Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Scholastics!

Advanced photography students, below is a copy of the pdf that explains the rules and application process for Scholastics. Here are the main points:

Deadlines, (work must be received by

Friday, December 19th ($5 individual artwork, $20 portfolio)
Friday, January 9th ($10 individual artwork, $30 portfolio)

Senior Portfolios
-8 works (300 dpi. -at least 1500 x 2100 pixels) copied to a CD-ROM
file name for each work: Order Number_LastName_FirstInitial_Category_Title or Part of Title.jpg
-2 copies of online registration forms
-artist statement (see specifics in pdf)
-letter of recommendation from teacher/counselor

Individual artworks (Seniors and Juniors)
-work must be 300 dpi. -at least 1500 x 2100 pixels) copied to a CD-ROM
-file name for each work: Order Number_LastName_FirstInitial_Category_Title or Part of Title.jpg

See me if you have any questions! Good luck!

Scholastic application and info

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Liquid Light!




Liquid light is liquid photographic emulsion, the light sensitive silver-halide material you find in traditional black and white photo papers. Liquid light can be applied with a brush or roller to any semi-porous material, (paper, wood, cloth, etc.) transforming non-photosensitive materials into photographic paintings. Simply warm up liquid light in a warm water bath in the darkroom, evenly coat it to your material under red safelights, and let it dry. After it's dried, it can be exposed with negatives or by contact printing with ortho-litho film, and processed with traditional black and white chemistry.

Below is a slideshow of art works made using liquid emulsions. Wood, clothing, paper, and sometimes even other three-dimensional objects have been transformed into photographic painted surfaces!