MFA Candidate, Valentina Sireech to Participate in Group Show, Panel Discussion at International Indiginous Photography Conference

The exhibition opens Friday, April 3rd with an opening reception at 5pm. For more information, go to www.gormanmuseum.ucdavis.edu. Valentina will participate in a panel discussion on Indigenous Studio and Portraiture work on Saturday, April 4th from 2:30 - 4:15 pm in the UC Davis Sciences Lecture Hall. Congratulations Val!

Internship Interviews with Editorial/Advertising Photographer Colleen Duffley

Colleen Duffley will be talking about her work as an editorial/advertising photographer on Wednesday, April 8th at 11 am at the Pei Ling Chan Gallery on MLK. She would like to interview prospective interns.

April 3: Submit resume and portfolio to SCAD Career Services (basement, York Hall)
April 6: Students notified of interview time
April 7: Interviews from 12-6 pm (location TBA)

To view examples of Colleen's work, go to:
http://www.colleenduffleyphotography.com/

SCAD Style Events...NOT TO BE MISSED!

April 8
"Capturing Style: A Photographer's Perspective" Lecture by Colleen Duffley
Wednesday, 11 a.m., Pei Ling Chan Gallery, 322 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, Ga.
For 25 years, Colleen Duffley has circled the globe photographing people, places and things for Metropolitan Home, Neiman Marcus, British Homes and Gardens, House Beautiful and Volkswagen. Her inspiring use of light and detail in her photographs brings stories and scenes to life with personality. SCAD Style events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

April 16
"Chiaroscuro: The Use and Relevance of Light in Different Aspects of Creation" Lecture by George Kartis
Thursday, 2 p.m., Pei Ling Chan Gallery, 322 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, Ga.
Fashion photographer George Kartis discusses chiaroscuro and how the lighting technique inspires photographers, painters, sequential artists and sculptors. Since 1980, Kartis has been a professional freelance print and fashion photographer and artistic director whose stories and portraits have been published around the world and have appeared in international fashion magazines. SCAD Style events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

May 6
"A Life in Photography" Lecture by Joyce Tenneson
Wednesday, 6 p.m., Pei Ling Chan Gallery, 322 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, Ga.
Haunting, ethereal, pensive, mystical - all of these words describe the photographic style of Joyce Tenneson. Her pictures command a complex and intense emotional response from the viewer, which has made Tenneson one of the leading photographers of her generation. Tenneson tells stories from her 40-year career as one of America's foremost fine art photographers. SCAD Style events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

March of Dimes March for Babies Volunteer Photographers Needed

The March of Dimes is looking for student photographers (volunteers) to document the March for Babies fundraiser scheduled for April 25th at Centennial Olympic Park from 8am - noon. If you are interested, please contact Tracie Grant, Marketing and Special Events Coordinator.
TGrant@marchofdimes.com

Savannah Hosts Needed for Silver & Ink Portfolio Reviews

From April 23-26, SCAD Savannah will be hosting the first annual Silver & Ink portfolio reviews to coincide with the student exhibition of the same name. Student hosts in Savannah are needed to open their doors (and guest rooms, inflatable mattresses, and/or couches) to SCAD ATL students who would like to come down for the event. If you are a willing Savannah student or faculty member please email Dept. Chair, Jenny Kuhla, with your name, telephone number, address, and number of guests you can accommodate. Thanks in advance for your generosity!

Lehman College Art Gallery Call for Artists

Call for artists
Lehman College Art Gallery
(Bronx NY)

Lehman College Art Gallery is looking for work that is broadly described as portraiture for our exhibition Beyond Appearances. The exhibition will explore identity in a broad range of media and less conventional styles.

Deadline is May 25, 2009

Please send CD with jpgs, a printout of each image, a SASE, and a resume to:
Lehman College Art Gallery
250 Bedford Park Blvd West
Bronx, NY 10468

Website: http://www.lehman.edu/gallery

2 Internship Opportunities from SCAD Jobwire!

Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, Colo., seeks summer interns to assist with workshops. E-mail Sarah Roy or call 970.923.3181, ext. 109.

Coldwater Creek (women's fashion) seeks a photography assistant in Sandpoint, Idaho.

For more information, contact Career Services.

Society for Publication Designers Photography Competition, Deadline, April 1st!

Click the image to enlarge and print.

Sous Les Etoiles Summer Internship, NYC

High-end Retouching Studio is looking for a full time intern to assist its Project Manager.

We are not looking for individuals who wish to be retouchers, though knowledge of the process is helpful in this position.

We are seeking those who have an interest in Photography and Digital imaging, but are primarily looking to learn about the NY Photographic/Retouching industry while enhancing their business communication skills in a relaxed and creative professional working environment.

