Throwable Ball Camera

A Throwable Ball Camera: Consisting of 36 mobile phone cameras and a layer of advanced protective foam, a simple toss in the air gives breathtaking perspective. What else can all these clever people think up?

Audubon Society Photo Contest (Denver)

Audubon Society of Greater Denver Photo Contest: Entry period: October 15 - November 30, 2011
Judges: George Lepp, Helen Gilks and Jeff Foott.

Minneapolis-St Paul International October 15, 2011

Visitors are welcome to drop in and watch the judging! A great opportunity to see an International Competition at its best.

Drop by for the day or for an hour.

Twin Cities Area Council of Camera Clubs
2011 78th MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
 
        TCACCC and SPCC Judging October 15, 2011, starts at 9 a.m.

at the Church Of The Risen Christ
9050 60th St North
Stillwater, MN
 General Chairmen:
Michael Prokosch Vijay Karai

40 Medals

Judging

Each of the four sections of the Circuit will present 10 Medals designated as follows: 

PSA Gold Best of Show
Best Creative
Best Nature
Best Landscape
Best Child

Best Portrait
4 General Medals
Honorable Mentions
Additional Medals may be added at the decision of the judges 

FALL 2011 SAINT PAUL ART CRAWL

FALL 2011 SAINT PAUL ART CRAWL STARTS TOMORROW!

Friday October 7, 6:00 until 10:00 pm
Saturday October 8, noon until 8:00 pm
Sunday October 9, noon until 5:00 pm

St Paul Art Crawl (link)

Photography Releases

Mike Waterman is an attorney and a member of the Western Wisconsin camera club.  Recently he gave a presentation at the Crosstown club concerning photographer's rights.  It was very informative.  In addition, he was kind enough to give the club copies of standard model and property releases.  Attached are the releases he provided.  You certainly can feel free to use these as circumstances dictate, but bear in mind these are standard forms provided by Mike and not legal advice given by him.  However, they are a great starting point to use when you need something signed to protect your right to photograph and publish. 

(Click on each release for a larger view)

Gary Hallman at the MPC

During and after high school you tend to think you know it all.
If you move onto college your mind is exposed to so much knowledge on such a variety of subjects that you actually start to believe you do know it all. 

If you then venture into a professional degree program, all that knowledge becomes irrelevant, if it is not related to your "advanced degree".  I chose law school (although I suspect all doctorate level programs maybe the same) and became so immersed in "the law" nothing else mattered.  It was more than a full time endeavor.  

Law school subsequently squeezed out all of the knowledge I had accumulated in college and replaced it with "the law".  The law was a source of all knowledge and way of life.  I felt I had learned a lot, but I had forgotten a awful lot more.  

So while practicing law I tried to broaden my horizons again and decided to take college courses on the side.  I decided to try fine art classes and gravitated to night extension courses in photography.  My instructor was Gary Hallman.  I remember not producing much in the way of memorable photographs, but I did learn my way around a darkroom, the basics of composition, and yearlong courses laid the groundwork for jumping back into photography at the dawn of the digital age.  (I also remember spending a lot of time in beer joints with a fellow student Richard Copely who has gone onto become a well-known local B & W street photographer.  But that is another story).    

So I was surprised to learn that Gary Hallman was still teaching at the U of M until just last spring.  I admired his teaching style and the dedication to students he exhibited while I was in the program. (I also like the fact he didn't pan my awful images to death).  I am happy to report Gary is giving an artist's talk at the MPC on November 15th.  If you happen to be available, I would recommend attending to hear him speak on the evolution of photography and his own work. 

Opening Reception at the MPC

The Minneapolis Photo Center has announced the opening of its juried competition "Where in the World: People, Places, Events" on Friday October 14th from 7:00 to 10:00PM.  The event features wine, food and music, in addition to the great art.

Click on the notice below for more information about this exhibit:

The competition was judged by Tony Kampa a Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Menil Museum in Houston, Texas.

You can read his juror statement below:

For more information about the exhibit go to MPC.

Also, there will be a book produced from the images selected for this exhibit that can be purchased from the MPC on the night of the event or online.  You can preview the book on the MPC website.

North Shore Trip

Some members of the Crosstown club got together to shoot up on the North Shore last weekend.  They stayed at some remarkably comfortable cabins right on the lake shore:

And in a nice tent surrounded by "Guard Flamingos":

They got some great shots of Gooseberry Falls:

And some great shots of the Split Rock Lighthouse:

They shot landscapes on the lake shore:

And they got some great shots inland from the lake:

And they took pictures of each other just hanging out:

and chimping with their cameras:

and shooting a model in a canoe:

But ultimately they elected Peter Wong to start a fire so they could all burn their Canon cameras and collect the insurance proceeds to buy _____________?

I wonder if they got their new Nikons yet? (Just Kidding)  

All images above by Peter Wong, Lars Michael and Forrest Pearson



NOTE: I suspect Crosstown isn't the only member club that has outings, or is willing to contribute images to the council blog.  So if your club has images from an outing, or wants to just submit images to the blog, email us and send in your images with the story behind them.