Senior Thesis Opening: Lizzie Gill

One week only! This show is not to be missed!

"Wake Up Little Suzie"

Photography by Lizzie Gill

Opening Reception 5:30-7:30pm

Thursday, March 31st

Case Gallery

Images below to wet your appetite.

Jonathan Waiter

For more of his work: CLICK HERE

Self-Portrait Contest!

Enter it NOW.

Why? Because it's free, because your entry is due April 1st (no fooling!), because winning will change your life. Ready? Read on.....

THE COMPETITION
SELF-PORTRAIT, The Society of Publication Designer's 3rd annual student photography competition. For the best interpretation of the theme SELF-PORTRAIT we're offering four 1st Place Prizes in the category of fashion, portraiture, reportage, and still-life

Your work in front of a panel of distinguished judges, an invitation to SPD's annual black tie gala, your photograph published and more, is what you get, for what you give, of yourself.

OFFICIAL RULES & ENTRY FORM
Download it them here: rules and prizes and entry form [both pdf downloads]

**Attention Professors/Faculty: Integrate this competition into your curriculum, post this poster in your classroom, in your school, email it....but don't cheat your students of this chance to win.***

DEADLINE
Friday, April 1st, 2011

That's not an April Fool's joke....

PRIZES

1st Prize in FASHION
Summer internship* with Sebastian Kim Studio
Adobe CS5 Design Premium. Valued at $1,899
A selection of great photography books to help build your library, from our sponsors at Abrams,Aperture Foundation, D.A.P., and PowerHouse.

1st Prize in PORTRAITURE
Summer internship* with Mark Seliger Studio
Adobe CS5 Design Premium. Valued at $1,899
A selection of great photography books to help build your library, from our sponsors at Abrams,Aperture Foundation, D.A.P., and PowerHouse.

1st Prize in REPORTAGE
Summer internship* with James Nachtwey Studio
Adobe CS5 Design Premium. Valued at $1,899
A selection of great photography books to help build your library, from our sponsors at Abrams,Aperture Foundation, D.A.P., and PowerHouse.

1st Prize in STILL-LIFE
Summer internship* with Svend Lindbaek Studio
Adobe CS5 Design Premium. Valued at $1,899
A selection of great photography books to help build your library, from our sponsors at Abrams,Aperture Foundation, D.A.P., and PowerHouse

ALL WINNING ENTRIES will be published in SPD's 46th Publication Design Annual along with the professional competition winners, and invited as our guest to the black-tie Awards Gala in May 2011 in New York City.

JUDGES
Jennifer Miller - Photography Editor, New York Magazine
Brenda Milis - Photography Editor, Men's Health
Jennifer Pastore - Photography Editor, Teen Vogue
Maisie Todd - Photography Editor, ESPN magazine
Maxine Davidowitz - Editorial Design Consultant
Ian Doherty - Art Director, Food Network Magazine

Great Fashion Sites

Here are a few fashion sites for you to scan for inspiration on the upcoming assignment.

Santucci and Co

Trunk Archive

Dripbook

Jacques Derrida: On being photographed.

Healing Brush and Patch Tool Tut

Fantastic Tool for the Landscape Photographer

Ever wonder when the sun is going to set? Or when the infamous golden hours are? Enter SUNCALC.

SUNCALC is a web-based program that overlays the sun's trajectory on Google Maps. It allows you to calculate where the sun will be in the sky at any given time.

Snowbound: Lisa Robinson

As our landscape assignments are due next week, you might take a look at Lisa Robinson's series Snowbound. She's focuses on the transformative qualities of snow in our landscape. (Only fitting as we just received a fresh blanketing of snow on Friday!) :)