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BY MARY VIRGINIA SWANSON | WINTER 2004
As I visit photography programs across the country, I am continually amazed at how few of them encourage and support an internship program that allows students to work in professional situations. The job market today is very tough, and students need to prepare for seeking employment; internships will help your students decide which areas of photography they do and do not want to pursue after college. Read more »
BY NEAL RANTOUL | WINTER 2004
First, a little history: the Photography Program at Northeastern University was relatively stable through the late 80s and early 90s. I had worked to update color processing, replace older enlargers, increase the budget allocation, secure lab staffing, and increase lab access, etc. By 1992 computers were beginning to have a presence in the Graphic Design program, and I made a proposal to my dean to attend a workshop at the Center for Imaging in Camden, Maine. Read more »
BY RUSSELL HART | WINTER 2004
New products for photographers seem to be coming out every day and the recent Photo Plus Expo in New York showed them all. Most are digital and hybrid products, but a surprising number are film-based. Here are several of the most interesting in three categories: 35mm SLRs, lenses, and color films. Read more »
THOSE WHO TEACH, DO
BY THOMAS GEARTY | WINTER 2004
Keith Carter may be acclaimed for his university teaching and fine-art photography, but he got his start as a jack-of-all-trades photographer in his small Texas hometown. Read more »
BY THOMAS GEARTY | WINTER 2004
Seattle's Rebecca Cummins isn't afraid to follow her interests, whether they lead her across the globe, back through time, or over the boundaries between disciplines. Read more »
ASSIGNMENTS
WINTER 2004
As with many foundation programs, the first year at the Rochester Institute of Technology is a tossed salad of photography topics. RIT's Elaine O'Neil devised this downloadable assignment to teach several fundamental concepts of traditional techniques and digital technology in one lesson. Read more »
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES
BY THOMAS GEARTY | PUBLISHED WINTER 2004
Feeling frustrated in your efforts to get the work out there? Mary Virginia Swanson, a leading voice in marketing fine-art photography, offers some basic advice on how to put your portfolio in front of the curators and editors who can move your career forward. Read more »
TECHNICAL TIPS
BY JOHN REUTER | WINTER 2004
John Reuter, director of Polaroid's 20 x 24 Studio in New York, has spent 30 years exploiting the random quirks of instant materials. Now he offers a simple step-by-step procedure that exploits chance transformations and image combinations using Photoshop Layer Styles Blending. Read more »
NEWS
BY THOMAS GEARTY | WINTER 2004
Photography critic A. D. Coleman has established the Photography Criticism Cyber Archive, an online collection of writings on photography for scholars, researchers, educators, and students. Read more »
REVIEWS
American PHOTO technology editor Russell Hart introduces us to some of the latest photo offerings, from traditional to digital. Read more »
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