I ran into this directly after class. I thought it was interesting that the person associated this with the idea of nowhere.

Nowhere

Photographer's Dilemma - "The Bang Bang Club"

Most interesting article.

Having done a year in the Vietnam war I was often torn.. to "photograph" or to help... sometimes images help influence a situation in a positive way and in the "big picture" may be more helpful then our jumping in to aid and individual... This movie depicts Kevin Kitsch in Sudan during the 1993 famine.. ho took the Pulitzer Prize shot of a vulture perched behind a starving child.... the world exposed him to harsh criticism that may have contributed to his suicide. The Bang Bang Club is currently in limited release on-demand from cable.

URL for the Wall Street Article...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704436004576298953370956940.html

How do we decide?

BTW- Author (Mr. Woodward) is an Arts Critic in NY

Quality Art Scam.. Be careful

I went over to Quality Art (200E 52nd St) to get some mat board.. in looking around I found a mat cutter which the manger told me he would give me 40% off... I've wanted to get one so I bit.

When I got home I decided to check other stores prices & I had been had. They had inflated the list price so they were getting a great profit... soooooo I paid $130 extra.. and for icing on the cake below the item on my receipt it states Sale is final & item not returnable... The receipt was put in a bag at the store before I ever had a chance to see it... Be careful out there.. It's been a long time since I've taken a hit like this.. lesson learned check prices on the internet first esp. on big ticket items.

Light Photography

This is becoming a concentration of mine in the fine art of photography and I've found an artist and some images that y'all might enjoy. The essence is using objects to create light as design, to create a space, fill that space, and use the dimensions of light to create aesthetic value. Enjoy!

Alan Jaras
http://www.neublack.com/art-design/alan-jaras-light-photography/

Light Art Performance Photography
http://www.flylyf.com/lapp-light-art-performance-photography/

I was grossed out by the huge spider sacks I saw in this window on a field trip with my nephew so but thought it made an interesting pic. The spiders in Texas are HUGE & another great reason to leave!

data transfer...

I'm using 32GB Cf cards for my photos.. so when they are full It has been difficult to put a system for transfer, that will work while I'm on the road... Sooooo I bought a net book for $300 (about the cost of several data transfer devices ).. So now I can 1st down-load to my net book... then I can transfer to a portable mini hard drive.. then I feel safe to erase the data from my CF card... this way I have two copies of each photo, should one crash.. I'm covered...

Be Well ! Jim

Guy Tillim

http://fansinaflashbulb.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/guy-tillims-joburg/

http://www.lensculture.com/tillim.html