Brian R. Steele

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532612677383910742011-10-11T16:01:00.302-05:00Brian R. SteeleTeaching, photography, and computers. Teaching photography and computers.Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.comBlogger851100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-14825833930763020582010-11-12T11:15:00.004-05:002010-11-12T11:35:02.146-05:00Teaching On-Line Studio Art Courses in Two Year Community Colleges in Minnesota.

I belong to a listserv of art educators in the Minnesota State Colleges and University System. For a number of years, the group has been having discussions about teaching studio art courses on-line. The department I belong to at Rochester Community and Technical College has long embraced on-line learning. Their attitudes toward on-line learning and teaching with technology were a big incentive

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-10873998995925473422010-10-15T00:00:00.000-05:002010-10-15T00:00:04.081-05:00Pizza, Rochester, MN. 2008.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-31118750528257158272010-10-08T00:00:00.000-05:002010-10-08T00:00:05.997-05:00IBM, Woodside Park, Rochester, MN. 2010.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-26661726452580734552010-10-07T00:00:00.000-05:002010-10-07T00:00:06.793-05:00On the Highway, Olmsted County, Minnesota. 2010.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-57099207464058316032010-10-01T12:00:00.001-05:002010-10-01T12:00:04.968-05:00Paint and Feet, Rochester, MN. 2008.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-67265750466078946902010-09-30T00:00:00.000-05:002010-09-30T00:00:03.874-05:00On the Highway, Chicago. 2010.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-73848442076885527612010-09-24T00:00:00.000-05:002010-09-24T00:00:06.517-05:00Masks and Laundry Chute, Rochester, MN. 2008.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-89858252450188421892010-09-23T00:00:00.000-05:002010-09-23T00:00:05.869-05:00UPS Truck, Chicago. 2010.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-87851952455235983582010-09-17T00:00:00.000-05:002010-09-17T00:00:06.541-05:00Foot Stool, Rochester, MN. 2008.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-53416825705354503192010-09-16T00:00:00.000-05:002010-09-16T00:00:01.870-05:00Parked Cars, Chicago. 2010.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-32858196768407138512010-09-10T00:00:00.000-05:002010-09-10T00:00:02.661-05:00Standing on the Bed, Rochester, MN. 2008.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-19802751644352165982010-09-09T00:00:00.000-05:002010-09-09T00:00:02.345-05:00Storefront, Chicago. 2010.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-5589455850229724432010-09-03T00:00:00.000-05:002010-09-03T00:00:06.493-05:00Alien, Rochester, MN. 2008.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-75073092934982543372010-09-02T00:00:00.001-05:002010-07-18T15:45:33.761-05:00Fire Escape, Downtown, Chicago. 2010.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-76641520805439241732010-08-27T00:00:00.000-05:002010-08-27T00:00:01.605-05:00Cutting Watermelon, Rochester, MN. 2008.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-61736009839260974412010-08-26T00:00:00.000-05:002010-08-26T00:00:04.761-05:00Alley, Downtown, Chicago. 2010.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-29472324296385349962010-08-20T00:00:00.000-05:002010-08-20T00:00:04.863-05:00In the Kitchen, Rochester, MN. 2008.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-5501221135756707622010-08-19T15:34:00.000-05:002010-07-18T15:37:17.912-05:00Downtown, Chicago(4). 2010.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-56548172840575097962010-08-13T00:00:00.000-05:002010-08-13T00:00:05.653-05:00Back Porch, Rochester, MN. 2008.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-63335398751412960452010-08-12T00:00:00.000-05:002010-08-12T00:00:03.584-05:00Downtown, Chicago (3). 2010.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-7415153251696437122010-08-06T00:00:00.000-05:002010-08-06T00:00:04.766-05:00In the Stairwell. Rochester, MN. 2008.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-1301479637331965462010-08-05T00:00:00.002-05:002010-07-18T15:33:56.335-05:00Downtown, Chicago(2). 2010.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-81935986564734775522010-07-30T00:00:00.000-05:002010-07-30T00:00:00.284-05:00Castle, Rochester, MN. 2008.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-11312154458105359362010-07-29T00:00:00.000-05:002010-07-29T00:00:00.671-05:00Lakefront, Chicago. 2010.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-53198181336007439602010-07-26T00:00:00.001-05:002010-07-26T00:00:04.747-05:00On Photographing Children and Meeting Students Halfway.

My colleague Almae Larson and I were sitting around the lunch table a few semesters ago when she mentioned that someday she would really like to put together a slide presentation of photographers who make images of children. It was frustrating to her that students gravitated toward images of babies in pea pods or tended to only photograph children who were doing cute, sweet things.Feeling

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-80393229662078804032010-07-23T00:00:00.003-05:002010-07-23T00:00:08.101-05:00Legs, Rochester, MN. 2008.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-34152604679326979292010-07-22T00:00:00.000-05:002010-07-22T00:00:02.620-05:00Downtown, Chicago. 2010.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-6595555006020810252010-07-19T00:00:00.002-05:002010-07-20T06:05:22.436-05:00Update Photography I rubrics.