Responsibilities include general assistance with daily tasks such as answering phones, managing messenger pickups and deliveries, running errands as needed and helping out on exhibition opening days.

More intricate tasks such as maintaining the Studio's general calendar, maintaining/fueling the Studio's various industry databases, to call out to target audiences as well as following up on client requests will also be part of your mission.

Applicants must be hard working, intuitive and able to get along with others. A good sense of humor is always appreciated.

Please find out more about our company at www.souslesetoiles.net

Resumes and emails should be sent to sophie@souslesetoiles.net

No phone calls, please.

Call for Artwork to Benefit the American Diabetes Assn.

This call for artwork is for an event called "Savannah 5x5." For this event, artists can submit work in any medium... as long as it is 5x5 inches in size! Savannah 5x5 is a great opportunity for budding and experienced professional artists to get some exposure. The artwork will be on display at Belford's in City Market from May 3- May 15, with a final reception event on May 15. The artwork will be for sale for the duration of the event, and sold work will remain on display through May 15. The deadline for registration is April 21, and the deadline for turning in artwork is April 28. ALL of the work will sell for $55, and the proceeds will go to the American Diabetes Association.

Click on the images of the forms to enlarge and print.

American Greetings Interviews in Savannah

American Greetings will be on campus next week interviewing for interns, including a position in the photo studio.

DEADLINES:
Wednesday, April 1: Submit resume and portfolio to the Career Services Office (basement, York Hall)
Thursday, April 2: Materials reviewed by American Greetings
Friday April 3: Student interviews, York Hall

American Greetings Open Presentation
Thursday, April 2
8:00 pm
Student Center

For more information, go to: http://careers.americangreetings.com

Silver & Ink Deadline March 27th

Silver & Ink Exhibition and Publication Deadline is this Friday March 27th!

All entries are to be emailed to Silverworks@scad.edu

Each student may submit a max of 3 images, all images at 72ppi and no longer than 8in. on the longest side.  Each submission must be titled students name (first and last) and title of the work.  Metadata is to be filled in on each entry.

Email any questions to Silverworks@scad.edu.

Image courtesy Michelle Repici

“Legacy: Agent orange in modern day vietnam”
Michelle Cornejo spreads awareness and elicits social activism through her photographs

Michelle Cornejo has been selected to exhibit her documentary-style photography in an exhibition entitled “Legacy: Agent Orange in Modern Day Vietnam” as part of Desotorow Gallery’s Creative Action series. The exhibition will be held in TruSpace, March 27 – April 1. An opening reception will be held on Friday, March 27 at 7pm. The artist’s work documents Agent Orange victims who now live in the Vietnam Friendship Village in Hanoi, Vietnam, a community that is funded by the Vietnam Friendship Village Project and the Vietnamese Government.

During the Vietnam war, between 1962 and 1971, the United States military sprayed 77 million liters of chemical defoliants in South Vietnam as part of a defoliant program. According to Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 4.8 million Vietnamese people were exposed to Agent Orange, resulting in 400,000 deaths and disabilities, and 500,000 children born with birth defects. These numbers continue to rise due to the fact that the physical and mental defects caused by Agent Orange are genetic.

Cornejo’s images serve to explore and expose this horrendous social issue, hoping to change attitudes, behavior, and policy through education. The photographs are 30x40 digital prints, and 100% of sales will benefit the victims of Agent Orange and other dioxins used during the Vietnam War.

About the Artist
Michelle Cornejo is a documentary photographer who strives to explore and expose social issues in our world. She is hopeful that her images will serve as a stepping-stone in the process of achieving change.

Michelle has been photographing for 10 years and has had experience in the field as a photography assistant, a university-level photography professor, an assistant photo editor intern for National Geographic Society, and a freelance photographer. She is currently an MFA candidate at the Savannah College of Art and Design. While she is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana and Quito, Ecuador, she has also traveled to Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, England, Peru, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico, Canada, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam (so far). Her work consists of mainly documentary-style photography but also includes nature, travel and fine art work.

About the Series: Creative Action
Desotorow’s Creative Action series explores and celebrates the use of film and photography as a medium for social activism. The exhibit will be on display for the final film viewing of the series, The World According to Sesame Street, which is a documentary film directed by Linda Goldstein Knowlton and Linda Hawkins Costigan that explores the intricacies behind producing international versions of the most popular children's television program. The film will be screened on March 28^th, 7pm in TruSpace Gallery. All film viewings and the exhibition are free and open to the public.

Please direct questions to the gallery, info@desotorow.org or 912-335-8204.

