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A Hermetic View of What Makes An Image or Work of Art Great
Yesterday I was in a conversation with my closest friend, Steve Danzig, about how art affects us. I put forward to him what makes a work of art or a photograph great and it got me really thinking about it. So in this post I want to explore that. For those who don’t know, Hermeticism is a philosophical system that has greatly influenced Western esoteric thought. For the last few weeks I have been totally absorbed, … Read entire article »
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Experiments with the Jux Blogging Platform
There’s a new blogging site in town, jux.com, and it is worth a look. Jux provides an interesting, new approach to blogging. I’ve started experimenting with it and you can see the results at digitalimagemaker.jux.com. What makes Jux interesting for photographers is the approach with images. The idea is to make them full screen or full window, so putting your images front and centre. My first post was to take some images of butterflies I had short in infrared … Read entire article »
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Photography Wisdom Now Available As Five eBooks, a Print Book and an App for iPad
My Photography Wisdom book, containing 50 great chapters on improving your photography and digital art through a better understanding of the process, is now available in multiple forms. Photography Wisdom itself is available as: A print book from Amazon An ebook for Kindle from Amazon An ebook for Kindle and all other ebook readers, plus computer based reading programs from Smashwords An ebook from Apple An App for Ipad from the Apple App Store containing videos and soon to be updated … Read entire article »
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DIMi Is Now A Magazine
Yes, it is here. digital imageMaker international is now out as a magazine featuring profiles and interviews with leading photographers and digital artists of our time. digital imageMaker international 01 brings you some of the world’s best photography and digital art in book form. This volume in an ongoing series brings you portrait photography by Nadia Salameh, art by Bonny Lhotka and David J. Bookbinder, insect photography by Jane Davenport, generative art by Don Relyea and … Read entire article »
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Win Big at the Corel Asia-Pacific Digital Art Competition 2011
One of the largest and richest contests in Asia with prizes totalling more than US$40,000 Corel Corporation, a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced the Corel Asia-Pacific Digital Art Competition 2011. Now in its third year and with entries from over 11 countries in the 2010 Competition, the Corel Asia Pacific Digital Art Competition is one of the largest in Asia with prizes totaling over $40,000 USD. The competition runs from September 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 and is open to entrants from the Asia Pacific region. Winners will be announced March 15, 2012. The competition includes Open and Student categories and is open to entrants from Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Winning entries … Read entire article »
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How To Win Photo Competitions – An eBook Review
How To Win Photo Competitions is an eBook it was about time somebody wrote, and who better that Peter Eastway, who has not only won many competitions at the highest levels but has also judged so many competitions himself. How To Win Photo Competitions By Peter Eastway eBook, 2011 A$49.95 The ninety page eBook not only covers details of the judging process and tips on winning photos, but also on how to take and process a winning photo in the … Read entire article »
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New Wacom Bamboo Stylus for iPad
Following on from talking about brushes for the iPad, Wacom has just announced a Bamboo Stylus for use with the iPad. It has a 6mm diameter tip, 25% smaller than the 8mm used on some other stylus designs. This should make for a more precise use. It weighs 20 grams and is claimed to be finely balanced. It will be available in May for US$29.99. … Read entire article »
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Painting On The iPad Is Easier With A Brush
The iPad is an obvious device for painters to try to use, though it does lack the pressure sensitivity of things like a Wacom tablet. But a finger is just not the same as a brush. A number of companies are now offering brushes for the iPad that you just might find easier to use. Joystickers offer the Flow, a paintbrush that your iPad can work with. Nomad Brush have the Nomad Brush, another paintbrush that works on … Read entire article »
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Call for Artists: SDAI 51st International Award Exhibition
The San Diego Art Institute’s “Museum of the Living Artist” is a 501 c 3 non-profit organization that promotes the visual arts. We are calling artists to submit to our 51st International Award Exhibition. SDAI is a great institution supporting the arts. It has excellent, modern exhibition facilities. The exhibition will run from April 16 to May 29, 2011 Juror is Roxana Velásquez, Executive Director – San Diego Museum of Art Deadline for online submission is January 30, 2011 All media (except crafts/functional art). Total awards $6,750. Entry Fee: $50/2 and $40/1 – discounts available for SDAI members. Online submission only at www.sandiego-art.org (prospectus contains all details). Contact info: Kerstin Robers admin (at) sandiego-art.org … Read entire article »
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Digital ImageMaker International is Coming Out as a Magazine and App for iPad
