Wendy Ewald Wendy Ewald has spend over 30 years teaching photography to children and different people all over the world. She considers her work collaborative, and much of it explores the idea of our human identy. Who is she? What is she famous for? What work typifies her theme best to you? What speaks to you the most? These are the questions you need to have answered on your art criticism this week.
Eadweard Muybridge Here is the man who gets the credit for the invention of motion pictures. It all started with a bet with Leland Stanford that had something to do with horses....
Ansel Adams This is just one of many links on California's own great photographer
The Importance of Family Photography When the house is on fire, what do people run back in to get? Family photographs are one thing. Read this article to develop your interview with someone in your family about the way your family uses photographs and what kinds of pictures they have stored away in albums and boxes.
The Golden Rectangle and the Golden Ratio Although 35mm film was not invented until the 20th century, it's shape, similar to the golden rectangle, goes back to Pythagoras and the ancient Greeks.
Of interest to photographers
Prix Pictet These photographers all show stories that are worth telling. Read the artist statements and look at each photo.
Viewpoint Gallery Viewpoint Gallery is an excellent place to go to see good photography. Check out their website for information on what's up and coming that may be appropriate to write a gallery review or chalk up some bonus points. Remember to pick up a flyer to include with your write up. Be sure to take your Mom, Dad, sibs, friends. We need to drum up more support for our medium! Word of warning: art is not always "appropriate". Turn your head and walk away, leave, or explore questions you have about the work to learn more about yourself.
Second Saturday Art Openings The second Saturday evening of every month, art galleries all over Sacramento open their doors to show the lastest shows. This is a great way to have fun and to fulfill your Gallery Visitation requirement. Bring friends and family.
Photo Source If you get behind in your printing, you can go to Photo Source to rent darkroom space.
Crocker Art Museum The Edward Weston show is a "must see" for devotees of serious photographic art.
Photography Tips
Safety in the Darkroom This site from the University of Arizona gives you some good guidelines on chemical safety in the darkroom
Fodor's Tips Everyone loves to take pictures of their travels. Here's a great site for learning to take great shots of your unforgettable adventures.
Taking Great Pictures Kodak's website is rich with technical information, but these tips for taking good photographs are a good start for making nice compositions.
Depth of Field Tutorial This is an excellent introduction on using aperture control to control focus in the foreground, middle ground and background of your photograph.
Masters of Photography This site is a very familiar resource to photography lovers, but it doesn't cover all the greats. We will use this resource in class. When you want to find out about someone who is not on this site, use the Google Search Engine and type in a name or keyword.
Library of Congress The king of US libraries can be found in Washington, D.C. A virtural treasure trove of American history can be discovered here. This is a site you'll want to show your own children when you are a grown-up.
Visual Elements and Principles The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis has put out a website that will help clarify any questions you have about this area of study. Composition consists of arranging elements in a multitude of ways to create the picture effect you are after. They're used in drawing and painting, ceramics, animation, photography, dance - even music uses certain elements. There's no escaping them, they're everywhere. Have fun looking for them.
Standards and Benchmarks Have you ever wondered why teachers teach what they do? Check out this EGUSD website and scroll down to whatever photo section you are in, or whatever other class tickles your fancy.
Seydou Keita Keita was a portrait photographer in the mid 20th century in Mali. His work has become highly collectable and his negatives are extremely valuable.
Infrared Photography Infrared is difficult to handle, but once mastered you can achieve unusual and beautiful results.
Barbara Kruger Kruger's work deals with gendre issues and stereotyping. Her style is known for combining words - usually bold bright red type - with grainy photographs that have a magazine-like quality.
Abelardo Morell Morell is among the favorite photographers in the photo program at SHS. Be sure to see his camera obscura images.
Roger Vail If you are thinking about studying photography at California State University, Sacramento, check out Roger Vail's website. Not only will Roger's work set your head to spinning (no pun intended), he will tantalize your taste in photography by taking you through a spiral of photo history that weaves pinhole, digital, and everything in between into a realm of unlimited possiblilities for making art.
Lori Nix Lori Nix is a still life photographer who recreates stories from the newspaper that she remembers from childhood.
Be sure to read the essay and look at the photographs!
Collage This site is a good entry point for studying the variety and depth of work that is made through collage and montage. Photography is frequently used as a collage element. Often photographs that don't turn out the way you expected them to, lack impact, are flawed in some unsightly way, can be used as a basis for a fantastic collage masterpiece.
Quilts of Gees Bend Use these site for background on your quilt collage. Be sure to explore the quilts themselves as well as the history and the makers of the quilts.
David Hockney Which is more real: a painting or a photograph? Read the interesting viewpoint of David Hockney. Hockney is well known for both his painting and his photography.
Florence Henri Photo 2 students please study this photograph as an introduction to still life. Florence Henri's masterpiece shows off he skills of illusion, use of depth of field control to get maximum focus in foreground, middle ground and background, and outstanding use of light and shadow.
Man Ray Some history about solarization (or Sabbatier Effect) for you advanced photography students.
