Remember, the Melbourne exhibition will cost you NOTHING, we cover printing, mounting, transport and return of images. You get to bask in the warm glow of your wonderful work in a very high profile industry exhibition. Note this is not the AIPP/APPA awards. If anyone is interested in entering work in those awards please let me know and I’ll try to make it happen.
Specs for the printing of the photos for the Melbourne exhibition are;
Type: TIFF, JPEG or PSD with layers flattened and type converted to curves.
Colour Space: Adobe RGB 1998 or sRGB
Resolution: 300dpi
Size: A3 please (or as close as your photo allows, ie don’t crop your image to fit A3)
Files can be left on the studio computer or with me.
20 May 2010
3rd year update
You'll remember that we talked about showing some of your work at the huge PMA/PIEA/AIPP conference and trade show in Melbourne from June 3-6. Dave and I will be printing and mounting the photos and then flying to Melbourne on Thursday June 3rd to set up the show so all we need from you is 3 of your best shots as files ready for printing. We need those ASAP, time is marching on. It's gonna be a cracker. Please note that if your shots included real logos, registered trade marks etc you'll need to remove or at least alter them so as not to imply you have permission to use them. Since it is a public event it will look like you were actually working for the clients whose trade marks etc you have included. Clear as mud.
13 May 2010
YEAR 3 - 'An offer you can't refuse'.
Would you all like an extra week for checkpoint 5? That would make Checkpoint 5 May 26th and NOT next week May 19th. Please let me know ASAP. Julian
11 May 2010
Wednesday, May 12th, 4pm AIPP Session in G103
I have confirmation from Geoff Comfort (AIPP) that they will review and critique work that you wish to submit to the national awards. Bring jpegs on a USB drive so they can be viewed easily. NOTE: this is not a general crit session about any and all work, it's ...about reviewing work that you INTEND to submit to the awards. If you are not a student member then you can join on the night.
21 April 2010
Individual times next week
It was good to see you all last night, and thanks again for your patience with my absence. We agreed that next week we will meet individually, and I will give you the second part of the research brief. If you do need to see me before next Tuesday just email me.
07 December 2009
Dismantling the exhibition
The truck guys will be arriving at the High Court at 11am on Friday December 11th to whisk away the panels and computers. You need to be there on the knocker of 9:30am to pull down your prints and anything else that is yours. It shouldn't take long but we'll appreciate any help in pulling down the panels from the windows.
All VELCRO should be removed from your panel as well. Try to be very careful when doing this, no knives, axes or machetes please.
If you cannot be there please arrange for someone to do it for you, any work left on the panels will be removed by staff but we cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss. Then it's 'all over red rover' and you can go off and enjoy your break (or release) from CIT. Have a wonderful Christmas.
Geoff, Silvia, Dave and Julian
All VELCRO should be removed from your panel as well. Try to be very careful when doing this, no knives, axes or machetes please.
If you cannot be there please arrange for someone to do it for you, any work left on the panels will be removed by staff but we cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss. Then it's 'all over red rover' and you can go off and enjoy your break (or release) from CIT. Have a wonderful Christmas.
Geoff, Silvia, Dave and Julian
06 December 2009
Borrowed gear and outstanding printing bills.
Dave has asked me to remind you that all borrowed gear should have been returned by Friday Dec 4th. and all outstanding printing bills should have been paid by the same date.
Please make it a priority to return and pay as soon as possible. Dave needs to close the books
16 November 2009
Exhibition costs.
Howdy Stage 4, you'll remember that Silvia flagged some months back that a bill would be coming to cover the costs of the end of year exhibition, hire, music, security, materials etc. Penny has arranged for an invoice for $65 to be printed over the next day or so. You can pick yours from the office or wait until your assessment session, either way the invoice is due on the 27th of Nov. If you have any problems meeting that due date please see Penny to make other arrangements. Don't forget that invitations are available in the finishing room.