In Effective Grading; A Tool for Learning and Assessment, Barbara Walvoord and Virginia Johnson Anderson lay out a strategy for using a system of rubrics to expedite grading and assessment. Walvoord and Anderson call their rubric system PTA Scales - Primary Trait Analysis Scales. The principal is simple. You can clearly articulate the traits you are looking for in student work. You describe, in

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-46033824425649786172010-07-16T21:49:00.016-05:002010-07-20T05:58:54.352-05:00Thomas Barrow, Charlotte Cotton and "The Amazing Fish Cam".

My friend Javier wrote me this morning with a link to an interview with Thomas Barrow by David Ondrik in issue nine of Finitefoto. You can find the article here.I first read about Thomas Barrow in Jonathan Green’s American Photography: a Critical History 1945 to Present. I was a high school student in the mid 1980's in Albuquerque. I was also hanging around in the fine art museum at the

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-80177165089203653142010-07-16T00:00:00.001-05:002010-07-16T00:00:06.279-05:00Balloon, Rochester, MN. 2008.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-44315995147073786632010-07-14T14:04:00.005-05:002010-07-14T14:09:29.790-05:00Some Tips for Exposing Film with Artificial Light.

My students are in the middle of an artificial light project as I write. I wanted a chance to jot down a couple of suggestions, there are some common problems that can be avoided with some foresight.Get a tripod. You will likely be exposing film at very long shutter times and your camera will move if you try to hand hold it. You can pick up an o.k. tripod at Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy or Ritz

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-69728812154162224582010-07-12T11:09:00.008-05:002010-07-12T11:22:56.804-05:00What Digital Camera Should I Buy?

I get a number of emails or requests each month from people asking which digital camera they should buy for the color photography course at Rochester Community and Technical College. There isn’t an easy answer to that, especially given that most of the people who ask are on a student budget. Basically, a reasonable camera for the course should be capable of fully manual exposure, shoot in the RAW

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-51404961116360024362010-04-09T20:18:00.000-05:002010-04-09T20:19:49.943-05:00Room. 2009.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-84558931191443285032009-05-15T21:41:00.000-05:002009-05-15T21:46:18.619-05:00By the Stairs, Rochester, Minnesota, 2008.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-57184404598913163172009-05-15T21:40:00.000-05:002009-05-15T21:41:29.041-05:00Power Plant, Lake Erie, Monroe, Michigan, 1999.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-32701361764659100752009-05-15T21:38:00.000-05:002009-05-15T21:40:18.797-05:00Bird Feeder, Lenawee County, Michigan, 2007.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-6455571663531996962009-05-15T21:37:00.000-05:002009-05-15T21:38:31.463-05:00With Kermit, Adrian, Michigan, 2008.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-72386568680548072892009-05-15T21:36:00.000-05:002009-05-15T21:37:08.351-05:00Tree, Adrian, MIchigan, 2007.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-78968758090638380942009-05-15T21:34:00.000-05:002009-05-15T21:35:43.254-05:00PIrate Ship, Rochester, Minnesota, 2008.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-49466380408199602782009-05-15T21:17:00.000-05:002009-05-15T21:18:30.458-05:00Barley House, Adrian, Michigan, 1999.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-49474989723156362382009-05-07T14:25:00.001-05:002009-05-07T14:26:51.262-05:00Ocotillo, Tucson, 2001.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-91921551923290869272007-10-18T09:03:00.000-05:002007-10-18T09:07:15.813-05:00Mattias Geiger at SF Cameraworks.

Stumbled upon Mattias Geiger's work via the San Francisco Cameraworks web site. I am particullary taken by the "Caretakers" series. They are apparently quite large diptychs of a landscape and someone who uses the space (farmland/farmer, mountains/hunter, beach/surfer). They look like big, beautiful color prints, too. http://www.matthiasgeiger.com/

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-68337296524756692572007-09-25T18:26:00.001-05:002008-12-10T16:56:22.127-05:00Anthony Lane in the New Yorker on the Leica.

