do) on wanting my images to be unique and new especially pertaining to my project that covers something that's been the theme of all art in history, love. Offering something new is great but I need to understand where it fits in photography. Thus I feel I might need to do more research for artist similar to my work this semester.  The last part of the chapter was talking about residency programs. I thought this is great cause I never really understood what a residency was but this section gave some good information on them so I have a better understanding. Overall so far the book is interesting and helpful.

Kerry: Week 7 continued - new images for feedback!

Hi, everyone:
I've been out shooting twice since the critique in Photo 3 and have some new work to share. I've also done more research into the park's history and learned that it's more complex and troubling than I was initially aware of. Its original inhabitants were the Chesapeake Indians, a small tribe that survived until just about the time the Jamestown colonists arrived, at which time they disappeared. There seems to be some debate over how they disappeared - whether they were essentially killed off by the colonists or by the Powhatan Indians who were expanding their territory. Either way, the Nansemond tribe took over the area.  In the 1990's, a group of remains of Chesapeake Indians was discovered and ultimately reinterred in the park; visitors still leave various offerings on the fenceposts around the site.

As I mentioned in class, when it was time to build the park, an African American crew from the Civilian Conservation Corps did the work. However, the park was segregated - blacks weren't allowed to use the cabins or the beach. A group of African Americans sued the state in 1951 for access to the park, but the suit was put on hold until Brown v. Board of Education could be decided. When it was (in 1954, remember), the park was closed rather than be integrated. It didn't open again - as an integrated park - until after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed.

As far as white Europeans are concerned, I feel that the land/park has provided a sort of safe haven and refuge, so what I want to try to depict in this series is the contrast between what the park has meant to folks like me and what it has historically meant to Native Americans and African Americans. With that said, I've acquired some new props and taken some new photos. Here are a few representatives (completely unedited) - I really look forward to hearing what you think, as I am very much unsure that I am accomplishing what I am trying to accomplish!