Super Cool “Behind the scenes” visit at National Geographic Society
Last week I was in Washington DC and had the good fortune to spend the better part of an entire day getting a very unique “behind the scenes” look at the National Geographic Society. I was joined by the educator and student whom had been chosen from users whom have posted portfolios to the new [...]
“You can’t know where you are going, if you don’t know where you’ve been”
If you are a photography instructor or student and you haven’t already checked out Jeff Curto’s podcasts on the history of photography, you really owe it to your self to do so. He has a terrific voice, great presentation, and keeps things moving at a good pace. Perhaps most importantly he manages to be very [...]
Win up to $6,000 in cash and prizes- Just for having fun with your munki
The MAC Group and X-Rite have some up with a fun new contest idea that might be fun for you and your students. As you may know, X-Rite has a product named the ColorMunki that is extremely popular right now. It is a very funny name for a very cool and powerful color management tool. [...]
The new MAC-On-Campus.com is Live!
I suppose I sound like Paul Revere announcing the arrival of the British. Or probably more appropriately, Steve Martin in The Jerk proclaiming, “The new phone books are here!!! But now I’m just dating myself…
Anyhow, I’m obviously very excited to inform you that the new MAC-On-Campus website is finally live. And while all of [...]
Win a trip to the National Geographic Archives!
As a means of celebrating the launch of the brand new MAC-On-Campus website and the release of the new and impressive National Geographic’s Image Collection book, the MAC Group has collaborated with National Geographic to offer college photography instructors and students the chance to check out some of the world’s most stunning [...]
High Expectations- Your students deserve them
It really is true that often students will only produce to your level of expectation. If you expect little of them they will surely deliver. If you expect the world of them, they just might surprise you!
For seven or eight years now I’ve gone into Seattle at the end of April to work with the [...]
Music Video Shot Using Still Camera and Studio Strobes- You have to check this out!
The old “Lights! Camera! Action!” verbiage took a different twist recently when New York-based Richard Patterson produced and directed a music video about Iranian rock band “Hypernova” using strobes instead of continuous lighting.
“Sinners” by Hypernova is a fluid stop-motion video created by Producer, Director and Director of Photography Richard Patterson. The video is unique in [...]
Watching One Master Photograph Another
To create an ad celebrating the 40th anniversary of Profoto, Annie Leibovitz recently photographed the company’s founder, Conny Dufgran, using Profoto’s new Pro-8 Air pack. Fortunately, this shoot was video taped. While the video isn’t instructional or terribly educational, it is always interesting to watch a master work. You can now see the image [...]
Podcasting- A Teaching tool that you and your students will enjoy
The Photo Plus show in NYC was GREAT! One of my personal highlights this year was having a late night cocktail in Time Square with my friend Jeff Curto, from theCollege of DuPage in Glenn Ellyn, IL. For those of you who do not know Jeff, his program at COD is VERY strong, and [...]