Saturday 30th June

On this date 30th June, the Olympic Torch will be coming through Walsall and then onto Wolverhampton.

It will be in Leamore at 12:23pm along Green Lane and then turns onto Littleton Street West where it will past the College and good photo opportunity to document an big event.

Skulls

Hi Guys,

I hope you are all having a good Half term? I thought id share with you an image from a body of work that im creating. I though it only fair seeing that ive been able to see everybody's work during Assessment. Thoughts?

Perfection flash

Here is a Photograph of Phil during mine and Marks shoot for Perfection Foods Ltd of their opening of the Headquarters.

It was took for the Candid shots, and i took the shot as soon as the flash went off at the same time which i thought was a good catch.

Phil was taking a low angle photo of Gurdeep who's Part of Perfection foods team and councilor of Walsall Council.

Ghosts og the Benares Russ Napier

Hi

This is a link to a really interesting artist
He is not specifically a photographer but very interesting in how he combines different disciplins to put the message accross
I would like you to explore and follow his blog as it develops

I believe the project is debveloping live over the next few weeks and there will be links to different sites

Also I know he is keen for questions and feedback as this will to some extent direct the work
I am hoping to get a first viewing of a shory video he has done before shown anywhere else

his work is about history and memory

Ian


http://ghostsofbenares.tumblr.com/

Hi
For those of you interested in paintinh with light

http://vimeo.com/danieltunbridge/a-beautiful-darkness

http://www.michaelbosanko.com/group3131.html

The Electronic Presence

Hey guys,

Im getting alot of people asking from ND and FAD about portfolios and websites. Im thinking of setting up a workshop session for people who are interested in this. Im just trying to judge the demand for such from the HNC. Obviously we can work on this in our sessions but i just wondered if you would feel that a dedicated prescribed session would be useful? If so let me know in class.

I hope everyone is enjoying half term and i hope everyone is having lovely birthdays.

Matt

Photography Competition

Google are holding a photography competition.. You enter up to 8 photographs I think into 1 of the given categories and can win prizes such as a samsung phone, you work alongside other photographers in an exibition in London and a trip to the destination of your dreams with a professional photographer..
Sounds pretty good so thought I would share it!

The Student Street Photography Awards

As some of you’ll remember, the Vision Conference organised by the BJP, involved a screening of the film `Stand your ground’, which explores the perils and rights of the street photographer. The ‘Stand Your Ground’ Film Hyperlink below is worth watching :

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJH9F7Hcluo

Also there is a competition coming up - `The Student Street Photography Awards’ open to all students aged 18 and over, living in the UK and studying on any full or part time course at a UK institution, which you should aim to enter in conjunction with the Mark Power Project.

The London Street Photography Festival defines Street Photography as:
“candid, un-staged photography which captures, explores or questions contemporary society and the relationships between individuals and their surroundings.”

This is part of the London Street Photography Festival, which is looking for the best new street photography talent in the UK, through images taken anywhere in the world in the past five years through a submission of 5 - 8 photographs . An overall winner will be awarded a special £1,000 grant to help further their photographic career.

See:

londonstreetphotographyfestival.org/awards

DEADLINE: Thursday 1 March 2012

ENTRY FEE IS £15.00
*But All photographers who enter receive a free voucher from Blurb to the value of £28.95 to print and publish their own photo-book.

Cheers

Phil

Mark Power Update

Hi all

Just a reminder – CAN EVERYONE DO YOUR BEST TO BE HERE ON THURS 19^th JANUARY at 4.45pm for the MARK POWER presentation and launch of the new brief. Meet in ‘The Venue’ C106 not the photography area. Mark will be travelling from Brighton University to personally launch the brief so please make every effort to be here that evening. We look forward to working with you on this exciting and prestigious assignment. Martin Parr’s preview of the next stage of his Black Country Stories is taking place at the New Art Galley shortly afterwards that same evening and everyone is welcome.

Thanks

See you soon

Best wishes

Phil

EEF Manufacturing photography competition

Hello all photographers i am writing to ask if anyone in our HNC group has been shortlisted for the EEF manufacturing photography competition because i have been sent an email today congratulating me on being shortlisted.