Aperture Magazine Blog

The Space Between: Redefining Public and Personal in Smartphone Photography

I found this article extremely interesting even though it was very short and brief.
It talked about an upcoming discussion that three photographers and a strategist are having in New York on October 30. They're going to talk about how widespread having a camera on a smartphone is, and how easy it is for people to communicate today just by using photographs on their phones. The topic will go over risks and caution that people need to take before online posting, and will discuss new points of view for people's lives that they post online.

The blog post and information about the discussion and meeting time was very short, but it is very interesting to think about smart phones in a way other than just talking, texting, and posting every now and again on social media.


http://www.aperture.org/event/space-redefining-public-personal-smartphone-photography/

Long Exposure Assignment - Days 1-6

NY Times Art & Design

I Only Wanted You to Love Me
The title of this review caught my attention immediately.
I didn't pay much attention to the painting beside it, but once I noticed the painting I became nothing but confused and curious as to why and how someone would come up with something like this and be able to paint it.

The painter, Jim Shaw, does an incredible job of making unordinary things (or people in this case) seem like a part of everyday life. It is a wedding scene of Flash the Superhero and his wife is supposed to be the Land 'O Lakes Princess. The painting is a mural size and is twenty feet wide.
This is most definitely a painting that is meant to be seen and looked at for awhile before understanding the entire meaning, but the princess has the body of a corn husk, and there is a snake that is part of her body that is striking Flash's hip, this is where all the water comes from to the left.

This painting is full of interpretation that can only be viewed differently from each person that looks at it, but Jim does an amazing job of making something so unique seem almost magical and normal.




http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/26/arts/design/jim-shaw-i-only-wanted-you-to-love-me.html?ref=design&_r=0

Conscientious

The Fight over Photographs
I found this article very interesting because I don't think of photographs in the way that the author described on this website. I'm more of the type of person that either likes or dislikes a photo-because of contrast, brightness, quality, how antique it appears, or how it can affect my mood.

When it comes to political, social, and economical points of view it is very plain to see that people will attack photos and point fingers if the subject matter isn't something that they agree with. I think it's very intriguing that someone can not even know a person and attack an image that they've taken just because their point of view is different than the photographer's.

I like towards the end of the article that there is a good thing about photos on the internet. They can all be accessed and used as information when needed. Online photography doesn't have to be bad or harmful to any individual, it just depends on how they want to look at it.




http://cphmag.com/the-fight-over-photographs/

Lenscratch

Broken Light Collective Fights Mental Illness with Photography
This article did an outstanding job with images and a video of how photography can truly make a difference in people's lives. Just by looking at a photo it shows how people's moods can change from taking the photograph in and how anything as simple as staring at a photo can make a bad day a little bit better. The Broken Light Collective features over 22,000 photographers that use photography to share their past and how they overcame mental illnesses. It is now a non-profit organization and the money goes towards launching exhibits and workshops for people that have been affected with mental illnesses.

I clicked on this article because the title immediately captured my attention. I wanted to know how people were affected and even changed by taking and looking at certain photographs. I think the organization is a wonderful idea and I'm glad that so many people are interested in trying to make a difference in people's lives.

Here is one of my favorite photos on the website that I found. Credits go to Craig A. Miller.

http://lenscratch.com/2014/08/broken-light-collective-fights-mental-illness-with-photography/

Everyday: Day Ten

I'm not a city girl at all, but driving by Dallas when I come back to Commerce always makes me wonder what it would have been like living in the city as a child!

Everyday: Day Nine