Bring on the Flowers

March 8 is
International Woman's Day !

Schedule of a headless chicken

It's Friday, which sounds like a long weekend, but the schedule is:
Go develop film NOW... 4 rolls of 1600 Neopan + 2 hours + freshly mixed gallon of Xtol = Polar bears + old Televisions + nude yoga
I planned to go to a Djimbe lesson (Djimbe is a deep sounding African drum) but decided to use my coupon another time...

Saturday
Contact + print = work in studio = paint a piece of wood gold and stick a few photos on + lacquer seashells + copywork + video
Meditate with friend who knows Dreamweaver...get tutored?

Sunday:
Update my current website and apply for a million and one steady and freelance jobs.


Now: tea and cake with my mommy!

i'm back?

So I am finally getting back into the editing process of my documentary... In the past I would sit down and stare at about two hours of raw footage in my timeline and cry.

(side note - I capture most of my footage to my timeline)

But finally yesterday all my tears were dry and I actually was able to sit down for an extended period of time and start sorting. Now... the sad part is I actually barely am showing any new footage here. It was just too much of a pain to create a "trailer" (it required too much clip movement) at this time and even though most of you have seen this... I think its on the way to being a fluid scene. All the new footage is at the end.


Background for anybody who has no idea what my documentary is:

Virtual Worlds are computer simulated environments. Today millions of people "log on" to these worlds and socialize. I use the word socialize loosely because experience varies depending on you and the other players. Some games require player to player interaction on a larger scale then other games in order to get things done. The most popular virtual worlds are MMORPG'S (massive multi player online role playing games).

My documentary will focus on the different motivations of players, the transcendence's to what is considered reality, technology, money and addiction.

This particular scene is of one of my main interviewees Richard and his fiance Allison. Richard otherwise known as Nighthawk has been running a website since the beginnings of his gaming career and a guild (see social interaction) of 20 friends (according to him at one point peaked at over 150). He is still infamous in the MMORPG world still today.

Richard is an example of a person who uses these games as a vessel, in his case he uses it to compete (he is an avid pvper/pk- "player vs player" or "people killer"). His fiance Allison also "pvps/pks" but unlike Richard tries to take the game in stride. At this time the game they play (World of Warcraft) had recently released their new material which allows users to "level up" and be able to access the new content.

This clip hopefully illustrates the complication..

The Business of Business...

So I'm in the midst of shooting some new still-life stuff but haven't edited through anything so I am not putting that up quite yet...but very soon so wait with baited breath.

What I have been working on lately though is the idea of having a logo, which I think i have settled on, and creating a few examples of a series of business cards. Ideally the new stuff I'm shooting will be the images on the cards so keep that in mind...but essentially I think I like the concept.

I'd love to hear some feedback from you guys, likes, dislikes, things you think I should try changing, or even places you know that do good printing, etc...

That's all from me, folks!

hil <3

look.

The Brooklyn museum is having a crowd juried photography contest:

http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/register/verify.php?i=151&x=f47b97ea68b1f6467a76504c62ff7133

The Whitney is having their 2008 Biennial:

www.whitney.org

I should've posted this on sunday but I guess it's better late than never, right?

I can't say I know for sure if I want to use this video for the show.  I have some that I have begun working on which I feel will be more successful and I will post soon.   I'm embarrassed.  

Hello everyone, I took a few new photographs this weekend using my new slide projector(shown above).... The Telex 4480 Caramate Sound Projector.... it is amazing, I don't know why these things ever went out of style. The slides are projected inside but you can also project them onto a wall, surface etc. For the show I was thinking of having three of these projectors working together. The most amazing thing about these projectors is that they have a tape recorder on the side, microphone attached and headphones. Seriously why don't they make these anymore?

Below is a new photograph I took using this amazing new technology. Please let me know what you guys think.

Here's my related video clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXCWf4w_h5s

My Video

Hi all,

So I tried to use slow motion on imovie, but this option is gone on the new version, I then tried playing with the dvd speed and this is what I got. I also added tons of transitions to make it slow down at certain points.

my recent work.

So this is some of the work that I did in Hawaii. The images that I like the most are from a somewhat run-down surfing town on the North Shore. It was not your typical tourist area and is kind of a well-kept secret. The colors look dull on this site so excuse that part. Do you guys like this style as opposed to really perfect and beautiful scenes?

