Kernels Days Show

Two posts down, I mentioned a grant that I received to print, frame, and show work at “Kernels Days” in Wells, MN. Much of the work I’ve done over the last 8 years has been focused around that community, and it will be exciting to show the work to the people from that area.

The city of Wells obtained a Minnesota State Arts Board Grant that will go toward printing, matting, and framing costs associated with this mini- exhibition. These were the images I sent the city that they used in obtaining the grant:

So I’ll have that work plus some older and newer work to show everyone in and around Wells. I hope to have at least 20 pieces in the show, which should take place in late August. I’ll keep you all updated as I learn more.

Living on a Wisconsin Island...

...and teaching a digital photo class.

That’s my life for an upcoming 5 days. The College of Visual Arts is doing a series of summer classes on Stout Island in central WI. It’s a small island with quite the history. It contains a big lodge, an old boathouse on the lake, and a number of small cabins. Here’s the island from above on their website:

And here’s a bit about the class I’m teaching (also from their website):

Should be fun! I’ll make sure to post about it when I’m back.

So It’s Been A While...

Sorry. I’ve been away from here for a while. I haven’t been making too many new images, but I’ve got a few things in the works:

• I received a little grant to print, frame, and show a number of my images at “Kernels Days” in Wells, MN. I’ve shot many of my photos in or around Wells, so it will be interesting to show the images to the people from that community. It will mostly be images from my Faribault County series. More on this to come...

• I started a new mini-project last week just to keep me thinking about making photos everyday. It’s a daily photo log of what sort of triathlon training I did that day. It’s a way to combine my “triathlon world” with my “photo world.” We’ll see what happens with it. Right now, I’m just showing it to my friends on Facebook. Maybe I’ll post some here after another week or 2.

• I’m teaching a week-long digital photography workshop on Stout Island in WI in a few weeks. It’s a tiny island resort that I’ll be running around along with 10 adult students as I teach them about photography and digital imaging. Should be a blast! I’ll post about it afterwards.

• I’m currently teaching a summer Color Theory class at CVA. It’s just a long class 2 days a week, but it always takes more time than I think it will. Thankfully, it’s a good group of students!

So that’s about it. I hope to be updating more regularly again. Happy Summer!

Degas

Dorothea Lange: "Altering Life"

Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.

- Dorothea Lange

It's great to hear the photographer who made (what most people consider) the most famous "documentary" photo ever speak of photography "altering life." I love it. It makes me feel better for using Lange as a prime example in my MFA Thesis entitled "What's so Documentary About Photography?"

Photography Dream

No, no, no.... This isn't "my dream of what photography should be." I just had a dream that I was out making photos.

I was in my hometown near the swimming pool and golf course. I was making some great images of people working at the pool in the "front desk" area. Then I went outside where there were huge bleachers set up in the parking lot. There was some circus-like performance going on. I started making photos of the people watching the performance. Then I woke up.

It's still winter here in MN, and I make most of my photos during the summer. I think this is my mind's way of saying it's ready to go!

2 Ansel Adams Quotes

I like these 2 little thoughts from Adams:

A photograph is usually looked at, seldom looked into.

There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.

- Ansel Adams

The Start of the Semester Means....

.... death to all trees!!

OK, not really, but I hate all the handouts I have to give over the first few days of the semester.

The semester started at the University of Minnesota and at the College of Visual Arts last week. We're well under way. I have a a digital photo class at the U (my 10th class there) and a 2D Design and Color Theory class at CVA (my 22nd and 23rd classes there). I also work as a Digital Tutor a few hours a week at CVA (see previous post).

I feel like I've been doing this forever! But not in a bad way...