Call for Submissions Digital ImageMaker International is coming out as both a print magazine and as an app for iPad. DIMi looks at all areas of image making that involve some aspect of the digital. We are aiming to create ways for people to get recognition for their work, to help them get gallery shows and to ultimately help them obtain sales if that is important. The content includes, but is not limited to: Digital art Photography, whether commercial, documentary, art or personal, that involves digital in some part of the process, whether capture, processing or output Traditional photographic processes that include either digital image capture or a digital negative in their production Fractals 3D graphics Video Animation As such, we are seeking submissions of the following: Portfolios of high quality work Strong single pieces from emerging practitioners Articles: how-to, philosophy of imaging, … Read entire article »
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The Photography Business, Part 11 Contemporary Art Photography as a Business
The Photography Business, Part 11: Contemporary Art Photography as a Business is now up on the HP Pro Photography blog. It discusses how to approach contemporary art use of photography. … Read entire article »
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Benoit Mandelbrot Dies
The man who probably did more than anyone for establishing fractals as not only an interesting way to create images but also the use of fractal mathematics in many areas of science has died at the age of 85. His book “The Fractal Geometry of Nature” probably started many of us who use or have used fractal approaches to image creation. I know I came across this book in the mid 1980′s and led me not only to use the Mandelbrot Set as a standard test algorithm in my research work on parallel computation but also led me to experiment with it in art. He will be missed and remembered. … Read entire article »
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The Keys to getting the most out of photography and art study
Many students doing a photography or fine art study program fail completely to get out of it all they could. Here is how to improve on this. During the course of a semester of study, students are caught up in the tasks of note taking and doing projects/assignments. This dominates all thinking: the looming deadlines and examinations (if the course has them). This keeps their focus on doing what has to be done and not on drawing personal insights from the work they are doing. One way to overcome this is for the student to take the opportunity of the breaks and holidays to sit down with their visual diaries and assignments and reflect on the work they have done, what they have learning and what they want to pursue from there. … Read entire article »
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Homage: Contemporary Art in Digital Media ̶ a traveling exhibit
Homage: Contemporary Art in Digital Media ̶ a traveling exhibit Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery ̶ July 9 to August 21, 2010 Art Institute of California ̶ September 11 to October 15, 2010 The Digital Art Guild’s current exhibition will engage viewers in a variety of conversations. The artists have cast their images as an homage — to other artists as ordinarily expected or in this more open discussion to ideas and cultural traditions which shape the way we think and experience the world around us. What is significant about these images and the vision they engage is an important observation about contemporary art in digital media — that it is reinventing the world we visualize once more. “As with any new vision, medium or style in art, there is an incentive to … Read entire article »
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Ballarat International Foto Biennale Photography Exhibitions Review, Part 3
In this article I offer my review of some of the exhibitions. As all such reviews are, these are my personal response to the exhibitions I saw. I did not set out to see all the exhibitions. Along the way I stumbled across some other exhibitions that either were not in the program or that I hadn’t intended to see. In this article I look at some exhibitions in Creswick and then move on to the Alternative Fringe exhibitions in Trentham and Tylden. … Read entire article »
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Ballarat International Foto Biennale Photography Exhibitions Review, Part 2
In this article series I offer my review of some of the exhibitions. As all such reviews are, these are my personal response to the exhibitions I saw. I did not set out to see all the exhibitions. Rather I went through the exhibition program and chose ones in Ballarat and Creswick that appealed to me. Along the way I stumbled across some other exhibitions that either were not in the program or that I hadn’t intended to see. Part 2 looks at some more Ballarat exhibitions. … Read entire article »
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Alternative Process Forums
I’ve setup two discussion forums, one for alternative analogue processes, like gum bichromate, platinum, salt printing, etc, and another one for alternative digital processes, such as inkjet transfers, inkAID, etc. They are over on AnImagemaker.com in the community folder. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Digital Fine Art, Film, Fine Art, Fine Art Photography, Photography, Print
Denver Post Reviews Bonny Lhotka Exhibition
The Denver Post has reviewed an exhibition of digital art produced by Bonny Lhotka and shown at the Denver Botanical Gardens. Comprising laser engraved and inkjet printed panels, the exhibition gets a good review. The exhibition runs through September 20. … Read entire article »
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Photography As Part of a Group
Photography can be a social activity. Doing some photography as part of a group can have many benefits. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Digital Fine Art, Fine Art Photography, Infrared, Photography
Book + Art – A book that covers making artist books
Dorothy Simpson Krause’s latest book is a gem. Not specifically about digital processes, but a gem never the less. It is a book about how to make your own artist books. It covers a whole range of techniques and applications and is illustrated bya great selection of artist books. … Read entire article »
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