Video of Chair

Hey, this is just a short piece of time lapse of my chair on the rooftop. I haven't gotten a web cam yet but was thinking about camping out on the roof to get footage. It's not really anything now, but I like how the chair's shadow changes with passing of time. That's my boyfriend's dog Mia hanging around up there. I don't know why the video is such a small box, can someone help me figure that out? I guess it looks kind of neat to see a big black frame around it though. Ha ha, by the way I had to speed up this footage in FCP by literally 50000%.

For those of you interested in Canadian cinema, this was sent to me by a friend who highly recommended these short movies.

The Human Stain

Hi again, I was looking through New York City's Peer Gallery's website and found an interesting NYC based photographer. In 2006 Will Steacy did a series on found flood-damaged family photographs from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. I thought Mya would find these images interesting.

www.willsteacy.com

Howdy, I have been going through the photographs I shot in Canada last month, and want all your opinions on the ones I have selected so far. Many of these images were not shown in class, and I have edited out most of the ones you saw already. I would love to hear from you all.
Have a great weekend!

Composites

Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen,


I was trying to find 35 images on my website to put on Carbonmade, because the free host I use now is ugly... and every time I try to edit down my pics I get a bit confused and then distraught, because they are not as striking as I want them to be, and because I'm really self critical. The solution is to keep working of course, and eventually I'll stumble upon something I'm really really proud of. I tend to feel like I'm on my way, on to something but not there yet, not as successful or polished as I want to be. But there is some past work that shows what I want to do. Blogspot only supports tiny images and has cropped mine...click on image to view the entire thing.

Logan the cat refers to the Sphinx and is my interpretation Carl Yung's theories about archetypes and the collective unconscious (because we know he's reminiscent of the Sphinx) It's also a digital collage (4 layers) and creates a scene.


Then there's this one, which could be an aerial view of houses or ET or the parachute jump. I like morphing.

These types of long exposures will supplement the collages, whether as backgrounds or mosaics or weaves..



Videos:
I like to sync my imagery to music, and I want to use that method to enhance my work. Three videos I've done with (sound synced to image) techniques which I will use for my promo. I'm concerned with bass, I want my videos to be heard with strong sub-frequency vibrations...





What I did today:
I have this balcony, with a convenient rectangle of sunshine, and I set up a wooden board and put on a coat and gloves, and played with an old print. I chopped it up with a blade; I made salad of it and tried a few collaging techniques. I took photos and short videos, but now it's time to run to the darkroom to print and develop... I will bring my creation in for the critique on Monday., and here are a few teasers... raw footage, so turn off sound and feel free to browse through really fast, I will probably speed these up 300%.

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I stumbled upon this awhile ago and just revisited it so I thought I would share. These are mesmerizing videos which made me wish I skipped those three years of art history and just watched these instead...

500 years of women in western art




women in film



There are a few more of these here. Enjoy!

MacBook Nano Response

I don't have any answers! Check this out: invention

Tangled in the net

I find myself online quite often these days. I think it's a result of our technology and net art lectures. I'm really getting into it and I've found some interesting things I'd like to share:

First: MoMa online gallery: Design and the Elastic Mind
This deals with a bunch of projects related to science and design and the resulting art from it. The layout of the site is really interesting. Make sure you use the side arrows to see all of the content.
Some of the more interesting ones I found on here were:
Telepresence: The idea of being present at a real (non virtual) location while wearing having a camera project images through wireless means and a headsetAmbient Experience: Reduce stress and anxiety through images, music, and lighting in an exam room
Smell :Just weird

MoMa is also having an exhibit entitled 50 Years of Helvetica. Since we deal with fonts not only in our html lectures and when designing our business cards but also in everyday life I thought this was appropriate. There's even a movie all about Helvetica! (I'm sure that's on Ron's top 5)


MoMa is also opening a show on March 2 all about Color. It's all about contemporary artists use of color. This looks to be great! So who's free to visit MoMa with me?
Not into MoMa? Let's go to PS1. The Wack! Art and the Feminist Revolution show is up. We've been discussing Cyberfeminism lately but it's time to get off the web and see some of this in person.
The rest of these are for you, feminist blogger who posts under the alias Brian...

31 Under 31: Young Women in Art Photography. It's going down at 3rd Ward in Brooklyn. If feminism doesn't interest you and photography doesn't either (why are you in this program?!) then go to meet a bunch of hot female photographers. Oh yea, I'm sure they wouldn't appreciate that comment. Almost forgot the ultimate reason to go: Open bar! Show Opens Saturday March 1.

