Convocation 2013

Congratulations to the Photography and all the 2013 Graduates!!

From all of the Staff and Faculty of the Photography Program we wish you all the best in all your future endeavours.

Make sure to keep in touch and let us know how you are doing!!

2013 Info Session

Thanks to all who came out to the 2013 Annual Info Session.  It was great to see so many applicants and their families and friends.

September will be here soon so if any applicant has any questions feel free to send us an email over the summer at machinj@algonquincollege.com.

For those who missed the Info Session make sure to review the program FAQ, we hope you all have a great summer!!

New Hall Banners

We have finished putting up the new Hall Banners thanks to graduates Riley, John, Joy, Ria, Allie, Colin and Jordan for letting us use their images. 

To see Jordan's banner come by the Faculty offices, it is hanging just outside.   

First Year Portfolio Drop Off 2013

This year we wanted to step it up and do something a little different for our Annual First Year Portfolio time-lapse.  Along with setting up two cameras to shoot every 15 seconds we put radio slaves on both the cameras and one in the hall so the students could take their own pics if they wanted.  We also had a secret radio slaves in a Faculty members office, just for fun!!

A Kino Flo light was used to give us more illumination and the other camera was setup in the first film loading room to capture more of the action.

Here is all the gear we used for this setup:

7 - Manfrotto Magic Arms
9 - Manfrotto Super Clamps
2 - Manfrotto Spigots
4 - Pocket Wizards Plus IIIs
1 - Kino Flo Tungsten Diva-Lite 401
2 - Nikon D3s
2 - AF-S Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Lenses
4 - 8 GB Sandisk Cards
2 - Photoflex 5-n-1 Reflectors
9 - Dedicated and a Little Crazy Faculty and Staff
58 - Awesome First Year Students

We shot close to 10,000 images over 7 1/2 hours and it took a total of 8 hours to sort, edit, keyword, export and render the video using Adobe Lightroom & Premiere Pro.

And it was well worth it, congrats to the First Years on finishing their Portfolios!!!  To check out all their work come out to the upcoming 40th Annual Algonquin Photography Exhibition, details here.

Music by Scomber - I Spy (with my little eye)

Second Year Portfolio Drop Off 2013

Well it is Portfolio time again here in the Program.  The Second Year portfolio consists of 12 images that our student's put their hearts and souls into.

Our Portfolio Interviews start today and the 40th Annual Photography Exhibition is coming up, for more details checkout the Program website.

Tyler Talks About Helmet Safety

CTV Ottawa News

Check out this article on CTV Ottawa News, it is about our very own Tyler Lisacek, First Year Algonquin Photography student, also take a look at him on CTV News.

In it he talks about his brain injury and his quest to get kids to wear helmets. Also included are some very interesting stats on winter safety and why we should be wearing helmets on toboggan hills and skating rinks.

There is also some must read info from CHEO about the signs and symptoms of concussions.

Michelle Valberg & The Premier's Award

Alumni Michelle Valberg has been nominated for a 2012 Premier's Award for the Creative Arts and Design category.  This very prestigious award is presented annually to:

 "Six recipients, the Premier’s Awards celebrate the outstanding contributions college graduates make to Ontario and throughout the world"

Click here to read about her nomination and highlights from her amazing career.

Also our very own Samantha Henry and David Laferriere where flown down to the Premier's Award show in Toronto to represent the Program and take some pics.

The Return Of The Algonquin Photo Apparel

Just in time for the Holiday season, the return of the Algonquin Photo T-Shirts and Hoodies.

This year we are kicking it old school with the classic photo logo.  So click here to get yours before they are gone, this is the last year for this design.

Remember all the funds go towards the Algonquin Photograph Exhibition, so help support our students.

All ordering closes on Friday, November 23rd. All orders will be available for pickup on Friday, December 14th, just in time for Christmas!

Click this link to order your official Photo Apparel through the Algonquin Photography site.

Algonquin College Open House 2012

Eric and Arthur Rockin The Booth 

We had a College wide Open House yesterday and we would like to thanks our Second Year students, Eric, Arthur, David and Maija for staffing the booth.

We were very happy to see so many applicants and their parents show up for tours and information about the Program.

We encourage all the applicants to check out our Program FAQ to find out more info.   To learn more about student life here in the program click this link and if you have any specific questions please email our Program Co-Ordinator Garry Carter at: carterg@algonquincollege.com.

