Magazine Cover Insipiration

Our second year students are finishing up their Movie Poster Assignment and are now moving on to their Magazine Cover.

For a little inspiration here is time-lapse video of photographer Peter Belanger, a San Francisco based photographer, shooting the September 2009 Macworld cover and Rob Schultz the Macworld art director designing the cover.

Negative Space Contest | Elevator Digital

Bob Carnie from Elevator Digital in Toronto sponsored the student competition, Negative Space. Over the Christmas Break the 2nd year students were commissioned to shoot images that incorporated negative space.

The dynamic Jessica Deeks took the grand prize with her image below and won free printing from Elevator Digital.

All the students and staff would like to thank Bob for sponsoring the contest and coming up to Ottawa with his wife and two dogs to give a talk on printing, photography, and the future of the imaging industry. A great time was had by all!!

Bridgestone Photo Competition WInners

This year the annual Bridgestone Competition Awards Show was held at Algonquin College.

Thanks to all the Bridgestone Staff, Judges and of course the Students and Staff who attended, our school winners this years are:

1st Place: Maire-Claude Leveille

2nd Place: Matthew Usherwood

3rd Place: Maegan Lynch

Congratulations to all the winners.

Portrait of the Artist Show

The arts & architecture show Portrait of the Artist vernissage will be on Friday February 19, 2010 from 7-10PM and the show will run from February 17-28, 2010.

Along with some great local photographers there will be some awesome Algonquin Photography Alumni in the show Scott Keown, Rebecca Leach and Bridget Farr along with two of our current students the intrepid Thomas Dagg and the dynamic Jessica Deeks.

Arts and Architecture: Web | Blog | Map

Photo Contest

There are two photo contests that were just brought to our attention, one is just about to close on January 29, 2010 the CAPIC Rodeo 2 so get your submission in soon.

The other is Snap Speed a Fundraiser for the AIDS Committee of Toronto which has a deadline of February 11, 2010 and is being hosted by the gang at Elevator Digital.

Visual Acoustics at the Mayfair Theatre

The Mayfair Theatre will be showing Visual Acoustics Friday January 29th at 7PM and Saturday January 30th at 7PM.

For those that missed our screening of the film now is your chance to see Julius Shulman in action. For more info and images of Julius Shulman's click here.

Christos Spentzos Nitro Magazine

Well it is all Greek to me but obviously not to Christos who recently had his photographs published in the January 2010 issue of Nitro Magazine in Greece, Συγχαρητήρια buddy!

Stephen Shore Uncommon Places

Stephen Shore is such a cool guy he hung out with Andy Warhol at his Factory and at age 29 he had his first show at MoMA.

Both Shore and William Eggleston were the first to catapult colour photography into the art world making this book a must see, available at the LRC.

Walker Evans American Photographs

Before Andres Serrano's America, even before Robert Frank's The Americans there was the OG Walker Evans' American Photographs.

Available at the LRC.

Robert Frank's The Americans

Robert Frank's The Americans, the Looking In Expanded Edition, is now at the LRC.

In this volume Frank's seminal work is celebrated on it's 50th anniversary with extra features like contact sheets, letters and later re-interpretations.

William Klein Rome

William Klein Rome is at the LRC, this book is a recent re-issue and a great see and read.

His New York, and Paris books are coming soon.

The Photobook: A History Vol. 1 & 2

These two books are a must read for any serious student of photography and especially anyone working on a portfolio. The two volumes look at how influential Photobooks have been to the history of photography.

Martin Parr and Gerry Badger have brilliantly photographed and written on some of the most important books in photograph's history, both volumes are available at the LRC.

Born into Brothels

Many students have been watching and recommending the movie, Born Into Brothels. This film is a must see and the best way I can explain this film is a quote from Jen Hladkowicz, a current second year student, "this film definitely speaks to the power of photography to affect change..".

For those of you that have still not seen this movie watch the trailer below and go rent this film.

Ed Burtynsky: China Photographs Lecture

Thanks to Brent Gervais for forwarding this to us, Ed Burtynsky will be lecturing at Carleton University on Sunday January 10, 2010 at 2:00PM in Room 360 of the Tory Building.

Tickest are $5 at the door $3 for students and parking in free on Sunday.

Map: Carleton University