17 September 2009
Aerial inspirations
I came across this amazing aerial photographer, Alex Maclean. He will inspire you for/after the aerial workshops.
10 September 2009
Exhibition
Just a gentle reminder that the exhibition comes down tomorrow afternoon at 4pm. If you cannot be there let me know and we'll place your work in a safe place. As always, all care, no responsibility, the safest way of course is to remove it yourself. Also one of the responsibilities of the users is to return it to it's original condition, that doesn't mean we have to paint it in lime green however. Sarah and Sam you are off the hook, you helped out with the repaint on Monday. There shouldn't be much to do, Lars has some filler but mostly there will only be pin/nail holes to cover. Tape might present some problems but we'll see when we see. Thanks again for making it a wonderful show, every time I see staff from other areas they comment on just how fantastic the work was. Those who with Tas Neg Study will be seeing a result within the next week.
Food shoot de-brief
Well, clearly things didn't go entirely according to plan and although I was expecting some challenges there were others that were not expected.
Wednesday's shoot was fairly relaxed and problem free although it almost didn't happen. I was contacted by the head honcho to tell me that they were full and we couldn't be accommodated (despite our discussions the week before) and that the chef didn't even know about it. In the end we were accommodated but it turned out to be the restaurant and not the Cafe as requested. The restaurant had better lighting and table settings it has to be said but I feel the Cafe would have beeb more relaxed and we'd have had more room. Our head waiter allowed us to choose whatever we wanted from the menu, 1, 2 or 3 courses and the chef in the kitchen was absolutely fine to have us shooting things. We could move the tables, eat standing up, sit wherever we wanted, all pretty relaxed really. The room wasn't even full! The food was quite passable as well with no mix-ups with the orders. The waiter let us complete the orders ourselves and we were left to get on with shooting. The shots for those that are interested are on the studio computer and there were some very successful ones at that.
What a difference a day makes.
Thursday and (forgive me but I guess I just expected that we would get a repeat of Wednesday) on the surface everything appeared normal but there were some mines, snags and sharp pointy things just below. Milan was a bit particular about his seating but assurred me that "my place is your place", and YES you can go to the kitchen to shoot. For some reason the pick and choose menu became a set three course menu although after numerous requests Milan allowed us to choose single items if that is what we wanted. Ordering was not without its dramas, I ordered gnocchi followed by Barramundi, the waiter repeated the order and wrote it down. Later Milan and the waiter returned, apparently his English is not good and he was confused by the order, it happens. I repeated the order, Milan repeated it, the waiter repeated it and he wrote it down. 'Gnocchi' came without the gnocchi. Waiter said it was but there was none, it was just a glug of cauliflower, greens and cheesy floury mush, Dale had the same problem. Barramundi came and it walked like lamb, talked like lamb, looked like lamb and tasted like lamb but I was told that was what I ordered. Barramindi turned up later sans bag, yes bag, it was to be cooked in it. Nathan and Sarah got a bag with theirs but as it turns out I was the lucky one. Sarah couldn't eat any of her IJ Cook-in-bag meal and Nathan felt obligated to point out how bad the fish was, and it was. 'Cook' said "no-one else complained", well that was a bad start. Christina and Kristi were given the heave-ho from the kitchen by 'Le Chef'. I spoke to him and it turns out that no-one told him to expect us. I smoothed things over and Christina (good on you for going back) went back and shot some more. Clafoutis came and was horrendous, normally a light batter like substance that is transformed into a soft and delicate tart like form with a tiny amount of bite. This was a a floury uncooked glug that tasted like uncooked bread, ergh.
OK so this is not all about photography but is relevant and we can learn from it. The location and the lighting was fine, we have evidence of some really good work. Location shoots are always full of the unexpected, be that good or bad, useful or unuseful. What matters is how we deal with it. There was nothing that happened today that should keep us awake at night. There is always potential for misunderstandings, miscommunication and of course there are the egos to deal with. A professional photographer would just try to get the job done and you did. It was great to see you continually shooting each time food arrived (or that extra beer). Again, good on you Christina for going back to the kitchen, you would have to do that in a real job, there would be no excuses, well done.
