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Friday Links: November 20, 2015

November 20, 2015 By James Calder

10 minutes of surreal DC weather... by Jeff Reardon
10 minutes of surreal DC weather… by Jeff Reardon

 

Huge thanks to Knowledge Commons DC and to each of our volunteer teachers – Samer Farha, Mukul Ranjan, Chris Williams, and Sarah Hodzic – for putting on our free photography classes this week! We hope to have another session for you soon. And to all of you who signed up for the classes, thank you and well done on nabbing a spot – they were in high demand! If you’re proud of any of the photos you shot during one of the classes, please consider entering them in our 10th annual contest which opens in just a couple of weeks. Now for the links you’ve been waiting for:

  • White House photography editor and photojournalist Rick McKay died this week at his home in Virginia. President Obama offered a tribute to his work.
  • Regular Flickr contributor Tony Quinn‘s photographs from 1983 bear witness to Team America – D.C.’s short-lived, oft-forgotten soccer club.
  • In a curious move, Reuters has banned its photographers from submitting images edited from RAW files, it says, to save time and prevent egregious editing.
  • “Photographing the daily life of Muslims in Paris is a challenge. I discovered this by throwing myself into the project, which rapidly became a story of failed encounters, rejection and disappointment.” Photos and words by Reuters photographer Youssef Boudlal.
  • Police in body armor showed up at an office building in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, after someone called 911 to report a gunman holding a machine gun. Turns out it was a photographer holding a tripod.
  • “Over 96 percent of pro photographers surveyed don’t regularly register their copyrights with the U.S. Copyright Office despite nearly unanimous (99 percent) agreement with the statement that copyright protection is an important aspect of their careers.”
  • James and Karla Murray’s Store Front photography books capture a disappearing world: New York’s small stores and their unique and precious aesthetics.
  • It’s gift buying season. Maybe someone you know needs one of these books on digital photography for beginners?
  • One of the more complex concepts for photographers, especially beginners, is the relationship between ISO, aperture, and shutter speed. Photoblog Hamburg has a simple but clever infographic explaining how they all work.
  • See Mexican photographer Jesús Jiménez’s images of currency at the Organization of American States through January 15.
  • A small-town farmer traces his lineage to a 19th-century African prince who was enslaved and taken to work in the silver mines of Bolivia.
  • Laura Husar Garcia’s Beyond the Veil examines the rarely asked question about what happens to nuns after they retire.
  • To mark the 20th anniversary of the Dayton agreement, which brought an end to the Bosnian war, photographers Stéphanie Borcard and Nicolas Métraux have captured the divisions, the dark clouds and the young hope there today.
  • Stray cats steal the spotlight from world leaders at the G20 Summit in Turkey. [Video]

Filed Under: Friday Links Tagged With: beginners, Bolivia, books, Bosnia, copyright, G20, infographic, Jesus Jimenez, KCDC, Laura Husar Garcia, Muslim, nuns, OAS, Paris, Photography Classes, police, RAW files, Rick McKay, soccer, stray cats, Team America, Tony Quinn

Friday Links: October 30, 2015

October 30, 2015 By Heather Goss

Halloween decor, Mount Pleasant, Washington 2014 by brunofish
Halloween decor, Mount Pleasant, Washington 2014 by brunofish
  • Save the date for our next session of free photography classes with Knowledge Commons DC this November! Take lessons in food photography, street photography, Holga photography, and photographing airplanes from Gravelly Point. Learn more about it at our next monthly happy hour on November 10. Keep up with all our upcoming events (including the impending 10th anniversary photo contest and exhibition) with our newsletter.
  • Artomatic 2015 opens tonight with a huge building full of photography and other art. This year’s location is in Hyattsville, a short walk from the New Carrollton metro stop.
  • FotoWeekDC starts November 7. See the whole events calendar here.
  • Dog photobombs couple’s engagement shoot in the best way possible: “He’s a show stopper.”
  • Before her death at just 22 years old, Francesca Woodman became one of the most seductive and haunting photographers of all time.
  • “But [Mayor Bowser’s] first major arts decision, and perhaps the one that will most profoundly affect culture in the District for years to come — is bizarre and unaccountable.”
  • Magnum Photos has partnered with UN Women to present images on the 15th anniversary of the UN Security Council resolution that recognized the critical importance of women’s participation in peacemaking and peacebuilding.
  • Carlos Barria photographed a person born in each year China’s one-child policy was in existence, from a man born in 1979 to baby Jin Yanxi born in 2014.
  • The crazy world of flavorings, colorings, sweetners, preservatives, and thickeners — some of modern America’s favorite foods taken apart in a series of still-life images.
  • The Atacama desert in Chile, the driest place on Earth, is awash in pink flowers after crazy El Nino rains.
  • There’s a pumpkin in every pot for zoo animals this time of year.

Filed Under: Friday Links Tagged With: Artomatic, atacama, chile, China, dogs, KCDC, knowledge commons, Magnum, photobomb, pumpkin

Free Photography Classes with Knowledge Commons DC & Exposed DC – November Session

October 26, 2015 By Heather Goss

Students at September's Cleared for Takeoff class at Gravelly Point, taught by Chris Williams. Photo by Angela Napili.
Students at the 2015 Cleared for Takeoff class at Gravelly Point, taught by Chris Williams. Photo by Angela Napili

Ready for another round of free Knowledge Commons DC photography classes sponsored by Exposed DC? We asked some of our favorite, talented photographers to teach a one-week session of fun, informative classes November 14-21. Mark your calendar now, and we’ll remind you when registration opens up on November 6.