Nicole Salter | Student Profile

Here is something we forgot to post a little while ago.  It is a profile of Nicole Salter, Second Year Student here in the Program, on Ottawa photographer Laura Kelly's blog.  

Nicole was on co-op with Laura Kelly and she had a great time.  Thanks to Laura for showing Nicole what it is like to run a successful photo business.  

Check out Laura's great work on her site and blog.  

Colin Gaudet | Student Profile

Second Year Student Colin Gaudet has two of his photo stories published on Juried by Modelresource.

Here is a sneak peak if you want to see more great images by Colin click the links below.

SHAYLA, by Colin Gaudet

DANIEL FINLAN by Colin Gaudet

Movie Night | The Mexican Suitcase

For the first Movie Night of the year we will be showing The Mexican Suitcase.  The showing is tonight, Thursday October 18, in room C131 at 6:30PM.

The Mexican Suitcase is an amazing tale of three great photo-journalists Gerda Taro, Robert Capa and David "Chim" Seymour the Spanish Civil War and their missing negatives.

Michel Lalonde Retires

Image By Alumni Thomas Dagg

If you have been to the Photography Program anytime in the last twenty plus years you will definitely know Michel Lalonde.

He has been the Photography Technician as the Program evolved from chemical to digital and from the darkroom to lightroom.

By our calculations close to two thousand Photography Students have passed through the Cage and the ER under his watch.

We are sure that everyone can recall a story involving Michel, personally I remember an amusing one involving a lost 4x5 locker key.

All the Program Faculty, Staff, Alumni and Students would like to wish him all the best in his future endeavours and we hope he enjoys his retirement.

Your New Student Reps 2012-2013

Say hello to your Student Reps for 2012-2013:

First Year Class Reps
Sec 400 Kamara Morozuk
Sec 410 Caitlyn Spour-Thomas

Second Year Class Reps
Sec 400 David Laferriere
Sec 410 Arthur Nwachukwu

A Week To Go

When our students return to the college next week we think they should stop and take look at the new beautiful wall displays around the college.  They might see someone they know or an image they shot.  The above wall display in the N Building has an image by Second Year Student Sam Small and Alumni Jennie Woodley.

Also when you walk in the front doors of the C building make sure to look to the left to see our very own Arthur welcoming us all back, respect!!!

Photo Purchase Press!!

The purchase of Alex Pomnikow's and Sarah Boni's images by CollegesOntario.org has gotten quite a bit of press online and here at the college.  This morning on myAlgonquin there is a great article and interview with both Alex and Sarah, there has also been a few Tweets too!!

Once again congrats to Alex and Sarah!!

Convocation 2012

Congratulations to the Photography and all the 2012 Graduates!!

From all of the Staff and Faculty of the Photography Program we wish you all the best in all your future endeavours.

Make sure to keep in touch and let us know how you are doing!!

2012 Info Session

Large Studio C015  

We have just finished our 2012 Annual Info Session.  It was nice to see so many applicants and their families' and answer their questions about the upcoming school year.

Gallery & Office Area C013  

We look forward to seeing all the applicants in September and remember if you still have questions check out the Program FAQ online or email our Coordinator Garry Carter at carterg@algonquincollege.com.  

School of Media & Design Award Nominee 2012

Image © Kaleigh Middelkoop 2012 

Kaleigh Middelkoop has been nominated for the School of Media and Design Award 2012.

This award is presented to a graduating student within the School of Media and Design who has demonstrated achievement in leadership in program-related activities, application of learning outcomes for the benefit of others and excellence in reaching the learning outcomes of the program and applying the knowledge to higher levels.

Congratulations to Kaleigh on the nomination, the winner of this award will be announced at the Graduation Ceremonies on Tuesday June 19, 2012.

Bowie The Tradition Lives On!!

In previous years we had to vote to get Bowie to dress up for the Exhibition.   However, this year it is official no more voting Bowie has agreed to keep the tradition alive forever!!

For those wondering what we are talking about here is the score.   Every year there is a challenge to the students, if they raise money above and beyond the amount they need for the Exhibition Bowie has to dress up in costume.

There is some controversy this year as many students felt that his costume was not much different from what he usually wears.    But don't worry he will be back next year and if the students raise extra money you never know who Bowie will appear as.  Here are some previous years:

2011

2010