And More John Bennett Photos

A multiple image John Bennett portrait here. Why it was if something was happening out the window and I was responding to what I was seeing.  Well, and drinking my water.

Ah- our photography teacher John Bennett continues to take out his I-Phone and shoot odd images of me when we are out and about.  Often at eating establishments.  Here are some curious recent iterations.

This image is actually taken in the same restaurant as the image above. Little did I know what John was up to. Those are wooden medallions on the wall behind me.

This was photographed on the coast at a pizza joint. It was important for John to get the “Heater Timer” in there….

 

John Bennett is at it again, and again…

So our photography teacher John Bennett is kind of a nut.  Well, and also a good friend (despite his belittling rancor about my lack of ability on the racquetball court).  His I-phone and specifically the camera on it is used often, very often.  Some time back he took my picture at a local Chinese joint (see it in the Camera Obscura category).  And since then he has used me as a subject often if we are out and about.  Here are recent iterations:

Taken at Agate Beach north of Newport this was shot while we were at our annual art retreat this past weekend. I kept needing to shut my eyes and then open just before he took the shot. I had no idea he caught those two figures behind me on the beach when he took it, and John always refuses to show me any photo he has taken till he is done with it.

The beard was a bit of a joke this summer, and hey I live in Portland, I can do such things. This was taken on an art walk the art faculty did in August.  We had to grab dinner before we began!

Taken at our local burger joint Jem 100, John went for a bird’s eye view.  Ice cream, it’s all about the ice cream.

 

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/

 

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?

 

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.