Please blog your best work for the rest of us to see. (that cheesy cauliflower thing just came back again)
Wednesday's shoot was fairly relaxed and problem free although it almost didn't happen. I was contacted by the head honcho to tell me that they were full and we couldn't be accommodated (despite our discussions the week before) and that the chef didn't even know about it. In the end we were accommodated but it turned out to be the restaurant and not the Cafe as requested. The restaurant had better lighting and table settings it has to be said but I feel the Cafe would have beeb more relaxed and we'd have had more room. Our head waiter allowed us to choose whatever we wanted from the menu, 1, 2 or 3 courses and the chef in the kitchen was absolutely fine to have us shooting things. We could move the tables, eat standing up, sit wherever we wanted, all pretty relaxed really. The room wasn't even full! The food was quite passable as well with no mix-ups with the orders. The waiter let us complete the orders ourselves and we were left to get on with shooting. The shots for those that are interested are on the studio computer and there were some very successful ones at that.
What a difference a day makes.
Thursday and (forgive me but I guess I just expected that we would get a repeat of Wednesday) on the surface everything appeared normal but there were some mines, snags and sharp pointy things just below. Milan was a bit particular about his seating but assurred me that "my place is your place", and YES you can go to the kitchen to shoot. For some reason the pick and choose menu became a set three course menu although after numerous requests Milan allowed us to choose single items if that is what we wanted. Ordering was not without its dramas, I ordered gnocchi followed by Barramundi, the waiter repeated the order and wrote it down. Later Milan and the waiter returned, apparently his English is not good and he was confused by the order, it happens. I repeated the order, Milan repeated it, the waiter repeated it and he wrote it down. 'Gnocchi' came without the gnocchi. Waiter said it was but there was none, it was just a glug of cauliflower, greens and cheesy floury mush, Dale had the same problem. Barramundi came and it walked like lamb, talked like lamb, looked like lamb and tasted like lamb but I was told that was what I ordered. Barramindi turned up later sans bag, yes bag, it was to be cooked in it. Nathan and Sarah got a bag with theirs but as it turns out I was the lucky one. Sarah couldn't eat any of her IJ Cook-in-bag meal and Nathan felt obligated to point out how bad the fish was, and it was. 'Cook' said "no-one else complained", well that was a bad start. Christina and Kristi were given the heave-ho from the kitchen by 'Le Chef'. I spoke to him and it turns out that no-one told him to expect us. I smoothed things over and Christina (good on you for going back) went back and shot some more. Clafoutis came and was horrendous, normally a light batter like substance that is transformed into a soft and delicate tart like form with a tiny amount of bite. This was a a floury uncooked glug that tasted like uncooked bread, ergh.
OK so this is not all about photography but is relevant and we can learn from it. The location and the lighting was fine, we have evidence of some really good work. Location shoots are always full of the unexpected, be that good or bad, useful or unuseful. What matters is how we deal with it. There was nothing that happened today that should keep us awake at night. There is always potential for misunderstandings, miscommunication and of course there are the egos to deal with. A professional photographer would just try to get the job done and you did. It was great to see you continually shooting each time food arrived (or that extra beer). Again, good on you Christina for going back to the kitchen, you would have to do that in a real job, there would be no excuses, well done.
Please blog your best work for the rest of us to see. (that cheesy cauliflower thing just came back again)
08 September 2009
Location Food Workshops
Hi Foodies, the Hospitality department at CIT has agreed to help us with our 'location' food shoots this week. Organising an off-campus restaurant for us to shoot in is not easy so we'll do it on-campus. In any case it is still out of the studio and that's what I want. The plan is as follows;
1100 Meet in the studio to discuss what we'll do. We'll need to take some mono-bloc kits and/or small portable flash units and large reflector boards. These are to supplement the poor lighting in this location. We will NOT be lighting the food/table directly, the intent is to bounce one of these off a reflector board or wall to help illuminate the table. Again, trying to ensure we maintain a fairly wide aperture and the lighing is relatively soft and from the side-and/or rear.
