06 November 2006
Roadside Architecture
by jlesagedocumenting roadside architecture in the US, under many whacky categories; this is a favorite theme of mine in photography
Digital Photography Techniques
by jlesagebrief description with visual examples of how depth of field, dynamic range, and field of view can evoke a hightened emotional response in a photo's viewer
The Mirror Project: Adventures in Reflective Surfaces
by jlesage & 4 otherscollection of images from people who photographed themselves in reflective surfaces; since this is a favorite tactics of lovers of light, many images are well composed and intriguing
Legends Online: Joel Meyerowitz
by jlesagevisit galleries with images to view or audio/slideshows. major US color photographer
Invincible Cities
by jlesagephotographic exploration of two poor cities, a combination of Walter Benjamin's interest in traces and overlays with systematic, extensive visual ethnography
03 November 2006
"Contributions to a Resistant Visual Culture Glossary"
by jlesageessay introducing concepts that can help critic look at visual culture more politically
02 November 2006
Welcome to House of Lime
by jlesage & 2 otherscheck out category "dings" to see a huge collection of innovative dingbats
01 November 2006
Gender Identity Panel - Resources
by jlesagelinks to many interesting online hypertext, visually innovative works; some links no longer functional
31 October 2006
Media Chops
by jlesagethe techniques and aesthetics of media making, including animation; wonderfully designed site
24 October 2006
one small project
by jlesagelearning from those who "claim leftover spaces in cities and live in unauthorized dwellings made of scavenged, leftover materials"; solicits contributions
course outline on photography and place
by jlesageusing photography as disciplined mode of exploration, expressing ideas
23 October 2006
The Propaganda Remix Project
by jlesage & 2 othersold WW2 posters with contemporary messages; very well thought out designwise; print out for your office door
Video Journal :: spokesmanreview.com
by jlesageColin Mulvany makes audio/slideshows of daily life in Spokane; textured soundscapes and good interpersonal photographic style characterize his work.
22 October 2006
MediaStorm: A Multimedia Production Studio Founded by Brian Storm - Multimedia, Photojournalism, Photography, Video, Audio, Storytelling
by jlesageaudio/slideshows with international stories by accomplished photojournalists
21 October 2006
Knowing Knowledge - a photoset on Flickr by George Siemens
by jlesagefor those interested in infoaesthetics, this set of 57 images about aspects of knowledge is a stimulating philosophical exercise and a way to ask students how they might have made an image of similar interacting concepts
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by jlesageartist and teacher's web site; under "digital storytelling" are wonderful quicktime movies, often from South America or in Latino USA, with subtitles; an exemplar of documentaries on the Internet
19 October 2006
18 October 2006
The Center for American Places Online Gallery
by jlesagephotogallery of many US sites, seen with critical and loving eyes
Imaginary Museum Projects - Tjebbe van Tijen
by jlesage & 1 otherinnovative uses of image and text in a wide range of projects, many cultural and historical, to create an uniquely online museum-like experience
17 October 2006
Peter Murphy's Panoramic VR Weblog
by jlesagepanoramic pictures and social context; often witty in their detail
RUT } Radical Urban Theory: writings on the modern urban condition
by jlesageincludes many essays by Mike Davis
placekraft
by jlesagegenerating and studying: tactical urbanism, speculative cartography, ephemeral/vernacular architecture, and itinerant practices
architechtural, music, media blog
by jlesage & 2 otherswell written; of use to media people, especially for mise en scene, ways of attending to space