in studio project #3 we will investigate the pseudo effect of tilt-shift using photoshop quick mask and lens blur filter. click here to link a quick tutorial. you may use the accompanying image for practice.
after a whirlwind tour of parts of a camera, which [that] i’m sure you all know up one side and down the other, we begin our photographic journey. your assignment is to make a set of five [5] photographs;
DO THIS FIVE [5] TIMES
all files due 10.02.08
i’m moving all my personal posts to my other blog. cheeseburger press. over the next few months there will be frequent update regarding my overland jamestown to erie trek with jim tillotson. this blog will continue to function as the art1670 blog.
ok- i’ll fess up. i’m in training. on march 18, 19, and 20 i’ll be accompanying my spiritual brother jim tillotson on his trek to erie from jamestown. jim is raising money for the himalayan education development fund that he co chairs. the funds will secure educational materials which will be used to establish and provide quality educational opportunities to students in the remote areas of the lower solukhumbu region of nepal. the walk is about 50 miles split evenly over the three days, and will culminate with a celebration and fundraiser at the villa maria academy. kickoff events are planned for wednesday march 17th in jamestown and erie. [details to follow soon]
in training for the trek i’ve been walking about five miles with a 40 lb pack. i might work up to 50 but i don’t think i’ll be going beyond that. over the next few weeks i’ll extend my walks by 2 or 3 miles a week until i can . jim is training with 100 lbs- the normal load for a trekking porter. it looks right now like we will have a big group following us into erie on the 20th- we’ll be heading in via the east side connector and passing penn state berhend and mercyhurst colleges along the way. we’re also planning a coordinating event at southwestern high school. but there’ll be more info as it becomes available via jim.