1130 Arrive at the Cafe (NOT Cafe Yala), choose a location/table and set-up cameras, tripods and if needed supplementary lighting. Although the Wesdnesday group is quite small and the Cafe is pretty well fully booked for tomorrow so we will be mostly shooting own food upstairs above the Cafe. You won't need props, the tables will be properly set for us.
1200 Choose a dish from the menu, we'll try to stagger this a little, and in small groups go into the kitchen and photograph its production (available light only and no tripods). When the food is cooked you'll shoot some fantastic shots of the dish on your table, order a drink to sit provocatively in the rear of the shot and then EAT AND DRINK what you've just shot.
What a doddle.
Thursday's group is a little bigger but the Cafe is not so heavily booked, I'm expecting however we'll again do most of our shooting upstairs.
1100 Meet in the studio to discuss what we'll do. We'll need to take some mono-bloc kits and/or small portable flash units and large reflector boards. These are to supplement the poor lighting in this location. We will NOT be lighting the food/table directly, the intent is to bounce one of these off a reflector board or wall to help illuminate the table. Again, trying to ensure we maintain a fairly wide aperture and the lighing is relatively soft and from the side-and/or rear.
1130 Arrive at the Cafe (NOT Cafe Yala), choose a location/table and set-up cameras, tripods and if needed supplementary lighting. Although the Wesdnesday group is quite small and the Cafe is pretty well fully booked for tomorrow so we will be mostly shooting own food upstairs above the Cafe. You won't need props, the tables will be properly set for us.
1200 Choose a dish from the menu, we'll try to stagger this a little, and in small groups go into the kitchen and photograph its production (available light only and no tripods). When the food is cooked you'll shoot some fantastic shots of the dish on your table, order a drink to sit provocatively in the rear of the shot and then EAT AND DRINK what you've just shot.
What a doddle.
Thursday's group is a little bigger but the Cafe is not so heavily booked, I'm expecting however we'll again do most of our shooting upstairs.
07 September 2009
Exhibition
A very big thankyou for today, I'm overwhelmed. The book is very special and such a great way to remember the trip. I'll be stealing the idea and having one made for each trip from now on. Back to business, we'll need to be at the design space gallery at 5pm tomorrow for a 6pm opening. We need to setup some tables, buckets of ice, glasses etc. Also if you wish to sell any of your work please get me the information tonight, you can email me at julianineke@grapevine.com.au All I need is a contact number and individual or whole set price. This info will go ionto a sheet that people can pick up on the night. If you don't want your number to be made public we can use the office number instead or say 'see staff'' If you cannot make it tomorrow at 5pm due to other committments we'll cope but better to have too many than not enough. Each of us will need to spend some time serving drinks tomorrow night as well, nothing too arduous. Cheers.
06 September 2009
Tas 09 exhibitors
Hi, don't forget I need $20 from each of you tomorrow for drinkies. I have made name tags and an A4 page of exhibition info. If you'd like to sell any please tell me what your price(s) are tomorrow morning. If prices are different please make sure you identify the image and its price. I'll also of course need names/titles of images. I'll add all of this info to the exhibition info page.
30 August 2009
Tasmanian Exhibition
Just a reminder that from 9am on Monday September 7th we'll be hanging our work in Design Space. You'll need to bring your own hanging materials. We also need to purchase drinks for the night and I have suggested each participant contribute $20. I'd like to collect that at the latest during the hanging so I can get it for the Tuesday opening at 6:00pm. I will buy wine and beer. Lars has offered to chase up glasses and ice so I'll check with him this week. The consensus is for a low key affair and I will have an e-invitation by tomorrow for you to send to friends etc. Bob Brown has not responded so it won't be a black (green) tie affair. I will be in Sydney from Thursday to Saturday next week so will not be able to immediately address any concerns you might have. Again, this will be a relaxed affair so I'm sure you can make some executive decisions about work and help make it happen. Please tell me if you have any objections to the invitation below. If I don't receive any by 1200 noon on Monday August 31 I'll send them out to you as a pdf for distribution as you like.