Girls2! -All female art show

Jonathan Levine Gallery: Lori Earley : Fade to Gray (Blending photorealist painting techniques with Mannerist elements of surreal distortion, Lori’s portraits of hauntingly captivating female figures bring historical context into a contemporary light.) and Tara McPherson: Lost Constellations (Using her signature bold and graphic style, Tara’s imagery explores love, loss and loneliness through variations on strength, vulnerability and female empowerment. )

CineKink: Since we're on the topic of women and we are taking a film class why not go to a really alternative film festival? I'm interested in seeing Shortbus. Um, well I was, but I missed it. Darn!

Kissing Totems: Video Installation. I just found this show, it's right around FIT for you lazy butts. Now go see some art!

CGI

Today you encounter CGI at least once a day between billboards, commercials, movies and even photography. It is definitely obvious that this is no fad that is going to go away anytime soon.

In CGI there are pretty major similarities to photography and film - 3D Software generally can work as an "imitator" - the programs use complicated mathematics to simulate reality (though reality isn't always the objective). For example you get to decide how many times do you want light to bounce off objects in the scene which can be a representation of reality or fantasy. The programs generally allow for a lot of control in these decisions. If you don't want a particular object to reflect light at all it is easily done.


Some of the only things that holds you back in CGI is your knowledge of the program, computing power, problem solving skills and your creativity. That is a persuasive proposition for anybody who considers themselves an artist.

(Definitely enlarge these images and take a look)

Not that photography is dead by any means - or that it will be. To me - there is absolutely nothing currently in CGI like the unexpected that another person brings to an image.

(all images are enthusiast work from www.3dtotal.com)

(2007 3D Artist showreel)


A few links for anybody who wants to see more showreels and the like.

Method Studios : (you will recognize these commercials)

Richard Buchi Painter Reel : This is just pretty cool

Alan Mckay Studio Reels : Video Game Designer/CGI Creative Director

Foliage, Fotographs and Funny Fowl...

So its me, Hillary and this is my first official post!

So i have a few things i wanted to talk about, numero uno being that i recently saw this interesting/amusing/inspirational...kinda...music video by the band Goldfrapp that started out kinda whatever but I thought the way they used costumes was pretty amusing and got me thinking about how i could incorporate this into my own work. i think i just like the idea of it being a little more theatrical and realized how fashion is really costumes too so...::brain connect::...ah hah!
Anyway it's pretty silly:



And you can learn more about the band if you dig them from wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfrapp

Next, I was having a conversation with a friend of mine about how Polaroid is totally sinking = ( and he mentioned how at some point last year this company ZiNK was working on both digital point and shoots that printed out the images as they were shot, as well as mini printers that would spit out images bluetoothed from your cellphone. I've found pics of both but can't find out if the camera ever came out (it was aimed for release in late 2007)...has anyone?

Lastly, just in case anyone hasn't seen this, I love this comic strip and think everyone should frequent it....frequently. www.whattheduck.net

I'm out!

hil <3

www.caitlinatkinson.net

Photographer Caitlin Atkinson, Artist Statement from her site at the bottom of post.  I heard a lecture she gave at SVA and in person, speaking about her work she is very akward, timid and unsure of herself.   I think it made her work even more effective because it appears to be very much 'her'.   Do most people present or talk about their wok in a manner that applies to their style or subject of their work?  For example,  Her work is about embarrasment and isolation and she sounds genuinely embarrassed and defeated when descirbing her experiences with it.   

A few nights ago, I locked myself out of my apartment for the third time this year.  While I sat trying to decide what to do, I was overwhelmed with the thought that my life seems composed of one mistake after another; that I am living through a seemingly endless series of disappointments.  No matter how hard I try, I can't seem to get it right.

Statement:

Whether it is an awkward public interaction, unreal crisis, or moment of social disconnection, ordinary life is full of abrupt occurences that create discomfort and isolation.  It is often shocking and painful to discover how unsympathetic and harsh the world can be when we fail.  The consequences of our transgressions, however small, leave  us feeling inept and alone.

The photographs I create are all constructed scenes inspired by my own encounters with fear and failure.  My interest is focused on these breakdowns of everyday life and the subsequent relationship with defeat.  The sad humor and vulnerability in the situations I stage allow viewers to identify with the character I portray.  In exposing my own shame and seclusion, I  am giving name to the anxiety that plagues us all.  The images then serve not simply as an illumination of the feeling of embarrassment, but as representations of disguised human nature.