Here’s the line-up:

  • Saturday, 11/14, 1:30 p.m.: A Feast for the Eyes – Food Photography at Birch & Barley with Samer Farha
  • Sunday, 11/15, 3 p.m.: Taking Photography to the Streets with Mukul Ranjan
  • Tuesday, 11/17, 6:30 p.m.: Cleared for Takeoff – Photographing Airplanes at Gravelly Point with Chris Williams
  • Saturday, 11/21, 12 p.m.: Plastic Photography – The Art of the Holga by Sarah Hodzic

Filed Under: Exposed Event Tagged With: classes, free, KCDC, Knowledge Commons DC

More Free Photography Classes with Knowledge Commons DC!

November 10, 2014 By Heather Goss

Students at September's Cleared for Takeoff class at Gravelly Point, taught by Chris Williams. Photo by Angela Napili.
Students at September’s Cleared for Takeoff class at Gravelly Point, taught by Chris Williams. Photo by Angela Napili

We had such a great time doing our photography classes during Knowledge Commons DC‘s September session that we’ve partnered with them for an exclusive Exposed DC sponsored, one-week-only session!

Join us and our fantastic teachers for classes starting next Sunday, November 16, though Saturday, November 22 – except Monday when we’ll take a break for a joint happy hour at Iota in Clarendon. Register for all our FREE classes here. Folks inevitably drop out, so hit up the waitlist if a class is full and we’ll let you know if a spot opens up for you.

Here’s the line-up at a glance:

Sunday: A Feast for the Eyes – Food Photography with Kristen Finn
Monday: Exposed DC / KCDC Happy Hour!
Tuesday: A Short History of Photography with Diana Sanchez
Wednesday: The Details in the Dark – Low-Light Photography with Kerrin Nishimura
Thursday: Be Your Own Best Critic – Judging Your Own Photography with Yonas Hassen
Friday: Make a Camera Obscura with Diana Sanchez
Saturday: Make Your Vacation Look Better Than it Actually Was Through Photography with Michael Temchine

Filed Under: Exposed Event Tagged With: Happy Hour, KCDC, Knowledge Commons DC, Photography Classes

Free Photography Classes with Exposed + KCDC

August 15, 2014 By Heather Goss

KCDCExposed DC has an exciting new opportunity for photographers! We’re partnering with Knowledge Commons DC, “a free school for thinkers, doers, and tinkerers – taught anywhere, by anyone, for everyone.” We’ve sought out some of our most talented contributors to teach a series of photography classes sponsored by Exposed DC. We’ll have three classes in KCDC’s September 2014 session, and we’ll have more in a special Exposed DC intersession later this fall. (Note: Classes are one day; you’ll have two opportunities for each type of class.) Registration for September will begin shortly – we’ll add those links when we have them, but you can save the date now for the following great learning opportunities:

Street Portraiture with Jim Darling

photo by Jim Darling
photo by Jim Darling
  • Students will learn how to approach strangers in public and take their portrait. We’ll go over fundamentals of portraiture, how to pick a subject, tips to approaching a stranger and asking to take their picture, and composing a great shot. After the discussion, the class will hit the streets to try out what they’ve learned.
  • Location: WeWork Chinatown
  • Wednesday, Sept. 10, 6:30-8:30pm (registration opens Tue., Sept 2) and Tuesday, Sept. 16, 6:30-8:30pm. (registration opens Mon., Sept 8)

Street Photography with Gerry Suchy

photo by Gerry Suchy
photo by Gerry Suchy
  • This course will explore the fundamentals of street photography, its history and how it is different from other types of photography. After a brief discussion of the nature and practice of street photography. I will lead a group of “wanna be” street photographers on a photo walk, pointing out likely subjects and how best to capture that image. The course will require that the student have and be comfortable using a digital or film camera. The person signing up for this course will be someone wanting to stretch her/his creative legs in the area of candid photography in search of the “decisive moment.”
  • Location: Union Station, 2nd floor, top of spiral staircase
  • Saturday, Sept. 20, 10am-12pm (registration opens Fri., Sept 12); Saturday, Sept. 27, 10am-12pm (registration opens Fri., Sept 19).

Photographing Airplanes at Gravelly Point with Chris Williams

photo by Chris Williams
photo by Chris Williams
  • Our class will take photographs of aircraft on takeoff and approach at Reagan National Airport from Gravelly Point. We’ll go through different techniques to create images of aircraft, discuss what lenses to use, appropriate shutter speeds, creating depth of field, and how to be creative with an everyday scene in Washington D.C. Any type of camera is fine as long as you’re reasonably comfortable with it.
  • Location: Gravelly Point (those metroing will meet at Crystal City and walk over together)
  • Tuesday, Sept. 2, 6:30-8:30pm (registration opens Mon., Aug 25); Saturday, Sept. 6, 6:30-8:30pm (registration opens Fri., Aug 29).

Filed Under: Exposed Event Tagged With: airplanes, aviation photography, Chris Williams, classes, free, gerry suchy, gravely point, Jim Darling, KCDC, Knowledge Commons DC, street photography, street portraiture

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