Anthony Lane has a fantastic article on the Leica in this week’s New Yorker. My grandfather was interested in photography while he was an engineering major at Brown in the 1930’s. He told me once that when he was in college, he dreamed of owning Leica equipment. He had used a variety of glass plate cameras in college and the Leica was the height of prestige and engineering innovation. When he

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-77622820210049519982007-09-10T18:08:00.000-05:002007-09-10T18:09:27.862-05:00Chemistry Lab, Peelle Hall, Adrian College, 2007.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-87698676990707966572007-09-06T10:27:00.001-05:002007-09-06T10:27:41.170-05:00Southworth and Hawes Exhibit on YouTube.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-60938924439221642462007-09-06T10:17:00.000-05:002007-09-06T10:18:49.159-05:00Wet Plate Collodion Process on You Tube

YouTube user quinnjacobson has posted a couple of videos of the wet plate collodion process. Beautiful stuff.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-21688720190989018872007-07-02T08:55:00.001-05:002007-07-02T08:55:48.781-05:00Instrumentation Manual, Peelle Hall, Adrian College, 2007.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-89994464893207409252007-06-27T09:28:00.001-05:002007-06-27T09:28:57.026-05:00Bookcase, North Hall, Adrian College, 2007.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-40852565510961072092007-06-25T20:06:00.002-05:002007-06-25T20:07:46.821-05:00Self-Portrait, North Hall, Adrian College, 2007.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-6396292183384281482007-06-25T20:06:00.001-05:002007-06-25T20:06:32.372-05:00Office, North Hall, Adrian College, 2007.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-873518335921745732007-06-22T10:16:00.001-05:002007-06-22T10:16:38.993-05:00Philosophy, North Hall, Adrian College, 2007.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-17495580345375118322007-06-19T20:57:00.001-05:002007-06-19T20:57:36.225-05:00Student Research, North Hall, Adrian College. 2007.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-78381199840675088062007-06-19T20:39:00.000-05:002007-06-19T20:40:17.352-05:00Desk, Jones Hall, Adrian College. 2007.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-83403315321305676762007-05-29T13:02:00.000-05:002007-05-29T13:03:29.353-05:00Educational Enrichment Center, Adrian College, Adrian, MI. 2007.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-17434423277938192722007-05-23T20:17:00.000-05:002007-05-23T20:18:40.437-05:00Table, Family Living Center, Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan. 2007.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-51286454946185135122007-05-21T21:15:00.000-05:002007-05-21T21:16:26.186-05:00Trees on Kiwanas Trail Bike Path, Adrian, Michigan. 2007.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-9467278990791175522007-05-21T21:14:00.000-05:002007-05-21T21:15:17.984-05:00Knight Auditorium, Adrian College, Adrian, MI. 2007.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-10878298927461347192007-05-21T21:13:00.001-05:002007-05-21T21:13:34.708-05:00Minute Man, Deerfield, MI. 2007.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-43620600501831329852007-05-19T21:26:00.000-05:002007-05-19T21:28:42.529-05:00Chemistry Lab, Adrian College. 2007.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-7564910000327047762007-05-14T10:12:00.000-05:002007-05-14T10:13:30.308-05:00Bike Path Pond.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-62250890668377364842007-05-10T09:08:00.000-05:002007-05-14T10:14:12.633-05:00Email to J.

J-I did get the forward - thanks - looks tempting. I am mulling over applying. I think it is time to start making better work, or at least, work that will look good in a powerpoint portfolio. When I assembled everything at the start of the search, I had a look at the black and white holga images in powerpoint and thought they looked way too flat on my monitor - I think that powerpoint compresses

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-68497520513785214592007-05-10T09:05:00.001-05:002007-05-10T09:07:30.380-05:00Wedding Portrait.

I have been enjoying the Strobist (http://strobist.blogspot.com); a blog run by a photojournalist who breaks down how to use off-camera flash as inexpensive and very portable lighting. It seems like material that would be easily teachable to students in future courses, and I get geeked by equipment. But it also dovetails nicely with an idea that has been rattling around in my head about

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-30583098265174952672007-03-26T08:34:00.000-05:002007-03-26T08:35:34.256-05:00Self-Portrait, Administration Building, Adrian College, Adrian, MI

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-63418736007926961582007-03-19T10:15:00.000-05:002007-03-19T10:17:23.387-05:00Charlotte Cotton's The Photograph as Contemporary Art - Is there an MFA Truth and Reconciliation Committee?

Are graduate school years just wasted years? Is it possible to excise everything you believed as a graduate student from your brain and start from scratch? Or, perhaps I have a new book and it takes me a while to get over the swoon of a good read and integrate new material into my world-view.I have only gotten through one chapter of The Photograph as Contemporary Art by Charlotte Cotton. But I am

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-32290157676460027752007-03-18T20:21:00.000-05:002007-03-18T20:23:09.860-05:00Remodeling, Administration Building, Adrian College, Adrian, MI

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-14292826411508819172007-03-09T17:04:00.000-05:002007-03-09T17:19:27.065-05:00Bill Jay's portraits of photographers

An image by Bill Jay of photographer Tom Barrow photographing with what looks to be a Polaroid on the edges of Albuqeruqe in 1973. Of course, in 1973, the edge of Albuquerque was Montgomery and San Mateo, he could be standing in the future site of my high school in this image. Bill Jay has a terrific group of images of photographers on his site – http://www.billjayonphotography.com/

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-23877477715114305072007-03-03T12:49:00.001-05:002007-03-03T12:49:04.165-05:00Little Debbie, Adrian College, Adrian, MI

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Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-59930487963806843052007-03-02T12:10:00.001-05:002007-03-02T12:12:02.058-05:00Starr W., Adrian College, Adrian, MI

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Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-63930102491892247292007-02-26T21:34:00.001-05:002007-02-26T21:34:54.633-05:00Desks, Pellowe Hall, Adrian, MI

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Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-89731270743390627002007-02-24T21:47:00.001-05:002007-02-24T21:47:27.652-05:00Boxes, Administration Building, Adrian College, 2006.

