Cameron Seipp’s Portrait of the Artist

Cameron Seipp's portrait of Tim Timmerman

This image was shot in the drawing and painting room by Cameron, yet another intermediate photography student.  I like how he blew out the color and contrast on the image.  The couch is a ratty thing that rendered so dark, looks almost classy.  More images of Cameron’s work can be found here:  http://www.cseippphotography.com/

 

Austin Tott’s Portrait of the Artist

Austin Tott's portrait of Tim Timmerman

Shocking really.  Austin Tott is a VERY talented student that we have who has been working on a 365 photo project where he is creating one photo a day.  Having seen his work, and the sense of adventure in his images  I invited him to look at the work of photographer Oliver Herring.  After doing so and inspired by Herring, we decided that I would stand outside and spit food dye all over myself. The things professors do for students…  After various takes he asked me if I could “get angry.”  Being outside, I let things fly.  This was the result.

Perhaps down the line here, I’ll show you some of the other takes from the shoot.  They’re pretty intriguing.

To see more of Austin’s work click here:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/tottphotography/

 

Nicole Johnson’s Portrait of the Artist

Nicole Johnson in taking the photo decided the camera would be in the mirror. While shaving she would stop me and say "Wait, let me photograph that!"

Here is yet another photo by one of the intermediate photography students.  I found this quote and thought you’d find it appropriate:

Gustave Flaubert to Louise Colet, August 1846:  “What stops me from taking myself seriously, even though I’m essentially a serious person, is that I find myself extremely ridiculous — not in the sense of the small scale ridiculousness of slapstick comedy, but rather in the sense of a ridiculousness that seems intrinsic to human life and that manifests itself in the simplest actions and most ordinary gestures.  For example, I can never shave without starting to laugh; it seems so idiotic.“

 

Allegra Villella’s: Portrait of the Artist

Allegra Villella's Portrait of Tim Timmerman

Let the portraits begin!  As mentioned March 15 and 28, I am the subject matter that the intermediate photography students had to contend with for a project.  To mix it up, I decided to shave my beard in the process, so you’ll see a variety of facial hair in these as each student got me in a different stage.

Allegra Viellella often works in diptychs.  Here is a link to her site:  http://www.avphotolove.com/  She is a delightful young woman who, when taking her photographs, asked what object represented me.  I didn’t say a phone, but it does encapsulate the concept of what I was going for. She came up with a very fine substitution.

I’ll let you make your evaluations as to what it could possibly mean.  Art is always up for interpretation isn’t it?

 

Two Photographers of Pause

Penntti Sammallahti, Soloviki, White Sea, Russia, 1992

There are two photographers that I’ve been looking at as of late, Joel Sternfeld, and Pentti Sammallahti.

I find their work striking, ordinary, human, humane, and images of  life situated in a bigger picture we find ourselves in.  There also seems to be clearly a deliberate and patient act of looking, and waiting for them to find their pictures.

I encourage you to simply take time to look at what they’ve found.  Their images are quite engaging.

Joel Sternfeld: http://www.luhringaugustine.com/artists/joel-sternfeld/

Pentti Sammallahti:  http://www.nailyaalexandergallery.com/artist/pentti-sammallahti

Joel Sternfeld, McLean, Virgina, 1978

 

and yet another John Bennett portrait…

Yet another John Bennett protrait taken while snagging dinner.

Had to put up yet another photo John Bennett took of me.  I put this on Facebook only to receive comments that I looked liked a 1950′s Sunday school illustration of Jesus.  Well, I do know Jesus, but this photo was taken at our local Thai restaurant and that light just happened to be shining on the orange wall behind me.  It was not emanating from me, I swear.

There will be student pieces from John’s intermediate class I will put up here mid April once they turn them in.  I have had a four of John’s students photograph me so far.  He has given them rules, one of which is I can’t look at the photos once they’ve taken them.  So far things have been pretty interesting. With one, all I’ll say is that I had to take a shower afterward.

 

A John Bennett Portrait

A John Bennet photo taken at a local Chiniese resturaunt.

Now, our photo teacher at the University has done this one time before to me. Not just taken a picture of me, he’s done that more than once, but John has offered me up as a “project” for his photo students.  All of his intermediate and advanced students have to take a photo portrait of me for one of their assignments.  A condition I gave is I get to post what they created here (giving them credit of course). Let’s see what shows up and maybe then I’ll have you vote as to which you like best.

John took a couple of “sample” photos of me to get them moving, this being one of them.  We’ll see what happens here- I’m just hoping that I don’t have students getting a hold of me the night before it’s due.  That won’t happen, right?  Students NEVER procrastinate.