28 August 2009
A evening in the cold...
Thanks for putting in so much effort on such a cold evening.
And one more, interesting what you can find after sunset even without trying.
25 August 2009
Vehicle shoots this week
Wednesday, August 26th: Location shoot
1400 - 1530 Briefing and presentation in G14 of Location Photography, more funny shots and wise cracks from your teacher including a potted history of the 'genre'.
1600 Meet at the lake side where Andrew Gash held his shoot. We'll identify some locations along the shore and setup cameras while we wait for the magic to happen.
If the weather is bad we'll know by the end of the presentation in G14 whether we should continue to the lake.
Bring cameras, flash units, tripods and anything magical that you think you can use to light the inside or outside of the car during a long exposure. Think laterally. We also need a selection of bright shiny cars - any age, so long as they look great. The alternative is my old Camry wagon, yep, dead cool!
1800 ish, we'll finish around this time. I'll inform Jorge that you'll be a little late for his class.
Thursday, August 27th: Studio shoot
I have arranged for a new Mitsubishi and a new Holden to be dropped off at CIT before 10am. on Thursday. Well shoot one in each studio, one for interiors and the other for exteriors. I'm considering getting you to lob your overall exterior shot into a location photograph, more on that on the day. Again, the shoot will start with a bit of info, pictures and then we'll get into it, swapping studios half way. J
1400 - 1530 Briefing and presentation in G14 of Location Photography, more funny shots and wise cracks from your teacher including a potted history of the 'genre'.
1600 Meet at the lake side where Andrew Gash held his shoot. We'll identify some locations along the shore and setup cameras while we wait for the magic to happen.
If the weather is bad we'll know by the end of the presentation in G14 whether we should continue to the lake.
Bring cameras, flash units, tripods and anything magical that you think you can use to light the inside or outside of the car during a long exposure. Think laterally. We also need a selection of bright shiny cars - any age, so long as they look great. The alternative is my old Camry wagon, yep, dead cool!
1800 ish, we'll finish around this time. I'll inform Jorge that you'll be a little late for his class.
Thursday, August 27th: Studio shoot
I have arranged for a new Mitsubishi and a new Holden to be dropped off at CIT before 10am. on Thursday. Well shoot one in each studio, one for interiors and the other for exteriors. I'm considering getting you to lob your overall exterior shot into a location photograph, more on that on the day. Again, the shoot will start with a bit of info, pictures and then we'll get into it, swapping studios half way. J
Jorge's non-trip
Bad news I'm afraid. Jorge cannot change his Brisbane visit and I cannot organise at short notice alternative accommodation for a big group so the formal trip is off. Jorge will discuss an alternative on Thursday night which will be a completely private arrangement that doesn't involve CIT. So something will happen!
16 August 2009
TASMANIAN Exhibition, September 7-11th.
We have booked the Design Space for a short exhibition from September 7-11 with an opening on Tuesday the 8th. for the Tasmanian Field Trip group. We'll each have around 1.5m of horizontal wall space. I'm suggesting we hang the work on the morning of Monday the 7th of September, although I'll check the availability of the space on the Friday before. You'll need to provide all your own hanging materials. I am happy to make name tags for us but if someone would like to produce a poster and invitation with a suitable name for the exhibition that would be great. I have emailed Senator Bob Brown to ask him to open the exhibition but have had no response so far. I'll follow this up this week. I'd like some ideas for what you'd like as an opening, do you want a big affair, food, drink and speeches or a small affair (if I can't get Bob) with just drinks and snacks and more drinks and no speeches, or something in between? Please get back to me with your thoughts ASAP. For those that are completing a Tassie Negotiated Study this will draw a line under it and you'll earn a result based on the work hung.
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