Desotorow Gallery is located in Savannah’s Starland Arts District at 2427 De Soto Avenue. For more information, please email info@desotorow.org, or visit the gallery’s website www.desotorow.org. Hours of operation are Sunday-Wednesday and Friday 2pm-5pm, Saturday 10am-2pm.

Desotorow is an art gallery that fosters an awareness and appreciation of the arts by providing affordable exhibition space for emerging and professional artists and by offering educational outreach programming open to artists and the community.

Alumni Gathering at the National SPE Conference

Alumni, current students, and prospective students please join us for an Alumni Gathering at the National SPE conference in Dallas, Texas. The event will be held at the conference hotel, Garden Room, Friday, March 27, 9pm-11pm.

Imagemaker Presentations at the conference include; Tom Fischer, SCAD faculty and Chief Academic Officer presenting his recent book Paradise/Paradox; SCAD Alumna and Adjunct Faculty, Meryl Truett in collaboration with SCAD Faculty, Rebecca Nolan will discuss their current project You can’t get there from here; BFA Alumnus and Graduate Student Presenter Andrew O’Brien will present Field Notes.

Please spread the word. We look forward to visiting with everyone.

Job Posting

Diapers.com has an immediate need for an experienced Photographer in our Camp Hill, PA warehouse to produce high quality digital product images in a studio setting for use in both e-commerce and print applications. This person will be responsible for developing and maintaining a clear and consistent styling across a variety of products and compositions. The Photographer must be able to control and manipulate lighting, process and color correct images to support a wide variety of marketing and technical requirements. Organizational skills are key to maintaining our large asset database. Interested candidates must posses a BA/BS degree in Photography and/or 3-7 years of studio product photography experience and editing talent. A professional portfolio that demonstrates product photography along with color correction/manipulation examples is required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish photo studio in our Camp Hill warehouse
• Produces a large quantity of high quality product images while upholding a consistent aesthetic throughout
• Produces a variety of web ready images for ecommerce application
• Utilizes photo processing software to manipulate and color correct images for use in web and possible print applications
• Communicates, supports, and consults with Merchandising and technical teams for assignments.
• Translates production requirements, creative direction and layouts into final image.
• Ensures the final image meets all quality control requirements prior to completion. This includes, focus, clean merchandise, image is calibrated and balanced color, registered, meets total curve and layout requirements, consistency, etc.
• Operates, maintains and organizes both photo equipment and studio to ensure proper care and performance
• Actively participates and provides input for continuous improvement with work process and procedures.
• Performs related duties, special projects as required while meeting deadlines.

Qualifications:

• Strong communication and organizational skills and creative problem solving abilities required.
• Must possess the ability to produce independently and be solution oriented.
• Undergraduate degree in a related art field, photography, and graphic art and/or equivalent combination of training and experience is required.
• Photography experience required.
• Photoshop Experience required.
• Ability to work within tight deadlines required.
• Must have proven abilities in studio photography and lighting, and working knowledge of Digital

Please submit your resume and a brief portfolio to Tara.Lawrence@diapers.com

Silver & Ink

Silver & Ink is now accepting entries for both

 the Silver & Ink Exhibition and the Silver & Ink Publication.

Look for the flyers and posters around the Bergen for the image requirements.

The DEADLINE is March 27.

All entries and questions are to be sent to

silverworks@scad.edu

Prescription image courtesy Siobhan Egan

MFA Photography Students:

The Oculus Photographic Arts Group, is comprised of current graduate photography students at Tyler School of Art, Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.

Current call for entries is the: Spring 2009 Graduate Photography Survey

This survey will be published in book format.

Oculus was founded in 2002 and strives to support awareness and diversity in the photographic arts. It is our hope to encourage contemporary dialogue with our peers in the medium and foster a community of emerging photo-based artists around the nation.

Oculus is asking all graduate photography students to participate and we hope that you will pass this along to all who may be interested. Please click here to download the prospectus: Grad Survey Entry 09

Entries Due: March 19, 2009

Two Shows by Ian Aleksander Adams

One more time...

http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2009/02/26/young-photographers-
just-dont-have-a-chance-right-now/#comments

The Link got cut off here it is again.

http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2009/02/26/young-photographers-just-dont-have-a-chance-right-now/#comments

Moving to New York or LA After Graduating?

If you are planning to move to NYC or LA or Chicago to assist or be a shooter after
graduation, you should read the thread below. There is a lot of good information
and many different opinions on this thread. There is also a really good dose of reality in many of the posts.

http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2009/02/26/young-photographers-just-dont-have-a-chance-right-now/#comments


--Greg Ceo