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Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-74340637058641546112007-02-06T13:54:00.001-05:002007-02-06T13:54:15.341-05:00Agave.

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Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-52207627695472887452007-01-23T14:59:00.000-05:002007-01-23T15:12:13.482-05:00Photographer crush - Jen Davis

Deprivation by Jen Davis, via the Catherine Edelman Gallery in Chicago.Also, a link to Davis's work at the Schneider Gallery in Chicago.I saw these images in the open portfolio session at the end of S.P.E. in 2006 and they floored me. They are incredibly powerful self-portraits.From her artist's statement:When I look at my self-portraits, I see what the outside world must see as I am judged on

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-63038102579726045852007-01-23T08:46:00.000-05:002007-01-23T08:55:12.090-05:00Reuters guidlines for using photoshop.

Found this through the lightstalker's blog this morning:http://blogs.reuters.com/2007/01/18/the-use-of-photoshop/A list of things photojournalists submitting to Reuters are and are not allowed to do. From the article:THE GUIDELINES ARE:Only minor Photoshop work should be performed in the field.(Especially from laptops). We require only cropping, sizing and levels with resolution set to 300dpi.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-48229004491863582902007-01-22T17:10:00.001-05:002007-01-22T17:10:53.938-05:00Cafe, Bowie, AZ.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-77499205946797352542007-01-22T17:01:00.000-05:002007-01-22T17:29:01.565-05:00Creating a digital image library with MDID.

The art historian in my department and I have undergone a push to create an art historical image database using the MDID database system from James Madison University. Researching the system involved a lot of lurking on listservs and web sites, and no one ever seemed to put all of the pieces we needed in one place. So, I am putting a copy of a letter I sent to my dean about the project here on

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-83971158324779431242007-01-19T23:00:00.001-05:002007-01-20T14:41:15.410-05:00Helmut Newton on Charlie Rose.

Helmut Newton on Charlie Rose via video.google.com. I didn't realize Rose was so interested in photography. I also didn't figure Newton to be so down to earth. Casually tosses out "Annie" and "Dick" in reference to Leibovitz and Avedon - imagine living that career. The Newton interview starts at 28:00.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-11332539300738106632007-01-19T13:38:00.001-05:002007-01-19T13:38:27.509-05:00Rex Allen, Willcox, Az.

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Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-19374778916389542832007-01-19T13:17:00.000-05:002007-01-19T13:30:56.819-05:00Photographer crush - Scott Dietrich

Image by Scott Dietrich.I know Scott from the University of Arizona photography program. I caught up with him at the Society for Photographic Education conference last year in Chicago. He lives and works in Wisconsin/Chicago, and somehow managed access to architectural models by Frank Lloyd Wright in Taliesin. He’s been photographing them and the images are fantastic; mostly because they have

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-44287580401559876652007-01-18T23:02:00.000-05:002008-12-10T16:56:22.598-05:00Portraits and happy accidents.

I have been thinking about making portraits. Probably because I have been following Alec Soth's blog religiously lately. But mostly because I have never really dealt with the problem. Too scared to tell people what to do, too uncertain of what I want them to do. Soth, August Sanders, Reneke Dijkstra, and Marcella Hackbardt (a friend from graduate school) all come to mind as photographers making

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-52116051410238389272007-01-17T20:34:00.000-05:002008-12-10T16:56:22.818-05:00Cassawary, Adrian, MI.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-51298170721637767042007-01-16T12:07:00.000-05:002007-01-16T12:10:30.151-05:00Geoffrey Batchen talk on photography and computer science.

This is a link to a video hosted at Brown University of a talk by photo-historian Geoffrey Batchen. In the talk Batchen traces the relationship between early photography and early computer science. He discusses the relationships between early innovators like Talbot and Charles Babbage. Really interesting stuff.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-39851496857053178372007-01-16T02:00:00.000-05:002008-12-10T16:56:23.053-05:00Meyers Airport, Tecumseh, MI.

Brian R. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04658383543770229975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553261267738391074.post-37341348756575062392007-01-15T15:45:00.000-05:002008-12-10T16:56:23.245-05:00The Lad and I.

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